u/Holiday_Night_7541

Will IIMs/MDI/IIFT consider 2 years of family business experience as valid work ex? (GNEM 8/7/6)

Profile:

GNEM

BCA Graduate

10th/12th/UG: 8/7/6

2 years working in my father's surgical equipment distribution/reselling business

Business is GST-registered and licensed

My role has mainly involved sales, customer handling, follow-ups, and occasional field visits

I receive monthly payments from the business account

My concern is regarding work experience validation. Since this is a family business, I don't have a typical corporate setup. The work is genuine, but the workload has varied and wasn't always a standard 9-5 job.

If I can provide:

Experience letter

GST/business registration documents

Bank statements showing monthly payments

will top B-schools (IIMs, MDI, IIFT, SPJIMR, etc.) consider this valid work experience?

Also, I'm currently preparing for CAT and my mock scores are looking decent and improving steadily. Assuming I end up with a strong CAT percentile, what colleges would realistically be within reach for an 8/7/6 GNEM profile with 2 years of family-business experience?

Would appreciate honest feedback, especially from people who have shown family business experience during MBA admissions.

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u/Holiday_Night_7541 — 10 hours ago