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All copyrights to this file vests with MITUL GADA
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& ASSOCIATES PVT. LTD.
No part of this presentation either in part or in whole shall be copied, printed, electronically reproduced, sold or
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entail initiation of suitable legal proceedings.
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Availability of Scholarships
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Breakup of Costs Average Annual Figures in USD
Actual costs vary greatly depending on program type, degree level, university, geographic location, etc.
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Scholarships Graduate Assistantships
• Teaching• Research
Scholarships and Fellowships offered by Universities
International Organizations offering Scholarships•Fulbright Commission•The United Nations •AMIDEAST •World Health Organization
Trusts / Scholarships in India for Studies Abroad
•K C Mahindra Scholarship •Nehru Trust for Cambridge University and Trinity College•Singapore International Airlines – Youth Scholarships•Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)•J N Tata Endowment•ITC Scholarships
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Loans International Banks
• With/Without Co-signer1. Citibank2. Bank of America
• Upto 25 years to repay• Begin installments upon graduation or
a year after• Competitive Interest Rates (10 - 15%)
Other Loan Programs• Access Group• Sallie Mae• International Education Finance
Corporation
Indian Banks
•Security to be provided by parents
•State Bank of India, Bank of India, Andhra Bank, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank, Private Banks, Centurion Bank of Punjab
•Upto 15 years to repay
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Application Procedure Standardized Tests
• GRE • TOEFL
Additional requirements•Applications• Work Experience (if any)• Extracurricular Activities• Academic Transcripts • SOP• Recommendation Letters• CV’s/Resumes• Financial Aid/Scholarships (if req)
• Future Career •Preferred Subject (Major)
• Short-list Colleges (be realistic)
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TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language)
• Accepted in the US, UK, Canada, Singapore
• Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) – Administered by ETS
• 4 Sections - Listening , Speaking , Reading , Writing
• All sections worth 30 points. Total score out of 120. Good Score 90+
• Scores valid for 2 years ; register at www.toefl.org
• NO coaching required for an above average student
• Get any 2 books out of: Barron’s, Kaplan, Princeton, Cliffs
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Shortlist Unis
GRE-TOEFL
Complete & SendApps
Admns.Decisions
Prepare and
ApplyFor
StudentVisa
PreDeparture
Orientation
Decision
Feb–May
Feb–Jun
Jun – Oct
Oct – Jan
Mar–May
May–Aug
Jul–Aug
“The Application Race for the Aug intake”
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How Important Are These Scores?Large University
Personals
Grade Point Average
Scores
Personals include Applications, Work Experience, Extra
Curricular Activities
Small University
Personals
Scores
Grade Point Average
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Essays, SOP, LORs
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Consider this a “sales pitch”
Describe how you will contribute to
the college’s unique community
Don’t use flowery language and please
follow instructions
Choose the “right recommender”
Talk about your characteristics and back them
with examplesEnsure its genuine
Make a strongpresentation of yourself and
your qualifications
Keep it concise, comprehensive, relevant
Proof read for spelling errors
Study-abroad ConsultantsThere are two types of study abroad consultants you come across:
1) Commission based agents who have B grade tie-up universities and whose advt. we see regularly in the newspapers or who call you up via telemarketing. Beware of them.
2) Genuine study-abroad consultants who are very few in number. Always take some references of some past students before you approach them.
We are not professional consultants and hence restrict ourselves only to test prep but we do guide our students regarding various aspects of applications based on our knowledge and our interaction with our ex-students. We also help students with a list of genuine study-abroad consultants so that they can approach them easily.
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GRE as a computer adaptive testThe software calculates your score based on:• The number of questions you answer correctly• The difficulty of the questions you answer• The number of questions you complete• You loose more points for leaving questions incomplete than you do for an incorrect answer• The NEW GRE is adaptive by sections (not by questions). The difficulty level of the next section depends upon your performance in the previous question. Jumping around in a section is allowed.
