Divorces and Love Affairs at ISB

The myth needs to be busted.. ! Its very likely that you must have heard married students getting divorced and having affairs  with fellow students at ISB but its just a "Myth".

Not every student gets into an affair or has a divorce. Out of the 150 married students on campus hardly 4- 5 (sometimes even less) of them go through an affair or may be a divorce. Out of these 4-5 students, 2-3 of them are those who already are going through a bad relationship/troubled marriage pre ISB term. There are hardly any "happily married" couples who face such situation, so you need not worry at all !

The reasons of divorce vary , here are a few -

Problem 1) Students not finding time for wife/husband and that makes the wife/husband go mad on him/her everyday leading to everyday fights ending into divorce

Solution : The day your husband /wife gets admission into ISB be ready mentally that you won't get enough time together now. He/She will be busy in assignments and projects and you should be a moral support to him/her. Don't try to bother him/her, try to relax him/her, its very difficult initially but as you find other group of spouses to share your feelings too, you will soon realise it is not tough either.

Problem 2) Your spouse is a student and you have left him alone on campus.

Solution : Not every spouse can join his/her spouse on campus. This is surely a tough time. The student goes through so much of mental and physical pressure such as late night discussion, untimed food, drinks , stress , assignment pressure etc. that sometimes he/she finds a potential partner in the colleagues who helps and spends most of the time with him/her. I don't say all the married students have this tendency but sometimes you feel to low to have someone aside and that is where your marriage gets in trouble.

Probably a call a day and a visit a month should be good enough to make your spouse feel better. You just need to show that despite you are far away you care, and you are always there with him/her. This will not only help him being mentally strong but also will help him to fight with situation where he/she is too low.

For some students those who come to campus, already have a troubled married life pre ISB and their spouses are hardly interested in figuring out how to get the marriage out of trouble and for such students ISB is the place to find a potential partner and get out of that troubled marriage. In these cases the couple itself is responsible and none of the partners are interested in making the marriage work out.

Problem 3) Insecurity , Lack of space and Fear to lose your spouse to someone else.

Solution : Don't be troubled guys , have faith in your marriage,  have faith in your love. Human by nature are love seekers , they love the partners who provide space and give them enough attention when they need. At ISB you sometimes have to calm down even if you want to shout out your heart out to your spouse . Reason : ISB creates an enormous pressure on your partner and they have no time to listen to your cribs as there attention is majorly on studies. You need to understand that ISB is not the place to fight and you are here to support him/her . Once the ISB session is over you can shout all your worries out and your partner will love you more for being so supportive through out.

At ISB , divorces are NOT a common phenomenon so don't be scared. Affairs between single students is way COMMON( lol, common phenomenon everywhere :P ).  So all the married people on campus, don't be scared , just be patient and supportive and your love will grow to a new level. Your spouse will be thankful to you and love you even more for being so supportive to him/her when he/she had hardly anytime for you.

ISB Rocks and so do the spouses ! Cheers :)

STUDIO APARTMENT AND QUAD AT INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, ISB HYDERABAD

The STUDIO AT ISB-

Studio at ISB is a  typical 1 BHK.  

It has-

• A hall that has a 3+ 2 sofa set and a cupboard with a TV on it. After all of it the Studio hall still has enough space to keep a queens bed or 2 mattress for a bigger family.
• The Bedroom has a Double bed , a study table, chair and almira. Enough to accomadate a couple and child.
• The bathroom is nice with excellent shower.
• The kitchen has a microwave, a refrigerator, gas stove, cooking gas and sufficient crockery. You only have to buy a pressure cooker if you want.  You can cook on your own or can hire a cook at very reasonable price.
• The balcony is nice and big and can be used as a sitting area or for drying clothes or hobby gardening.

The QUAD -

• The quad has 4 BEDROOMS and a HALL + OPEN KITCHEN 
• One bedroom is occupied by one student and has a single bed and a study table + almira
• The QUAD has 2 bathrooms and is genreally shared by 2 people of the same quad. It is cleaned by Green hotels staff everyday so no worries for the Bathroom freak people.
• The Hall of the Quad has a TV and a 3+2+2 sofa set 
• The kitchen has sufficient crockery and the four students of the quad can hire a cook to cook for them or can eat at the Goel's dining hall at ISB.

For any queries/feedback do write back to me.

FOOD & DINING OPTIONS AT INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Dining at ISB has a large variety. You can eat whatever you want to eat.

Here is a list of options available -

1) Goel Dining Hall ( Food court) - It serves you rich delicious food . You can get a great variety of food here starting from salads, soups, chat papdi, north Indian meal, south Indian meal, Chinese  Mexican , and other international cuisines. The price is reasonable and taste is just too good, students and there families eat here on the daily basis.

