My STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (SOP)

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (SOP) that describes career goals and  reasons for wishing to undertake MBA is an important part of many applications. Here i would like to share with my blog readers my SOP.
Hopefully it can help and inspire you for your applications

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Attaining a quality education from a renowned college tends to be everyone’s desire. Only a few persons get the opportunity to pursue it. Though I did not graduate from a top institute, I have put maximum effort to develop my skills effectively. It has given me enough confidence to tackle any complex environment around me. At present, I have reached a crucial moment in my professional career, and I strongly believe that I have selected the most appropriate college to enhance my skills and talents. 

I am a person who aspires to have more exposures and experiences. Being a student in a notable institution enables me to have both. I firmly believe that the magnitude of my knowledge can be widened by studying at XXXX. To add, the environment would allow me to have a vivid idea about the multifaceted features of business. 

There are many reasons why I want to study in this institution.

1. It is a well-known campus, which gives utmost importance to keep up the educational standards.
2. The industry has advanced phenomenally in the recent decades and it requires out and out expertise for a person to cope up in life. Only a quality education from a reputed institution can make this possible.
3. The facilities the management provides can make any student a promising one. Getting a chance to learn from such an institution is always enriching.

Positive thinking is the single major aspect, which determines the success of a person. I have ever been keen to approach everything positively. It gives one energy and enthusiasm to go further in life. It rightly enabled me to resolve many issues in personal and educational life. Besides, I have acquired leadership qualities as well as people management skills. Right from my school days, I have taken a lead role in many extracurricular activities. Similarly, I have ever been showing outstanding performance in academics. I have passed all examinations with high grades. Hence, I can undergo the program in a successful way. 

I was quite fortunate enough to gain experience of more than X years in executing and managing multiple Program Projects, which include vital integration projects during XXX Merger. Apart from this, my management experience will help me a lot in all my future endeavors. The varied experience in NGO work is an added advantage to me. I could do a small deal in ttttttttt as well. My writing hobby made me explore the opportunities in xxxxx . It turned out to be a successful cccccc. Experiences like these made me more capable enough to undertake any task of any magnitude. This mentality will make me undergo the program successfully. 

I am quite satisfied that I have chosen a lucrative area to further develop my professional life. It is a stream, which has much relevance in today’s business-centered, globalized state of affairs. By involving in ZZZZ, I can see the whole world in a very different perspective. The exposure it will provide me will be immense. I can learn the most recent developments in the area with vivid practical sessions. 

Attitude is what determines one’s altitude. If approach in the right way, one can be victorious everywhere. I strongly believe that I approach things in the right line of attack. I have a mind that is fully prepared to undertake any complicated topic in my area of study. The more is the difficulty level, the more is my curiosity to uncover it. It is my passion to explore the unexplored regions of business that stops at XXXX.

Nothing can be achieved without hard work and determination. Since I have selected the most appropriate college, I am confident that by doing things sincerely and perfectly, I can reach great heights in life. I look forward to showing my commitment to the society and my eagerness to be independent if I get the right break.

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ISB Phone Counselling - focus on Non GMAT aspects of the application

My discussion with ISB folks for my candidature was good. The outcome of meeting was that i was positive on the thoughts of my candidature with a B school. But my low gmat score though as per ISB discussions is not a hurdle if i have a strong resume...

Before this discussions i had multiple discussion with alumnis and adcoms. None of them was so optrimistic after hearing my GMAT score as the folk from ISB with whom i was speaking with his. His point was that my strong work exp is my strength and i should use it to the fullest rather than feeling lost/bad because of low GMAT score...

I would like to thank him for being so optimistic but frankly 640 with non IIT CS degree is no where probably i can reach for a ISB i/v call. It is not that i have not tried with the same score. I did but no calls i got.

Only driving point me was that Rs 1000 is not a big deal for spending on the application, but my concern is on the amt of time that needs to be spent on essays and app as a whole. this will impact my present shaby gmat preps more.

So i have dropped my plans of applying with 640. One thing with which our talks concluded was that " perform your best. With expectations do not spoil health"

ISB - Phone Counseling with Senior Management

i got this email today from ISB. if anyone of you are interested than you can utilize this services of ISB(Indian School of Business)

We are pleased to inform that ISB has setup hotlines for Priority Counseling and Pre-Application Assessment sessions during the month of October & November. Considering the second deadline for submitting your application is on 30th of November, we have setup these dedicated hotlines for you to talk over the phone and get counseled by the senior management from Admissions Department and Career Advancement Services Department at the ISB.


