I want to know if one has to submit the proof of employement for the spouse ? Is any proof of income also required ? If yes, then is IT return necessary or employer's pay slip will suffice?
Will this fact that the spouse is employed or not have a bearing on the decision of tution waivers?
What are the criteria for deciding the eligibility for tution waivers?
Thanks a Lot.
Loosecontrol,
You need to submit your spouse income details only if you are applying for a scholarship. If your spouse is self employed, then you need to submit her latest IT return otherwise the latest salary slip. Your spouse income will have an impact on your chances of getting a waiver as it is need based.
Dear Admissions Team, Thank you for the prompt reply. Yes, I am retaking the gmat to improve my scores and your reply is encouraging and I will consider applying to ISB.
I have a question regarding the recommendation letters. I did my Masters in Electrical Engineering in the US and have been working for about 2.5 years here. I work in the semiconductor design industry. It is pretty common in my area of work for projects to be as long as 2-3 years (or even more in some cases). In my case I have been predominantly working on one such project on the same team. I am planning to approach my team lead for one of the letters. I feel getting another from another senior colleague in the same team might be redundant and could have a lot of things in common with my team lead.
Given the nature of my case will it be acceptable to get the other letter from my manager from the previous place where I worked. I worked there for 8 months as an intern (40 hours a week) during my Masters program. I have been in touch with him both professionally and academically since then, meeting at conferences and research presentations. Also as a senior intern, my responsibilities were the same as that of a full time employee's.
I do understand that there has been a gap 2.5 years, but I feel that getting one from my former manager will really help to give a more diversified view of my personality.
I have a question regarding the recommendation letters. I did my Masters in Electrical Engineering in the US and have been working for about 2.5 years here. I work in the semiconductor design industry. It is pretty common in my area of work for projects to be as long as 2-3 years (or even more in some cases). In my case I have been predominantly working on one such project on the same team. I am planning to approach my team lead for one of the letters. I feel getting another from another senior colleague in the same team might be redundant and could have a lot of things in common with my team lead.
Given the nature of my case will it be acceptable to get the other letter from my manager from the previous place where I worked. I worked there for 8 months as an intern (40 hours a week) during my Masters program. I have been in touch with him both professionally and academically since then, meeting at conferences and research presentations. Also as a senior intern, my responsibilities were the same as that of a full time employee's.
I do understand that there has been a gap 2.5 years, but I feel that getting one from my former manager will really help to give a more diversified view of my personality.
Kindly let me know.
Thanks.
Paguy512,
Yes, you can take the reco from your previous employer. Admissions Team
I would like to ask you about post ISB MBA options in the Automotive space. Basically I would be interested in roles that allow me to partake in partnership analysis - I say this because my view of the auto industry is that as more and more electronic technology is pumped in- more and more Business to business relationship management will have to take place. I would like to be involved in roles which involve analyzing companies with a techno and a commercial perspective(which is why i chose to do MBA) and thereby help in decision making on forming partnerships between companies and maintaining relationships with them(I am not sure if i can give business development as a title to this job). In so far as ISB, i am confident of it being the right choice to pick up the right business skills and principals, what i would like to know is, are there companies (Auto OEM's, Suppliers or consulting) who offer such roles more specifically in the Automotive Technology space. I have seen the placement list and could see one Auto OEM(GM Asia Pac) that had come for placements last year.
Can you elaborate on the sort of role that was offered to the people who got placed in that particular company and also on post MBA roles in the auto sector in general.
Request views on the same.
Many thanks Nishant Khanna
Dear Sir,
Request your response to the same, if it is possible to throw some light on this query.
I would like to ask you about post ISB MBA options in the Automotive space. Basically I would be interested in roles that allow me to partake in partnership analysis - I say this because my view of the auto industry is that as more and more electronic technology is pumped in- more and more Business to business relationship management will have to take place. I would like to be involved in roles which involve analyzing companies with a techno and a commercial perspective(which is why i chose to do MBA) and thereby help in decision making on forming partnerships between companies and maintaining relationships with them(I am not sure if i can give business development as a title to this job). In so far as ISB, i am confident of it being the right choice to pick up the right business skills and principals, what i would like to know is, are there companies (Auto OEM's, Suppliers or consulting) who offer such roles more specifically in the Automotive Technology space. I have seen the placement list and could see one Auto OEM(GM Asia Pac) that had come for placements last year.
