Direct Admission For Indian School of Business and Finance, New Delhi

The admission process comprises of three steps:

Step 1: Filling the Application Form

All necessary documents as listed on the application form, must be submitted at the time of applying, whether online or offline. Candidates who have successfully completed or are in the final year of full time undergraduate degree programme, are eligible to apply for the Graduate Diploma programmes at ISBF. Candidates applying for the Graduate Diploma programme in Economics or Data Science must have studied Mathematics at least up to Class XII.

Step 2: ISBF Graduate Diploma Entrance Test

ISBF Graduate Diploma Entrance Test It is mandatory for all the applicants to appear for the ISBF Graduate Diploma Entrance Test, which is conducted online in each Admission Round. Exemptions from this mandate are granted only on the basis of the following scores:

• 650 or above in GMAT,

or

• 90 Percentile or above in CAT,

or

• 300 or above in GRE

The ISBF Graduate Diploma Entrance Test examines a candidate’s ability to reason logically and apply concepts and techniques learnt in Mathematics and English.

Step 3: Personal Interview (PI)

All candidates must appear for the Personal Interview (PI). There is no exemptions from the PI on any grounds. The PI is intended to assess applicants’ motivation to pursue further studies at ISBF, their ability to do so successfully, and their overall fit into the ISBF student body. Outstation students may appear for PI through online mode via Skype, or through the offline mode at the ISBF campus in New Delhi. Once all three steps are completed, a candidate’s application will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee in full. The final admission decision will take into consideration:

• The ISBF Graduate Diploma Entrance Score (40% weight)
• Performance in the PI (40% weight)
• Graduation Scores & Class XII Scores (20% weight)

If you are made an offer of admission but do not have your graduation scores by then, you may confirm your place, but this will stand void if the graduation scores are not submitted before the commencement of the programme.