Questions that appear early in the test impact your score to a greater degree than do those that come toward the end of the
exam
Computer Adaptive Test Scoring Pattern
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The new GRE Structure The overall testing time for the computer-based GRE® revised General Test is about three hours and 45 minutes.
There are six sections with a 10-minute break following the third section.
Structure of the Computer-based Test
Measure Number of Questions Allotted Time
Essay (Issue) 1 30 min Essay (Argument) 1 30 min
Verbal Reasoning (2 sections) 20 (approx) per section 30 min per section
Quantitative Reasoning (2 sections) 20 (approx) per section 35 min per section-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• ¹An unidentified unscored section may be included and may appear in any order after the Analytical Writing section. It is not counted as part of your score.
• ²An identified research section that is not scored may be included, and it is always at the end of the test.
• The Analytical Writing section will always be first, while the other five sections may appear in any order.
The NEW test features
The GRE revised General Test design features advanced technology that allows you to freely move forward and backward throughout an entire section. Specific features include:
• Preview and review capabilities within a section• A "mark and review" feature to tag questions, so you can skip
and return later• The ability to change/edit answers within a section• An on-screen calculator for the Quantitative Reasoning
section• New answer formats, including tasks such as numeric entry
and highlighting a sentence in a passage to answer a question
MATH SYLLABUS
ARITHMETIC • Number properties• Fraction n decimal • Percents• Ratio n Proportion• Averages (mean, median, mode)• Exponents n roots
ALGEBRA • Basic Algebra • Simple Equations• Quadratic Equations• Inequalities
GEOMETRY• Lines n angles• Triangles• Polygons• Circles• Solid Geometry• Co-ordinate Geometry
MISCELLANEOUS• Counting (P n C)• Probability• Rates (STD / Time n work)• Sequence n Series
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TRIVIA• Register at www.gre.org
• Costs U.S. $ 170 Postponing charges : $ 50
• An option of discarding the score.
• Scores to 5 colleges free. $ 20 for each additional score.
• Once in a calendar month. Maximum 5 attempts in a year.
• Any date is available if booked one week prior to the desired date.
• A decent score : 1200+ ; Exceptional score : 1400+ ; Average score worldwide : 1050
• Score valid for 5 years.
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GRE acceptance :
Countries: US, Canada, Singapore, Australia, France,
Spain, UK, China & Belgium
Courses : Masters in engg., medical, arts, law,
& also management
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How is GRE different from school/college syllabus exams?
• importance of concepts• a lot of “reasoning”• methods and steps don’t matter• taking help from the options• quick thinking
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How is it different from the CAT?
• difficulty level (much easier than CAT)• type of questions (word and language problems)• topics included (no calculus)• no LR/DI section• only 1 question appears at a time; hence selection of questions not possible
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How is the GRE testing related to practical life technical aspects?
• time management
• stress management
• working with the available resources
• “out of the box” thinking
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The 2 factors on which your score depends:
• inbuilt aptitude for this exam (which differs from person to person ; hence don’t compare and don’t generalize the study plan)
• up-gradation till a certain level (taking genuine GRE training, using the right material, taking authentic tests, organizing your study plan based on your strengths and weakness)
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The 3 imp skills for acing the quant sec:
• Concepts• Understanding the language of the question• Approach -Conventional - Modern (Variables (Substitution Equations Back solving n elimination Formulae) Approximation Following the trend Visualization Diagramatic presentation)
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The 2 imp skills for acing the verbal section
• VOCAB and its application (Text completion, Sentence equivalence)
• Reading skills (reading comprehension)
Authentic GRE material
Basic • Kaplan GRE math & verbal work books• Nova GRE• Princeton review GRE
Advance • Barrons GRE • The Big book• Kaplan GRE premier program• Orkut threads• Mitul’s hard math & hard verbal questions
Don’t use hard copies of books. Use only “soft copies” from day 1 so that u get accustomed to read from the computer screen.
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Please DON’T refer to :
•CAT material
•R.S. Aggrawal books
•Any un-authentic Non-GRE material
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How to start your preparation?
