For Japan-based IIT Bombay engineering graduate Manas Pawar, it was a dream come true when on March 4 this year, he received an email from IIM Bangalore following his MBA application. The mail stated that his Skype interview with IIMB was scheduled for March 21. Pawar cleared GMAT and IIMB worked best for him since it allowed Skype for candidates based outside India.
Unfortunately for Pawar, the date of the interview clashed with a business trip that he was assigned by his Japanese company. The IIMB appointment was at the same time as he would be in-flight.
Working as a product manager at NTT communications, which is the largest telecommunication company in Japan and one of the largest worldwide, Pawar knew it would be difficult to change his…
