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Calling all ISB PGP Applicants: 2024 Intake Class of 2025 : ISB

Updated on: Jun 26 at 06:20am

Welcome 2023-2024 ISB Applicants

Welcome, all ISB class of 2025 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post.





ISB MBA Deadlines 2023-24
RoundApplication DueDecisions Released
Round 1Sep 10, 2023TBA
Round 2TBATBA
Round 3TBATBA


ISB MBA Essays 2023-24
Essay 1Provide an honest portrayal of yourself, emphasizing your strengths and weaknesses. Highlight the key elements that have shaped your personal journey. Give relevant illustrations as needed. (400 words)
Essay 2Contemplate two distinct situations—one where you experienced success and another where you faced failure. Delve into the personal and interpersonal lessons you learned from these instances. (400 words max)
Essay 3Given your previous experience and future aspirations, how do you plan to use the PGP at ISB to fulfil your professional goals?
Note: It is not necessary for you to write this essay. Please use this space only if there is something really significant that you would like us to know.(250 words max)


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Added ISB essays

Jun 11 at 07:34am

raj94knp wrote:Hello guys and mentors, Hope this message finds you all well. I took the GMAT few days ago and seeking evaluation of my profile for ISB. I am providing here some of the key details about my profile GMAT: 720 ( V37, Q50, AWA 4, IR 8 ) : Acads: Graduation: B.Tech In Chemical Engineering, from a reputed state engineering college in Kanpur(U.P.) 76.54%, Year: 2016 • Secured 3 offers after graduation (Among 3 out of 65 in the batch who were able to do so • Co-founded, with my batch mate, a coaching institute to teach engineering subjects to students from different engineering institutes in my city; At one time we were teaching more than 50 students from 4 different institutes. • Led the final year group project and secured 92% marks for my group by collaborating and appropriately delegating tasks XII: 83.4% (UP Board) Year: 2011 • Recognized by Dept of Education, Gov of UP, India for Excellent academic performance in 12th across all public schools. X: 72.67% (UP Board) Year: 2009 Work Ex: Working in an Indian Oil and Gas PSU in Since 2016 ( 7+ years of Ex) Assistant manager: 2020- present • Saved approximately USD 500K (through efficiency improvement in APC, a process control matrix, performance from 74 % to 97 %) by redefining KPIs for APC matrix, in collaboration with APC vendor and process monitoring department. • Avoided potential loss of USD 700-900K (in form of equipment damage, maintenance and lost production hours) by mentoring the team of twenty eight, through mock drills, in dealing with high stress emergency situations such as power or utility failure. • Brought annual saving of USD 80K by conceptualizing the modification scheme concerning oil loss conservation. • Co-led the timely completion of commissioning activities of LPG treatment unit, a USD 1 million project, by consistently meeting deadlines for individual milestones within the project, which would save USD 500K worth chemicals. • Developed standardized format for log-books by reassessing monitoring scope and by clearly defining monitoring objectives, resulting in reduced breakdown frequency of equipment – the format that is recommended as template for other units Production Engineer : 2016-2020 • Conceptualized and implemented an energy conservation scheme that enabled the extraction of energy from a hot stream to its full potential, reducing fresh oil consumption in the unit (Saving US$ 700K annually). • Planned and facilitated periodic maintenance of more than 100 static and dynamic equipment, bringing down breakdown frequency of equipment by more than 60%. • Drafted and Co-led the implementation of lean concepts such as 5s and TPM in my unit, eliminating waste and redundancy in overall process of supply chain. • Even with limited resources during COVID-19, managed to ensure uninterrupted supply chain by sharing and delegating additional responsibilities among peers and supporting staff. • Led the team of 32 members of supporting staff and ensured collaboration among the cross functional team of 15 members, achieving the highest on-stream days (370 days against usual 300 days) in past one decade with capacity utilization rate of nearly 100%. Ex Curricular: E-Vidyaloka (An NGO dedicated to improve quality of education across rural India through digital means) • Helping kids of class 6th- 8th in improving their basics of mathematics in fun and interactive way and recording their progress through class assignments and verbal tests that has shown visible improvement in their understanding. • Volunteering for Transliteration and Translation of study material from regional languages to English to provide volunteer teachers from all walks of life access of resources that can be incorporated in their respective sessions. Toastmasters International (Member of two clubs - Sunday Brunch Masters and Toastmaster for Professionals) • Hosted multiple club meetings and recognized as best toastmasters, best topic masters many times in these club meetings. • Initiated practice of logging evaluator’s observations in meeting, setting agenda accordingly for next one on both individual and group level and gauging improvements in next meeting, the practice that helped in better keeping track of progress. • Mentored new members in enrolling pathways learning program and subsequently in drafting speeches. Others • Provided strategic assistance to my brother in running his edible oil trading business; helped him in reducing credit default risk through risk distribution and strategically developing credit history. Post MBA Goals: In long terms, Transition from core operations to strategic side of business. In short terms, join an organization for roles such as leadership development role/general management or operations consulting to get the holistic experience of the entire product cycle. Thanks in advance. Regards Rajat

