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Originally Posted by Amardev

Dear Mr.Menon,

I am a postgraduate in engineering and have about 20+ years of experience, worked in Govt organisations in India and in start up companies in US. I have a couple of awards and certifications and good track record in extra curricular activities. But I got a low score in GMAT (550). I am planning to apply in the second cycle (November) but as I got such a low score, not sure whether to apply or just take GMAT again and plan for the next year. Please advise me.

Thank you

Amardev,

We will suggest that you improve your GMAT score and then apply.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by Saahas

Dear Adcom

Thanks for answering our specific queries.

One of my evaluators (to whom I have been directly reporting for the past 2 yrs) is about to leave the company and shift abroad around mid Oct? He has already submitted the evaluation form. At what stage would the Adcom get in touch with him? My concern is that he should be available at the contact details i have provided. What need i do, if he leaves earlier?

Thanks and regards
Saahas

Saahas,

Please mail us his new contact details along with official email id at pgpadmissions@isb.edu

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by vickypaul

Hi Sir,

I am a B.E. (Mech) from Punjab Engg. College and have 6 yrs of IT experience in Internet Banking Product (Finacle, if you have heard of) Implementation (both retail and corporate) for major Indian and foreign banks.
1. Does that provides a good enough background to choose Finance as one of the electives at ISB along with IT Management.
2. My college percentage is 71.1 (that becomes 2.1 according to the rating given by GMAT but i was ranked 13 in the class as the highest percentage was only around 80% (historical avgs. for mechanical branches have always been low, I guess). Does that become good enough reason to explain the low percentage in the additional/optional essay?

Thanks in advance,
Vicky

Vicky,

1) Working on the Finacle product definitely helps you. The core banking solutions implemented gives exposure not only to the business processes of the banks but also to various banking clients and their businesses. The knowledge thus gained by interacting with various banking clients will be very handy. The finance electives at ISB will further strengthen your domain knowledge. However, Irrespective of the background one comes from he/she can pick and choose any areas of concentration that we offer. The course gives you a comprehensive knowledge of all the concentration areas.

2) Yes, you may explain your marks in the Optional essay.

Admissions Team

cheetahcat

Dear Sir,

I am applicant for R1. I intend to apply for scholarship for both ISB tuition waiver and Nurture India Scholarship.

I would like to know whether two different essays need to be written for both the scholarship, or only one essay would suffice.

Thanks in advance.

p_jez

Dear Admissions Committee,

The application form mentions that the passport's copy as uploaded should clearly show the date of birth, nationality, name and passport no. of the applicant. For Indian passport holders, all this information is on the inside of the front cover.

However, on a response on this thread you have mentioned that both first and last pages will need to be uploaded.

Would you please clarify whether the single page which has all this information will be sufficient, or will the front and back (2 pages each) will have to be uploaded?

Regards

ashish_iitr

hello sir,
i am having 3.5 yr of IT experience and yet to take GMAT.i have one question as i am not having any onsite/international experience which any typical IT professional would be having it.so will it affect my candidature to ISB?.
Should i be targetting atleast a yr international experince to make my application strong.

yanivins

Thanks for providing this great forum, it helps clear a lot of clouds. I had a query re one's marital status and its impact on getting selected at ISB.
1)Does ISB have a limit on the number of married candidates they take in each cycle?
2)Will a candidate who is married and who has just 3 years experience be at a disadvantage compared to other married and more experienced candidates?
3)In the case study essay can we also create hypothetical situations and characters in our response?

ashish_iitr · 01:17 PM

i am IT professional having 3.5 yr of experince and yet to take gmat.
profile:
10th - 89%
12th - 82%
B.Tech. (IIT R) - 6.72/10
Work expre: 3.5 yr. in infosys ,module leader
extra curricular:
1. First rank holder of Enquesta’05 online tech quiz of IIT Roorkee in Paper Technology Department
2. Awarded high school and merit scholarship in 1st year of B.Tech.
3. Acknowledged meritorious student in 5th board examination holding 2nd rank in Distt. And 11th rank in M.P.Board high school examination
4. Bagged Gold Medal in 200m. and 400m. race at District Sports Competition
5. Event Organizer of Information Technology Quiz in tech fest’05
6. Awarded certificate of recognition in knowledge management in company
7.CFA level 1 aspirant and hope to clear before gmat
8. Chairperson of 'Engineers Association' at HomeTown having around 200 engineers providing couselling to youngsters whenever necessary.(but this association is not registered so cant produce certificate)

i am looking for IT consulting or finance related job post mba.
my queries:
1. i am not having any onsite/international experience so how is this going to affect my applications? what is the weightage for the same?
2. i have not done much community service. will that be a issue?
3. since i have done couple of things at my hometown but however i havenot attached myself with big NGO and all. how is this going to affect.

any other inputs to improve profile would be good for me.

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by cheetahcat

Dear Sir,

I am applicant for R1. I intend to apply for scholarship for both ISB tuition waiver and Nurture India Scholarship.

I would like to know whether two different essays need to be written for both the scholarship, or only one essay would suffice.

Thanks in advance.

Cheetahcat,

It is your choice. You can write same essay for the two scholarships.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by p_jez

Dear Admissions Committee,

The application form mentions that the passport's copy as uploaded should clearly show the date of birth, nationality, name and passport no. of the applicant. For Indian passport holders, all this information is on the inside of the front cover.

However, on a response on this thread you have mentioned that both first and last pages will need to be uploaded.

Would you please clarify whether the single page which has all this information will be sufficient, or will the front and back (2 pages each) will have to be uploaded?

Regards

P_jez,

We need the first and the last page of your passport.

Admissions Team