Tanya Mehta
Tanya is a Chartered Accountant and ISB alumna with experience in finance and strategy across four countries. She helps applicants think through their experiences and develop clear, personal essays.
ISB and Indian B-Schools: MBA admissions consulting
Work with Manan Gupta and Tanya Mehta on the decisions and details behind your application. From choosing programmes to preparing for interviews, we help you explain what you have done, what you want to do next and why this MBA fits.
Start with the right programme
You may have ISB at the top of your list, be considering IIMA PGPX, or still be deciding whether to study in India or abroad. We start with your work experience, career goals, budget and timing before getting into essays.
For ISB applicants, that means getting specific about the change you want to make and the experiences that support it. If another Indian programme is on your shortlist, we work through its questions separately. Each application needs a reason for that particular school.
Still weighing the decision? Read Is ISB PGP worth it? or our India versus international MBA guide.
The application process
What we work on together
Your profile and application strategy
We talk through your career, responsibilities, decisions and interests outside work. What have you taken ownership of? Where have you grown? What still needs explaining? These conversations help us choose the examples to develop and the schools to focus on.
Your resume
We use the RAC format: Result, Action, Context. Each bullet answers three questions: what impact did you create, how did you create it, and why did you create it? This helps us show the result, the work behind it and the reason it mattered.
Your essays and application answers
We start with a brainstorming exercise where you put down everything that comes to mind, whether it seems relevant or not. Helping you organise and make sense of that material is the most important part. We then work through it in long strategy calls, which can feel almost like therapy: asking questions, drawing out your unique perspective and finding the storyline in your experiences. From there, we develop a cohesive strategy for the entire application, so each answer has a clear role in telling your story.
Your recommendations
We help you think through who knows your work well and which examples would give them useful context. Your recommender's own observations matter. The aim is a specific account of working with you, supported by experiences they can speak to themselves.
Your interview preparation
School-specific mock interviews help you practise explaining your career choices, goals and examples under follow-up questions. We give direct feedback on where an answer is clear, where it drifts and where it needs more thought.
You can work with us across the application, or discuss a separate application review or interview-preparation engagement if that is what you need.
Your consultants
Guidance from people who have been at ISB
Manan Gupta
Manan is an ISB and Bain & Company alumnus. His experience in consulting and building businesses informs the way he works through career goals, resumes and the choices behind an application.
We ask questions, challenge vague answers and help you find the detail that makes an experience yours. You do not need to arrive with a polished story.
From an ISB applicant
“They challenged me to think deeper and express my journey in a way that was both honest and impactful.”
Excerpt from a testimonial published on our homepage.
Common questions
Questions before you start
What does your ISB admissions support cover?
We help with profile discussions, school and application strategy, your resume, essays and application answers, recommendation guidance, and interview preparation. Tell us what you have already done so we can discuss the help that would be useful now.
Is this only for ISB applicants?
No. We work with applicants for all business schools, Indian and international. If you are comparing India with programmes abroad, we can work through that decision with you before you settle on a shortlist.
Can you help if I am reapplying to ISB?
Yes. We look at your previous application, what has changed since then and which answers need more work. That could include new responsibilities, clearer goals or a stronger explanation of an experience. We cannot promise that a revised application will lead to an admit.
Can I get interview preparation or a review on its own?
Yes. Standalone interview preparation and school-specific mock interviews are available. If your application is already underway and you want a review, share what is ready and your deadline so we can discuss the scope.
Will the essays still sound like me?
They should. We work from your experiences and help you choose, structure and explain them. You should recognise yourself in the finished application and be able to discuss every example in your own words.
What should I prepare for our first conversation?
Have your current resume, target programmes if you have a shortlist, next application deadline, and a few thoughts about your career goals. If you are reapplying or have started writing, bring the previous application or current drafts too.
Useful reading while you prepare
Tell us where you are in the process
Choosing schools, starting your ISB essays or preparing for an interview? Share your work experience, target programmes and next deadline. We can talk through what would help.
Discuss your application