What are the toughest subjects to do your PhD and what are the easiest ones?
@Adymos could you shed some light on RAT, like what kind of questions are asked any previous yr paper, time duration how to prepare......etc. how many people applied and how many got selected??
Hello Puys, I am a fellow aspirant for FPM (Information Systems) in top IIMs. Below are my acad details :
10th : 94.5 %
12th : 95.33 %
B.Tech (CSE) : CGPA 8.93 (top 5% of the class)
School first in 10th , 12th and scholarship holder in College
2 yrs of work ex in TCS (Technology Consulting and Pre Sales)
Technical Certifications (Oracle and HP)
Good Extra Curriculars. Dont have any research papers but working on few at work.
Wrote CAT last year without preparation. Got 87 percentile. Getting 85-92 percentile in mocks
this year. Will write GRE as well after CAT and apply with the score thats better.
Can someone evaluate my profile ? Apart from CAT, GRE is it mandatory to give RAT ? My area of interest is Big Data and use of IT in SMB. Do I need to have a research proposal while applying ? And what else is concentrated upon in interview that will give me an edge over the other applicants ?
Hi everyione,
B.E(Delhi College of Engineering) , MBA (BITS Pilani) Total work exp-4.1 years till now
Here , is my profile-
1) Currently , working at UCO Bank since last 2 years (Manager) in Credit Department, analyzing Loan proposals , Credit Rating ,Financial modelling
2) Prior experience , includes stint in automotive sector(SONA KOYO Steering) for 2.4 years( New product Development, project management)
3) Six months Internship at E&Y;(RAS), Chennai in using ACL,Excel
will appear for CAT this year, Aiming for PHD/FPM at IIM/IIT, interested to do in strategy , how are my chances ?
Hello All, I Pragyesh Tripathi
My profile is as below:
10th: 69 %
12 th: 65 %
BSc (PCM): 58%
MSc (Geoinformatics): 58%
Age: 30 Year
I have an work ex of 5 year in GIS process designing, project estimation and training.Currently working in Fugro Mumbai.
I am planning to an FPM in Operation Mangament from IIM. I appeared in CAT -2012 and got 75 %.
I am reappearing in CAT-2013 for better score and pursuing MBA (operation) in distance learning mode. I am very much interested in teaching and resarch.
Please advice me on profile , whether is okay as they are mostly concerned on background.
helloo everyone,
My profile:10th icse(74.8%)12th cbse 82.2% bca(magadh university ,bodh gaya)-74%,mba(biju patnaik university of technology,orissa)-8.2,total work experience-4 yrs in hsbc and standard chartered bank,kolkata,ugc-net/jrf score-73%.aiming for phd/fpm at IIM CALCUTTA,in human resourcs management.how are my chances?
Hi Puys, I'm Saurabh Srivastava wishing to pursue FPM from the IIMs . An MBA(General mgmt.) with specialization in Power sector. I've a pre MBA work ex,of 2.5 yrs. & currently working in Torrent power. My roles and responsibilities have varied from engg. to public dealing and corporate services. I wud be thankful if anyone guide me,as to the approx cutoffs and xms one needs to appear to get into IIMs. I've not got any research paper under my belt but I've flair for writing factual articles which have been published at several forums, and I've a 2 months extensive involvement in a research project of IGIDR,Mumbai. Any suggestion would help a lot.
What is the criteria for admission into Quant & Finance area at IIM - B ? Are they exempted from RAT ? I found my area of research under finance & control area in one of Professors who is in the same field . Puys who are in IIM - B , can answer me this question .
Hello everyone. I completed my engineering from NIT Jamshedpur this year. Have started working in supply chain with Godrej Consumer Products. 10th 89%, 12th 75%, engineering gpa 8.1. I want a career in academics as I want to work as a teacher in Indian Bschools. what is the best option for me , should I consider doing an MBA here and Phd abroad. or shall I aim for FPM from IIMs ? Isnt FPM a simpler way than the former ? Is my profile good enough for A, B and C and ISB. Should I even consider giving RAT for IIM-B as I hardly have any work ex ? Seniors Please suggest the alternatives I have !
Is there anyone here who might have joined IIM FPM after doing PGP from an IIM itself?
Also, what profiles does ISB consider for its FPM program?