All looks good. Go ahead and apply! Best wishes for the application! :)

Jun 11 at 07:48am

managementmasters, Thanks :)

Jun 11 at 09:43am

raj94knp wrote:Hello guys and mentors, Hope this message finds you all well. I took the GMAT few days ago and seeking evaluation of my profile for ISB. I am providing here some of the key details about my profile GMAT: 720 ( V37, Q50, AWA 4, IR 8 ) : Acads: Graduation: B.Tech In Chemical Engineering, from a reputed state engineering college in Kanpur(U.P.) 76.54%, Year: 2016 • Secured 3 offers after graduation (Among 3 out of 65 in the batch who were able to do so • Co-founded, with my batch mate, a coaching institute to teach engineering subjects to students from different engineering institutes in my city; At one time we were teaching more than 50 students from 4 different institutes. • Led the final year group project and secured 92% marks for my group by collaborating and appropriately delegating tasks XII: 83.4% (UP Board) Year: 2011 • Recognized by Dept of Education, Gov of UP, India for Excellent academic performance in 12th across all public schools. X: 72.67% (UP Board) Year: 2009 Work Ex: Working in an Indian Oil and Gas PSU in Since 2016 ( 7+ years of Ex) Assistant manager: 2020- present • Saved approximately USD 500K (through efficiency improvement in APC, a process control matrix, performance from 74 % to 97 %) by redefining KPIs for APC matrix, in collaboration with APC vendor and process monitoring department. • Avoided potential loss of USD 700-900K (in form of equipment damage, maintenance and lost production hours) by mentoring the team of twenty eight, through mock drills, in dealing with high stress emergency situations such as power or utility failure. • Brought annual saving of USD 80K by conceptualizing the modification scheme concerning oil loss conservation. • Co-led the timely completion of commissioning activities of LPG treatment unit, a USD 1 million project, by consistently meeting deadlines for individual milestones within the project, which would save USD 500K worth chemicals. • Developed standardized format for log-books by reassessing monitoring scope and by clearly defining monitoring objectives, resulting in reduced breakdown frequency of equipment – the format that is recommended as template for other units Production Engineer : 2016-2020 • Conceptualized and implemented an energy conservation scheme that enabled the extraction of energy from a hot stream to its full potential, reducing fresh oil consumption in the unit (Saving US$ 700K annually). • Planned and facilitated periodic maintenance of more than 100 static and dynamic equipment, bringing down breakdown frequency of equipment by more than 60%. • Drafted and Co-led the implementation of lean concepts such as 5s and TPM in my unit, eliminating waste and redundancy in overall process of supply chain. • Even with limited resources during COVID-19, managed to ensure uninterrupted supply chain by sharing and delegating additional responsibilities among peers and supporting staff. • Led the team of 32 members of supporting staff and ensured collaboration among the cross functional team of 15 members, achieving the highest on-stream days (370 days against usual 300 days) in past one decade with capacity utilization rate of nearly 100%. Ex Curricular: E-Vidyaloka (An NGO dedicated to improve quality of education across rural India through digital means) • Helping kids of class 6th- 8th in improving their basics of mathematics in fun and interactive way and recording their progress through class assignments and verbal tests that has shown visible improvement in their understanding. • Volunteering for Transliteration and Translation of study material from regional languages to English to provide volunteer teachers from all walks of life access of resources that can be incorporated in their respective sessions. Toastmasters International (Member of two clubs - Sunday Brunch Masters and Toastmaster for Professionals) • Hosted multiple club meetings and recognized as best toastmasters, best topic masters many times in these club meetings. • Initiated practice of logging evaluator’s observations in meeting, setting agenda accordingly for next one on both individual and group level and gauging improvements in next meeting, the practice that helped in better keeping track of progress. • Mentored new members in enrolling pathways learning program and subsequently in drafting speeches. Others • Provided strategic assistance to my brother in running his edible oil trading business; helped him in reducing credit default risk through risk distribution and strategically developing credit history. Post MBA Goals: In long terms, Transition from core operations to strategic side of business. In short terms, join an organization for roles such as leadership development role/general management or operations consulting to get the holistic experience of the entire product cycle. Thanks in advance. Regards Rajat

Overall looks good. Couple of suggestions- 1) Important to stress why MBA at this point in time (given you have 7+ ex.) 2) Might want to consider slightly tweaking your post MBA goals- Gen Mngt roles are typically for folks with lesser work ex.; Ops consulting or your LT goal can be one of your ST goals.