• part A (vocab, topic wise concepts n practice)
• part B (section tests : quant &verbal)
• part C (full length tests : 10 approx)
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• Best time to prepare (2nd year of graduation or when u r relatively free at work front)
• Total duration of preparation(for an above average student, 2 months without work/college and 3.5 months along with work/college
• Per day efforts (6 hrs. without work/college, 2 hrs with work/college)
• Prioritize GRE over your job, college, socials etc… (a half hearted preparation and attempt can cost u time, money and carrier plan)
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Bottom line
• test of endurance (maintaining concentration for 4 hrs at a stretch)
• test of maturity (keeping yourself calm n composed without getting panic)
• test of smartness (you don’t have to be super intelligent to crack the GRE; just be smart enough)
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Practice tests tips !! • start with easy tests; gradually move towards tougher ones
• take atleast the last 5 tests along with AWA sections • take the tests in ideal testing conditions
• always check the explanatory answers after u finish the test
• different tests have different scoring patterns. So don’t panic
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Importance of “genuine” GRE TRANING
• myths n misconceptions
• direction and regularity
• comparative performance
• avoiding loss of opportunity cost (time n money)
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How are WE different ?? • expertise : trainers with 2200+ GRE score and
indepth subject knowledge
• experience : exclusive GRE experience of 10 yrs.
• methodology : topic wise practice, sectional tests, full length tests
• material : GRE power dvd
• Support : doubt solving sessions till the exam date
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our “GRE Power DVD” (priced @ Rs. 1500)
• Around 10 ebooks including princeton, kaplan, the big book, nova, petersons, cambridge etc.
• Around 20 full-length computer adaptive tests• A pool of around 2,000 questions on quant and verbal
including the past GRE questions• Online flashcards• Application guidelines and documentation checklists
including samples of transcripts, LOR, SOP, bank statements, transcripts, scholarship forms, visa documents etc.
Classflow MATH
ARITHMATIC
ps-1 Introduction to GRE, number properties
(substitution, back solving, approximation, visualization, following the trend etc.)
ps-2 Percentages and QC-1
ps-3 Ratio n proportion, averages, mixture n solns
ps-4 Fractions n decimals, exponents n roots
BASIC ALGEBRA
ps-5 Algebric expressions, expansions, simple equations, quadratic equations
GEOMETRY
ps-6 Plane Geometry (lines n angles, triangles, polygons, circles)
ps-7 Solid Geometry, Co-ordinate geometry
MISCELLANEOUS
ps-8 counting (p n c), probability
ps-9 Rates (STD, time n work),
ps-10 Inequalities, Sequence n Series
• Doubt solving sessions
Options for students:
• Classroom training
• personal training
• video-conference training (for students outside Mumbai)
• Only material; GRE power dvd (all e-books, question bank & test series priced @ Rs. 1500)
• Entire GRE consultancy (includes GRE power dvd + test prep guidance + customized approach reg the books to be used and tests to be taken + step by step tailor-made course designed according to your strengths and weaknesses, priced @ Rs. 5,500 )
Classroom training v/s Personal training
There are two aspects of GRE training :
1) Concept learning; which is best done is an classroom ambiance with a small group of students preparing for the same exam, exchange of thought processes, interaction of ideas, healthy competition etc.. Collective learning is a very imp feature of classroom training. Moreover the teaching quality produced in a classroom can’t be produced across a dining table.
2) Doubt solving; of the homework, analysis of the tests, personal monitoring, regularity, fine tuning which is best done on one-on-one basis.
Students generally have a myth that personal training gives them an extra edge as it will be more focused but actually it’s the other way round.
1 : Don’t be “penny wise pound foolish”
• To students who have already scored decent on GRE or a 95+ percentile in CAT and hence absolutely confident abt their concepts and approach, we generally recommend not to take any coaching as just preparing from our “GRE power dvd” will suffice. We give all the necessary guidance reg how to go about the power dvd and draft a rough study plan for them.
