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Well, you are not alone. Many candidates have the same issue.

So how about if I say you choose the option that you did not choose among the two. Let me put it this way, if your final answer between C and D option is “C”, then go ahead and mark “D” as your option, considering your history of choosing the wrong option always.

Well, I am just trying to help you here considering the history. The truth is – if you are stuck between 2 answer choices and get it wrong all the time, what it really means is that you are simply unable to identify what is wrong with the choice you picked. This is the underlying problem, and this is what you need to address.

I understand sentence correction is very tricky. Sometimes the one that seems the easy one is usually the tricky one.

Therefore, I have some tips for you which will help you tackle this section better.

1. Identify what SC concept is being tested.

2. Look for subject verb mismatches.

3. Don’t get confused by pronoun ambiguity.

4. Don’t eliminate answer choices based on idioms right in the beginning.

5. Don’t get misled by red herrings.

6. Treat options A,B,C,D,E equally.

7. Pick up clues from the non-underlined part of the sentence.

8. Answer choice A may not always get the meaning right.

9. Always substitute the choice in the original sentence.

10. Don’t go in with any blanket rules.

Keep in mind these tips and if you are looking for a detailed explanation of each of these then you can find them on Crackverbal’s GMAT sentence correction tips.

Every rule has exceptions! So do not eliminate any answer choice outright just because it contains ‘being’ or an ambiguous pronoun. Keep your options open and evaluate each of them.

Also, there are some things that you will find in the GMAT pattern that can help you take better decisions. For example, the GMAT prefers active voice over passive. It also prefers a concise statement over a wordy one. Also, scan the shortest of the answer choices for errors, if you are in doubt and then pick it if you don’t find any other etc. Use these to identify which answer choices you need to be wary about.

Lastly, if you are stuck between the last 2 answer options and have already spent 90 seconds, then pick an option using one of the thumb rules and move on.

Hope this has helped you in any way. If you are looking for more details you can find them on Crackverbal’s GMAT sentence correction tips.

This is the section of GMAT where everyone’s mental bandwidth is consumed the most, especially at the very beginning of the test.

The Analytical Writing Assessment section is where you will be analyzed for critical thinking and communication of your ideas. The common topics will always be known to the applicants and thus what is looked into is your ability to analyze the given argument along the line of reasoning and present a critique.

The catch is that the arguments given are often weak and contains logical casuistry/fallacies and hence you should be able to put forward the flaws and suggest improvements to score good.

Most of the top B-schools expect the candidates to score beyond the threshold, say at least 4 out of 6. The interesting part is B-schools (your score recipients) also get to compare your AWA style and tone with that of your application essays.  

But the good news is there are shortcuts to cracking the AWA section. Below are the few things which I can ensure that you get to learn:

ü  Tips that you need to know BEFORE you start preparing for the AWA

ü   How to use the 30 minutes allotted to AWA to maximum effect

ü   How to use a template to make the AWA writing process simpler

You can read about the detailed explanation of these tips and templates at Crackverbal’s GMAT AWA. Also, you can find 8 sample AWA essays to observe and learn from.

I am sure these strategies will definitely prove out helpful to you in cracking the AWA. If you are looking for more details you can check out here for all GMAT related queries and help.

The most sought after question by many is “Do I need a 700 GMAT score for ISB?” The answer is “Yes”.

You will be competing against the best of the industry minds, people with extraordinary resume. So, if you feel that your profile is average in terms of work experience, say from IT industry, then you must know that this industry has many applicants and the only way you can stand out is with a good score.

For the class of 2015 at ISB, GMAT score is 711 on average and the mid-80% of the ISB class had scores ranging from 680 to 750. So it stands to reason that someone with a very average profile must aim to beat this average GMAT score for ISB.

Though ISB has been saying for years that diversity is a key factor in their admission decision, there have been cases and even now looking at the trend, ISB is focusing more on the “application essays” and “profile” and an average GMAT score. Still, it is always good if you are called out first because a good score in the exam.

Again, selection into ISB depends on various factors. Thus, it’s better to score good and ensure you chances. You can find more details about their selection profiles in Crackverbal’s Isb-admit-low-gmat-score.

If you hold an undergraduate degree in engineering and have a few years of work experience, you would probably be thinking about enhancing your career prospects.

You may have a good understanding of how an MS or an MBA will educate you, but if you’re not too sure when it comes to the Management Information System (MIS) program then the most common answer that you would have come across is:– An MIS is in-between an MS and an MBA.

