“Have you made up your mind about getting an MBA from a premium B-school?”
“You are still in college and not sure if you want to join a B-school right away or get some
“You are still in college and not sure if you want to join a B-school right away or get some prior experience?”
Transform your uncertainty into confidence, with ISB’s Young Leaders Programme (YLP), and get a 2-year head start in your quest to a world-class management programme. YLP is a challenging foundation programme designed for pre-final or final year students pursuing their undergraduate or post graduate degrees. Getting in YLP guarantees you a much sought after admission into the flagship, Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) at the Indian School of Business.
Admission to the YLP is a three stage process:
STAGE 1 – APPLICATION
This stage includes your application form, one essay and an application fee.
1. Application Form: Login to the online application portal here and begin filling it in segments.
Applicant Information – Fill this section with your personal and contact details. Be very careful with the spellings and make sure the name you enter is the same as on your passport because your PGP certificate will be issued on that name.
Educational Details – Use this to show your academic potential. Details about your class X, XII and either one, or all of your undergraduate, post graduate or integrated programme must be filled here.
Awards and Activities – This is mainly to evaluate your personality based on your interest and performance in extra-curricular activities. The admission process at ISB is holistic and measured; hence these details play a significant role.
2. Essay: You are expected to submit one essay in the first stage. Essays play a crucial role in the application process at ISB. It is through your essays that the Admissions Team understands your story, thought process and ambitions.
You have a choice to write on either:
Option 1: Write about an incident or set of incidents in your life that had the most profound influence on you. While writing this essay, briefly mention the incident and the impact it has had on your life. (300 words max)
OR
Option 2: How would you describe yourself as a person and what are the two qualities / skills / attributes that you wish to further develop in yourself through the ISB Young Leaders Programme? (300 words max)
3. Application Fee: A payment of INR 2000/- towards application and processing is to be made. This can be done either through a VISA or Master Credit / Debit card or through the Net Banking option.
The application deadline for stage 1 of YLP, this year, is March 25th, 2016.
STAGE 2 – SHORTLISTING
Once you have made it through the Stage 1, your profile would be assessed on learning potential based on your GMAT / GRE score (along with your academic record), leadership skills and personal attributes based on the essays and recommendation.
1. GMAT / GRE Score: Candidates who have cleared Stage 1 are to present their official GMAT / GRE score; you can take the GMAT / GRE even on the day of the deadline (August 31) and submit your test center score with your application. However, you must ensure that your official
score report reaches the School within three weeks of the application deadline.
2. Essays: You are also required to submit two more essays at this stage. The topics for the essays will be given to you once shortlisted.
3. Recommendation: In addition to this, you must provide one recommendation, preferably from a college faculty/ mentor during your internship.
The deadline for Stage 2 is August 31st, 2016.
STAGE 3 – Face to face interview
The final stage of the YLP admission process is a face to face interview at one of the ISB campuses. You will be called for an interview during September 15 – October 15, 2016. The interview panel gauges your overall profile, confidence, communication and leadership skills.
To keep up with YLP admission events, click here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Team at ‘ylp@isb.edu’.
Going through the above information, we come to learn that even GRE scores are being accepted this year.. I would appreciate if you could kindly confirm..Kindly ellaborate on score comparisons between GRE and GMAT
Hi Ravi,
Yes, GRE will be accepted. The official GRE to GMAT score conversion is available here: https://www.ets.org/gre/comparison
Hi Sir
Thank you for the prompt response. Keeping in mind the previous records, what sort of average scores shall we be looking forward to on the GRE or GMAT.
I won some competitions in my department fest recently and these are related to my core engineering discipline. I would like to know if winning such competitions is considered in the application process. If yes, could you please let me know the section where these would fit in?
Thanks.
That’s great!
Your achievements let us assess your potential as an individual these could either be academic or extra-curricular and do add weight to your application.
Do mention the same in the Awards and Achievements section of the application form.
Good Luck!
Hey! I cannot get the application form on line. It shows an error!
Applications are still being accepted? Kindly reply
Yes.Here is the link for your reference http://ylpapp.isb.edu/user/default.aspx
In case you are still not able to access it please write to pgp@isb.edu
Hey!
I have done some projects and published research papers related to my core engineering discipline.
could you tell me the section where these would fit in?
Thanks
Hi Nikhil,
You can fill that info under the academic achievement section
Hi,
Does YLP takes Applicants with 1-2 years of experience with a Post-Graduate Degree or is the same meant just for freshers?
Kindly Clarify.
Regards
Nitesh
Nitesh,
YLP is for college students. However if you have just graduated you could apply to PGP through the Early entry option for more information click http://isb.edu/eeo
Hello,
I am a pre-final year student, I have a few achievements in sports back in my school days. I would like to know, will those achievements help in my application or do I need to provide some recent achievements?
Thank you
I am in the pre-final year of my undergraduate course and do not have any work experience.I will be completing my graduation by July of 2017 and I would have 20 months of work experience by January 2019. So,is it ok for me to apply for this programme now?
If not ,when would it be appropriate to apply?
Hi Nagarjuna,
You can apply to YLP either in your pre-final year or final year. Only YLP allows you to enroll to PGP after 20 months of work experience. The advantage of applying through YLP is that you will be part of the YLP- Weekends where the faculty mentor and guide you towards your career goals. You will also have the opportunity to network with fellow Young Leaders and get a first-hand experience of studying at ISB.
Should you choose to apply after graduation, you can apply through the Early Entry option , and if selected you can enroll to the programme after completing 24 months of work experience.
If you have anymore queries please write to pgp@isb.edu
Is there a minimum requirement for GRE and GMAT scores. If so, what is the minimum score?
There is no minimum score criteria. The profiles are holistically evaluated. For GMAT we have had students apply with scores ranging from 600 to 770. And As we have just started considering GRE this year onward we do not have any range.