B-School Selection

Myths
• I have lost out if I haven’t made it to an IIM
• A good institute is all that counts for a good
career
• I should not have any weaknesses to get into a
good B school

What u need to ask ???
 Infrastructure
 Faculty
 Affiliations
 Alumni strength (Industry Interface)
 Hostel / Fully Residential Program
 Location
 Time of entrance examination
 Work Experience
 Placements (last 3 years)
 Contemporary Curriculum
 Exchange Programmes

Lets look at some clusters

Expected Cutoffs: 98 %tile +
NAME OF THE INSTITUTE
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
A+
Indian Institute of Management, Indore
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

Expected Cutoffs: 97 %tile +
Grade Institute
Management development Institute, Gurgaon
SP Jain Institute of Management & Research
Institute of Management & Technology, Ghaziabad
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Faculty of Management Studies (University of Delhi)
A
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi
National Institue of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, IIT Powai
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (Low emphasis on written test)

Expected Cutoffs: 92 %tile +
Grade Institute
T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Symbiosis Centre for Management and HRD, Pune
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubhaneshwar
Nirma University - Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
B+
Institute of Rural Management, Anand
Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad
International Management Institute, Delhi
Goa Institute of Management
Bharatidasan Insitutte of Management, Trichy
Department of Management Studies - IIT Delhi
Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur

Expected Cutoffs: 85 %tile +
Grade Institute
K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research
Indian Institute of Forest Management , Bhopal
Department of Management Studies - IIT Madras
Department of Management Studies - IIT Kanpur
Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi
FORE School of Management Delhi
,
B University Business School , Chandigarh
Symbiosis Institute of Technology & Management, Pune
Department of Management Studies - IIT Roorkee
Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIM Tech)
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBS)

Grade: C+ Expected Cutoffs: 75 %tile +
Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata
Department of Management Studies, Goa University, Goa
Dept of Management Sciences, Pune University (PUMBA), Pune
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Banaras Hindu Univ, Varanasi
G.H Patel Institute of Business Management, Gujarat
Graduate School of Business Administration, Ghaziabad
ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad
Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal
Institute For Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai
Institute for Technology & Management (ITM), Navi Mumbai
Institute of Management Development & Research (IMDR), Pune

Grade: C+ Expected Cutoffs: 70 %tile +
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS), Harihar
Loyala Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) , Chennai
Mumbai Educational Trust’s Institute of Management, Mumbai
Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai
N L Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, Thane
SDM Institute of Management Development, Mysore
Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune
SIES College of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

Expected Cutoffs: 65 %tile +
Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, Global Business Operations
Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
Indira Group of Institutes, Pune
Institute for Integrated Learning in Mgmt. (IILM), Delhi
Institute of Management in Kerala, Tiruvanthapuram
Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya Univ, Indore
Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Delhi
Jaipura Institute of Management, Lucknow
JDC Bytco Institute of Management Studies and Research, Nasik

Expected Cutoffs: 65 %tile +
Asia Pacific Institute of Management (APIM)
Entrepreneurship & Management Processes International (EMPI)
Amity Business School, Noida
Asia Pacific Institute of Mgmt., Dehi
B.K School of Management , Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Mgmt. Edu & Development, Pune
Chetana’s R.K Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
Christ College Institute of Mgmt., Bangalore
Department of Communication & Management, Calicut
Dept of Management Studies, Anna University, Chennai
Dept of Management, Madras University

Expected Cutoffs: 65 %tile +
Dept. of Commerce & Management, Andhra Univ, Vishakapatnam
Indian Education Society’s Mgmt College & Research Centre, Mumbai
Indian Institute of Modern Mgmt. (IIMM), Pune
Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM), Delhi
Department of Business Administration, University of Lucknow
Gitam Institute of Foreign Trade
Amrita School of Business
Institute of Finance and International Management
IMS Ghaziabad
PES Institute of Technology

Specializations……?

