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Kellogg in India

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This is a comprehensive market entry case that tests both quantitative (market sizing, breakeven analysis) and qualitative (brand impact, strategic risks) thinking. The case requires candidates to build a structured approach to evaluate the attractiveness of the Indian MBA market, calculate whether the business can achieve the Dean's 4-year breakeven objective, and assess whether the financial opportunity outweighs strategic brand and ranking risks.

Estimated Time 28 minutes
Difficulty Medium
Source Kellogg
10 / 100
Our client is the Dean of Kellogg School of Management. She has hired you to advise her on an idea, which struck her during the previous week – To consider starting a satellite campus of Kellogg in India. She has asked you to determine whether Kellogg should enter the Indian market.

Clarifying Information

  1. Strategic Rationale: India is a fast growing economy with huge demand for MBAs. Kellogg’s Dean believes that an India campus would help Kellogg become a Top 3 global MBA program. The caliber of India candidates is the same as in the US.
  2. Objective: The Dean wants the satellite campus to breakeven in 4 years
  3. Competition: Eight top-tier business schools: 7 IIMs and the ISB (ISB has a partnership with Kellogg, for its pedagogy).
  4. Candidate selection: IIMs select based on CAT test results. The ISB admits candidates based on the GMAT.
  5. Pricing: Indian MBAs cost $20k per year (US MBAs cost $70k). Indian schools don’t offer scholarships but banks offer loans.
  6. Product: Kellogg would only launch the 2Y MBA program in India.
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Interviewer

Our client is the Dean of Kellogg School of Management. She has hired you to advise her on an idea, which struck her during the previous week – To consider starting a satellite campus of Kellogg in India. She has asked you to determine whether Kellogg should enter the Indian market.

You

Thanks. Before analyzing, I'd like to clarify a few key questions...

Interviewer

Good question. Let me provide some background information...

You

Based on this, I suggest analyzing from these dimensions...

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Kellogg’s Dean is considering launching a satellite MBA campus in India to expand the school’s global presence and reach high-quality candidates. The case requires analyzing market size (8,000 addressable students from IIMs and ISB), determining optimal pricing ($50k/year suggested), and conducting breakeven analysis with projected 7.5% market share. The financial model shows breakeven achieved in year 4 with $70M profit, but strategic risks around brand dilution and cannibalization of US-based Indian students warrant deeper investigation.

Key Insights:

  1. Market sizing using bottom-up approach from competitor data (IIMs: 6,000 students; ISB: 2,000 students = 8,000 TAM) is more reliable than top-down assumptions
  2. Pricing strategy ($50k vs $20k local/$70k US) balances competitiveness with premium positioning and must account for local income levels
  3. Breakeven analysis shows project viability at year 4-5, but requires significant upfront capital investment ($150M) and growing enrollment assumptions (600→900 students year 2-3)
  4. Strategic risks (brand dilution, cannibalization of existing Indian student flow to US campus, impact on global rankings) require qualitative analysis beyond financial metrics
  5. Success depends on execution beyond financials: government partnerships, faculty support model, and competitive differentiation vs IIMs and ISB