Well, a more accurate description of the MIS program would be that it is geared to teach you skills that relate to the intersection of IT and business.

MIS is the application of computer related technology to managerial programs. With a Master of Science (MS) in MIS, you will acquire foundational business knowledge with courses focused on Information Systems.

On graduation, you will be ready for jobs that require you to identify problems and leverage technology to develop solutions for your business problems.

The management of IT systems is considered a business function because of the impact of information technology on businesses, and is therefore offered by Business Schools in various universities. It is also offered by specific schools of Information Studies.

In other words, it is a core business program with engineering electives. Most of the programs can be completed in 18-24 months and require 33 credit hours of coursework. Some universities may require you to complete a thesis during the course of the degree.

There are many universities in the US that offer this program. MIS is offered through B-Schools as well as through schools of Information Studies.

Following is a list of the ten best Masters in Management Information Systems (MIS) programs in the US:

 ü  Carnegie Mellon University (Heinz College)

ü  University of Arizona (Eller College of Business)

ü  Texas A & M University (Mays Business School)

ü  Indiana University (Kelley School of Business)

ü  Oklahoma State University (Spears School of Business)

ü  University at Buffalo – SUNY (School of Management)

ü  New York University (Stern)

ü  University of California, Berkeley

ü  Syracuse University

ü  University of Maryland          

 So, who are the big companies that hire MIS graduates and what roles do they offer? Below are a few for your reference.

Companies:

·         Deloitte

·         KPMG

·         PwC

·         EY

·         Bank of America

·         Microsoft

·         Facebook

·         Adobe

 Job Roles:

 ·         Information Systems Manager

·         Business Analyst

·         Data Analyst

·         Systems Analyst

·         Computer Systems Analyst

·         IT consultant

·         IT Development Project Leader/ Project Manager

·         Business Intelligence Analyst

 To know more about the job description for each of these job roles you can visit Crackverbal’s Masters-in-management-information-system

 Now that you know what opportunities you can get and where, how do you plan to pursue this degree?

 Let me give you 8 steps to an MIS program and their detailed explanation you can find here.

 1.      Find out if you are eligible

2.      Take the GRE or the GMAT

3.      Take a standardized language test

4.      Find out whether your undergrad GPA meets the business school requirements

5.      Prepare a great Statement of Purpose

6.      Be prepared with a sharp resume

7.      Get recommendations from the right people. And last but not the least,

8.      Ace your interview.

 Hone your interview skills and if you need help from experts to prepare for your interview you can have a look at Crackverbal’s Prepare for Interview.

 Likewise, if you need help with information regarding your funding for MIS or any other details you can visit Crackverbal’s Masters in MIS.

There are more than 100 Indian School Accepting GMAT score for their business programs. Few of these schools are some of the top business schools in the world and in India:

1. ISB, Hyderabad and Mohali.

2. S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai.

3. IIM, Ahmedabad.

4. School of Management, NMIMS, Mumbai.

5. IIM, Bangalore.

6. Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.

7. IIM, Calcutta.

8. XLRI, Jamshedpur.

9. IIM, Lucknow.

10. Dept. of Management, BITS Pilani, Rajasthan.

Masters in MIS

Everyone you talk to will have a completely different story to tell about what is the ideal GMAT score for ISB.

However, instead of people we decided to look at data available on ISB official websites.

The average GMAT score required for ISB for past 10 years:

Here are a couple of things you will notice straight away:

 1) GMAT scores have 7 in the most significant bit. For the less technically inclined, what I meant was – you have scores in excess of 700 in all the 10 years.

 2) The highest average GMAT scores for any year was 2010 with a whopping 716. The lowest average GMAT score was in 2016 with the number just at the border of 700.

2) What GMAT score do I need for ISB?

 If you are reading this article this far, it means that you are in one of the following categories:

 1) You have taken the GMAT, and are not sure if your scores are enough.

 2) You have not taken the GMAT, and are wondering how much would be enough.

 Let us tackle the second category first.

 If you have NOT taken the GMAT, go ahead and score as high as possible.

 In our experience, there are fundamentally three things that ISB looks for:

 1) Clarity of vision that shows you are a person who can get what you want. 

2) History of excellence that tells them that you have the potential to lead.

 3) Pedigree that is shown through GMAT, Undergrad institute, and Employer brand.

 Now, let us look at the last bit of data: the mid 80% range.