2) SUBWAY- Health conscious ? No problems the subway at ISB will let you eat the healthiest food possible, you get both veg and non veg subway sandwiches at the store.

3) Cafe coffee day - Want to relish some good coffee ?  Count on our CCD at ISB. Awesome coffee available 24 * 7 . Yes you heard it right, its open all 24 hours.

4) ISB Cafe - You get tea, coffee, fast food , snacks here . Nice and cool place to hangout for a cup of tea with friends.

These are some options available inside campus.

You can also hire a cook inside campus at your studio apartment/ quad /room and let her cook for you , if you do not want to eat outside food.

There are a variety of option available outside campus and you can order anything for home delivery at your room/quad it includes Domino's pizza, subway etc.

Food in hyderabad and at ISB is no problem, you will simply love the food !

FAQ's on Kids at INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (ISB) Campus

My last post on ISB campus and its FAQ was much read by people so I thought I will put some facts on Kids life at ISB Campus -

Your "kids" life at ISB is going to be a memorable one. ISB provides all the facilities for kids too. There is a Day care which provides well enough services for the kids. The day care has 3-4 care takers who take care of your kids. There is a small park too with many rides and the kids can enjoy the rides in the park in the evenings.

There is 24*7 health care center inside ISB and a pediatrician and general physician attends the healthcare center everyday.The medical store inside the campus is open 24*7 and their is a nurse available all the time, also a ambulance is available inside campus all 24 hours so you don't have to worry for any health issues. Even if you live with your grand parents/parents who by any chance fell sick , you have immediate availability of both health care and medicines on campus.

There are lot many other facilities on campus. If your kid is big enough to go to school , you can get his admission done in any of the renowned schools available near campus(there are many good schools near campus Example; Phoenix, DPS,Oak ridge,Chirec) . The school buses come inside campus to pick and drop the kids.

There is a small kids play room available indoors where kids of 1-2 years too can play and enjoy. Every year a dozen of kids come to campus with their parents and end up making good friends inside campus.Living and playing together makes the learning more fun.

There are nanny's available inside campus and if you plan to work you can hire a nanny for your kid. The campus is quiet secure and you don't have to worry about any security issues. SFA ( Spouse and family association)  makes your kids life even more interesting by organizing various programs for them such as fancy dress, children s' day, and other similar occasions.

If you are coming to campus with your kid and spouse and you are worried, just forget all worries and be happy ! ISB will give you more facilities than you expect. Just leave the thoughts and worries and pack your bags to come and experience the best year of your life at INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS,ISB.

If you have any other query regarding KIDS life at ISB ,do let me know(in comment section below) I will be happy to answer your queries.

Spouse life at Indian School of Business,ISB Hyderabad - FAQ's

1) Can we live with our family at Indian School of Business?
- Yes, you can live with your family at ISB in the studio apartment. It can easily accomodate 3- 4 people. You get 1 bedroom , 1 living area, kitchen, bathroom and balcony.

2) What are the facilities available in the studio ?
It has all the facilties you need to live at a place including Bed to Kitchen accesories. You just have to bring your food materials ex: Rice , wheat etc. if you want to cook at home

3) Are maids available in Indian School of Business,ISB?
-  Yes , all types of maids are available at ISB including maids for cooking, cleaning clothes, washing dishes at very reasonable monthly fees.

4) Who cleans the studio/quads/ apartments at Indian School of Business, ISB?
-  Housekeeping staff at ISB cleans your studio/quad/ apartment . They take care of everything , they clean your apartment , toilets, kitchen everything everyday. They are there to help you at even midnight. The house keeping at ISB is just amazing. They also change your bedsheet twice a week.
Everything from the housekeeping staff is FREE of COST.

5) Is there laundry facility at Indian School of Business,ISB ?
- Yes you have laundry facility at ISB. You can wash your clothes on your own in the washing machines available in each student village.

6) What recreation facilities are available at Indian School of Business, ISB?
- Swimming pool, squash court, table tennis, badminton court, basket ball,volleyball etc. ( for more details check the ISB website ) are availble to use by everyone in the ISB community including students parents, spouses, kids everyone.

7) Do you need to inform the ISB management about how many of your family members are going to live with you at Indian School of Business,ISB?
- Yes , if you want someone to stay with you for all year around its compulasry to tell the management and get them an ID card which will provide and easy accesibility on campus. However if  the concerned person (one living with you ) does not get an ID card then probably you have to get a gate pass everytime he/she enters or leave campus.

