ISB Admission 2023 - 24

ISB Hyderabad MBA eligibility:

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1. Minimum bachelors or equivalent degree is required to fulfil  the ISB Hyderabad eligibility for MBA.

2. In terms of equivalent degrees the professional certificates like Chartered Accountants, ICWA are valid professional certificates which can be submitted for the ISB Hyderabad MBA eligibility.

3. Freelancers who fulfil the minimum work experience criteria ISB Hyderabad MBA eligibility.

4. The applicant must have a minimum of 24 months of work experience to apply for the ISB MBA. 

   • ISB YLP: Final & pre-final year students.

   • ISB EEO: Less than 24 months of work experience.

   • ISB PGP: Minimum 24 months of work experience.

5. Another requirements for ISB Hyderabad eligibility for MBA is the possession of a GMAT or a GRE score.

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What kind of profiles get selected for ISB?

ISB MBA Class Profile:

1. Average GMAT Score: 710

2. Average GRE Score: 328

3. Range of GMAT Score accepted: 600-770

4. Range of GRE Scores accepted: 311-334

5. Average Work Experience in class: 4.3 years

6. Average Age in class: 26.63 years

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Common FAQs about ISB Hyderabad eligibility for MBA:

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Q.  If I have a break in my career do I qualify the ISB Hyderabad eligibility for MBA?

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A break in career does not disqualify you from fulfilling the ISB Hyderabad eligibility for MBA if you have completed in all the 24 months minimum experience requirement. 

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Q. I have poor grades do I qualify the ISB Hyderabad MBA eligibility?

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ISB Hyderabad MBA eligibility does not mention a minimum grade to apply. The applicant with a minimum bachelors degree or equivalent with a minimum of 24 months work experience and a valid GMAT or GRE score can apply.

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Q I have a gap in education, do I qualify ISB Hyderabad eligibility for MBA?

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A gap in education does not disqualify you from the ISB Hyderabad eligibility for MBA if you have a valid bachelors or equivalent degree or higher. There is space in the application form to explain the gap.

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Q. I have a GMAT of 600, do I satisfy the ISB Hyderabad MBA eligibility?

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ISB does not specify a minimum GMAT or GRE score to apply. Since the ISB Hyderabad Admission Criteria are very holistic and consider all the aspects of the applicant profile equally you can apply if you satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria.

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Q. What is a valid GMAT or GRE score?

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ISB Hyderabad MBA eligibility requires the applicant to submit a valid GMAT or GRE score. The GMAT or GRE scores are valid for 5 years from the date of writing the test. If you check your GMAT or GRE score report you will get the date of writing the test, the score is valid for five years from then.

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Q. What are the ISB Hyderabad Admission Criteria?

While selecting an application ISB admission committee looks for: academics, leadership ability followed by an interview conducted by ISB. MBA admissions teams takes into account the applicant's letter of recommendation, academic profile, GMAT score or the GRE score, the work experience and the essays etc to evaluate an application.

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1. Admission to ISB has a selective process. Admission in ISB involves selecting quality applicants and the ISB essay plays a very important role in the process.​

2. ISB essays aim at understanding the leadership personality of the applicants. Some people like to refer to ISB essay sample for writing the essays for ISB.​​

3. For an admission to ISB you not only need strong academic records but you also require a GMAT score or the GRE.

4. Through the GMAT score or the GRE test the ISB admission team analyses the academic ability of the candidate.​

5. Apart from these ISB admission requires a minimum 2 years of work experience for your admission to ISB. ​​

6. Admission to ISB takes into account your performance in GMAT score or GRE examination.

7. Future ISB candidates are evaluated on the basis of the impact they have made in their professional and personal life in past.

8. ISB been the hub and the favourite destination for Indians and it is attracting lot many students every year.​​

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What is the weightage of the GMAT score for getting into ISB MBA?

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GMAT score is quite important for the application process for ISB. However, it is not all. There are numerous rejections every year for high GMAT scorers as they have not been able to present their credentials in an impressive manner. The importance of the GMAT score is credible upto a point of basic qualification, but we strongly encourage anyone with a score within the school acceptable norms to apply. But, work hard on your application.

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What is the weightage of the interview process for getting admission into ISB MBA?

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The interview process gives a face to your application. Yes, it is important. Anyone applying to ISB should be able to proactively discuss their candidature with the interviewers on why they deserve to be a part of the ISB cohort.

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How Is my profile for getting admission to ISB MBA?