What this means is, you stack all the students in order of their GMAT scores and remove the outliers.

Outliers are the extreme cases: say someone like an astronaut-turned-monk-turned-olympic -athlete got in with a 600 🙂 (<- just kidding!).   

Interestingly this data is not available for the class of 2007, and again published after 2015.    

Mid 80% Range for Years 2007 to 2016

Year                          Average GMAT Score

2007                                  660-750

2008                                  660-760

2009                                  680-760

2010                                  670-760

2011                                  670-750

2012                                  670-750

2013                                  680-750

What can we interpret from this?

 – You pretty much need to have a GMAT score above 670 if you are not an outlier. In other words, a 650 will be of no use if your profile is average.

 – Getting a score around 750-760 will put you in the top 20% – not the top 2%. In other words, it is not a big deal if you have a 760 on the GMAT.

 – In general, this data also means that if you are in an over-represented demographic such as IT or Finance, you need to make sure that you bulk up your GMAT scores.

 Read how one of our students teamed his 750 GMAT score with his profile to impress the Ad-com members at ISB.

 3) What else can we interpret about GMAT scores needed for ISB?

 Let us try to see if we can get some more juice.

 Good news is that we did get data for the GMAT Score range. More importantly, we got the comparison between the ISB Hyderabad GMAT scores and ISB Mohali GMAT Scores.

 Bad news is that we did not get data for all years.

Year    GMAT Range @ ISB Hyd Campus     GMAT Range @ ISB Mohali 

2007                     600-780                                                 N/A

2008                     600-780                                                 N/A

2009                           -                                                       N/A

2010                     600-780                                                 N/A

2011                           -                                                       N/A

2012                           -                                                       N/A

2013                           -                                                       N/A

2014                           -                                                       N/A

2015                           -                                                       N/A

2016                     600-760                                             610-760

2017                     600-760                                             590-770

 Here are some interesting observations from this trend:

 1) What is the lowest score ever at ISB?

 The lowest GMAT score EVER was 590, scored in 2016 by someone who got into ISB Mohali campus.

 Except for that, the lowest score seems to be 600.

 So, if you have a GMAT score lower than 600, don’t even think about applying to ISB

 2) Is there a difference in GMAT Scores at the Hyderabad and Mohali campuses?

 There is almost ZERO variation in the scores for the last two years. This pretty much means that there is no difference in the two campuses as far as GMAT Scores are concerned.

 3) What is the highest score at ISB?

 Let’s admit it: this is more of a voyeuristic question 😃

 The highest score ever at ISB was a 780.

 However, interestingly in the last few years the highest hasn’t been more than 770.

 4) Can I apply to ISB with a sub-650?

 As we mentioned above, with an average profile, try to shoot for a higher than 650 score.

 So what if you have a 620? Or a 650? Should you use the application money to buy beer instead?

 Our advice – you have a fighting chance, provided you are a diverse candidate.

 Otherwise, as we said above, build your GMAT muscle.

 You might want to read how one of our students from a non-IT background made it to ISB with a 670 on the GMAT.

8 Solid ways to get a better GMAT quant score.

Many of the top MBA programs are unapologetically quant-driven. Whether you are pursuing a career in consulting, marketing, or finance, what you’re walking into is a world of big data and statistics.

Here is a GMAT score chart for Quant.

GMAT Score in 2018 GMAT Score in 2016

Notice that a scaled score of 49 now corresponds to a 74th percentile as compared to a 79th percentile in 2016.

Here are 8 tips and tricks that you can use to increase your score from 45 to 50-51.

Get Your Basics Sorted

Learn to Use Numbers Effectively

Do Not Jump to Conclusions

Identify Simpler Solutions

Use Logic Over Math (Especially on Hard Questions)

Do Not Depend Only on the OG

Never be Rigid with Techniques

Master Data Sufficiency

Before doing an MBA, the most important question you need to ask yourself is “Why MBA?”

Once you go ahead with your plan to do your MBA without answering this question, you will be sacrificing a lot in both your personal and professional life. So, you need to know if you know why you are doing an MBA.

There are basically two categories of MBA aspirants, especially in the Indian context:

1. Those who have just completed their graduation or are in their final year. These people typically take the CAT journey.

2. Those who have some years of work experience (typically two to six years) and whose objective is to reach their maximum potential in their professional life. This could entail either Career Progression or a Career Shift. These people typically follow the GMAT Route.

