View of IIMA Prof on admission to Overseas candidates

I was distressed after I read this article in rediff on IIMA Overseas admissions.

http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2007/may/28iim.htm

The admission count is in single digits for folks who try the GMAT route....thats not very encouraging to apply.

But what made me boil was the reasons the Prof. has stated.
- "Quality" will decrease - BS ! Most of the folks who apply have GMAT Score in excess of 750 (99th %) which is as good as the top scores in CAT .
Besides, the quality of class discussions is enhanced so much when you have folks with significant industry experience who can cite relevant experiences to prove for or against a certain view.
Folks with no experience may not appreciate/relate the discussion going on and therefore can not contribute to the class discussions.
"Face backlash from the country" - Yes. So what are you going to do about it ? Why dont the IIMs increase the class strength to accomodate more students from abroad ? Or Start a 1 year PG program with average exp of 3-5 years and not 10-15 years like the PGPX is doing.

I guess this is the plight of institutions under Govt. control.
Meanwhile more and more private schools (like ISB, XLRI,SPJ) will open 1 year PG programs and take the experience and bright students from abroad. Obviously industry would look up to such schools as the graduates will already have significant experience and can contribute from Day 1 on their job.

Apps in progress

Working on my NUS Essays....I think I can nail this one down in a week utmost. I already have a good idea on what I want to talk about for the 3 questions, just needs some polishing.
Will then have to start Kelloggs and UCLA. I am seriously considering if I should even try Haas. From everything I hear, the place is soooooooo selective ! Will do some research.

Talking about research, I found that there are so many 1 year MBA options in India/Asia :
- XLRI (GMP....around 60 students)...current batch has GMAT betwen 680-740.
Avg 5 years exp. Good mix of students I believe.
- SP Jain (Singapore and Dubai campus) good...but students more on the younger side <=3 yrs
- IIM A, B (PGPEX) (Very heavy exp...9+ years !) ruled out

But somehow my mindset is in studying with a diverse class setting. So will stick with the current plan.