Over 70% international candidates to go ahead with overseas MBA plans

Only 13% are willing to consider online learning; 50% of domestic candidates are pursuing management education due to skill gap in their current roles

Despite the global Covid-19 pandemic, more than 70 per cent of international candidates who are planning to pursue an MBA outside their country of citizenship are not changing their plans in 2021.

According to a survey by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), an association of leading graduate business schools worldwide that administers graduate business school assessment exam Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), 73 per cent of international MBA aspirants are keen on going ahead with their plans.

On the other hand, only 13 per cent of international MBA aspirants are willing to consider online learning. Moreover, 50 per cent of domestic candidates