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

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by Rochanante

Dear Sir/Madam,

My query concerns the essays-are they expected to be self sufficient? Let me elaborate-is there a chance that the essays will be read stand-alone and not as a part of the whole application?

Can we mention certain job-related details,activities of the organizations that we occupied positions in etc. in the earlier sections and then explore them further in the essays? If we do so,and the essays are read stand-alone,they would appear too 'abrupt' (i.e. missing the background on what the project or organization was etc...)

Thank you..

Whatever little you have achieved in your life, the admissions team is interested to know. There are no set rules on how you have to write your application. You have to plan in advance on what gives a comprehensive coverage of your candidacy to the admissions officer. Please take a call on what you think makes more sense to the evaluator and then write your application.

Admissions Team

sumedha

Hello Sir,
In my company, we get our salary slip online. So , I have a soft copy of it. can I directly upload the soft copy or do I need to scan and upload the printout of the soft copy of the salary slip instead ?
Also, since my gross salary is not fully reflected in my salary slip, because of the part of the salary that can be claimed non-taxable against utility bills, should i upload my gross salary offer letter for FY 2008-2009?

Regards,
Sumedha

urefriendforeve · 05:31 PM

Dear Adcom,

In the application, is it enough to mention the percentage one achieved at graduation, or does it necessarily have to be converted to a CGPA and then listed. As i recall, the application clearly mentiones % or CGPA and there is a out of 100 option in the drop down box next to it, but i am getting confused since many candidates have posted that their XY% is only AB in CGPA.

Thank you
Nishant Khanna

arora.nikil

Dear Sir,
For self employed candidates there is a provision to enter the employment details of other organizations too if they work with more than one organization. While I enter the other employment details and save it and the details get saved properly but I don't see that in the preview application. Can you please let me know if adcom reviews the preview application that we see or do they directly see the fields that we enter in the application form.

Thanks
Nikil

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by ONLY_ISB

Dear Sir,

I have a query regarding my past work ex.
Immediately after completing my MCA I joined a top IT company in India.
However in around 10 months, I felt lack of job satisfaction and challenge
in my work (I have genuine reasons) and without option to change departments, I was compelled to quit. I did not receive a relieving letter from the company as I quit before the stipulated contract time. However I do have enough evidence to prove my experience there.

Post this, my career saw a smooth transition upwards in a global top 3 company with a couple of promotions and awards and lots of appreciation letters both from company and clients. It would be a great help if you can let me know your opinion, if the past incident will go against me in my application. Do you feel that I should discuss the reasons for quitting the first job in the optional essay ?

Looking forward to your reply.

Regards,
Only_ISB

ONLY_ISB,

You past experience will not affect your chances at all. Please explain the reasons for quitting in the Optional essay.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by 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?

Yanivins,

1) No
2) Not at all
3) It is entirely your choice. We are not looking for any right or wrong answers.

Admissions Team

bc2008

Hello Sir,
Thanks for solving my query earlier on this forum. I have completed my GMAT and am in the process of completing my application. I had a question regarding recommendations- which ISB requires completion of, online. I work for a company which does not allow emails from domains other than its own. Would there be a workaround for this, as I plan to submit a recommendation from my reporting superior.

loosecontrol

Hello Adcom,

While submitting the application form i have come across a doubt. I am applying for scholarship / tution waiver and the instructions say "If you are applying for a tuition waiver, please also upload proof of income for your parents and spouse."

My father is a retierd person but he is getting pension and my mother is a wousewife.

Do i need to submit any income proof for my father? What would be the income proof for him (income tax returns?)

Please reply soon as i want to apply in R1.

vsriv · 04:17 PM

Dear AdCom,

I'm a reapplicant, (91169), and now have a better GMAT

I want to rewrite my resume to better portray the senior leadership roles I've essayed, and highlight some points I hadn't covered earlier.

Questions:
1. Will the adcom interpret the changes in job responsibilities and achievements (earlier app vs now) as my misinforming them? In that case I dont want to risk it!

2. There's also different awards and activities to add. Is that OK?

3. There's a certification from Engineering Council, London which needs a project before its awarded. I passed all the written exams but didn't finish the project part. Shall I include it, and does it add value.

4. There are a couple of posts in pagalguy about ISB's key challenges & focus areas, posted by the adcom. Is it OK to refer to that in the essays?

5. The 300 word limit means a lot of acronyms; can I expand those acronyms elsewhere in the app?

6. I want to give webpage addresses to help the adcom get a more complete picture of my qualifications. Where should I mention them?

7. I asked for feedback on my app, and ISB was kind enough to reply (email). I also attended the information sessions. Is it OK to refer to these interactions or will a completely different set of people read & evaluate the essay part?

Chiraggupta_86

Hi Team,

I appeared for my GMAT thrice have got following scores:

Test on 1 Aug'07 - 660. This score was NOT sent to ISB.
Test on 26 Sept'07 - 700. This score was NOT sent to ISB.
Test on 1 Sept'08 - 680. This score has been sent to ISB.

I want to know that whether ISB already received my highest score (i.e. 700), or do I need to resend it to them by ordering an additional score report?

Thanks a lot for your time.

Regards,
Chirag