Calling all ISB Applicants - (2016 Intake) Class of 2017

Hi,

I'm interested in applying for Round 1 and would really appreciate if someone could help with the following questions:

1. Salary declaration: I have an onsite experience of around 6 months (April'15 to September'15) but would be returning in October & working in India henceforth. Which salary should I declare, the salary for last 5 months or the current CTC?

2. I have a valid TOEFL score (110) although the language of instruction in under-graduate degree was English. How can I declare TOEFL score?

Currently working in Indian IT company - eCommerce Consulting stream.

Thanks
Divya

Hi Divya,

You don't have to declare your TOEFL score as Language of instruction in UG was English.

Hi Divya, Please find the answers inline


1. Salary declaration: I have an onsite experience of around 6 months (April'15 to September'15) but would be returning in October & working in India henceforth. Which salary should I declare, the salary for last 5 months or the current CTC?
You need to declare the current CTC.

2. I have a valid TOEFL score (110) although the language of instruction in under-graduate degree was English. How can I declare TOEFL score?
You do not need to declare TOEFL if you have completed your undergrad in a college where English was the mode of instruction.

!	An important announcement!

Hi All,

We have collaborated with the ISB admissions team and will be having a Chat session with Mr. Rupesh Bisht.
Here is a snapshot of his profile at ISB.

"Rupesh Bisht heads PGP International marketing and the Young Leaders Programme at ISB. He is Associate Director with Admissions and Financial Aid Department at ISB and also an alumnus from the class of 2009."

Timings for the session: 8.00 pm IST on 15th September 2015.
Place: GMATClub chat room

By that time, all the people applying in R1 must have completed a significant portion of their essays and some might be on the verge of submitting the application. Collect all your questions and get them clarified from Mr. Bisht.

Add this event to your Google Calendar.

All the best! and happy essays writing
Ankur

ISB Webinar on Monday, September 14th at 8:00 PM IST

Hello Friends, we thought we will bring to your notice that ISB is conducting a Webinar on how to prepare a strong Application.

It will be a good opportunity to hear from others, as well as get clarity on your own doubts, directly from ISB Admissions Director.

Following is the link to register for the event: Webinar

Also, request people attending the webinar, to update this thread with their findings n discoveries. Will be handy for fellow ISB Applicants.

Apologies if this information has already been mentioned elsewhere.

Hi All,

How crucial are the ECs. I dont have any. My basic profile is
GMAT - 710 (Q50 , V35) , IR -8/8, AWA - Not received
10th - 74.60
12th - 80.00
Btech - 69.02%

Work Ex : - 40 Months as of now.
Please let me know if I stand any chance for ISB.
Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Hi all,

I am going to apply for ISB class of 2017 and wanted feedback on my case:-

First of all i want to know is it enough time to apply for the 1st deadline?

GMAT score: 700
Education:- I am a 2011 graduate (Civil engg.) from BITS Pilani. GPA 7.1/10. 10th: 87.4% 12th 88.8%
Work experience Total 4 years+:- After that i started working as a Business Analyst at Wells Fargo India where i was involved in tech cum analytics role for 2 years. After that i have been working at ZS associates as a Business Analyst which is a consulting role for a big Pharma client. I was managing a team here as well as working collaboratively with the US teams and US clients and also have onsite client experience.

I also have learnt Financial stock market technical analysis on my own and now manage a full portfolio of my own from the past 7 years. I have a lot of knowledge of the stock market.

Please let me know how does my profile look and what should i stress on? Also should i take help of experience GMAT consultants?

Your basic profile parameters are fine. Not possible to comment in too much detail as details on your work ex are not available.

ECs do count. There is a specific section on the online application where these details are sought and leaving this blank will be a negative. ECs are considered as indicators of your overall personality and passions beyond work, and also as possible indicators of how you could contribute to the ISB community and student life.

That said, you should dig into your profile to identify activities that you can highlight. It is not just recognized achievement which is valid here - even participation and hobbies count.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

When you say hobbies..can I mention watching football / tennis. But I don't have any certification to back it up.

Hi akshat1989,

You do have enough time, with around a month to go for the ISB deadline.

Your profile looks good overall. BITS Pilani grad, fair GPA and decent GMAT. Your work ex is pretty good, with experience in analytics, plus exposure to foreign markets as well as your analytics work on sales force optimization at ZS. The onsite experience helps further.

Stock market trading as a hobby (also connected to knowledge of finance and investments) is a further plus for your application.

You should be stressing on your analytics work, your international exposure, and your client management skills as key parts of your application. These are all key strengths of yours, and they are also fairly differentiated as not too many ISB applicants have this mix.

Overall, you seem well set. All the best and feel free to come back with further queries.

Under hobbies, you can mention anything, and don't need any certificates to back you up. However, try and mention hobbies (based on fact of course) that show you as an interesting person + a potential contributor. E.g. Active sportsperson - play football and tennis and also follow them.

ankurgupta03

Hi, how do we join the live chat today at 8pm for ISB applicants (class of 2017)? There is no link.

How do we join this chat??

An excellent initiative to add strong further value to this thread and forum Ankur! Kudos!

How can we join this chat? There is no link

I think you can join the chat in the GC chatroom.