Specializations
?
Marketing
Finance
Systems
Human Resource
Operations
Strategy

Profile of a Marketing Professional
• Good communication skills - written and spoken
• Creativity
• Willingness to travel and meet people and work
at grassroots level
• Understanding of “Business Environment”
• Ability to understand and process customer
needs

Career Options
• Sales
– FMCG
– Banking, services.
• Product & Brand Management
• Advertising
• Market Research
• Customer Relationship Management

Profile of a Finance Professional
• Good with numbers
• Keen learner
– Economics
– Accounts
– Tax laws
– Company law …etc
• Ability to handle pressure (trading)

Career Options
• Banking
– Corporate
– Investment
• Project Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Consulting
• Credit Rating

Profile of a Systems Professional
• Good Analytical Skills
• Project Management
• Team Work
• Quest for knowledge
• Good communication

Career options
• System Analysts
• Software Development
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Consulting

Some B-Schools…
Systems Management
Course Institute
Post Graduate Program in Software IIM Bangalore
Enterprise Management
Post Graduate Programme in Computer IIM Calcutta
Aided Management
Master of Business Administration in Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
Management System
Post Graduate Certificate in Software Xavier Labour Relations Institute
Management

Some B-Schools…
Information Technology Course
Course Institute
SPJIMR Virginia Tech Master in Information Technology
's S P Jain Institute of Management & Research
(MIT)
Diploma in Information Technology S P Jain Institute of Management & Research
Three Years Masters in Information Management K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research
Three Year Masters in Information Management Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Management Chetana's R.K. Institute of Management and Research
Post Graduate Diploma in Management of Information Asia-Pacific Institute of Management
Technology
Master of Science in Information Technology (CDLHP) Institute for Technology and Management
Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology (Distance Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
Learning)
Masters Programme in IT (IT Business Management) Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology
Three Yrs Masters Programme in IT(Software Development) Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology
Masters Programme in IT (Network Technology) Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology
Masters Programme in IT (Software Development) Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology

Profile of an HR professional
• Ability to understand and deal with people of all
levels
• Ability to cope with unstructured situations
• 4 Cs
– Creative
– Calm
– Conceptually sound
– Convincing ability

Career Options
• Industrial Relations
• Corporate HR
• Consulting
– Head hunting
– People consulting

Profile of an Operations Professional
• Dealing with ground realities in an organization
• Excels in quality of output
• Team skills
• Very organized in thought and action

Career Options
• Manufacturing & Services Industry
• Inventory Planning & Control
• Design of Operational Systems
• Quality & Process Control
• Operations Scheduling

Profile of a Strategy Professional
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Excellent Environmental Awareness
• Strong in at least one of the other
disciplines and sound in all others
• Ability to Innovate during Planning as
well as the Implementation Stage

Career Options
• Consulting
• Enters the Top Management Team of an
organization by climbing his way through and
across various disciplines

Specialised Institutes

Agri-Business Management and FBM
Agri-Business Management
Course Institute
Post Graduate Program in Agri Business IIM Ahmedabad
Management
Post Graduate Program in Agri Business IIM Lucknow
Management
Masters Programme in Agri Business Management Symbiosis Institute of International Business
Family Business Management
Course Institute
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
( Family Business )
Family Managed Business Program S P Jain Institute of Management & Research
Professional Program in Family Managed Business Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development
& Research
MBA in Family Business and Entrepreneurship Nirma Institute of Management
Post Graduate Diploma in General Management with Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource
Family Business and Entrepreneurship Focus Development
Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Birla Institute of Management Technology
Family Business

Rural Mgmt. / Telecom Mgmt.
Rural Management
Course Institute
Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management Institute of Rural Management Anand
Three Year Fellow Programme in Rural Management Institute of Rural Management Anand
Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneshwar
Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management Indian Institute of Rural Management
Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development Xavier Institute of Social Service
Telecom Management
Course Institute
Post Graduate Diploma in Telecom Management Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management
MBA Telecommunication Systems Management Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
Master of Science in Electronics and Institute for Technology and Management
Telecommunications (CDLHP)
Post Graduate Diploma in Telecom Management Asia-Pacific Institute of Management

