How much has ISB achieved in its 5 years? What we have achieved depends on what we set out to do. The most fundamental premises would be of having a globally comparable business school education, as good as it would be in any part of the world. We have a model where we get faculty […]

What is the kind of presence of India in IMD and what kind of activity does IMD do within India? IMD is known to be one of the most global MBA programs and even though we are a class of only 90 people, each class has between 4 and 8 Indian students who tend to […]

The ISB has emphasised the importance of diversity in the classroom right from the start. The School has made special efforts each year to attract a diverse student body. While 59% of the Class of 2008 comes with an engineering degree, (15 pc less than the last year), the remaining 41 pc come from various […]

Who is the Acton MBA for? What kind of applicant is best fit to make it to the program? The Acton program is not for everyone. It is designed for people who want to make a difference in the world, do not have a moment to waste and are willing to make a serious commitment […]

There seems to be an increased focus on India from Tuck. Tuck has set up a full-time office in New Delhi and Admissions Officers from Tuck are visiting India a lot more than they used to. What are the reasons for this interest in India? One of the big changes is that we have seen […]

Thanks Sara for agreeing to participate in this interview. What is the unique value that the MBA at Darden School of Business offers to its participants? I would describe the value as High touch, High Tone and High Octane. High touch refers to high engagement. The learning environment at Darden is very active. We are […]

The CAT: The surprises and its repercussions 1. The change to five optionsThe most obvious change was in the negative marking. From the usual negative of 1/3 of the marks the five options led to a negative of 1/4. This means students are penalized less for a negative answer but the chance of getting an […]

One of the largest and longest established b-school information fairs, the QS World MBA Tour will be visiting New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai from 28 November to 7 December 2006, giving aspiring MBAs from India the opportunity to meet admissions teams from many of the world’s top schools and gather information on topics […]

Hello EveryoneMunira Lokhandwala Hi Munira, what should be the order of sections to attempt in CAT?cat1248 Order of sections: I always put English in the middle. Reason: It is a break between the two similar sections Munira Lokhandwala Hi Munira… Q: For a very average person getting percentiles around 80 in mocks…what is most advisable […]

The challenge for any applicant is to stand out from their peer group, and demonstrate to the Admissions Office why he or she should be offered a precious place on the MBA program. For Indian students, who constitute one of the largest pools of international candidates, this is even more the case. The number of […]