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Patrick Dsouza is the founder of Patrick100.
Along with his wife, Rochelle, he trains students for competitive management entrance exams such as the Common Admission Test, the Xavier Aptitude Test, Common Management Admission Test and the Common Entrance Test.
They also train students for group discussions and interviews.
Patrick has scored in the 100 percentile six times in CAT. He achieved the first rank in XAT twice, in CET thrice and once in the Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test.
Apart from coaching students for MBA exams, Patrick and Rochelle have trained aspirants from the IIMs, the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and the S P Jain Institute of Management Studies and Research for campus placements.
Patrick has been a panellist on the group discussion and panel interview rounds for some of the top management colleges in Mumbai.
He has graduated in mechanical engineering from the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad. He has completed his masters in management from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.... more
Fenahilena56 Question by Fenahilena56 on Apr 23, 2024Hindi
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Hello I am 30 yr old female,I have 3yr of gap as I was preparing for upsc,then I switched to public sector banking by qualifying govt exam.I worked there for 2 years.As I was not satisfied with the working environment and incentives I started preparing for cat.I left my job to prepare full time for cat.Bit due to exam day fear I am unable to perform well on the d day of cat.I am guilty that I left job but at that time I was confident I will clear it.Right now I am working at an IT startup.I am utilising the time by upskilling but I still want to do MBA.I have to start as a fresher in IT Sector which feels like a shock to me and salary is less.I am struggling and also not eligible for govt exams.

Ans: If you have 5+ years work experience you can write the GMAT and try to get admission to Executive MBA course from reputed B school. There are a few colleges like GLIM Chennai who offer executive MBA (1 year MBA) for students with 2+ years work experience.
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