Fellow Program
Course Institute
Fellow Programme In Management IIM Ahmedabad
Fellow Programme In Management IIM Bangalore
Fellow Programme In Management IIM Calcuta
Fellow Programme In Management IIM Lucknow
Fellow Programme In Management IIM Indore
Fellow Programme In Management Xavier Labour Relations Institute
Doctoral Programme (Ph.D.) Faculty Of Management Studies
Exe.Fellow Programme In Management Management Development Institute
Fellow Programme In Management Management Development Institute
Fellow Programme National Institute of Industrial Engineering
Ph D Programme Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade
Doctoral Programme In Management Shailesh Mehta School Of Management , IIT Powai
Doctoral Programme In Management Narsee Monjee Institute Of Management
Three Year Fellow Programme In Rural Management Institute Of Rural Management Anand
Doctoral Programme In Management Department Of Management Studies, IIT Delhi
Fellowship Programme In Management International Management Institute
Ph D Programme Nirma Institute Of Management
Ph D In Management Department Of Industrial & Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Ph D Programme In Management Department Of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee
Fellow Programme In Management Indian Institute Of Finance

Typical questions in forms
• Career goals/plans - ST/LT
• Why an MBA?
• Hobbies/interest areas-academic - non academic, extra
curricular activities
• Strengths/weaknesses- personality traits
• What does success mean to u
• Family values
• Eg of …team work, leadership, success

Points to be noted while Answering
• Be genuine
• Write only those things that you can justify
• No body will take your arguments at its face
value
• Make a career road map for yourself

Career Road Map
• Look at your background
• Introspect, find out your
– strengths and weaknesses
– Interest areas
• Think as to what you would like to do after 5 years/ 10
years in terms of
– Area of work
– Industry where you would like to work
– Specializations

Long term Goals
• Ask yourself these questions:
– Are there industries you want to be part of ? why?
– Are there companies you want to be part of? Why?
– Are there people whom you admire? Why?
• Know more about all the above
– Read newspapers, magazines, surf the net

Contd……
• Do a gap analysis
– What are the requirements versus what do you have
• Think of the best ways to acquire skills that you don’t
have
• Finally, see how MBA helps you get there, in terms of
– Knowledge
– Skills needed
– Industry exposure
– Networking

Remember,
MBA is just the means to get to your goal,
not an end in itself.

Test Patterns

SNAP… Snapshot of last year
Possible Possible
Section No. of questions Total Marks Suggested Time Attem scor
pts es
Quantitative Ability, Data
Interpretation & Data 50 50 35 minutes 20-25 15-18
Sufficiency
Logical Reasoning & Analytical
35 70 45 minutes 22-25 35-40
Reasoning
General Awareness: General
knowledge, Current affairs, 40 40 15 minutes 20-25 10-12
Business scenario
General English 40 40 25 minutes 30-33 22-24
Total 165 200 120 minutes 92-100 90
Institute Approximate Cut-off
SIBM 88+
SCMHRD 78+
SIIB, SIOM 70+
SIMC, SCIT, SITM, SIMS 60+

So What’s new in this year
Section No. of questions Total Marks
Quantitative Ability, Data
Interpretation & Data 40 40
Sufficiency
Logical Reasoning & Analytical
30 60
Reasoning
General Awareness: General
knowledge, Current affairs, 40 40
Business scenario
General English 40 40
Total 150 180
Read all the GK questions + questions in the Mgmt Compass CD carefully

NMAT
Total Questions: 200
No. of Options per question: 4
Time: 150 minutes
Negative Marking: 0.25 Possible
Scores
Number Section
of sections: No sectional break-up. 1 Time
mark.
Number of Possible
S. No. and
questions Attempts
Overall
Cut-offs
1 Language Skills 40 30 minutes 25 22
2 Numerical Skills 40 35 minutes 20 - 23 15
3 Data Analysis and Sufficiency 40 35 minutes 23 - 25 18
Intelligence and Logical
4 40 35 minutes 22 - 25 18
Reasoning
Indian and Global
5 40 15 minutes 20+ 16
Environment
Total 200 150 minutes 108 - 115 90+

