My friend is an alumnus of this course from ISB Hyderabad and according to his experience, the answer to your question totally depends on these three-pointers.

• Your experience
• Your work profile
• The goal of joining this course

Officially known as The Advanced Management Programme in Business Analytics (AMPBA) on their website, CBA (Certificate Course in Business Analytics) is a very good Analytics course offered by ISB. Currently, the 7th Batch of CBA is about to start. Undoubtedly, this course is competing with Great Lakes, IIM B, and L.

You will be fetching these benefits once you get in.

• Brand Name (Very high as compare to anyone else in the market)
• Globally renowned Faculty who deliver top-notch education
• You’ll be meeting 100+ Peers from different backgrounds which provides you a very good networking opportunity alongside.
• Education mode is purely Offline means you need to visit ISB every alternate month, which adds quite high value to this course.
• You will be given time-to-time assignments and projects to boost your skills and knowledge.

Overall the course is great. You need to work hard to master the skill required to succeed. 

Institute like ISB Hyderabad does not have a management quota. Admission at this institute is strictly merit-based. They choose students based on their academic record, problem-solving skills, and good attitude. Even if you have a good academic record you still need to do well in the interview, in order to get a seat. 

Eligibility Criteria- 

• If you get a GMAT score between 600-780 or a GRE score between 311-335 then it is easy for you to get admitted into ISB's PG program.
• Apart from this, you should have at least 2 years of work experience. 
• TOEFL or IELTS score is needed too, in case your graduation studies were not in English medium. 

ISB looks for students with a balanced profile, and your school and graduation scores will be considered. They should be above average. Only then you'd be called for the interview. You should focus on highlighting your skill and value in your essays because scores will do only so much.

Once you graduate from an institute, affiliations won’t matter. So, it would be wise to compare IIM A and ISB based on different parameters. Some of which are mentioned below.

Deciding Factors: 

• Courses offered by the institute.
• Alumni network
• Recognition of the degree in different parts of the world.
• Faculty Profiles
• Recruiting companies at campus placement
• Average salary package
• Overall placement report

Given below is a brief comparison of the institutes. 

Do your own research and compare the two institutes based on the parameters given. This way, you can get a decent evaluation of the institutes.

The syllabus at ISB Hyderabad for the PGP program is designed in such a way that it inculcates a wide variety of courses such as micro economics, macro-economic, financial accounting, statistics, operations management, competitive strategy, corporate finance, managerial accounting to name a few.

Term 4 is a crossover term- a nice blend of the core courses and elective courses chosen by the student. You can also check the entire list of elective courses on their website which is regularly updated. Term 5 to 8 will have the elective courses selected before the term commenced.

As you move to other electives, you can choose subjects like consumer behavior, transactional analysis and modeling, digital strategies, entrepreneurship, and also a few fun subjects such as filmmaking, happiness and creativity and leadership.

There are a total of 32 programs which are included in this module of ISB Hyderabad for PGP program. This is a 100% research oriented curriculum taken care of by all the top eminent faculty from across the globe. The list of subjects slightly keep changing from one year to the next and for more details, do visit their official website.

The straight answer is no, you can’t. Also, there is no cutoff system, it all depends on which field you belong to. For example, average GMAT scores may be higher for Indian IT Male because of the competition but relatively less for say artists (Since the number of artists applying is lower).

However, you can check the proper admission procedure for various courses in ISB Hyderabad here. 

For PGP:

Selection criteria- GRE/GMAT (TOEFL / IELTS / PTE score required only if the language of instruction at the undergraduate study level was not English)

Eligibility-

• You must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline
• You must have at least 24 months of full-time post-qualification work experience as of March 31 of that year.

For PGPPro:

Selection Criteria- Application-based

Eligibility-

• You should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline. An equivalent qualification will be determined by the Admission Committee of the program and will include the likes of CA, ICWA, etc.
• You should possess a minimum of 5+ years of full-time work experience.

For PGPMAX:

Selection Criteria- Application-based

Eligibility-

• You should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline. An equivalent qualification will be determined by the Admission Committee of the program and will include the likes of CA, ICWA, etc.
• You should possess a minimum of 10 years of full-time work experience as of the date of submitting the application (desired experience is closer to 15 or more years).

For FPM:

Selection Criteria- GMAT / GRE / CAT / GATE / JRF ( TOEFL score report, for applicants whose language of instruction at the undergraduate level is not English )

Eligibility-

• You must hold a university degree from an accredited academic institution. Applicants typically should have an undergraduate/postgraduate degree in areas such as business, economics, engineering, computer sciences, mathematics, physics, or the arts.

For EFPM:

Selection Criteria- Application-based

Eligibility-

• You must hold a university degree from an accredited academic institution. Applicants typically should have an undergraduate/postgraduate degree in areas such as business, economics, engineering, computer sciences, mathematics, physics, or the arts. An MBA or business-focused master's degree is a plus but not mandatory.
• You must have exceptional verbal communication and written skills
• 8+ years of professional working experience

For MFAB:

Selection Criteria-Business Aptitude Test (BAT)

Eligibility-

• Bachelors' Degree or an equivalent qualification (like CA, etc.) Applicants should have completed graduation during the submission of the application.
• Nowadays they have made work experience mandatory. However, ISB believes that an experience of 2-3 years will be valuable for you.

Although your scores and performance matter the most, ISB also judges you on the basis of Leadership potential, Diversity, and Academic Credentials.