However much you try to be diplomatic and politically correct in your essays, recommendations and interviews, the truth (that even MBA Admissions Committees are aware of) is that most MBA aspirants want to earn an MBA degree because:

1. They want to earn more money. &

2. They hate their current job.

However if these are the two only reason, you have very short term goals; which the college admission committee will catch on.

Then why else to an MBA:

Career Progression

In today’s performance-oriented professional world, most of the people around you also have the same qualities and credentials that you possess. At this point, it is crucial for you to ask what unique traits you have that will differentiate you from the herd.

So, how do you differentiate yourself from the rest.

Answer is Simple: MBA from a premier school. An MBA from a top B-School will help you make a quick transition from a mid-level role to a senior management position, where you will have the opportunity to take strategic decisions.

       2. Career Shift

Consider this situation – you have been in IT for the past five years, but with time, you realize that your true calling is marketing. What steps can you take to make a switch?

It is here that an MBA program can help. In fact, one of the most important reasons why professionals choose to do an MBA is to change career tracks smoothly.

       3. Knowledge

the knowledge that will help you progress in your career will not be found only in books or on the internet. The interaction and intellectual debates that you will have with your professors and peers at a B-School will be extremely enriching.

Secondly, the pedagogical methods employed in top schools are very innovative and effective – these include case studies, presentations, projects, research papers, etc. If you are joining a typical two-year MBA program, in the first year you will have the core curriculum consisting of marketing, accounting, finance, statistics, economics, management, organization behaviour, etc.

These subjects lay the foundation of your understanding of business. To be a future CEO, you need to have a 360 degree view of how to run a company and manage people. The language of business is the language of money.

          4. Networking

Networking is just knowing people or getting contacts!

Yes, knowing people is a big part of networking, but surely it is not just that!

So, what is networking all about? Networking at business schools means that you will be carrying the same tag as thousands of alumni.

You may or may not have studied together, but if a Harvard alumnus receives an email or a job request from another Harvard alumnus, or is interviewing a candidate who went to the same school, there will be an immediate bonding between them, something like an Old Boys Association!

We all want to be identified as part of a group of high achievers. Doing an MBA from a reputed B-School gives you a great opportunity to network with smart, talented people who will hold top strategic positions in major companies or will be great business leaders someday.

           5. Brand-Equity

As most recruiters are aware of how difficult it is to get into a top B-School, an MBA degree from such a school holds a lot of brand value.

Employers already know that you have cleared the first level of acid tests: high GPA, high GMAT score, essays, recommendations, the tough interview itself and of course, a very rigorous MBA program.

Just like gold, an MBA from a reputed B-School gives you a certified hallmark that you are competent to become a successful leader in the near future.

            6. Self- Growth

What do you really learn at a B-School?

Most importantly, the confidence to be somebody who matters, in your professional life.

A reputed B-School program gives you the opportunity to think in the direction you want to. Whatever goals you may have had before joining an MBA program, once you join, you may realize that your true calling lies elsewhere.

An MBA gives you a second chance in life to do what you always wanted to do. It gives you the independence of a student’s life as well as the perspective of working for many years.

             7. Change of Geography

There must have been instances when you wanted to move to Australia or Canada or any other foreign country to work there. In your current role, you may be able to move to an international market as a C++ coder but definitely not as a project manager.

An MBA, say from Stanford or INSEAD can help you understand the foreign market well, increase your international network, learn about the requirements for an international career and get exposure to a totally different culture and way of life.

If you are thinking which one of these two tests should you take, then that means you are considering business school as an option. Well, both exams are internationally recognized and have a lot in common, so picking between the two is really not that simple.

The logic is simple for those who have clearly decided to pursue specific programs – if it’s a B-School program like an MBA, take the GMAT. If it’s anything else, take the GRE.

There are five critical questions you should ask yourself when trying to choose between GMAT and GRE. Your answers to these questions will help you figure out which test will serve your purpose best. 

