To secure an admission offer at the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, the Young Leaders' Program (YLP) and the Early Entry Option (EEO) are excellent choices for students who want to secure their admission early on in their careers. Both programs are available for students in pre-final and final years of college, provided they meet the admission criteria, including a bachelor's or master's degree, a valid GMAT or GRE score, a completed application form with essays, a professional evaluation, and an interview.

Having an ISB Hyderabad admission offer can greatly benefit students when it comes to corporate placement opportunities. An admission from ISB showcases the student's high potential and can lead to better negotiations with their organization for funding or a sabbatical for their studies. Additionally, companies can target "young leaders" and rotate them through various leadership programs, leading to a win-win situation for both parties.

However, it's important to note that admission is deferred until the student has at least 2 years of work experience, which ISB considers necessary for the student to fully benefit from the program. This is because ISB's case-based study modules and peer group, with an average of 4-5 years of work experience, make work experience a crucial factor in admission. Companies also place significant importance on a student's past work experience when recruiting from ISB. Thus, having a minimum of 2 years of work experience ultimately benefits the student.

The first and foremost step before trying to get into IIM Bangalore or any institute is to analyze if you are sure about pursuing MBA after enough thought and determination.

After this comes the criteria part. As far as the criteria are concerned IIM Bangalore has the following criteria for shortlisted candidates

• • Past academic score: 50% weightage (20% 10th class, 10%12th class, and 20% graduation)
  • Work experience: 8% weightage (preferably 3 yrs and above)

• Gender diversity: 2% 

• CAT score: 40% weightage, In my opinion, your academic score is below average. So to compensate for that you need enough work experience of around 3 years. 

If you are a CAT aspirant don’t let these rigid parameters demotivate you. Study hard and achieve a very high CAT score, gain work experience if you haven’t, and leave the rest to luck.

This answer is based on the interview experience of a close friend who had backs during graduation. When enquired about the same, she told them that she has a good percentile despite that. The panelists contradicted her saying the other candidates also have an excellent percentile and academic background. They asked why should a person with a back be preferred over them. My friend told them she even had an extracurricular background and an overall good profile. Yet again the panelists were not convinced. She further said that it was her talent for never giving up that set her apart from others. The panelists told her she couldn’t make it because of her backlog and she easily gave up and left.

The conclusions I drew from this interview were

• My friend, despite claiming that she never gives up easily, gave up once she was cornered. So don’t give up till the end
• Prepare a justifiable statement to support your claim and be confident while delivering it
• Have something exceptional up your sleeve to overshadow the backs in your records
• Don’t just blabber and sound as genuine as you can.
• Take up a specific skill and ace it so well that all your past drawbacks can be covered through it.

So it’s eventually your luck and your confidence that will decide if having a back will hinder your path to success or not.