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Free MBA acceptance chances predictors and business school selectors: Pros and cons

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  Imagine the scene at a top 10 business school a day after the application submission deadline has passed. All the admission officers from the admission committee gather around a crystal ball that has magical powers to improve their productivity. In a matter of a few seconds, it processes thousands of submitted applications, calculates the … Read more


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When MBA programs die and fade away

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In a cruel irony, market forces are threatening the survival of business schools, the very crucibles of learning that have been feeding the industry and the corporate world with the best business minds for decades. This downslide is reflected in announcements, every now and then, of business schools shutting down their flagship, full-time MBA programs. … Read more


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Indian Deans at the Top Business Schools who keep the tricolour flying high

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Business School Deans have a rather unique job description: Management of a business that teaches both management and business. During a quiz contest for college students in Bangalore the other day, the quiz master threw a short poser: “Who is Nitin Nohria?” Teams pressed their buzzers immediately: the name of the Indian-born Dean of Harvard … Read more


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Is ISB still worth the money and time? A statistical analysis

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It has been 20 years since the idea of the Indian School of Business (ISB) was conceived. This is puny in comparison to say a Harvard that has a 105+ year legacy or even our home grown IIMs (IIMC being the first ever) that have been around for over 50 years now. It has been … Read more


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How many MBA business schools should you apply to

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Occasionally we get queries such as this – “I applied to 15 business schools last year. But look at my luck. Not even one admit. I thought the odds would be better than this. How many b schools should I apply to this time to increase my chances?”


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Top MBA colleges in the world: Payback time

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When you ask the question: ‘Is an MBA worth it?’ the typical answer you’d hear from many friends and colleagues would sound something like this, ‘Yes, dude, an MBA is worth it…but only if you get it from the Top MBA colleges in the world’. Some might qualify it further a ‘Top 10 MBA colleges … Read more


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USA business schools accepting second MBA applicants from India

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It’s a fact that many Indians who already have an MBA from India under their belt feel the need for an international MBA at some point of time during their career (Profile building for second MBA abroad after an Indian MBA). These candidates may have already gone through the rigorous two-year MBA program quite early, … Read more


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MBA Rankings for the best business schools

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If you came here looking for a list of the best MBA programs, here’s our recently updated Global MBA rankings. For many MBA applicants, the search for their top bschools starts with the MBA rankings list. We have our own business school rankings based on a popularity index. However, there are several challenges. 1. There … Read more


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USA MBA accepting 15 years of education from Indian universities

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Many US business schools and top universities expect applicants to have completed 16 as opposed to 15 years of education. In India, apart from fields such as engineering, medicine and architecture, graduation in many popular disciplines require 15 years of education. This post is for those MBA aspirants who have completed their graduation in India … Read more


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MBA entrepreneurs: Why many bschool grads may never launch a startup

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Here’s an intriguing phenomenon. We have seen the same trend in applicants who work with us on the MBA Mock Application Process (MBA MAP). A significant number of MBA applicants explicitly list entrepreneurship as a post MBA goal in their admission essays. They do a fantastic job in explaining the brilliant entrepreneurial idea they have … Read more


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Why Do An MBA In Europe (UK, France, Spain)?

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Our friends from BusinessBecause.com are back with another guest post. Editor, Maria Ahmed, explores whether it still makes sense to consider an MBA program from the UK, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany or for that matter, any European country. Why do an MBA in Europe? by Maria Ahmed   With all the doom and gloom coming … Read more


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Mays Business School Texas A&M University with scholarship

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Mays Business School is the Best value for money school in the US (and 4th in the world) according to Financial Times 2012 MBA rankings. FT also gives it a thumbs up for other aspects such as ‘Salary Percentage Increase’ (2nd in US), ‘Employment at Three Months’ (7th in US) and ‘Aims Achieved’ (6th in … Read more