Below are six questions that will help you choose between GMAT and GRE are:

1. What is the Difference between the GMAT and the GRE?

A: Parameters: Exam Pattern

B: GMAT: 

Four Sections:

1. Quantitative Reasoning (31 questions, 62 minutes)

2. Verbal Ability (36 questions, 65 minutes)

3. Analytical Writing Assessment (1 essay, 30 minutes)

4. Integrated Reasoning (12 questions, 30 minutes)

C: GRE

Six Sections

1. Analytical Writing Assessment (2 essays, 30 minutes each)

2. One Experimental or Research Section (will appear to be a Quant or Verbal section) (20 questions, 30 minutes if it is Verbal, 35 minutes if it is Quant.) [Unscored*]

3. Two Quantitative Reasoning Sections (20 questions and 35 minutes per section)

4. Two Verbal Reasoning Sections (20 questions and 30 minutes per section)

A: Parameters: Question Types

B: GMAT: 

1.Verbal:

Sentence Correction

Critical Reasoning

Reading Comprehension

 2. Quant:

Data Sufficiency

Problem Solving

C: GRE:

1. Verbal:

Reading Comprehension

Sentence Equivalence

Text Completion

Critical Reasoning

2. Quant:

Quantitative Comparison

Numerical Entry

Multiple Choice Questions with 1 answer

Multiple Choice Questions with 1 or more answers

A: Parameters: Syllabus

B: GMAT:

1. Verbal:

Grammar

Comprehension

2. Quant:

Arithmetic

Algebra

Geometry

C: GRE: 

1. Verbal:

Vocabulary

Comprehension

2. Quant:

Arithmetic

Algebra

Geometry

Data Interpretation

A: Parameter: Duration

GMAT: 3 hours 7 minutes

(excluding optional breaks)

GRE: 3 hours 45 minutes

A: Parameter: Cost

B: GMAT: $250

C: GRE: $205 (for Indian Students)

A: Parameter: Applicable For

B: GMAT: Business Schools (MBA and similar programs)

C: GRE: Master’s Programs and some Business School Programs

A: Parameter: Score Analysis

B: GMAT: Enhanced Score Report, available for $30

C: GRE: Diagnostic Score Report, available free of cost

A: Parameter: When you can take the test

B: GMAT: Year-round

C: GRE: Year-round

A: Parameter: Score Validity

B: GMAT: 5 years

C: GRE : 5 years

A: Parameter: Score Range

B: GMAT: 

Verbal: 6-51

Quant: 6-51

Composite: 200-800

C: GRE: 

Verbal: 130-170

Quant: 130-170

Composite: 260-340

2. Which Degree and Specialization Do You Plan to Choose?

Ans. Before deciding to take GMAT or GRE you need to know what specialization are you planning to do.

Taking GMAT limits your options to B-schools, on the other hand, there are B-Schools that accept GRE scores even for their MBA and other hardcore-business-oriented programs.

In effect, with a GRE score, you will leave both avenues open for yourself.

3. Which Schools Do You Plan to Apply to?

Ans. More B-Schools in the US and Canada are likely to be open to the GRE as compared to those across Europe and Asia.

What this means for you is that it is safer for you to go for the GRE if you’re applying to colleges in the US-Canada region. You will be eligible to apply at a significant number of B-Schools in addition to other universities if you do this.

However, if you want to apply to B-Schools in Europe and Asia, taking the GRE will eliminate most of your options.

In any case, irrespective of where you want to apply, remember that taking the GMAT will most certainly close all avenues apart from B-Schools for you.

It might be a good idea to invest some time into thinking about the specific schools and universities you want to apply to. Spend some time figuring out the preferred exams for schools and universities you’ve chosen to apply to.

4. What Are Your Strengths and Weaknesses?

Ans. One of the critical factors in deciding is where your strength lies in Either Quant or Verbal.

The biggest difference in GRE vs. GMAT is that the tougher of the two sections are Verbal on the GRE and Quant on the GMAT.

This means that if you’re great at Quant, you are likely to score better (in percentile as well as directly translated scores) on GRE Quant than on GMAT Quant. Similarly, if you’re great at Verbal, you’ll score better on GMAT Verbal than on GRE Verbal.

That’s because GRE Verbal is tougher than GRE Quant, while GMAT Verbal is easier than GMAT Quant. If you compare the two exams directly, section-on-section, GRE Verbal is tougher than GMAT Verbal, and GRE Quant is easier than GMAT Quant.

5. How Much Importance Should You Give to Exam Costs?

Ans. When you have decided to take either the GMAT or GRE, the cost becomes a void factor for the differentiation as the difference between both test is $45 or INR 3100, which is negligible when compared to your annual expenditure on the tuition for any program abroad. 

6. How Does Score Translation Work?

Ans. At the outset, let us make it clear that there is no objective way to compare GMAT and GRE scores to each other.

Since the GRE and GMAT are each designed to serve distinct purposes, drawing parallels between the two is quite complex. So much so, in fact, that even Universities around the world struggle to get it figured out.

