It's back! -[2008] Ask ISB-Hyderabad: Admission Director answers your queries!

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by r4v3n

Hi,

Does ISB offer a major/minor credit in sports management ?
Is there a list of electives available online on your website ?

Thanks in advance

No, we do not offer any credit in sports management. For a list of electives, please follow the link:
http://www.isb.edu/PGP/ElectiveCourses.Shtml

Admissions Team

[sam031]

Originally Posted by Admissions@ISB

Sir,

You have a very interesting profile. Your exposure to different industries will bring in a lot of diversity and new perspectives into the class room, thus, adding value to the learning.

My own opinion is that what you may need is not a full fledged MBA course but a short term course in some specific area like business strategy, strategic marketing etc. Such courses have the potential to revitalize you and get you out of the felling of being rusted. Such courses do have the added advantage of being short in terms of duration and also enable you to quickly implement the learning on the job. I would strongly urge you to visit the Executive Education section of the ISB wesbite for further information of the courses that we offer.

Menon

Dear Mr. Menon,

Thank you very much for your quick and 'objective' feedback. It is definitely a useful input to decide my future course of action. Such frank replies are what expected of a great institution in the making & I wish ISB becomes the numero uno in the world and keeps the Indian flag flying. I will definitely peruse your Executive Education section.

Wishing you and ISB the very best.

Best Regards,
Sam031

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by paglakahinka

Dear Mr. Menon & Admissions Team,

I am a re-applicant, and received the feedback that I lost out due to the intense competition within the applicant pool and that I should aim for a higher GMAT score. I have a marked improvement in my GMAT (99%ile), and would like to know whether its possible for ISB to consider the same set of recommendations that were submitted with my previous application, so that I need NOT submit a fresh set of recommendations. Also, will such a request be taken unfavourably ? I ask this because otherwise I would have to ask the same set of people to repeat their time and effort in giving me the recommendations again.

Many thanks for your inputs.

Regards.

From this year onwards, we have the facility where re-applicants can apply with last years' recommendations. Since, the initiative came from our end; it will not act as a disadvantage against any re-applicant

However, it is entirely your decision whether you want to use old or new recommendations.

Admissions Team

[mask]

Originally Posted by mask

Thank you. I was wondering, can the first to final payslip from the previous firm be valid, in lieu of a letter?

Also, I have another query. Can I submit a recommendation from academics? From the professor under whom I completed my Master's thesis?

Dear Sir, I would appreciate if you can clarify whether I can submit a recommendation from the academics.

[adityachari]

Hi Mr. Menon,

Moderator : Question is removed as it is of the Profile Evaluation type.

Thanks in advance.

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by sid149086

Sir,

• I m presently with a Bank as a permanent employee, but I 'm also assisting my famliy in our business and working as a teacher at one of the institutes on a part time basis. Will these experiences also be considered with the application?
• I have read and as per my understanding a world class MBA class is one which is diverse, but as per the website, 57% of the students at ISB are form the IT background. Even with other great extra-curicular activities of every applicant, Is 57% class compostion with IT experience a great composition, doesn't makes it monotonous.
• Does a really very diverse career stand a better chance than the orthodox ones.

I'll really appreciate, if can answer the above mentioned queries.

Dear Siddharth,

Yes, your part-time work experience will be considered in the application. Please mention your teaching work experience as a part-time work experience. You need to have at least 2 years of full-time work experience to be eligible to apply to the ISB (I am assuming that you have that experience from your bank).

In the current batch we have 34% students from the IT back ground.
ISB’s admission team takes care to see that there is enough diversity in each batch to ensure that the learning is not hampered. This is evident from the fact that the present batch has students from Army, Healthcare, consulting, Manufacturing, shipping, Government/PSU etc., to ensure that there is enough diversity in the campus. We don’t compromise on the quality for the sake of diversity. If you are from a diverse back ground with high quality and strong potential you are a strong applicant.

Admissions Team

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by mask

Thank you. I was wondering, can the first to final payslip from the previous firm be valid, in lieu of a letter?

Also, I have another query. Can I submit a recommendation from academics? From the professor under whom I completed my Master's thesis?

Dear Mask,

Your pay slips from the current company will be sufficient for applying to the ISB. We will need your employment letter if you are offered an admission.

We would ideally want your recos from your work place. However, if you have done some significant work under the guidance of a faculty you can ask your professor to write your recommendation. Recos of this kind should ideally come from a person with lower work exp but not from some one with high work exp in his/her belt.

Admissions Team

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by azzminmehta

Dear Sir,

I have worked for 2 years and 1 month (after graduation in 2005) with one of the reputed hotel chains in India. In these two years, the Management Training Programme lasted for 18 months. Will the Management Training Programme be considered as work experience?

After leaving my last job I have been working as a Freelance Hospitality Trainer since past 9 months.If I apply this year for ISB, I would complete around 19 months(June 2009) in my present profession . Will all this be considered as work experience?

Looking forward for your reply.

Regards,
Azzmin

Yes. It will be considered as work exp. (provided it is after your undergrad qualification, working full time and you are paid). Hospitality training will be considered as a valid work exp. provided you are doing it on a full time basis.

Admissions Team

[Admissions@ISB]

1. Originally Posted by sharkon

   Dear Sir,

Originally Posted by sharkon

I have a few questions here.

1) I have given my GMAT twice (690 -50q 32v 4awa) and latest (700 -49q 36v 4.5 awa) . Would a very slight increase in scores be considered negative.

2)If i am ready to finance my education through loan and personal fundings instead of expecting a scholarship does that improve my chances for admission.

3) I am a s/w engg with 5 yrs exp in good MNCs and almost a 400% growth from when I started. However, this growth is spanned in two companies and I heard that colleges do not consider salary rises significantly when there is a change in company. Please comment

4) I come from a family of entrepreneurs who have failed in their ventures majorly because of lack of well rounded business knowledge. This aspect has been a driving influence for me to take up an Mba(strategy & entrepreneurship). I had put in effort in these ventures(a small scale Pharma company and advertising agency) on part time basis in designing marketing strategies, presentations and have also done some field work. However, I have no proof to show . Please advise me on how I can highlight this experience. Would a Letter head describing this experience suffice. Please note that these organizations are no more in existence.

Regards,
Harsha

Dear Harsha,

Your queries have been answered point wise below:

1. No not really.
2. The admissions officer will not know your financial situation at the time of deciding on your application. We don’t have access to the financial documents at the time of deciding on your admission offer.
   
3. I have already discussed in my earlier posts about the salary factor. What matters to us is the industry knowledge, insights that you can bring to the discussion table.
   
4. Please mention the details of your part time work exp in the application. That will be sufficient.
   

Menon

[vikas130678]

Dear Mr.Menon ,I planned to do an MBA at the start of My carrer but because of family financial crisis.I am working as a maintenance manager in a FMCG and have 7 years of experience right now.Will that much experience go negative for me?I will be applying for ISB next year.I am planning to do my specialisation in Operations.Moreover I have only two to three lacs of money to spend on education , Is it possible to get the balalnce amount as a loan from bank?RegardsVikas