MBA in Management for Young Leaders

Interview Sample Questions: 1. What do I want to do in life? 2. Walk me through your resume. 3. Why do you want to pursue an MBA now, and why specifically ISB? What are your post-MBA goals? 4. What would your plan be if you don’t go to ISB or any business school this year? 5. How will ISB enable me to achieve my goals? 6. How have I dealt with conflicts at workplace? 7. What kind of books do you read. The interviewer had read one of the same books and asked a few related points 8. You mentioned a skill gap tell us more about your undergrad specialization 9. How will ISB be different from your undergrad learning 10. Why not go abroad or to IIMs or Masters Union 11.Do you want to learn more from professors or industry experts 12. Give an example of cross team collaboration Not the one from your essay tell us a different example 13. What is one weakness you have how did you come to know about it and what have you done so far to work on it 14. What kind of people do you not like working with. How will you handle a group project if such a person is in your team 15. What were you known for in your undergrad among your peers 16. How do you generally interact with people 17. Can you please read four lines from the screenplay you have written 18. Tell us about a time you made a decision purely on instinct. Looking back, was it foolish or courageous? 19. Tell us one thing about yourself that has not been mentioned anywhere else in your application. 20. What’s one thing your team or beneficiaries criticise you for? 21. What does leadership personally mean to you? 22. I will give you all the books and knowledge and networks from ISB, this will save your 42L, then why to do it from ISB? 23. What did you learn from disabled people you worked with during your UG project ? 24. How will you contribute to ISB? 25. Why to do product management, it is useless job because software engineers implement but product managers do nothing

A bachelor's/undergraduate degree in any discipline

Essay 1 Describe a specific personal situation in which you assumed a leadership role without formal authority. How did you motivate and influence others during this experience? What challenges did you encounter, and what insights did you gain about your leadership abilities as a result of this experience?

One LOR is required, either from an Academic contact or a professional contact. Please choose Academic recommendation in case the recommender has known you in an Academic capacity. Eg., Dean, Principal, Professor etc. Please choose professional recommendation in case the recommender has known you in a professional capacity. Eg., Reporting manager, Supervisor, senior leader, colleague, mentor etc. LOR Questions Please provide your detailed feedback on the applicant covering the below aspects. i. Provide a brief description of your interaction with the applicant. ii. Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. iii. Is there anything else we should know? (Word limit 500)

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Interviews last approximately 30 minutes and are conducted by a panel comprising ISB faculty, alumni, and senior staff. During the interview process, you are required to complete two on-spot essays as part of the evaluation.