Admissions

The application form has 6 important sections apart from the personal details and statement of integrity/ declaration sections. Ensure that you completely fill all the sections before submitting the form.

1) Academics: Mention your X, XII, graduation, post-graduation (if any), additional certifications in this section, etc. in this section.

2) Work Experience: Mention your top job responsibilities, initiatives, and achievements.

3) Awards & Activities: Arrange your awards, achievements, and hobbies in the order of importance, and mention them in the awards, activities and hobbies sections.

4) GMAT/GRE Test Score: Provide a valid GMAT or GRE score.

5) Essay: Reflect on your experiences and let your thoughts flow. Focus on uniqueness and leadership. Mind the word Limit.

6) Recommendation: You will have to provide details of one recommender who can be your reporting manager/ previous manager/ senior colleague/ current client/ previous client/ business partner/ supplier/ auditor etc. Go by the quality of the evaluation rather than the seniority of the designation

Each applicant to the Post Graduate Programme in Management at the Indian School of Business is holistically evaluated on the following parameters:

1) Academic Credentials: The application keenly evaluates your ability to cope with the rigor of the program through your past academic performance and your performance in the GMAT/GRE exam. We consider the 12th standard grades, graduation grades, post-graduation and certification scores- wherever applicable along with the overall GMAT/GRE score. However, no “cut off” criteria are applied to either the academic credentials or the GMAT/GRE score.

2) Leadership Potential: Applicants are evaluated on the basis of the impact they have made in their past professional and personal life. This aspect is assessed through the initiatives that the applicant may have taken, the responsibilities handled, and the career progression achieved to date. The one professional evaluation (i.e. recommendation) which forms an important part of the application also helps in gauging the leadership potential of the applicant in a professional setting.

3) Personal Attributes: At ISB, we would look for versatile and well-rounded individuals who can contribute to society in positive and meaningful ways. People who can bring different perspectives to the class and appreciate different points of view. Your extracurricular activities and interests beyond your work life give us an insight into your personal qualities. The School encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to become part of the Post Graduate Programme in Management. Diversity in all forms of life, like work experience, educational background, nationality, among others is given due consideration.

To apply under the Early Entry Option for deferred admission to PGP, you will need to have:

1) Bachelors degree or equivalent in any discipline

2) Valid GMAT / GRE score

3)  Less than 24 months of full-time work experience by March 31, 2021

4) TOEFL / IELTS score (only if the language of instruction at the undergraduate study level is not English)

Note: Upon selection through the Early Entry Option, you will join the PGP program in the year in which you complete 24 months of full-time work experience by March 31.

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Applicants are evaluated on the basis of the impact they have made in their past professional and personal life. This aspect is assessed through the initiatives that the applicant may have taken, the responsibilities handled and the career progression achieved till date. The one professional evaluation (i.e. recommendation) which forms an important part of the application also helps in gauging the leadership potential of the applicant in a professional setting.

To apply under the Young Leaders Programme for a deferred admission to PGP, you will need to:

1) Be a current college student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline

2) Be in the pre-final or final year of your graduation or post-graduation

3) Have no full-time work experience (Internships are not considered as full-time work experience)

Note: The Young Leaders Programme follows a 3-stage application process. The requirements vary in each stage.

Upon selection through the Young Leaders Programme, you will join the PGP programme in the year in which you complete 20 months of full-time work experience by March 31. For more information, visit Young Leaders Programme.

If you are a current college student in the pre-final or final year of your graduation/ post-graduation (without any full-time work experience), you are eligible to apply for

the Young Leaders Programme (YLP) which gives you a deferred admission to the PGP.

The application process for YLP is split into 3 stages.

Stage I

Fill your personal details, academics, awards & achievements, write an essay, and submit your application.

No GMAT/GRE test score is required in Stage I.

The candidates shortlisted in stage I proceed to Stage II of the application process.

Stage II

Provide a GMAT/GRE score, write 2 more essays, provide your evaluator details, and submit your application.

Your evaluator can be the HOD/ Professor or your Reporting Manager during the internship

The candidates shortlisted in stage II proceed to Stage III of the application process.

Stage III

Personal Interview

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