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There is nothing as a perfect profile for ISB MBA. The harder you work on finding an intrinsic fit with the school the better is your application. The first part of the process is thorough brainstorming to establish. Your profile may be worth much more than what you can see. Our ISB admission consultants have a strong process to evaluate your profile.​

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What Is The ISB PGP EEO?

Early Entry Option at ISB is a deferred entry program to the PGP program. ISB Hyderabad MBA admission criteria requires an applicant to have 24 months of work experience to be eligible to apply for the ISB MBA admission. However, professionals with less than 24 months of work experience can apply through the Early Entry Option (EEO) to the ISB Post Graduate Programme in Management for a one year deferred entry to the ISB MBA admission. The ISB MBA application deadlines for the EEO are the same as the regular PGP ISB MBA application deadlines.

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Steps in the ISB admission 2023-24 application process:

1. Check the eligibility for the ISB MBA from the eligibility criteria given above.

2. Decide which round of admission you want to apply for. ISB admissions process takes place in 3 admission cycles during one application year for ISB EEO and ISB PGP. An applicant can apply only once during the admission cycle. ​

3. Write the GMAT or the GRE test.​

4. Plan for the online application submission in the ISB admission process.

5. ISB admission process 2023 requires the applicants to submit their ​Personal details, identification documents etc in the application form.

6. For the ISB admission process 2023 the Aadhar card is a valid proof of identity in addition to the passport.

7. Academic credentials like undergraduate and post graduate programs studied should be added to the ISB application form.

8. Add the work related information with duration, roles and responsibilities and achievements to the online application.

9. A valid GMAT or GRE score is prerequisite for the ISB admission procedure. Use the relevant codes as below for sending the official scores for the ISB one year MBA :

10.  Send the official GMAT or GRE scores and TOEFL scores if applicable to the school from the GMAC or ETS websites.

    1. GMAT code: N2D-J5-01

    2. GRE code: 7892

    3. TOEFL code: 9047

11. The next step is to write two ISB essays. In case of re-applicants an additional essay is required.

12. ISB Essays 2023 - 24:

    1. Peer Learning is a major building block of PGP at ISB. Help us in understanding how will you be able to add value to the PGP peer group through your personal and professional qualities/capabilities? (400 words max)

    2. What are your short term and long term career goals? How will Post Graduate Program at ISB assist you in achieving your goals?  (400 words max)

13. Add the recommender details for one letter of recommendation,

14. Select the scholarship options and add essays if applicable,

15. Add your extracurricular activities, awards and achievements, hobbies to the online ISB application.

16. Once shortlisted applicants will be invited for the ISB interview.  

What's new at ISB?

July 2022 updates from ISB:

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1. Rashi Garg, PGP Co '04, was hired by Danaher Corporation as the Commercial Head for IDT - APAC.

2. In August 2022, the ISB Alumni Public Policy SIG will host a workshop on writing policy papers as a part of the Office of Alumni Engagement to help our alumni develop useful writing skills and receive pertinent comments.

3. The Office of Alumni Engagement's Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will hold their next city meeting in New Delhi on September 17, 2022.

4. The "CRACK THE C-SUITE CODE - What it takes to be a CXO" session that C-Suite Roundtable, an Office of Alumni Engagement project, presented by ISB in July 2022 was a big success. Eminent speakers Kedar Lele, Rohit Kapoor, and Manik Gupta provided insights about their professional journeys, habits, and job roles that keep them going forward in their careers and helped them to the pinnacle of success at the session, which was moderated by Dibyendu Bose.

5. On July 29, 2022, ISB Com Stars organised a virtual session that was full of laughs with the help of the Office of Alumni Engagement and Stand-up Comedy Club, PGP Co '23.

According to The Economist Full-time MBA Rankings 2022, ISB is ranked #1 in India and #5 in Asia.

1. The class of 2021 graduates and the class of 2022 students from the ISB postgraduate programme were surveyed for the rankings.

2. Sridhar Kundu of Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB was quoted in this story on the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for 2020-21, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

3. DLabs at the Indian School of Business has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Mumbai Angels, a leading private investment platform, to work together on finding and funding high-potential entrepreneurs. The agreement will provide businesses with a number of scale-related benefits, including speedier access to finance for expansion.

4. The Hon'ble Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Smt Anandiben Patel, paid a visit to the ISB Mohali campus. She was accompanied by the Vice-Chancellors of nine of the state's most prestigious universities. The Hon'ble Governor and the VCs were briefed on ISB's best practises in higher education management and its engagement approach with its large alumni network during the visit.

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