ISB Extends GMAT Deadline for Prospective Students to January 15, 2006

 non availability of GMAT dates

Hyderabad, December 27, 2005: The Indian School of Business has extended the deadline to accept GMAT scores from prospective students till January 15, 2006. This is to facilitate applicants who are unable to take their scores due to unavailability of GMAT dates.

There is a substantial growth noticed in the number of GMAT takers outside US, which is coming from countries like India and for the schools like the Indian School of Business. Through Oct. 31, total GMAT volume is up 3%, but only 0.2% in the U.S. v/s 9.3% outside US, explained a leading international business magazine which writes extensively on B- Schools across the world.

V K Menon, Director – Admissions, at the ISB said,” The concept of the One Year programme in management, experienced student profile and the international faculty pool has been very well accepted by MBA aspirants in India. This has resulted in the size of the applicant pool for the ISB increasing by 80% in Cycle-1. We are getting repeated requests to extend the application deadline for Cycle-2 which is January 7, 2006, because of the unavailability of the GMAT dates.”

“Many of our students have had to push their test dates for GMAT because of non availability of slots. It is very unfortunate that we do not have enough centers to cater to the growing needs of the GMAT,” said Nidhi Khaitan Modi, Managing Partner, The Princeton Review-India.

Looking into the scenario the ISB will accept the GMAT scores till January 15, 2006. The last date of application remains the same as before – January 7, 2006 but, applicants may send in their GMAT scores alone by January 15, 2006.

This is also an opportunity for exceptional candidates with CAT (2002 onwards) scores to apply to the ISB. If they meet the combined admissions criteria, a provisional offer maybe made, subject to their taking the GMAT before March 10, 2006 and obtaining a minimum score of 680.

About the ISB

The Indian School of Business is a research-oriented independent management institution that grooms future leaders for India and the world. Its partnership with the Kellogg School of Management, The Wharton School, and London Business School make it one of its kind in Asia. The School offers a one-year Post Graduate Programme; short-duration, high-powered Executive Education programmes for CEOs and senior executives; and a two-year Research Fellowship Programme. The origins and distinctive research of our faculty members ensure that our programme content is contemporary and global in its perspective, and develops our students’ understanding of modern management opportunities and challenges.

Contact:

Ms. Bhuvana Ramalingam

Director – Communications

Indian School of Business

Tel.: 91 40 2 318 7431 

email: bhuvana_r@isb.edu