If you are certain about your MBA dream, then ISB Young Leaders Program could be one of the best destinations you can get. The ISB Young Leaders Program is the foundation program that eventually leads you to the ISB’s 1-year full-time MBA program – PGP MBA. The ISB Young Leaders Program is for high potential college students, who are either in Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. The ISB Young Leaders Program is one of the best deferred MBA options available around the globe. Some of the other top deferred MBA options are offered by Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, etc. and few other top schools across the globe. Let’s deep dive into the ISB Young Leaders Program.
Program Overview – ISB Young Leaders Program
The ISB Young Leaders Program helps a student to equip with the right tools to succeed in the future, along with a sure shot ticket to the ISB’s prestigious MBA program – PGP MBA.
Who can Apply?
Students in the pre-final or final year of the Bachelor’s or Master’s program. Once a student gets an admit, then he/she will have to fulfill the requirement of a minimum of 20 months of work experience.
Admission Calendar
The complete admission process takes approximately 6 months.
- Stage 1 deadline – March 25 | Stage 1 Results – May 5
- Stage 2 deadline – August 31 | Interview Invite – September 15 – November 10
- Stage 3 – Interview (September 15 – November 10) | Results – November 15
Admission Process
Stage 1
- Application Form
- Personal and contact information
- Academic information
- Awards and initiatives
- Essay
- Declaration
- Application fee – INR 3000
These are the essay topics and you need to write an essay on one of the topics. The word limit is 300 words.
- Narrate an incident that had the most profound influence on you or
- Write about your personality and how YLP would help you develop yourself further
Stage 2 – GMAT / GRE score, One essay, and One Evaluation
Essay Topic – What’s the first and foremost thing you would like to improve in yourself? How do you plan to do it? (300 words)
Stage 3 – Personal Interview
Program Module – ISB Young Leaders Program
To prepare students for the intensive 1-year PGP MBA program, ISB Young Leaders Program focuses on building blocks and the required foundation. The program is designed through a combination of online and offline learning at the campus on weekends, to give them the ISB experience and a holistic view of the program and future roadmap.
The sessions are focused on leadership, career planning & development, emphasis on the importance of building relationships, effective communication, presentation, etc. and the relevance of management education for the students.
Benefits of ISB Young Leaders Program
- Sure shot entry into the ISB’s MBA program
- Scholarship of 1 lakh for each student and could get more in future
- Exclusive network and relationship building through the YLP program
- 20 months of time to explore different opportunities while working
- Learning & Mentorship weekends at ISB
How to get into ISB Young Leaders Program?
This is one of the most competitive deferred MBA programs in the world and as we mentioned “high potential”, so you need to be outstanding in all the departments. The admission committee will assess you on variety of parameters such as academic credentials, leadership potential, contribution to the community, and people around you, etc. So, you will have to showcase these attributes through your application and more importantly through your admission essay and interview at a later stage if you get a call. These are the ways or requirements to get success in the application process and get an admit.
- GMAT – 700+
- Strong academic credentials through your scores
- A strong recommendation letter
- Well-crafted admission essays
- Extra-curricular activities
- Awards, Achievements or Initiatives in life
As you can see the process takes almost 6 months to complete, so it’s holistic in nature. Though it’s very competitive, still one parameter would neither help you to get an admit or nor you will be rejected. So, let’s say you had done well in Bachelor’s, but not so great in class 12th, then try to focus heavily on GMAT and see if you can compensate for your background so that your overall story will look convincing.
Secondly, more important is your ability to structure your achievements and present them in the right format, so that you can put a strong case for yourself. This is why the admission essay becomes very important and you should spend a good amount of time writing compelling essays. Try to portray multiple dimensions of your life, personality, and leadership potential through your essays, because this is going to differentiate you from the rest of the crowd. Just remember, you need not know everything around you, but you should know what you want to do, how ISB and the MBA journey will help you to achieve that goal and how will you contribute to the ISB community as a whole.
All the best for your journey!
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