Jun 11 at 10:30am

FLY.reachout, Thanks for the input. Moving forward, I will take these suggestion into consideration.

Jun 11 at 01:47pm

Any group for ISB aspirants? Please share the link

Am planning to apply in round 1
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Jun 12 at 09:47am

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Jun 12 at 09:48am

Jun 12 at 08:25pm

Hey
Did anyone apply to isb last year and still waiting for the feedback from ISB’s side about your application ?
I filled out their form on 11may and still havent received any response from their side.

Jun 12 at 08:30pm

munindra95 wrote:Hey Did anyone apply to isb last year and still waiting for the feedback from ISB’s side about your application ? I filled out their form on 11may and still havent received any response from their side.

I did. Try scouring your emails for it. Even I almost missed it.

*i.e. I got feedback
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Jun 12 at 11:00pm

FYI - ISB application form 2024 - 25 is available now
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Jun 12 at 11:21pm

ISB Application portal is now live! Here are the essay topics for PGP/EEO. The first 2 essays changed and there’s an optional 3rd essay as well (around goals). Sooo impressed with ISB to do this change from the mundane ones :)

essay 1
Provide an honest portrayal of yourself, emphasizing your strengths and weaknesses. Highlight the key elements that have shaped your personal journey. Give relevant illustrations as needed. (400 words)

Essay 2
Contemplate two distinct situations—one where you experienced success and another where you faced failure. Delve into the personal and interpersonal lessons you learned from these instances.
(400 words max)

Essay 3 (optional)

Given your previous experience and future aspirations, how do you plan to use the PGP at ISB to fulfil your professional goals?
Note: It is not necessary for you to write this essay. Please use this space only if there is something really significant that you would like us to know.
(250 words max)

Jun 12 at 11:33pm

Hey everyone. The "Apply Now" button is active on the ISB PGP portal. You can create the applicant account and start working on it. All the best to all those applying this year!

Jun 12 at 11:59pm

Are these essay topics going to be same for R2 and R3 too?

Jun 13 at 12:02am

SarthakCareerEdge wrote:Hey everyone. The "Apply Now" button is active on the ISB PGP portal. You can create the applicant account and start working on it. All the best to all those applying this year!

I clicked on Create Account but it’s still giving me the message that "...will open shortly"

Jun 13 at 12:08am

And is there any reapplicant essay this time like prev year ?????

Jun 13 at 12:08am

MananS4G wrote:ISB Application portal is now live! Here are the essay topics for PGP/EEO. The first 2 essays changed and there’s an optional 3rd essay as well (around goals). Sooo impressed with ISB to do this change from the mundane ones :) essay 1 Provide an honest portrayal of yourself, emphasizing your strengths and weaknesses. Highlight the key elements that have shaped your personal journey. Give relevant illustrations as needed. (400 words) Essay 2 Contemplate two distinct situations—one where you experienced success and another where you faced failure. Delve into the personal and interpersonal lessons you learned from these instances. (400 words max) Essay 3 (optional) Given your previous experience and future aspirations, how do you plan to use the PGP at ISB to fulfil your professional goals? Note: It is not necessary for you to write this essay. Please use this space only if there is something really significant that you would like us to know. (250 words max)

Has this been published somewhere? Because account creation hasn’t been activated yet
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Updated on: Jun 13 at 12:11am

They were testing the portal. Should be open again. However, the essay topics remain the same

usernameforgc wrote:Are these essay topics going to be same for R2 and R3 too?

Yes they stay the same through the cycle

bACCHAN wrote:And is there any reapplicant essay this time like prev year ?????

Yes will be there

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Jun 13 at 12:21am

It was visible some time back. However the portal is not working now. It says "Applications for PGP 2024-25 will open shortly". Let's wait for it to reopen.



bACCHAN wrote:And is there any reapplicant essay this time like prev year ?????

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Jun 13 at 12:30am

why did they have to change the essays :(

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