• But for those who haven’t been exposed to any kind of “entrance” training earlier definitely should not take any chance. They certainly miss the important concepts, shortcuts, smarter approaches, regularity, interaction with other GRE students etc. which can happen only in a classroom ambiance. Not scoring on GRE for the first time not only makes you spend the exam fees again but also makes you waste a lot of time again. Moreover it also shakes your self belief. And all this is definitely not worth saving a few grands. You might as well finish it off once and for all by preparing in style and not leave any stone unturned.
• A lot of students who claim to “manage” GRE on their own forget that they don’t have to manage it but have to “excel” at it.
• The cost of GRE training is not even 1/100th of the total cost of your MBA/masters.
• If studying on own from the books were enough, then there wouldn’t be any concept of GRE training. Don’t take chances with your scores. An authentic GRE training can only upgrade your scores.
• Make sure that not only the concepts are in place, but also the over all planning reg the material, practice, approach, mock tests, analysis, booking the exam date etc. is impeccable.
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2 : Beware of tall claims
• According to a recent article by TOI, since there is dearth of genuine GRE trainers around, a lot of non qualified individuals pose themselves to be training for the same. Ignorant students become easy prey to such consultants who lure them by tall claims and low pricing.
• Don’t get carried away by any “guarantee score”. Use your common-sense. No body can give guarantee on your behalf. If at all a “guarantee” was possible, GRE wouldn’t have existed at the first place !!
• It’s the trainers & not the BRAND who help you upgrade your score. Hence meet the trainers personally to know their expertise and experience.
• You realize these problems only once you pay up as most of these test prep companies neither provide any testimonials nor any demo/trial GRE sessions which helps you making a judicious choice.
• Hence we have uploaded a list of more than 130 students, along with their scores & email ids, so that you may have a reference check with few of them before you proceed. As a lot of these students are second timers, we have also mentioned their earlier trainers with whom they dint have a pleasant experience. You may check the authenticity of these email ids of copy-pasting them to view the facebook profile of that particular student.
• “We are the only GRE prep center in India to do so to maintain utmost
transparency.”
1) Randomly email 20-30 students and ask them about their experience & value addition with us.
2) Attend demo/trial GRE sessions at any of our centers so that before enrolling, you exactly know what you are paying for. Prior registration required.
We generally recommend students to follow the above two steps with all the GRE test prep companies that they have shortlisted. You cannot go wrong with this sensible and logical way of reference check.
3 : Traveling inconvenience, a trivial factor
• Traveling convenience or inconvenience is a very trivial factor when it
comes to authentic GRE training.
• Something closer to your place may not be a better place for GRE training.
• Traveling a bit is less painful than not getting the desired and deserving scores in GRE.
• Mentioned next is the details of few students who have understood and the above mentioned point and have travelled all the way to our Andheri / Kemps Corner center.
• Neeraj Dubey, [email protected] (Thane)• Nikit Gangwani, 650, [email protected] (Thane)• Ashish Khunger, [email protected] (Thane)• Mandar Vengurlekar, [email protected] (Dombivali)• Khushboo Gala, [email protected] (Bhandup)• Amit Salvi, [email protected] (Bhandup)• Siddharth Gupta, [email protected] (Vashi)• Ajatshatru Kotwal, [email protected] (Vashi)• Rischav, [email protected] (Vashi)• Rahul Shah, 640, [email protected] (Pune) • Paras Shah, [email protected] (Ghatkopar)• Hitesh, 690, [email protected] (Chembur)• Smit Badai, [email protected] (Pune)• Ruchi (kuwait), 660, [email protected]• Nikhil Keswani, [email protected] (Lagos, Africa)• Vivek Shah, 650, [email protected] (U.K.)• Kairus Kavarana, 660, [email protected] (Columbia, USA)
& many more...
4 : Don’t be hasty
• Just because you wake up late, that doesn’t mean you ll be hasty in taking the exam date or college applications. Just because you want to meet the deadlines, that doesn’t mean that you will take chances with your GRE scores or the quality of your college.