New NMAT
Number of
S. No. Section
questions
Total Questions: 150
1 Language Skills 40
No. of Options per
question: 4
Quant skills, Data Analysis
Time: 120 minutes
2 60
and Sufficiency
Negative Marking: 0.25
Number of sections: No
Intelligence and Logical
3 40
Reasoning
sectional break-up. 1
mark.
Total 150
New NMAT: No GK, Quant and DI has been merged. Ensure that you do well in all
sections

XAT
Cut-Offs for XAT 2007 and Sectional Cut-offs for XLRI
Number of
Topics XLRI BM Cut-offs
Section questions
1 EU and RC 41 12 - 13
LR and
2 Decision 40 10 - 11
Making
3 QA & DI 49 9 - 10
Total 130 35 -36
Overall Cut-offs for Institutes under XAT:
35-36
Expected cut-off XLRI - BM
Expected cut-off XLRI - PMIR 33-34
Expected cut-off SP JAIN 32-33
Expected cut-off XIMB 28-30
Expected cut-off GIM/BIM 25-27
Expected cut-off LIBA 21-23

XAT 2007
Section Topics Number of Suggested time Possible XLRI BM Cut-offs
questions Attempts
1 EU and RC 41 40 minutes 20+ 12 - 13
LR and Decision
2 40 40 minutes 14+ 10 - 11
Making
3 QA & DI 49 40 minutes 16+ 9 - 10
Total 130 120 minutes 50+ 35 -36
Parameter XAT 2007 XAT 2006 XAT 2005 XAT 2004
3
Number of sections 3 3 3
130
Number of questions 127 175 200 (80+60+60)
Difficult
Difficulty level (Overall) Difficult Average Average
35+
Expected cut-off (BMD) 32+ 70+ 108
33+
Expected cut-off (PMIR) 28+ 65-68 104
10+
Expected cut-off (QA and DI) 7-8* 25-27 28 to 30
11+
Expected cut-off (LR) 10-11** - -
10+
Expected cut-off (EU and RC) 11-12 27-28 58
“Economic Growth without environmental damage – a mirage or a reality”

JMET
• 150 questions
• 120 minutes.
• 4 sections , correct answers carried 1 mark and incorrect answers negative 0.25 marks
Ranks within
Probable Cut
S. No. Institutes which to
offs
expect a call
1 S.J.M. SOM, IIT Mumbai 300 70+
Faculty of Management, IIT
2 600 65+
Delhi
3 V.G.SOM, IIT Kharagpur 1000 62+
4 Other IITs and IISc 1600 58-60

JMET
Possibl
S.
No. Of e
No. Of Possible
N
Section Questi Time
Atte
Marks scores
o
ons mpt
.
s
Verbal
Communicatio
1 40 40 25-27 30 18
n
2 Logical Reasoning 40 40 15-16 30 12
Quantitative
3 Ability 40 40 13-14 35 10
Data
4 Interpretation 30 30 15-16 25 13
Total 150 150 70-75 120 65+

FMS
Total Time: 120 min
Total No. Of Questions: 175
Marking Scheme: +4 for correct answer and –1 for wrong.
Number of
Possible Suggested
Section Topics Quest Possible Score
Attempts Time
ions
1 English Usage 21 10-15 10 minutes 40+
2 Reading Comprehension 36 20-25 30 minutes 70+
3 Analytical and Verbal Reasoning 59 20-25 40 minutes 90+
Quantitative Aptitude and Data
4 49+10 35-40 40 minutes 120+
Interpretation
Total 175 90-110 120 minutes 320+

MAT
Total Question: 200
Total Time: 150 minutes
Marking Scheme: 1 mark for each correct answer & ¼ negative for wrong
answer
No. of Options: 4
Total Possible
No. of Whtg/ Sgted.
Section Possible Scores
Mar Attempt
Ques. Ques. Time
ks s
Intelligence and Critical
40 5 200 35 32 150
Reasoning
Mathmatical Ability 40 5 200 35 35 160
Language Comprehension 40 5 200 35 34 160
Data Analysis & Data
40 5 200 35 32 150
Sufficiency
Not
Indian & Global consi
40 - 10 20 Not considered
Environment dere
d
Total 200 800 150 150 620+