ISB has announced its deadlines for 2010-2011 admissions cycle. The deadlines for the two rounds of admission are as follows:
Cycle 1
Application Deadline: August 30, 2010
Offer Date: By November 15, 2010
Cycle 2
Application Deadline: November 30, 2010
Offer Date: By February 15, 2011
All deadlines are 23:59:59 Hrs Indian Time.
These deadlines are for Indian passport holders. For international applicants (those holding non-Indian passport), ISB follows a rolling admissions process, the timeframe to apply for which is from June 1, 2010 till January 15, 2011. The application fee for the program is INR 3000 or USD 60. For re-applicants, the application fee is INR 1000. This is ISB’s own way of encouraging re-applicants to apply again.
Essays
The essay topics for 2010-2011 application have also been published and are as follows:
Essay 1
If we were to admit one more student to the class of 2012, make a compelling argument as to why that student should be you? (300 words max)
Essay 2
What are your short term and long term goals? How will the ISB help you achieve the same? (300 words max)
Essay 3
Please provide additional information, that will significantly affect the consideration of your application to the ISB. (300 words max)
All the 3 essays are required essays and exceeding the word limit is strictly not allowed.
Start now
Starting now, you have about 3 months to prepare a strong application. As suggested earlier by thinkisb, you have to get your stuff in place in time and now is the time to start. Keep yourself a comfortable 10 to 12 weeks to work on your essays and working backwards, you should start latest by June. So if you are not done with your GMAT yet, focus on that first and get it done with.
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