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

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by vchirrav

Hello Sir,

One quick question - I heard that scholarship team is a separate team in ISB and prospective applicant can repeat his achievements (mentioned in prior essays) in scholarship essay. How far is this true?

Any advice regarding this is appreciated.

Thanks,
Viswanath

Viswanath,

You can repeat your achievements in the Scholarship essay.

Admissions Team

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by nehakms

Dear Sir,
greetings.
please clarify this to me,
i have already arranged for 1 recommender, that is my supervisor.
for the second one, which recommendation will be more accepatble for PGP admission?

1> my ex senior, whom, i last worked with for 1.5 yrs, 1.5 years ago

2> my colleague in office, who is a year junior to me. / my colleague in community club

3> other department head in office, who seeks my help in random projects of his dept (since his dept does not have an engineer), and also interacts with me on other administrative issues, has observed/acknowledged my contribution in various other offfcial issues.


your timely reply will be most helpful.

thanks,
regards

Neha,

I will suggest that you choose option no. 1 since you have worked with him professionally. We do not prefer recos from your juniors as it is not a 360 degree feedback. Also, the evaluation form has questions that are work environment related, so your colleague from community club does not fit in. Option 1 will be preferred over option 3.

Admissions Team

[nvivek81]

Dear Sir,

Please answer my queries regarding undergraduate percentages and whether category of my organization(CAE) is IT/ITES

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by nvivek81

Dear Sir,

In the application it is mentioned that the Undergraduate percentage should be the one which is specified by the university in awarding the degree. in my case the university considers third year and final year marks for the degree and the same is mentioned in the transcripts as well. Please clarify on this.

thanks

Vivek,

Please mention the marks that are mentioned in your transcripts.

Admissions Team

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by bigtiger

Hello Mr. Menon

Thanks for taking out your time & clearing the doubts posted in the forum.

I am a Mechanical Engineer working in the IT sector for the last 4 years.(as of today)
Last year I had applied for Round1 with a GMAT score of 700(4.5 in AWA) & was not selected for the Personal Interview round. The feedback I received was that my GMAT score is low among my competition pool.

Now, I am taking the GMAT again in October & applying in the Round2.

My questions are:

1) Can the combination of being a re-applicant & a R2 applicant work against my application ?

2) Is it expected that the GMAT score should show a big (specified) leap in all sections or in some specified sections ?

3) How much weightage does The ISB place on past academic record?

I will be obliged if you could clear my doubts.

Thanks & Regards

Bigtiger,

1) No
2) We only consider the GMAT score and not the leap.
3) Due weight ages are given to each section.

Admissions Team

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by achyu

Dear Sir,

I was informed that ISB would be opening an alumni referral scheme that can be used by the ISB alumni to post their recommendations for current applicants. I have already submitted a completed application. I am awaiting the launch of this scheme so that a couple of the alumni, who are in my acquaintance, can submit their recommendations.

I had mailed pgpadmissions in this regard but haven't received any response yet. Kindly let us know when this scheme is expected to be launched.

Looking forward to your response.

Warm regards,
Ashwanth

Ashwanth,

We will be sending out a mail regarding the same by next week.

Admissions Team

[Admissions@ISB]

Originally Posted by nvivek81

Dear Sir,

I had one more query. i am a mechanical engineer. presently i work for an organization which is into Computer Aided Engineering(CAE).CAE is basically the virtual world of design and analysis of mechanical systems.so whether the organization fall in the realms of the conventional IT/ITES?

Vivek,

Your organization does not fall in the realms of the conventional IT/ITES. It does not matter which industry the company fits in, what matters is your job profile. Even an IT firm employs people from different backgrounds for various functions.

Admissions Team

[nvivek81]

Originally Posted by Admissions@ISB

Vivek,

Your organization does not fall in the realms of the conventional IT/ITES. It does not matter which industry the company fits in, what matters is your job profile. Even an IT firm employs people from different backgrounds for various functions.

Admissions Team

Dear Sir,

thanks for the prompt reply. So can i distinguish/differentiate myself based on my job profile compared to any engineer or mechanical engineers in particular?

[anupam2285]

Sir,

I had applied to ISB last year and got a reject. My profile in last year's application included Engineering in Industrial Engg & Mgmt course, GMAT - 690, work-ex of 2.75 years in Natural gas industry in Business Development domain. The reason for rejection apparently was low work-ex and low GMAT score.

I intend to take my GMAT again and increase my score. Also, my profile has changed considerably. I have now taken the role of a Business Analyst in Commercial group which involves a lot of number crunching, negotiations and strategic level decision making on daily basis. It was very unusual for my organization to bring someone to this profile without an MBA. I now directly report to General Manager and Director of Commercial group. My questions are:

1. i believe ISB looks for candidates with managerial work-ex. However, my organization has a stringent rule of not promoting any engineer to even first level of managerial position without a substantial work-ex (5-6 yrs). I was the first Engineer to have taken such a prominent role in the group as well as in the organization. My current roles and responsibilities are very challenging and can be easily comparable to that of a Manager in my organization. In which of the essays I should reflect this issue? Although I have taken the role of Business Analyst, I have not been promoted officially. My total work-ex by April-09 will be 3.75 years. Will i be at a disadvantage because of the above issue?

2. I would like to use my wor-ex as the differentiator (diversity) in the application. Do you think the work-ex will be considered low even if I have taken challenging assignments and added significant value to my quality of work-ex?

3. Since I work with GM and Director of the group, is it advisable to take reco from senior management? I fear that it may go against me..

Kindly give your views.. Thanks!!

Anupam

[appuvar]

Sir,

I am in IT but my profile is different from that of generic IT Pool. Most of the people from the IT Pool would be either project Managers or Technical people. But I am managing more than 1000 people and US$50 Million revenues/year. I have good amount of sales,relationship mgmt and delivery mgmt experience. I have around 12 years of IT Experience(with 8 years of overseas experience in 6 countries).

I have a consistent and good academic record. Received scholorships during graduation and post graduation. I am part of some of the local bodies in commerce and recently started a small company too...

I can speak more than 5 languages including two foreign languages.

But, the biggest negative point is low GMAT score (650).

My queries:
1. Do you think my Experience is a problem? Would I be singled out in the class because of age factor (I am 35)?

2.Would my low GMAT is an issue or my experience & exposure would offset the low GMAT.

Appreciate your advise.

Cheers.