It seems that all bright candidates are opting now for career in Academics. I also would like to get my profile reviewed: X- 70%, XII-83%, B.Com (Hons) from BHU,Varanasi, MBA(Finance) from XISS, Ranchi.. Work Experience of over 3 years in Ernst & Young- 1 Yr in Audit & BEML Limited (PSU under Ministry of Defence)- 2 Years in Areas of Defence Procurement, Project Financing and General accounting . My interest areas are Working capital management and Public Finance.
I think one of the ways to get into a good PhD program is to do some research work as a Research Assistant to a reputed professor. There are 2 doubts in my mind regarding this-
1) How does one select the professor under which to work? I understand that criteria would be the reputation/research publications in your field of interest, but how to evaluate the same?
2) How to apply for such a position? Do you need to know the exact things that you want to do as an RA or just a broad idea?
It will be very helpful if someone can throw some light on these points. Also, you can add any other points that you think are relevant,
Kindly let me know some good B-Schools in and around Delhi for pursuing FPM. I am from Delhi and would like to do FPM in International Business, Information Management or Strategic Management. I also want to know whether this program is fully residential or can we do it as day scholars. My profile is: X 79%, XII 78%, BE 77%, MBA 60%, Work Ex 4 yrs. Appreciate your guidance please.
Hello. Interested in getting into an FPM program from good B school I have completed B.E. with 58% ,12th -81%,10th-78% and work exp. of almost 2 years as Project Engineer(electricals) and 9 months exp. of marketing.I am aware that presently I don't stand a chance as my graduation % is less than 60%. I am unable to leave my job at present and can pursue masters degree through correspondence only .Do I stand a chance to apply in the future if the masters degree is not done on regular basis ? What other options can I go for ? Any guidance is highly appreciated.
Hi everyone,
I am interested in pursuing FPM as I feel I am more inclined towards research and academics. I haven't applied for PGP courses. I would be grateful if you could analyse my profile and asses my chance if I do well in CAT.
X- 95.2 CBSE
XII - 88.2 CBSE
BTech Civil - 7.96 GPA National Institute of Technology - Calicut
Mtech Construction Management & Engineering - 8 GPA Indian Institute of Technology - New Delhi
Work Experience - Nil
Thank You.
Hey i hav jus completed my MPMIR (master of personnel management and industrial relations ) from B.H.U. with cgpa 8.22 its a mba hr equivalent course ..... for those of you dont know this course is quite reputed in Xaviers... I want to do fpm Preferably from IIms or Xaviers ...plz tell me How much do i need to score in cat and xat for that ..... i need any iims
The only problem in my c.v would be that i dont hav any work ex as i havnt dropped any year i did my grad nad post grad continously in a thread "
PLz guyss help me :- Sonakshi Gupta
The activity seems to be slow in this forum as people are not posting much. Once their individual queries are answered people are not active on this forum. The forum should be interactive rather that just an Q & A session.
The activity seems to be slow in this forum as people are not posting much. Once their individual queries are answered people are not active on this forum. The forum should be interactive rather that just an Q & A session.
Exactly true . It seems that there is no healthy discussion round the corner . I also request those who are currently pursuing FPM at various IIM's or various other institute . Never heard of any thread based on campus life , professors , what can you do apart from studies ? How about conferences ? Who is going where & what is the topic discussed . Ofcourse all these questions pertains to IIM A , B & C . But what about news from other IIM's like newer ones ? So for example take IIM shillong & IIM Kashipur ? How it feels doing Phd in english weather condition ( always fog & rain ) . & then we have IIM ranchi ( far from the madding crowd) . These are the places to look forward to.
So I think it has to be collective effort from both prospective student & those are now pursuing FPM .
NewsTime -- IIM A & B have announced their FPM closing dates for 2014 😐 , opening dates will be announced shortly
See you buddies in thread.
Hi all...this is my 1st attempt to CAT..nd my 1st post here..
I just started self preparation for it this month..and never prepared for CAT before..
My profile is:
1) 10th - 89%
2) 12th - 85.6%
3) UG (Mechanical engineer) - 88.2%
4) Work exp. (as of 31st Aug. 2013) - 14 months
I have 2 queries-
1) What percentile should I aim at for getting FPM (Phd) program of IIM-A/B/C???
2) Secondly, for this percentile, how many correct questions should I aim to attempt.
hi all....i would like to pursue FPM from any of the IIMs, my profile is BE-Mechanical(62%),Mtech-Industrial Metallurgy(75%) along with 12 years work exp.my querry is, what is the job prospect post FPM.Also need to know if age could be a issue to get a job post FPM.
Rgds
SN