Stepping the stone of Success

Let's us discuss the abmission process for one year residential Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) at ISB. If you are looking for the catalyst that will help you switch careers or enhance an existing career path, the ISB offers a graduate management programme that is unique, comprehensive and, most of all, effective.

Its graduates have leveraged the ISB experience to advance their career goals:

• Engineers growing beyond an engineering domain into management functions
• Consultants progressing from analyst roles into team leaders and managers
• Civil servants bringing a business mindset to government programmes
• Entrepreneurs implementing cutting-edge management practices into their businesses

Others have used their ISB experience to switch tracks into corporate roles :

• Defence officers looking for a transition into civilian life
• Merchant navy officers seeking the challenge of the corporate world
• Doctors wanting to leverage their medical expertise in a business environment
• A deep sea diver who found a niche management role in oil exploration
• Architects now engaged in roles as diverse as marketing, operations and consulting

If you have the drive and vision, the ISB can provide you with the experience, knowledge, and skills you need to take your career to the next level in the space of a single year.

Admission Criteria

What the ISB Looks for

Each year, the challenge is to select the brightest potential leaders from an applicant pool of outstanding candidates from around the world. A strong academic career, a distinctive potential for leadership and diverse working background and culture are few of the basic criteria emphasised in the ISB’s selection process.


Academic Background: Any good Management Programme is intense, and the one year duration of the ISB programme makes it even more challenging. ISB looks closely at your prior academic performance (percentage, division, grade point average, class rank etc), and the results of the GMAT, CAT (for provisional offer) and TOEFL (if applicable), when evaluating your ability to handle the academic rigour of our PGP Programme. While assessing your academic capability, it will also consider the reputation of your undergraduate institute. However there is no cut-off score or particular previous course of study required to apply


Leadership Potential: At the ISB, preference is given to applicants who have demonstrated leadership qualities. While some applicants have not had a chance to demonstrate relevant skills at a public level, initiatives in their extracurricular activities while at college or university, in their workplaces, and in their communities will help the Committee assess their potential. ISB will evaluate your leadership qualities through your experiences and accomplishments, as well as through your essays and recommendations

Diversity: ISB believes that student diversity is a very important element of an international education. The ISB Admissions Board aspires to create a class with diverse backgrounds and global perspectives to add to the richness of both the ISB learning experience and the ISB community. Diversity can be in the form of educational background, work experience, nationality or personal experiences and goals and we encourage you to address these dimensions in your application.

Work Experience: The diverse professional experience of students contributes to the rich and stimulating experience of the ISB programme. Successful applicants must demonstrate managerial and leadership potential, maturity, drive and focus. Irrespective of your industry or job function, ISB is specifically interested in how you have contributed to your organisation.

The frequently asked questions regarding the admission process can be obtained from http://isb.edu/pgp/visit/admissions_faq.htm