• Remember that the brand of a particular college is going to remain with you for the next 40 years of your life. Its still makes sense even if you have to defer your applications by one year in order to get quality education.
• Give adequate time to you GRE prep and take the exam only if you are confident enough to get the deserving and desired score.
• Give sufficient time to your SOP, LoRs and other documentation in order to make your entire application as strong as possible.
• Our course includes not only the concepts, shortcuts,
approach and practice but also regularity, direction and guidance regarding which topic to prepare from which book, which books to start with, which books to end with, which tests to take, when to take them, suitable time to appear for the exam and other imp things related to the exam and applications.
• Our comments on the above mentioned aspects of training
eliminate any scope of confusion and frustration among students, bring a lot of convenience and clarity in the training process and make sure that the prep is going in the right direction.
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TESTIMONIALS • Meenakshi Iyer, [email protected] (previously joined K.P. Singh, IMFS) • Radhika , [email protected] (previously joined K.P. Singh, IMFS) • Mansi Kothari, [email protected] (previously joined Geebee) • Neelam Verjee, [email protected] • Shagun Mehta, [email protected] (previously joined Princeton) • Manav Bhahmbhatt, [email protected] (Previously joined CLIMB FIRST)• Siddharth Gupta, [email protected] (previously joined Jamboree) • Ankur Seksaria, [email protected] (previously joined R.Saraswati, Vile Parle) • Sanjit Oberoi, [email protected] (previously joined IMS) • Hitesh, [email protected] (previously joined IMS) • Abhishek Kothari, [email protected] (previously joined Jayant Pai, dadar) • Vivek Laddha, [email protected] (previously joined TIME) • Rachita Kumar, (matunga), [email protected] (previously joined KGC, pedder
rd) • Merlyn D’souza, [email protected], (previously joined both Sonia Mutalia, khar &
IMS) • Nikhil Tanwani, (khar), [email protected] (previously joined Sonia Mutalia,
khar) • Anand Piramal (Piramal group), Harvard, [email protected] (previously joined
Ezra, colaba) • Puneet Sehgal, (juhu), Darden, [email protected] (previously joined prof
Narsee, andheri) • Nikhil Keswani, [email protected] (previously joined prof. Narsee, andheri) • Uday Kumar, [email protected] (previously joined Eduworld, churchgate) • Rohan Suryavanshi, Bhopal, [email protected] (previously joined KGC, pedder rd)
• Sahil Arora, [email protected]• Aditi Jain, [email protected]• Dr. Dhaval Jhamb,[email protected]• Amit Agnihotri, HEP France, [email protected]• Devesh, [email protected]• Mugdha Mishra, [email protected]• Neha Tankhiwale, [email protected]• Bijitendu Sarker, [email protected]• Nitin Bajaj, Pepperdine University L.A., [email protected]• Sindoor Thakkar,[email protected]• Divyesh Kumar (D.K.) [email protected]• Pranav Chaturvedi, [email protected]• Sreenivas Prabhu,ESADE, Spain, [email protected]• Nikhil Jaisinghani, [email protected]• Neha Mansukhani, [email protected]• Ruchi D’souza, Kuwait, [email protected]• Nirant Sanghvi, [email protected]• Kinnari, [email protected]• Gautam Kitchlu, [email protected]• Mitul Patel, [email protected]• Nikit Gangwani,[email protected]• Rahat Qazi, [email protected]• Vijeta Shah, [email protected]• Avani Wadhwani, [email protected]• Devina Deshpande, [email protected] • Vishakha Sheth, [email protected]
Kairus Kavarana, [email protected]
Aditi Doshi Mehta, [email protected]
