The Personal Interview (PI) at TISS is going online for the first time due to COVID. If you find yourself facing an online interview for the first time, part 1 and 2 of the article are for you. For those of you who want some tips on tackling TISS HR interviews do check out previous articles on InsideIIM by TISS students. Part III of this article gives you a summary of the same.
With their flagship Post Graduate Program in Management ranked 24th globally according to Financial Times in 2019, ISB is one of the most aspirational b-schools in India. Many students every year diligently write the GMAT/ GRE to get into ISB. So how does one actually achieve this? What are the ins and out of getting into a b-school like ISB? In this article, we bring you Vyom Gautam, from the incoming ISB PGP Class Of 2022. With a B.tech in Mechanical and Automobile Engineering from VIT (Vellore), Vyom worked with SKF India, a leading automobile and aerospace facilitator, for 2+ years before getting into ISB. Everything from Vyom's journey, to GMAT prep, essay prompts at ISB, Interview experience and more has been captured in this article. Read to know more!
Getting into the prestigious ISB is not just anyone’s cup of tea. According to Abhilaksh Sharma (VIT pass out and ISB Alum), “ISB looks for confident and jugaadu people who can get things done. Just being academically good and raw intelligence will not be enough to cut it.” Before joining ISB, Abhilaksh was working as a public sector consultant at the Project Planning & Implementation Division (Chairman's Office) at the Quality Council of India. This article is trying to capture his GRE prep, essay prompt, interview experience and his overall time in ISB. Want to get into ISB? Want to know if you are cut out for it? Read this interview to find out.
In view of the severe constraints imposed due to the ongoing pandemic and in consonance with the guidelines of University of Delhi for the academic session 2020-21, the merit lists for selected candidates for admissions to MBA program would be decided based on the following:
Lauded as the 3rd Indian b-school to get an accreditation from AMBA, ISB is one of the most aspirational b-schools in India. So how does one make? What are the ins and out of getting into a b-school like ISB? In this article, we bring you Abhishek Nair, ISB alum and an engineer who studied computer science and chemistry from BITS Pilani Goa. With 92.76% in 10th and 91.33 % in 12th, Abhishek has also co-founded 2 startups. Everything from Abhishek's journey, to GMAT prep, essay prompts at ISB, Interview experience more has been captured in this article. Read to know more!
Did you know about ISB's Young Leadership Program (YLP)? Well, It is a deferred admission option given to high potential students pursuing their Bachelor’s or Master’s education. People who make it to this programme are, are ideally positioned to transform into future's exceptional business leaders. But, that doesn't mean they have it easy. They also have to go through the same stressful GMAT prep, nerve-wracking essay prompts and interviewers convincing you that you are more apt for MS than a PGP. At least, that was Vipul Soni had to go through. Vipul is currently working as a Deals Advisory at PwC DIAC and graduated out from ISB Hyderabad in the year 2019. To know more about his journey, keep reading.
In this article, we bring you Aditi Ranasaria, ISB PGP Class Of 2020. She did her B.Sc honours in Economics from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and worked at McKinsey for 3 years, before joining ISB. Everything from Aditi’s journey, to GMAT prep, essay prompts at ISB, Interview experience and college life has been captured in this article. Read to know more!
The disruption caused by COVID-19 has inflicted anxiety and nervousness in almost every aspirant, admit and student. MBA sessions in our country generally start in June or July. However, there is a high probability that classes may not commence as planned this year because the admission processes at many b-schools aren’t over yet. Apart from that, the coronavirus pandemic is going to trigger an economic tsunami for our country. The incoming economic slowdown has already started impacting the job market, threatening the youth with mass unemployment. Such factors are bound to have an effect on MBA entrance exams in 2020. Just look at what happened in post-2008 (global recession)! In this article, we compare the current situation with 2009 (post-2008 global recession) to get answers for what may happen this year. Read more to find out.
