ISB MBA Program Guide 2026

There were 2 panelists. One is from Andhra Pradesh. No introduction asked. One of them welcomed me... Read More

There were 2 panelists. One is from Andhra Pradesh. No introduction asked. One of them welcomed me and introduced themselves. 1. Journey of how I have landed up in my company i.e NPCI. 2. My day to day activities and followups 3. My team hirearchy 4. Conflicts with stakeholders. 5. How do I handle choas in a 10 member team and make sure works goes smooth 6. Why UPI is only in India not in America? related to my company 7. Post ISB shor term goals. 8. Related to hobbies. difference b/w restaurants in Andhra. Cultural cuisines in Andhra and Differences. Interview lasted for about 30 to 35 min. It was very casual and I was cracking jokes in between and last 5 min I literally explained one panelist how to make my fav andhra dish with help of another panelist. Read Less

My interview debrief WAT Topics 1. In internship, you receive high-value gifts. What do you do? 2. ... Read More

My interview debrief WAT Topics 1. In internship, you receive high-value gifts. What do you do? 2. Your teammate's performance seems to be declining, who was once very reliable. How do you tackle without letting the team's performance get affected? Virtual Interview - Two Alums of ISB from Co'25 (Lost about 15 minutes due to the internet issues) 1. TMAT 2. Explain Career Trajectory (the gaps, motivations behind transitions) 3. What's your LTG, STG? How will ISB help? 4. Tell me more about your LTG, why the particular product, what pain points have you identified, what are the solutions, and USP of your product? (My LTG is to start my own dating platform) PS - The panel had access to the application, essays. Read Less

I gave interview on the same day and my experience was very different. Non of the interviewers intr... Read More

I gave interview on the same day and my experience was very different. Non of the interviewers introduced themselves nor they ask me about my intro. All situational based questions I had. Nothing from my resume or from the application. Read Less

My Interview Debrief 1. How did I get into my company NPCI 2. My daily work 3. How do I handle my t... Read More

My Interview Debrief 1. How did I get into my company NPCI 2. My daily work 3. How do I handle my team and what is it’s hierarchy 4. Any situation where I have conflict within my team 5. As I have 10 member team how do I make sure there is no noise and work happens faster 6. post ISB short term goal 7. Why do you think UPI is not present in US till now 8. Something that excites me right now 9. Hobbies outside of work and just chitchatted around some local cusines in Andhra Prasesh Read Less

My interview debrief: 1st Mar Hyd campus offline There were 2 interviewers (both alumni) in my pane... Read More

My interview debrief: 1st Mar Hyd campus offline There were 2 interviewers (both alumni) in my panel 35-45 min It was very Conversational and interactive overall Tell me about yourself 1 interviewer introduced himself. About work they were cross questioning. Why MBA ? Why ISB ? Why can’t you progress in your current role and reach the stage u want to go to. What do you want to learn out of ISB ? U work with an ISB alumnus so u can learn from him why invest 40 lakhs ? What if plan A doesn’t work ? What if plan B doesn’t work ? Did you look up exact roles and its job descriptions? Are u sure those kinds of roles exist ? If u come to ISB and another person is in the same company only will you be ahead of him after 1 yr ? Can you afford 40 lakhs ? They asked about the health issue I mentioned in my application. If you are comfortable you can mention. Any questions for us ? I asked 3 questions. Read Less

I have consolidated essay/behavioral question. Incase it can be of help to someone: ISB - Behaviora... Read More

I have consolidated essay/behavioral question. Incase it can be of help to someone: ISB - Behavioral Questions (few could be repetitive) 1) You have a mistake on a simulation you are working on and it can impact your team's performance. Will you inform your instructor about it? If you don't, he may not notice it. 2) You have noticed that some people in your team are feeling not heard and valued. What will you do to improve it and foster an inclusive environment 3) You got to know that your classmate is involved in some moral misconduct - cheated on exam or plagiarized an assignment. This classmate is your close friend. What would you suggest him and how? 4) In a peer review process you have to give review for a sensitive colleague who would take a negative feedback very seriously. How would you proceed the conversation in a positive way? 5) Your friend who has helped you out a lot in the past requires sensitive data from your part time job for a class project. What actions will you take and why? 6) Two friends in your study group are having a conflict which is affecting the entire study group's atmosphere as final exams are approaching. What actions will you take and why? 7) Your friend who has helped you out a lot in the past requires sensitive data from your part time job for a class project. What actions will you take and why? 8) Two friends in your study group are having a conflict which is affecting the entire study group's atmosphere as final exams are approaching. What actions will you take and why? 9) You are at an MBA internship and after the successful delivery of the project, your employer wanted to celebrate and offered to give high value gifts. Some of your peers have already accepted the gift. What actions will you take and how will this affect your relationship with your employer and your peers? 10) Your colleague who is usually a high performer is under a lot of stress and his performance is affecting the team. What actions will you take? 11) During an MBA project, your group members are inflating data to get better results mentioning that it’s a common practice that everyone does. What will you do, how will you respond to them? 12) One of your team member is continuously coming late to office and taking frequent time offs as well. Other members in your team are not mentioning it officially but are visibly frustrated. What steps will you take? 13) A Helpful and respected team member is asking for confidential data from my prior company to complete a project. What will my actions be? 14) ⁠A Key team member made an error in a project which can affect my grade. Prof asks me to replace the team member. What will my actions be? How will ensure project completion? Read Less

