Saturday, August 6, 2011

Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives (PGPMAX) Admissions 2011-2012

Indian School of Business
Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032 India
Phone: +91 40 2318 7700, Fax: +91 40 2300 7040,
Email: pgpmax@isb.edu
http://www.isb.edu/pgpmax/


Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives (PGPMAX) Admissions 2011-2012


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.
In a fast paced environment, organisations cannot afford to grant long sabbaticals to senior executives to attend a full-time programme since they handle key roles.
PGPMAX students will have the exhilarating opportunity to be back in the classroom among their professional and intellectual peers, where they share the challenge of learning new methods and means for managing the business of doing business.





Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for the Programme the following criteria need to be fulfilled:
Bachelor’s Degree: 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.

Work Experience: 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).

Notes
Letter of consent from your 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 GMAT scores if they have taken GMAT.


Selection Criteria

The PGPMAX office and the admission 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 is important, and the selection of the participants for the programme will be made considering a combination of many factors including

• Quantity and Quality of work experience e.g. significant responsibility, experience of managing personnel and budgets
• Evidence of professional success
• Likelihood of benefiting from the programme
• Business leadership potential, track-record, traits, attitude/mindset
• Motivation to participate in the programme
• Undergraduate degree performance
• TOEFL/IELTS score (if applicable)
• Performance in the interview

The above mentioned criteria are not in order of preference.



Admission Calendar:
1 Applications Open September 1, 2011 Thursday 00:01
2 Round 1 Deadline October 31, 2011 Monday 17:00
3 Round 2 Deadline December 31, 2011 Saturday 17:00
4 Round 1 Results Announced January 15, 2012 Sunday 17:00
5 Round 2 Results Announced March 15, 2012 Thursday 17:00



*All times are in 24 hour format and as per Indian Standard Time



Admission Notification
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 towardsadmission fee to secure their place in the programme.

The applicants need to furnish a letter from their employer stating the consent of the employer to allow the participant to study in the programme. The letter needs to state the nature and extent of sponsorship (financial and paid time off).

This letter may be submitted either along with the application or along with the acceptance of admission offer.

Application Fee
The application fee to apply for the programme is INR 10,000 (approximately USD 200) and can be paid using a credit card or through internet banking.
This amount needs to be paid only at the time of submitting the completed application. No payment is required to create a user login and to start completing the online application.
The application fee is non-refundable under any circumstances.


CONTACT DETAILS:
You may contact the PGPMAX office using various means. We suggest the following modes, depending on nature of enquiry, for the best resolution of your query.

Prospective applicant’s first enquiry: Please write to us on pgpmax@isb.edu with a brief profile of yourself. This will help us understand you better and respond to your query appropriately.

Sponsoring employees: If you wish to sponsor your employees to this programme, please email us at pgpmax@isb.edu stating your query and someone from our office will revert to you as soon as possible.

Applicants facing technical issues with the online application: If you do not need an urgent solution, please send us an email at pgpmax@isb.edu, preferably attaching a screenshot of the application screen showing the nature of problem. We shall resolve your concerns soon. If you need an urgent resolution of your problem (near the application deadline), please call then at +91 40 2318 7700 between 10.00 am to 5.00 pm (Indian Standard Time), Monday to Friday.


PGPMAX Office
Indian School of Business
Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500032 India
Phone: +91 40 2318 7700 (Mon – Fri, 10.00am to 5.00pm)
Fax: +91 40 2300 7040, Email: pgpmax@isb.edu




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