The ETS, which is the body that conducts the GRE, provides a GRE to GMAT score converter to find the indicative GMAT score equivalent to a certain GRE score. However, this is only an indicative list, meaning that each school and B-School can come up with its own list of comparative scores.

This means that the ETS may say that a GRE 325 is the same as a GMAT 700, but any B-School could say that the GRE 325 is only equal to a GMAT 670.

The GMAT and GRE are just like any two rival products in the market.We hope this article has helped you figure out which side to pick in the GMAT vs. GRE battle. For more detailed answer you can also visit Crackverbal’s GMAT vs GRE.

If you’re still unsure whether your profile is suitable for B-School, check out Crackverbal’s free profile evaluation tool!

The GMAT and GRE are just like any two rival products in the market. For a detailed answer as to which one of the two you should choose to write visit Crackverbal’s GMAT vs GRE.

If you’re unsure whether your profile is suitable for B-School, check out Crackverbal’s free profile evaluation tool!

In last decade ISB has become an institution that is associated with a sense of honor, prestige and accomplishment. ISB has been constantly ranked as top-ranked MBA university in India and 20th in Global MBA Rankings by Financial Times, London.

Undoubtedly, MBA aspirants are not leaving any stone unturned to add ‘ISB’ into their CVs.   However, in this helter-skelter, several myths have cropped up over the last few years. Most of these grapevines are related to the ISB application process.

Well, to get into ISB one needs a very good score in GMAT/ CAT and a very impressive essay. You should keep in mind that the applicants of ISB have a good work profile and experience and thus your competition is among the best.

You can definitely get through ISB if you have prepared for it. However, most people back out when they come across a few myths about ISB application process.

Trust me, they are just myths.

ISB tries to look beyond your resume and evaluate the candidate in terms of their:

·         Capability

·         How far they have grown professionally in their career

·         Academics and GMAT/ CAT score

·         Leadership skills

·         Team work

·         Other interests

·         Long and short-term goals, and last but not the least ,

·         Their idea about giving back to society.

Let me take you through the top 5 myths about ISB’s application process.

 1)      Likelihood of rejection because of sub-700 score.

According to the official ISB statistics around 25% of the entering class had a sub-700 score.

 This myth is perhaps propagated by those who got rejected because the other factors such as weak essays, poor interview or may be their inability to answer/attempting any basic or logical question.

 2)      Not applicable for candidates with >10 year of work experience.

 Even though the average work experience of students is 3-6 years, ISB totally understands and appreciate the unique background and experience a senior student would bring in, in terms of knowledge and industry.

 ISB gives complete support in placement assistance as someone with more than 10 years of experience will look out for positions like “Country Head” which opens up rarely. Thus, there is no placement guarantee but enough assistance in terms of contact and access to MNC’s are provided, just like any other full time student.

 3)      Ignoring the details in the ISB application form.

 Aspirants usually fill out all the mandatory information about education, work-experience, projects, essays etc but consider some other details as “minor” like, hobbies, extra-curricular activities, awards, languages known to name a few.

 I would suggest the aspirants to reserve some time for this section too as the admission committee gets to review a file which contains these very details before it even gets to see your essays. So, this is the chance to actually make the first impression on the selection board.

4)      Showing NGO work as a must in your application.

 ISB is always on the lookout for people with varied perspective in their classroom discussion. This is the reason you might come along to meet a few people who have an “unconventional” profile of working with an NGO.

However, it is a myth that ISB wants everyone who applies, to have contributed to a social cause.

Association with an NGO just for the sake of embellishing your ISB application will actually reduce your chances of admission.

Integrity is a quality that is highly regarded in B-schools these days. Culturally Indians tend to use their time constructively in many other different ways – not just in social causes. So, candidates should look at creative ways of revealing their managerial or leadership qualities such as playing a sport or serving for the community; basically anything that serves a purpose to either “self” or to “society”.

5)      Focusing only on the essay and ignoring the interview.

Essays are an important part of selection and everybody gives their best in coining the right SOP for themselves as it is through essays that B-Schools will actually get to know about who you are as a person, and what you bring to the table.  

However, it is also equally important that you focus on the interview process, through which the admissions committee tries to see if the person behind the essays is interesting in real-life. What you say in the interview matters are a lot. This is a platform where you can put forward your strengths and managerial traits for them to see.

There is more to you than an application form and the ISB interview panel wants to see that.