Can you elaborate on the sort of role that was offered to the people who got placed in that particular company and also on post MBA roles in the auto sector in general.
Request views on the same.
Many thanks Nishant Khanna
Nishant,
Automotive companies like TVS etc do come to the campus. The roles they offer are usually in marketing, business development, Manufacturing etc we are not aware of any Auto company coming in with the specific requirement you want. Your fitment is more into the consulting role in Strategy consulting. This could happen across industries including Automobiles. The GM Shanghai role was in treasury.
After my graduation i took up PGDM offered by AIMA, but due to my work i couldnt finish the project work. So still i havent received my Certificate for PGDM. Will this affect me, I have 1.5 years of exp in Marketing, but will take up PGPM only after my 2 years of exp...(its mandatory to have 2 years)
After my graduation i took up PGDM offered by AIMA, but due to my work i couldnt finish the project work. So still i havent received my Certificate for PGDM. Will this affect me, I have 1.5 years of exp in Marketing, but will take up PGPM only after my 2 years of exp...(its mandatory to have 2 years)
If you are getting your recos online, then we do not need any hard copies. In your case, please opt for offline evaluation for that particular evaluator. Admissions Team
Sir,
For offline part, is it enough that i get the reco on a white paper or is a letter head necessary.
Regards George
PS: that multiple quote is not getting removed - Sorry
Sir, For offline part, is it enough that i get the reco on a white paper or is a letter head necessary. Regards George PS: that multiple quote is not getting removed - Sorry
George,
In case of offline reco, you dont have to do anything (no printouts). We will send the evaluation form to the recommender by courier. After the filling the form, your recommender will send it back to us directly.
I'm planning to take GMAT in November,mostly in the penultimate week. Would I be able to meet the ISB application deadline of 1st Dec in that case? Is there any additional process involved in addition to having a valid GMAT score?I have heard that the official score is made available after a couple of weeks after one's GMAT. Would that hinder the application process? I would also like to ask you what proportion of the class comprises candidates from IT? Mod Edit:Profile evaluation not allowed. In addition to a valid GMAT score, you have to fill out the ISB application form which consists of essays and submit recommendation letters. This is a time consuming process so please budget for it.
In your case, I will suggest that you retake the GMAT as it is the only current indicator of your academic potential. Since you have high work exp, you can also opt for our Executive Education if you do not wish to go for a full fledged 1 year programme. Admissions Team
I'm planning to take GMAT in November,mostly in the penultimate week. Would I be able to meet the ISB application deadline of 1st Dec in that case? Is there any additional process involved in addition to having a valid GMAT score?I have heard that the official score is made available after a couple of weeks after one's GMAT. Would that hinder the application process? I would also like to ask you what proportion of the class comprises candidates from IT? Mod Edit:Profile evaluation not allowed. In addition to a valid GMAT score, you have to fill out the ISB application form which consists of essays and submit recommendation letters. This is a time consuming process so please budget for it.
Thanks in advance, Chinmay.
Chinmaysk,
You must submit your application with unofficial score report before December 1. The official GMAT score should reach us not later than December 10. 23 percent of the students in the current batch are from hardcore IT background and 34 percent from IT industry in general.
I have some doubts while filling the application. 1> I have appeared for Gmat more than once. Should I enter the latest Gmat score? 2> I have passed from Visveswaraiah Technological University, where only the 5-8 semesters are considered for awarding the final degree. Should I take all the 8 semesters while calculating the CPGA or only 5-8 semesters. Please clarify. 3> I have done my schooling from KG to Class 12 (13 years) in a single school. For Year 12, should the dates attended be from the date I joined school to the date I left school. Also, I am not sure about the exact date when I joined and left school, but have a fair knowledge of the month and year. Please suggest on how should I proceed.
Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated Thanks
I have some doubts while filling the application. 1> I have appeared for Gmat more than once. Should I enter the latest Gmat score? 2> I have passed from Visveswaraiah Technological University, where only the 5-8 semesters are considered for awarding the final degree. Should I take all the 8 semesters while calculating the CPGA or only 5-8 semesters. Please clarify. 3> I have done my schooling from KG to Class 12 (13 years) in a single school. For Year 12, should the dates attended be from the date I joined school to the date I left school. Also, I am not sure about the exact date when I joined and left school, but have a fair knowledge of the month and year. Please suggest on how should I proceed.
Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated Thanks
Kagarwalla,
1) We will consider your highest GMAT score. 2) Yes, you will have to consider all 8 semesters while calculating your CGPA. 3) You have to mention the start and end date of only your class XII. If you do not remember the dates, then put any date but correct month and year.
Hi Mr.Menon, I am looking for an MBA from ISB, but I have some queries. To start with, I will just brief you about myself: B.Tech (CSE) from NIT, Hamirpur with 74.1% (2005) Total Experience: 3 years 2 months Current status: Working as a Senior Technical Associate with Tech Mahindra Past Experience: Worked as a Senior Software Engineer with Wipro Technologies, Banagalore for 2 years 10 months Xth : 82.2% from St.Clares Senior Secondary School, Agra (1996) XIIth : 68.6% from Dr.Maria Residential Academy, Agra (1998 ) While at Wipro, I have worked as Technical Consultant for Texas Instruments' End Customers in their Application Support team for 21 months and as a Quality Coordinator for the Nortel Periphonics Team for 11 months. In both the roles, there was a lot customer interaction. Regarding my achievements & extra curricular, ACHIVEMENTS: Paper on the topic "Speech Recognition using Iterative Deepening Dynamic Time Warping" accepted for publication in Prastuti'04, IT, BHU . Presented a paper on "Speech Processing using IDDTW" and won the 1st prize, in Technosearch'05, the annual technical festival for Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology-Bhopal Presented a project report on Water Pollution, which got the 1st prize in the district and State level and also received the "Junior Scientist Award" for the same project in Dec'1996.
North Zone Finalist in Imagine Cup'05 in Software Design Category, being organized by Microsoft .
In the Joint Entrance Examination ( JEE ) for the B-tech program in the IIT's written by the students from all over India, I was among the 2.5% of the students.
Was among the top 0.5% of the students in the State Level Engineering Entrance Examination
Won the first prize in Brand Equity Quiz in Hillffair'04, the annual festival of NIT Hamirpur
Brainbench Master's certificate in Mathematics Fundamentals
Brainbench certificate in Computer Fundamentals
Received an 'A' Grade Certificate in National Essay Competition IN 1992,'93 & '94
Received a certificate in poetry writing in All-India Literary Competition, Indore
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Started and working as the editor for Next Generation Networks fortnightly newsletter at Tech Mahindra.
Was the Chief Editor for the College Technical Magazine, ISTE Chapter.
Developed & Maintain the College & Alumni Website.
Had been the Co-Convener of Controls Club for HillFfair - 2003, the annual festival of NIT Hamirpur .
Was the Branch Representative for Nimbus - 2005, the annual technical festival of NIT Hamirpur
Was the Senior Executive for NIMBUS - 2004, the technical festival of NIT Hamirpur.
Was the Event Manager, Forum for Computer Engineers - 2004, NIT Hamirpur.
Was the Executive Editor for the Technical Magazine, ISTE Chapter.
Worked as an organizer of various fun activities within the Team for Wipro Internal Fun Weeks
Have been providing consultation regarding technical (engineering) queries to the DLA newspaper editors.
Consultant of Nimit Matra Cheritable Society (NGO), Agra
Member of GIANTS International NGO.
Life patron of ISKCON, Bangalore.
