DHAKA BUSINESS SCHOOL - ADMISSION DECISION

Abstract

Dr Syed-ul-Islam, the Director of Admissions at Dhaka Business School (DBS), was revisiting the criteria of admission for the next batch of the MBA class. The GMAT score was one of the measures used to assess the eligibility of the candidates. At the school, some of the faculty members had raised concern about the GMAT scores as an admission criterion. The faculty believed that it was culturally biased and was only relevant to the English speaking, western society. In their opinion, it was not a good predictor of Bangladeshi students’ abilities. Dr Islam wondered whether he should continue to recommend GMAT scores to the admission committee, or find an alternative better suited to the local conditions, and more convenient for Bangladeshi applicants.