Written by Sameer Kamat

The best things in life are free (if not freely downloadable)! Air, happiness, peace of mind. Even before Beyond The MBA Hype got released, guys have been searching on Google for a free pdf download of the book. Maybe a primary indication of the level of interest in the book. Or maybe an evolving world order where everything will be free and the only currency that’ll work is goodwill. If it’s the latter, I’m feeling rich already.

For the honest ones who’ve got the book through traditional, non-adventurous means, please skip this post. For the others, here are a few perspectives.

Written by Sameer Kamat

My MBA book titled ‘Beyond The MBA Hype‘ will be released soon. It’s aimed at working professionals, students, parents, applicants and anyone who thinks an MBA is a magic wand that can set things right.

While most of the other MBA books in the market tell you how to crack the admissions process and walk into the world of high-paying glamorous jobs, this one will prompt you to step back and ask yourself if this is the path you should be following, when there are far more easier, cheaper and less-risky options to achieve the same goals.

Read this before you spend a single rupee on GMAT prep, B-school applications, consultants (yup, including us). It might just save you 50 lakh rupees and 2 years of your productive life.

Ok, serious part over. Now for some fun.

Written by Sameer Kamat

As the dust settles from the Round 1 MBA application rounds, there’s good news for some and there’s additional work to be done for the others. A few questions that applicants ask: Is it worthwhile applying to Round 2? Or am I doomed coz I didn’t make it through in Round 1? What should my MBA application strategy be?

Written by Sameer Kamat

Indian candidates (typical profile: IT, Male, Engineer) applying to the top MBA programs tend to have high GMAT scores. So you’d better have a competitive score to begin with, buddy. GMAT coaching classes in India offering a mind-boggling array of GMAT test prep services, free GMAT practice tests. It’s big business!

Apart from the bigger cities (like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Noida, Chennai, Pune and Kolkata), GMAT coaching classes have sprung up in smaller cities as well.