The Priority Counseling service is aimed at people who are interested in the ISB’s PGP but have not started their application process. This is a phone in service where you will be given a fixed phone appointment to clarify all your doubts.


The Pre Application Assessment service is available for those already engaged in the application process. This service will help them understand the gaps in their application before they actually hit submit. This is also a phone in service where you will be given a fixed phone appointment.


To avail either of the above service, please write in to Vijay_Gautam@isb.edu with subject: Priority Counseling / Pre-Application Assessment along with your name, email id and mobile number. We will then inform you of the date and time slot for the phone in appointment with the senior management.

ISB Profile evaluation by thinkISB

Got the feedback from thinkisb for my profile. The person who reviewed my profile was an IT engineer with 5+ year of ex and passed out of ISB.
The major problem she noted is that engineering is a very competitive pool and a 640 score is a major bottleneck. Below are the Key highlights

1) You should write GMAT again and aim for a 700+ score
2) Try and publicize your blog to sell your writing interest
3) Take up more opportunities of pre-sales activities to show focus towards post MBA goal

thinkisb has sent out a detailed response, which can act as a benchmark for me. Anxiously waiting to get the other profile evaluation done by other consultants.

i do not have much hopes but lets see

ISB forms 'Ivy League' with 3 Asian B-schools

The Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, has tied-up with three top Asian B-schools to devise a strategy to attract more students from the United States, Canada [ Images ] and Europe.

Along with the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Europe International Business School, and Nanyang Technological University, ISB officials will jointly market the potential of studying management in Asia to Western students. All four B-schools, including ISB, feature among the top 30 in the Financial Times (London [ Images ]) rankings of the Top 100 Business Schools in the world.

After five months of meetings and discussions, these four Asian B-schools have now branded themselves as 'Top 4Asia B-schools', created a logo which depicts the same, have a common signature, and a website http://www.topasiabschools.com to achieve the creation of an 'Ivy League' kind of image for students from developed countries.

The 'Ivy League' refers to eight north-eastern US colleges -- Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth University, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.

These 'Top 4 Asia B-schools', on their newly-created website, reason that "Asia is the new land of opportunity. This is where you should be...to be present to learn to address the challenges of today's increasingly complex business world. And, it is what makes a vital difference in your CV and to the direction your career is headed."

"Asian education has now reached a critical mass trajectory. It is in our interest to give students multiple options. Hence, we got together with the other prominent Asian B-schools to jointly market our programmes. This proves more effective than going it alone," asserts Deepak Chandra, deputy dean of ISB.

Along with their counterparts from the other three Asian B-schools, ISB officials will sometimes travel together to North America and Europe, to promote their cause.

"This could be in the form of World MBA events wherein we travel together along with the officials of the other B-schools or sometimes in pairs. We also plan to participate in seminars besides using collaterals, etc. in the countries that we travel to," says V K Menon, senior director (Career Advancement & Admissions), ISB.

Menon points out that traditional marketing methods like direct mailers, advertising, etc., are "prohibitively expensive", hence "this strategy makes senses". "We have a history of collaboration, especially in executive education programmes," he adds. For instance, ISB has collaborations with some of the world's leading corporations including a number of Fortune 500 companies, the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at North Western University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and London Business School.

All the top four Asian B-schools, including ISB, have an international standing, a pedigree and are well-anchored in their own regions. ISB enjoys the distinction of being the first Indian B-school to be ranked among the top 12 global business schools in the FT rankings. All its faculty members hold doctorates.

HKUST was established in 1991. Today, it is regarded as Hong Kong's premier business learning centre and its MBA programme has been consistently ranked No.1 in Asia by The Economist and world No. 9 by Financial Times in 2010. HKUST Business School is characterised by a blend of East meeting West. It was the first institute in Asia to be awarded dual accreditation by AACSB in the US and EQUIS in Europe.

CEIBS, on its part, has the longest running MBA programme in mainland China and the biggest EMBA programme in the world. The school has 10,000 graduates worldwide and 1,000 are added every year. It ranks No. 22 globally by Financial Times and has been No.1 in Asia for six years.

The Nanyank MBA has consistently been Singapore's No.1 MBA programme (both Financial Times Global BA rankings and The Economist's MBA rankings) for several years. It provides a pan Asian experiential learning, spanning China, India [ Images ] and the rest of Asia, while allowing global experience as Singapore is home to more than 5,000 global MNCs.

Source: Business Standard,
Rediff(http://business.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/23/isb-forms-ivy-league-with-3-asian-b-schools.htm)