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

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by 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.

Loosecontrol,

You can either upload his pension slip or his IT return.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by 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.

Bc2008,

There are two options – either you request your IT staff to include pgpadmissions@isb.edu in their domain list or you can opt for an offline evaluation.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by vsriv

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?

Vsriv,

1) You can mention the changes in job responsibilities and achievements.
2) Yes, you can make additions to this section also.
3) It will add value if you complete it. You can explain about it in the Optional essay.
4) It is entirely your call.
5) You need not expand the acronyms anywhere in the application.
6) Why do you want to give webpage addresses for qualification section? The various fields in the qualification section give you enough option and if something is not covered there, then you can always mention it in the Optional Essay.
7) It is fine if you want to refer to these interactions.

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,

Your query has already been replied on page no 72.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by nehajaini

Dear Sir,

This is Neha. I am a interested in the 2009-10 Batch of ISB.

I am working and currently out of country, Please tell me how can i proceed with the application process. Do we have to appear in person for the interveiw? Can we use some online tools for the same?

Neha,

No, you need not appear in person for an interview. You can opt for a telephonic interview.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by adarshgupta1984

Dear Mr.Menon,

Firstly, I thank ISB and you for taking up this initiative to help answer to queries of prospective applicants.

I would like to know the criterion with which you evaluate applicants who have the requisite work experience, i.e., 2 years and more, in their own family business organization. More specifically if the applicant has a science / engineering under-graduate qualification but starts off his/her work career with the family run business (Manufacturing / Trading / both), which may or may not have a requisite of a similar science / technical degree as an under-graduate qualification which the candidate has.

Secondly, If in the case as above, the candidate has worked with his father and learnt many salient aspects of running a business / negotiating deals / managing banking / operations from the start upto the completion of a contract and the various and numerous other aspects of managing the operations of a business, what kind of recomendations would you suggest the candidate to obtain from the people he/she has dealt with in the course of 3-4 years of being a part of the family business.

Thirdly, I would like to know if having good acedemic grades from high school, higher secondary and college will play a role in evaluating such a candidate who ends up starting of his working career in a feild which had no relation what-so-ever to his acedemic qualifications.

Kindly bear with me for asking so many queries, but my last question is that, if the candidate feels the need to move and grow out of the functioning in his family business and wishes to pursue an MBA at ISB, for the main purpose to interact with and learn from people of varied backgrounds and profiles, and thereafter not necessarily join back the Family Business but look towards working for a few years in a more professionally managed organization of an industry type similar or non-similar to the family business, with the intention of learning the various different functionalities / diverse working cultures / decision making patterns / etc and then maybe look to start-off his own business or join back the family business to add more value to it to take it to higher levels, do you think ISB will be helpful for such a candidate to pursue his career vision and also do you think such a candidate will be a useful profile to add to the list of students of ISB?

I hope to receive your valuable opinion and feedback on my queries and apologize if you feel I have asked you too many questions.

Adarsh Gupta

Adarsh,

1) We will consider your industry, function, domain of work and undergraduate study separately.

2) You can take your recos from your clients.
3) Yes
4) It is up to you to decide whether ISB will be able to further your career aims or not. We do have students from family business background.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by dip_crux

Dear Menon,

I am interested in 2009-10 batch for ISB.My Profile

1) 10th (69%)
2)Diploma(73%)
3)B.E. Comp. Sci.(73%)
4)Work Exp. 4years
Currently working as a Software Engineer(Lead) in Cisco Systems.
5) Completed my CCIE Security(World Most Respected and Toughest Cert to achieve )Currently in my track only around 1600 people across the world hold this .
6) GMAT Score -700

Please tell me about my chances for ISB.

Thanks

Dip_crux,

We are not doing a profile check here.

Admissions Team

Admissions@ISB

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Originally Posted by 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

Chirag,

You will have to resend the score report.

Admissions Team

chandu_v

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Originally Posted by Admissions@ISB

Sarat,

1) Please explain your employment details in three parts.
2) No, you need not give details of the patents.
3) Please mention the research publications in the Optional essay. You can mention awards received at the workplace under the awards section
4) It is entirely your decision who you target in your essay.
5) The Optional essay need not have a central theme. You can list down different unrelated aspects of our application / profile

Admissions Team

Admissions Team,

Thanks for the answers to my previous querries.
I have few more regarding the application process and deadlines.

a. I am planning to submit my application for R1 ? Where in the application form do I select R1/R2 ?
If I submit my application by R1 deadline, but my evaluators upload their evaluations after the deadline, will my application be automatically considered for R2 ?

b. In the information session at Bangalore, I was told that activities at workplace like working with the HR team in recruitment and training initiatives could be written about in the activities section.

The activities section in ISB online application is structured to submit a particular activity during a time span and with a designation and has a character limit. However, these activities are typically spread across years and will not have a designation associated with them. Please advise me on how I can fit these in to the application.

I do not have place in the optional essay to fit this in.

c. Regarding the patents, I was told that that I do not need to give the details. However, my applications are spread across multiple years. If cover all 3 patents as a single achievement, what year do I associate with these patents ?

Thanks and Regards,
Sarat

chandu_v

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Originally Posted by Admissions@ISB

Sumedha,

You can directly upload your salary slip but it needs to be in a jpeg format. We only need your latest salary slip. There is another field where you can mention your gross ctc.

Admissions Team

Dear Sir,

The online salary slip would be with the company header, but would not be attested. Is that fine ?

Thanks and Regards,
Sarat