Weak points: Gap of 3yrs after 12th. No International experience (I have never been to any foreign land.) Explanation for the Gap : I took a drop to prepare for JEE. After one year, I got selected in JEE at a rank of 3079, but couldn't get a branch of my choice, so I decided to take another year drop. Next year, I couldn't make it to IIT, but got a seat in NIT, Hamirpur; but at the end of first semester, I got Chicken Pox & couldn't appear for the exams and was forced to take a years back and join the session with next batch. Hobbies: Astrology, Vaastushastra Mod Edit: No profile evaluation. I am planning to take GMAT around June'09 & will apply for 2010 batch.By that time, I will have a total experience of around 5 years. It will be very nice of you, if you could please guide me as what is lacking in my profile & what should I concentrate on. Thanks, Manu
Hi Mr.Menon, I am looking for an MBA from ISB, but I have some queries. To start with, I will just brief you about myself: B.Tech (CSE) from NIT, Hamirpur with 74.1% (2005) Total Experience: 3 years 2 months Current status: Working as a Senior Technical Associate with Tech Mahindra Past Experience: Worked as a Senior Software Engineer with Wipro Technologies, Banagalore for 2 years 10 months Xth : 82.2% from St.Clares Senior Secondary School, Agra (1996) XIIth : 68.6% from Dr.Maria Residential Academy, Agra (1998 ) While at Wipro, I have worked as Technical Consultant for Texas Instruments End Customers in their Application Support team for 21 months and as a Quality Coordinator for the Nortel Periphonics Team for 11 months. In both the roles, there was a lot customer interaction. Regarding my achievements & extra curricular, ACHIVEMENTS: Paper on the topic Speech Recognition using Iterative Deepening Dynamic Time Warping accepted for publication in Prastuti04, IT, BHU . Presented a paper on Speech Processing using IDDTW and won the 1st prize, in Technosearch'05, the annual technical festival for Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology-Bhopal Presented a project report on Water Pollution, which got the 1st prize in the district and State level and also received the Junior Scientist Award for the same project in Dec1996.
North Zone Finalist in Imagine Cup'05 in Software Design Category, being organized by Microsoft .
In the Joint Entrance Examination ( JEE ) for the B-tech program in the IITs written by the students from all over India, I was among the 2.5% of the students.
Was among the top 0.5% of the students in the State Level Engineering Entrance Examination
Won the first prize in Brand Equity Quiz in Hillffair04, the annual festival of NIT Hamirpur
Brainbench Masters certificate in Mathematics Fundamentals
Brainbench certificate in Computer Fundamentals
Received an A Grade Certificate in National Essay Competition IN 1992,93 & 94
Received a certificate in poetry writing in All-India Literary Competition, Indore
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Started and working as the editor for Next Generation Networks fortnightly newsletter at Tech Mahindra.
Was the Chief Editor for the College Technical Magazine, ISTE Chapter.
Developed & Maintain the College & Alumni Website.
Had been the Co-Convener of Controls Club for HillFfair 2003, the annual festival of NIT Hamirpur .
Was the Branch Representative for Nimbus 2005, the annual technical festival of NIT Hamirpur
Was the Senior Executive for NIMBUS 2004, the technical festival of NIT Hamirpur.
Was the Event Manager, Forum for Computer Engineers 2004, NIT Hamirpur.
Was the Executive Editor for the Technical Magazine, ISTE Chapter.
Worked as an organizer of various fun activities within the Team for Wipro Internal Fun Weeks
Have been providing consultation regarding technical (engineering) queries to the DLA newspaper editors.
Consultant of Nimit Matra Cheritable Society (NGO), Agra
Member of GIANTS International NGO.
Life patron of ISKCON, Bangalore.
Weak points: Gap of 3yrs after 12th. No International experience (I have never been to any foreign land.) Explanation for the Gap : I took a drop to prepare for JEE. After one year, I got selected in JEE at a rank of 3079, but couldnt get a branch of my choice, so I decided to take another year drop. Next year, I couldnt make it to IIT, but got a seat in NIT, Hamirpur; but at the end of first semester, I got Chicken Pox & couldnt appear for the exams and was forced to take a years back and join the session with next batch. Hobbies: Astrology, Vaastushastra Mod Edit: No profile evaluation. I am planning to take GMAT around June09 & will apply for 2010 batch.By that time, I will have a total experience of around 5 years. It will be very nice of you, if you could please guide me as what is lacking in my profile & what should I concentrate on. Thanks, Manu
Manu,
Prima facie I would say your profile would be suitable for admission to the ISB. I would like to add that the admissions to ISB are very competitive and your actual admissions will depend on the quality of your application which includes essays, your past academic record, your GMAT score, the recommendation you get from the reviewers whom we will contact and your performance in the interview (assuming you are called for the admission interview). We really look at the overall quality of the experience and not haw fragmented or other wise it is.