Dishank Kamat, [email protected]
Aditya Sangle, [email protected]
Amisha Gulati, [email protected]
Ajay Aswani, [email protected]
Natasha Bharucha, [email protected]
Aarti Karia, [email protected]
Aseem Nambiar, [email protected]
Akshay Chug, Wharton, [email protected]
Leesha Tirodkar, [email protected]
Vikram Kukreja, [email protected]
Pooja Raheja, [email protected]
Rutu Shah, [email protected]
Trimaan Chandok, [email protected]
Ridhi Ghelani, [email protected]
Neeraj Dubey, [email protected]
Manoj Nair, [email protected]
Adir Bhastekar, [email protected]
Robin Dsouza, [email protected]
Kunal Lala, [email protected]
Pranay Ambwani, [email protected]
Karan Sharma, [email protected]
Sawmya Jagannath, [email protected]
Amrit Pal Singh, [email protected]
Abhilash Joseph, [email protected]
Soham Narang, [email protected]
Advait Phatarford, [email protected]
Sakshi Sehgal, [email protected]
Rhianna Prabhu, [email protected]
Dipti Hingorani, [email protected]
Rayomand Pastakia, [email protected]
Hiral Sanghavi, [email protected]
Mihika Baruah, [email protected]
Bhavik Khandhar, [email protected]
Zahir Kachwalla, [email protected]
Prachi Parikh, [email protected]
Radhika Mehta, [email protected]
• Karishma Sharma (VJTI) 329/340 [email protected]
Debanshu Das (VJTI) 330/340 GRE [email protected]
Queenie Sukhadia 334/340 GRE ... [email protected]
Pallavi Mehra. .. 323... [email protected]
Tarbir Shahpuri. .. 320. .. [email protected]
Our students in HARVARD
• Anand Piramal (Piramal group), [email protected]
• Kulin Lalbhai, [email protected]
• Astha Lalbhai, [email protected]
• Edouard Delvaux, (Harvard 2 + 2 program)
• Shloka Nath, [email protected]
• Sachi Shah, (Harvard 2 + 2 program) [email protected]
& in other TOP colleges…• Revant Ruia (Essar group), Stanford• Shom Hinduja (Hinduja group), Columbia• Akshay Chugh, [email protected], INSEAD• Rohan Suryavanshi, [email protected] , Wharton• Dhruvi Kanabar, [email protected] , Wharton• Aditi Jain, [email protected], Wharton• Devangi Nishar, [email protected], Wharton• Aditya Sharma, [email protected], Wharton,LSE• Kanishk Buddhia, [email protected] , NYU• Advait Phatarford, [email protected], NYU• Kairus Kavarana, [email protected], Columbia • Nikhil Jaisinghani, [email protected], Kellogg• Jai Bhatia, [email protected], Oxford• Pratik Malia, 690, [email protected] , Nanyang• Bijitendu Sarker, [email protected], LBS sloan• Steve Sule, [email protected], LBS• Gautam Kitchlu, [email protected], INSEAD France• Aditi Doshi Mehta, [email protected], INSEAD Singapore• Soham Narang, [email protected] , LSE• Apoorva Modi, [email protected], LSE
• Rahat Qazi, 660, [email protected], HEC France• Amisha Gulati, [email protected], Babson• Nikhil Keswani, [email protected], Babson• Natasha Bharucha, [email protected], CASS• Leesha Tirodkar, [email protected] , CASS• Dishank Kamat, 650, [email protected], Michigan ROSS• Nitin Bajaj, 690, [email protected], Pepperdine L.A.• Amit Agnihotri, 710, [email protected], HEC France• Sreenivas Prabhu, 670, [email protected] ESADE• Neha Tankhiwale, 700, [email protected] , Emory • Vishakha Sheth, 680, [email protected], LSE • Piya Mehra, [email protected], Chicago Booth • Vijeta Shah, [email protected] , IIM – A • Rahul Chaudhary, 770, [email protected] IIM – C • Sudha Sharma, [email protected] , IIM-C• Rahul Desai, [email protected], IIM-L• Snigdh Verma, 660, [email protected], XLRI• Shefali Saldanha, [email protected], OXFORD• Amal Kothari, [email protected] , OXFORD• Supriya Bajaj, [email protected], COLUMBIA • Shivani Sharma, [email protected], LSE
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