I interviewed in R2 on 11 Jan in Mumbai. My interviewers were very friendly and mentioned liking my ... Read More

I interviewed in R2 on 11 Jan in Mumbai. My interviewers were very friendly and mentioned liking my essay. But since I am from a different background of design, their questions revolved more about -What I think good design was. -How I approached my work -What would be the impact of AI on my work. They never even touched why I wanted to do an MBA. And just had one question regarding what I will do at ISB. Did not even ask me Why ISB. I was mostly able to answer all questions except one, about the impact of AI on ecommerce platforms. I clarified that i was well aware of impact of AI on the design industry but not on the whole of e commerce. But i still did answer somewhat, but they weren’t there most satisfied with this answer. But this was the only hiccup. Now i am very confused, since everyone’s experiences revolved around Why MBA & Why ISB. For reference both my interviewers were very chill guys who seemed like they worked in some creative adjacent fields as well. Read Less

ISB R2 Mumbai Interview Debrief WAT Questions: 1) You are part of the student committee and need to... Read More

ISB R2 Mumbai Interview Debrief WAT Questions: 1) You are part of the student committee and need to select a vendor for an upcoming event. One of the vendors is a close friend but there are other capable vendors in the consideration as well. How will resolve this conflict of interest and ensure a fair and transparent process for selection? 2) Your study group is severely burnout due to tight deadlines for assignments and tests. How will you manage this situation and plan for avoiding recurring burnouts? My personal interview lasted about 40-45 mins. I had two panellists and overall it was a very comfortable experience. Keep atleast 2 questions ready to ask your interviewers. Personal Interview Questions: 1) Why brings you here today? 2) What is your short team goal and Why MBA? 3) Deep dive into work experience (Nothing too technical) 4) Learning’s from an experience mentioned in the essay 5) How will spend your time at ISB? 6) What student clubs will you participate in? 7) How will you handle pressure at ISB? 8) How would your recommender describe you? 9) How would your friends describe you? 10) What will be the hardest thing for you to handle at ISB? 11) If not Consulting, what else would you pursue? 12) What is your long term goal? 13) How does your day-to-day look like in your current job? 14) What progress have you made since your last application? 15) Tell us more about your experience as a volunteer at Teach for India. What are the gaps and what have you learnt? 16) How do you spend time outside of work? + Some follow-ups on my hobbies 17) Since your current employer is already a major recruiter at ISB, why not continue with the same organization? Read Less

Hi everyone! I just had my interview on 17th. Have digital marketing experience as on which most of... Read More

Hi everyone! I just had my interview on 17th. Have digital marketing experience as on which most of the interview was focused, they even asked me to focus more on my digital marketing skills, rest of the interview went fine as well. Only downside i would say is I hadn’t any significant conversation with an isb alumni and when they asked me if I did, I said no. Also, I don’t think my English conversation skills were flawless, just decent at best but I managed to get my point across. I am waitlisted at IIM A and rejected at B and C. When they asked I told them about these results. Read Less

The interview was held online, with two interviewers ('04 and '22 graduates). The interview started ... Read More

The interview was held online, with two interviewers ('04 and '22 graduates). The interview started with introductions and jumped into the discussion which mostly revolved around "Why I want to do MBA?" and "Why ISB?". In the end I was asked my experience in handling conflicts at workplace and about my hobbies. Questions 1. Introduction 2. What do I want to do in life? 3. What do I want to do in the next 5 years? 4. Why MBA? 5. How will ISB enable me to achive my goals? 6. How have I dealt with conflicts at workplace? I asked a couple of questions in the end. Read Less