ISBF Announces Next Application Deadline for its Undergraduate Programmes
New Delhi : The next round of applications for admission into the undergraduate (UG) programmes led by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in India at the Indian School of Business & Finance (ISBF), New Delhi, is set to close on June 19, 2021, for the academic year 2021-2022.
Simultaneously, the next round of applications for admissions into the undergraduate (UG) BSc (Hons) Business Management programme, that ISBF offers in partnership with UK-based Kingston University (KU), is set to close on June 23, 2021, for the said academic year.
ISBF is one of the top five Featured Teaching Institutions of LSE in the world and all UG programmes at ISBF are taught under academic direction from it. Students who successfully complete these programmes, receive the globally accepted University of London degree.
Last year, ISBF partnered with Kingston University (KU), London, one of the top 40 business schools in the United Kingdom (according to The Guardian University Guide 2020), to bring to aspiring Indian students its acclaimed Business Management programme, at less than half the cost of pursuing it entirely in London.
For the last 15 years, Indian School of Business & Finance (ISBF) has been successfully delivering excellence in international education through some of the world’s leading programmes in Economics, Management and Finance, under the aegis of a strong partnership with the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) and the University of London (UOL). The new partnership with Kingston University is a natural extension of this endeavour to bring world-class education to India, providing Indian students with access to high-quality global UG programmes at a fraction of the cost.
This gives them the wonderful opportunity to obtain a world-class education and earn a globally renowned degree without having to incur the health and financial risks of studying abroad in this uncertain time.
ISBF offers the following five LSE undergraduate programmes:
▪ BSc (Hons) in Economics
▪ BSc (Hons) in Economics & Finance
▪ BSc (Hons) in Economics & Management
▪ BSc (Hons) in Business & Management
▪ BSc (Hons) in Accounting & Finance
While, it offers the following undergraduate programme under its partnership with Kingston University:
- BSc (Hons) Business Management
Students pursuing Accounting & Finance at ISBF are eligible for exemptions in eight out of 13 examinations of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
ISBF has an intake of only 120 undergraduate students across its five programmes. It follows a rounds-based rolling admissions policy, which means that other things equal, applicants of earlier rounds have a higher likelihood of being accepted into the programme of their choice. It also means that applications will be closed as soon as all seats are filled.
Every LSE Programme admission round comprises of three steps:
Step 1: Filling the Application Form
Step 2: Appearing for the ISBF entrance test iMET for undergraduate admission, based on which candidates will be shortlisted for the next step (PI)
Step 3: Appearing for the Personal Interview (PI)
Eligibility for applying
All candidates who have completed Class XII, or will be completing it in 2020, are eligible to apply for the LSE & irrespective of their stream, or combination of subjects, in school, if they had Mathematics up to Class X. Additionally, applicants to the BSc (Hons) Economics and BSc (Hons) Economics & Finance programmes must have Mathematics as a compulsory subject in Class XII.
Students can submit their applications for undergraduate programmes at: https://www.isbf.edu.in/bsc-undergraduate-courses/
Every Kingston University Programme admission round comprises of two steps:
Step 1: Filling the Application Form
Step 2: Appearing for the Personal Interview (PI)
Eligibility for applying
All candidates who have completed Class XII, or will be completing it in 2021, are eligible to apply for the Kingston University’s Bachelor’s in Business Management programme, irrespective of their stream, or combination of subjects, in school, subject to the following minimum requirements:
IB/A Levels – Minimum 100 UCAS tariff points
CBSE/ISC Board – Minimum 60% in class XII*
State Boards – Minimum 65% in class XII*
*Note: Students must also score at least 70% in English, failing which they will have to appear for IELTS to demonstrate proficiency in the English language.
Students can submit their applications for Kingston University London programmes at: https://www.isbf.edu.in/kingston/