Indian School of Business ISB Hyderabad PGPMAX Admission 2012

Indian School of Business (IBS), Hyderabad

Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500032, Tel 040-23187700, Fax 040-23007040
Email pgpmax@isb.edu, Website http://www.isb.edu

Admission Notice2012-13

PGPMAX Admission 2012-13

Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives (PGPMAX) Admission 2012-13

The Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives (PGPMAX) is designed for senior executives, whose busy schedules do not permit them to pursue a full time programme

Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for the programme, the following criteria need to be fulfilled

The applicant should have a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification in any discipline

An equivalent qualification will be determined by the admission committee of the programme and will include the likes of CA, ICWA etc

The applicant should possess a minimum of 10 years of full time work experience as on date of submitting the application (desired experience is closer to 15 or more years)

Letter of consent from the current employer is required for the candidate to pursue the programme

This can be submitted either during the application process or once admission has been secured

TOEFL/IELTS scores will be required from international participants for whom the language of instruction during undergraduate education was not English

GMAT is not required but applicants are encouraged to submit their scores if they have taken GMAT

Selection Criteria: The PGPMAX office and the admissions committee evaluate each applicant on several criteria to ensure that the participants selected for the programme are well rounded individuals

Each component of the application and the interview are important

The selection of the participants will be made considering a combination of many factors including; quantity and quality of work experience (significant responsibility, experience of managing personnel and budgets etc); evidence of professional success; strong communication skills; likelihood of benefiting from the programme; business leadership potential, track-record, traits, attitude/mindset etc; motivation to participate in the programme; undergraduate degree performance; performance in the interview; TOEFL/ IELTS score (if applicable)

The above mentioned criteria are not in order of importance

Application Procedure: The online application is available on the PGPMAX website

The programme office accepts only online applications and no printed applications are available

Interview: The programme office will review completed applications and selected applicants will be shortlisted for an interview

Interview may be conducted in person, over videoconferencing, teleconferencing or via a web/internet-based tool

The interview notifications are sent around 7 days before the scheduled interview date

You may contact the programme office or visit the website for details closer to the date

Application Fee: An application processing fee needs to be paid (only using a credit card) to apply to the programme

The fee amount is dependent on the date when the application is submitted

No payment is required to create a user login and start the online application

Application fee needs to be paid at the time of submitting the completed application

The application fee is non-refundable under any circumstance

Round-1; on or before 31st October, 2012; INR 8,000

Round-2; on or before 15th December, 2012; INR 15,000

Applicants are encouraged to apply early; preferably in Round-1

While the decisions for both rounds are announced together, applicants in Round-1 get a substantial discount in the application fee

Incomplete applications from Round-1 will have to pay the difference of application fee if their application is completed in Round-2

Interview: The programme office will review completed applications and selected applicants will be shortlisted for an interview

Interview may be conducted in person, over videoconferencing, teleconferencing or via a web/internet-based tool

The interview notifications are sent around 7 days before the scheduled interview date

You may contact the programme office or visit the website for details closer to the date

Admission: Selected candidates will be notified of the admission offer by the programme office

Admitted candidates will be given a time of 20 days to make a non refundable payment of INR 350,000 plus service tax towards admission fee to secure their place in the programme