A good thing can seldom be duplicated, but there is an exception in the case of INSEAD. It has two campuses, located in Singapore and Fontainebleau, France and both are considered widely to be in the vanguard of top rated business schools. Like all good things, the MBA program at INSEAD also comes in a short package of 10 months, which makes it the fastest of fast-track options for the ambitious career focused professional, who is not willing to take too much time out of the rat race to the top.

Application Deadlines :

Round1 : 16; Sep 2015
Round2 : 14; Oct 2015
Round3 : 13; Jan 2016
Round4 : 24: Feb 2016

Class profile :

Average Age : 29
Work Experience : 6 years
GMAT Scores : 701
Undergraduate GPA (average) : 3.59

Application Components :

• Application Fees : application fee €250, Non-refundable.
• GMAT or GRE : Please arrange to have Pearson Vue submit your GMAT test scores INSEAD, code DL3-S8-89. The ETS code for the GRE is 0970
• TOEFL or IELTS : TOEFL IBT: 105; TOEFL CBT: 260; TOEFL PBT: 620; TOEIC (all four parts are required): Listening and Reading: 950 - TOEIC Writing: 170 - TOEIC Speaking: 190; IELTS Academic: 7.5; PTE Academic: 72; and CPE: B.
• Letters of recommendation : Two professional recommendation letters are required, information about your leadership and management potential.
• Essays: Job Description : (No word count)

1: Briefly summarise your current (or most recent) job, including the nature of work, major responsibilities, and where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, clients/products and results achieved. (short answer) *

2: What would be your next step in terms of position if you were to remain in the same company?(short answer) *

3: Please give a full description of your career since graduating from university. Describe your career path with the rationale behind your choices. (short answer)

4: Discuss your short and long term career aspirations with or without an MBA from INSEAD.(short answer) *

Optional :- If you are currently not working or if you plan to leave your current employer more than 2 months before the programme starts, please explain your activities and occupations between leaving your job and the start of the programme.

Motivation Essays :-

Essay 1: Give a candid description of yourself (who are you as a person), stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary (approximately 500 words).

Essay 2: Describe the achievement of which you are most proud and explain why. In addition, describe a situation where you failed. How did these experiences impact your relationships with others? Comment on what you learned (approximately 400 words).

Essay 3: Tell us about an experience where you were significantly impacted by cultural diversity, in a positive or negative way (approximately 300 words)

Essay 4: Describe all types of extra-professional activities in which you have been or are still involved for a significant amount of time (clubs, sports, music, arts, politics, etc). How are you enriched by these activities? (approximately 300 words)

Sample essays :

Describe what you believe to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date, explaining why you view them as such. (400 words approx.)

During my first posting as a loading master at .......................... my responsibility was huge. My job was to regulate complete crude oil discharge and coordinate with the ship staff of different nationalities & shore staff for discharging of oil from tankers to shore tanks .............................. I still recall that day with ................................................... The pilot tried to control the tanker but was unable to do so. I had precious few seconds to understand the ...................................... I analyzed the situation and managed to strategically handle the shore staff simultaneously coordinating with the pilot to save not only the monetary damages but also the precious marine national park.

The sense of ......................................................... instead by holding my wits together thwarted a disaster which otherwise would have left an unyielding mar never to be rectified.

Another accomplishment ....................................... My first independent project was the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx pipeline project in the Projects department of Pipelines division head office of Indian Oil.

My in-depth involvement in the complete cycle of project management was a huge learning phase for me. Conceptualizing on paper to implementing it in reality was a litmus test which assessed my technical skills to managerial acumen. The pipeline was linking three states and hence the egos of three state governments were to be massaged. I ran across departments, the excruciating red tapes, and the exciting implementation of new technologies, coordination with private vendors and an entire team.

My persistent display of responsibility, understanding of various processes involved, communicating openly within departments and with agencies involved externally and keeping the overall project framework in mind helped me meet the deadline with élan. The rush of this first achievement still ..................................... This accomplishment would forever be dear to me and as special as my first born.