Calling all ISB PGP Applicants - (2022 Intake) Class of 2023

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I got 730 in gmat. I got 5 years of work ex. Current designation - account director in an ad agency working on Digital growth for top brands in country like Kingfisher, SanDisk, BCCI, Lucknow Super Giants, etc Academics has never been good, scored average 70%ish in 10/12 both. Any tips of what i can do from here on to strengthen the profile? I aim to appear in R1

I think the profile is really good as it. The lack of good scores in 10th,12th (assuming grad as well) is made up through the gmat. This gives an indication to the adcom that you are analytically sound and can handle the academic rigor of ISB. The workex too is diverse as not many folks from this domain apply. There’s nothing much to be done to further strengthen the profile. Rather, focus on presenting your stories and experiences well. Happy to have a detailed chat if you want. Cheers
Manan
Co-founder, S4G
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mananpuri

Hi There,

I have 6 years of work ex including 3.5 years in US. I was an acting project manger in US for a year and now I am a Product owner/business analyst. Can someone give me a rough estimate about what would be the very minimum GMAT score I would need to have a chance in ISB or IIM A/B/C ?

My engineering and schooling results were not so great. around 90% in boards, 75% in +2 and 75% in B.Tech.

Hey,
It’d be really helpful if you could help me decide if I should take gmat again, given my profile.

I’m planning to apply in R1 this year for ISB

23yr, Female

GMAT- 700 (V35 Q50 IR4 AW4)

B.Tech, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, New Delhi (Electrical and Electronics): 7.27 CGPA
12th, Air Force Bal Bharati School, New Delhi(Science): 80%
10th, Sophia Secondary School, Rajasthan: 8.8 CGPA

Work Experience

Analyst in Technology Consultancy at EY (Nov,2020-Present) (28 months of experience by the time class starts)

Worked on 3 different projects for clients of different sectors and different geographical locations.
Worked as a sole resource and handled the entire project alone.
Won a SPOT award for exceptional performance in the engagement
Volunteered in the Covid relief group and helped 100+ families. Received an award for the same.
Introduced a new tool to the team and got certified in it.
Organized a walking challenge with 150+ participants.

Co-founder, DarjiGal (10k followers on Instagram)

Started a apparel business on instagram.
Handled operations.
Had to close in after a few months due to scalability issues.

Created a team of 5 people to organize covid testing/relief drives during the pandemic
Collaborated with Defense research and development organisation to provide free tests and medicines to the people in the surrounding societies, especially the under-privileged.

Short term goals: Product Management
Long term goals: Entrepreneurship

Eksha22, good profile overall. Your major selling points are your work-ex plus the venture you have. Do note that you WILL be asked in the interview why you don’t want to foray into full-time entrepreneurship post ISB. Regarding GMAT, while 700 is decent (acads average), if you feel it is not your best shot then retake. You should give it your absolute best on ALL aspects of your application. Happy to have a chat in detail if you wish to.
Manan
Co-founder, S4G
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mananpuri

hi, I saw a message in another chat group the IIM-A would not consider online GMAT score. Does ISB also have similar requirements ?

Nope

IIM-A doesn’t accept GMAT online score ? This is news to me

Would like to know if anyone can explain this

Not sure what explains this but yesterday i attended one admission session from IIM A and they confirmed that they won’t accept GMAT Online scores.

Is it for 2 year programmes or for all programmes in general ?

Mentions on their website that they will consider GRE/GMAT for PGPX programs. Dunno for PGP.

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Yeah eligibility criteria specifically says "For this year as an exception GMAT/GRE taken at home is also valid for PGPX." and the dates seems to be updated too

Nonetheless, all we do is wait till tomorrow

Hi All,

I am planning to apply to ISB and IIM A B C for their 1 year MBA programs. Can anyone please recommend a decent admission consultant who can help me with the applications?

27 years male India, 10th-95%, 12th-92%, B.Tech-78%. Work experience- 5 years in a tier 2 management consulting firm with 2 promotions (analyst-> consultant -> senior consultant). GMAT- 700

Post MBA goal- strategy consulting (which is currently missing in my consulting profile)

Thanks!

any re-applicant facing any issues while creating an account on ISB website? I’m getting an error message stating "Please enter application ref. no." although there’s no slot to enter the application

This is after filling up the initial form that you get after clicking on "create account" and then selecting the re-applicant choice

Hi rajat1995

You have a rich consulting work experience and decent academic percentage, hope you have good outside classroom achievements too. You should perhaps think of improving your GMAT score from 700 to the average GMAT score of the present cohort.

Regards,
Team ISBMantra
https://www.isbmantra.com | info@isbmantra.com

Hello Eksha22

Below are my inputs on your profile and answer to your query:

1. Your academic percentage is good however, not very good considering the competition in the pool for PGP.
2. You have a rich but limited work experience compared to the average work experience of the batch.
3. The SPOT award won and other work achievements shared resonates with your quality work experience.
4. Learning from the limited entrepreneurial experience will be valued, hope you are making good use of the 10k followers.
5. Achievements outside your work experience are highly valuable.

Based on the above, I would strongly advise that trying to improve the GMAT score will definitely put your profile in strong contention for the PGP program.

Regards,
Team ISBMantra
https://www.isbmantra.com | info@isbmantra.com