8) What are the other facilities at campus for spouses at Indian School of Business?
- You can do anything what a student does except of the regular classes and seminars. You are allowed to use the recreation center ex: squash court, swimming pool etc. . You are allowed to go in all the parties and community gatherings.Also you can attend the guest speaker session sometimes.

9) Is there a beauty salon at Indian School of Business ISB?
-Yes there are seperate salons for both men and women at campus. They charge you resonably and provide good service.

10) Does ISB provides jobs to the spouses?
-  Yes,(not compulsorily) but once an opening is there at ISB , the HR will send an email to spouse community and one who is interested and has the desired qualification for the job will be called for interview and can get a job once selected. Jobs for spouses are dependent on number of openings.

11) Does ISB provide gas cylinders at studio/quads?
- Yes ISB provides gas cylinders to all studi/quads for free.

12) Can only married students take a studio ?
- No, Unmarried students can also request for studio's . Depending on the availability the request will be granted.

13) Where to buy grocery at ISB?
ISB has its own MORE superstore and you get all grocery items there including vegetables, fruits and juice.

14) Are the food courts at ISB , open to ISB spouses, family members too?
- Yes the food courts, and cafe are open to everyone on campus.

15) What are the other things an spouse can do, while living at ISB Campus?
- He/she can join foreign language classes held at ISB campus by a renowned language institute at Hyderabad. Also she can join Yoga classes . You are also free to read books at ISB library.

16) Can my parents/spouse/kids live with me in campus at ISB while I study?
-Yes , your parents/spouse/kids all of them can live with you on campus. A student who wants to stay with family on campus, will be allotted a studio apartment and  can live there with anyone he/she want.

17) I want some of my guest to visit ISB , while Iam student  at ISB, is it possible?
- Yes, sure you can bring your guests to ISB campus , they can either live with you in your studio apartment or you can ask the operation department at ISB to allocate you an extra studio (subject to availability)

18) Is there a swimming pool on campus?
-Yes there is a swimming pool on campus and has a trainer too who can help you teach swimming.

19) Can the swimming pool / gym / badminton court/ squash court used by spouses /kids/parents on campus?
-Yes spouses/kids /parents can use all these facilities on campus.

20) What other facilities are available on campus?
-There is a music room, dance room , theater room available on campus where you can learn music , learn dance and see movies depending on  programs scheduled by students/spouse community.

21) I am a working spouse and have a kid , what to do?
- You can keep your kid in the day care for the day or can hire a nanny for your kid ,depending on your work schedule . You don't have to worry much :)

I was a spouse on campus in year 2012 so All of the answers given here are true to my knowledge and are subject to change by time.

Please confirm the answer to any of your queries by mailing ISB ADMISSIONS TEAM on the email id given in the  ISB brochure/website . I am sure they will be more than happy to answer all your queries regarding ISB.

Please let me know if you have any questions in the comment section below. I will be more than happy to answer any one of your queries.

First week at Indian School of Business,ISB Hyderabad

The 0 week at ISB was a hectic start for the students and the spouses were all confused and lost . As I discussed in my previous blog we had a SFA community which came to our rescue .Slowly we got to know each other and I have got so many new friends. I met few of the spouses at the SFA Meeting and than We had a team building exercise wherein I met few more spouses and had lots of fun and chit-chat.

ISB and I are getting closer day by day.  The spouse community with its excellent strength of 120 spouses is growing and strengthening the relationship with every passing day.While our husbands are busy studying we the spouses are having fun on campus.

Long evening walks, Yoga classes, Salsa classes , Gym and the pool. Recently thier was a "Pyjama party" for the spouses organized by the ISB students (girls) .It was fun and we had an introduction to the students at ISB. In short we are a growing family. Everyday I met a new person and its good to know so many people all over the campus.

But this is not all, This weekend thier is a "Best of Hyderabad" Trip for the spouses wherein ISB has organized a city tour for all the spouses . Most of the spouses have become friends now and this trip is going to strengthen our  friendship bond even more. I am glad to have some very sweet neighbours at ISB and I love enjoying with them. Thanks to ISB for getting me such wonderful friends.

"Lots of friends, Parties, Events, Dance, Pool , A wonderful library , Gym , Yoga classes and a enthusiastic exciting life. Thanks to ISB for all of this it has provided me and this is just the 2 week that I am at campus. Looking forward to have more fun and excitement in the coming months.

ISB rocks..and so do the ISB spouses !!

CAMPUS & STUDIO APARTMENT AT INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ,ISB Hyderabad

Yes, we are finally at Indian School of Business ( ISB ) Hyderabad.

We and ISB were neighbors from past a year as we lived in "Hill Ridge Springs" the closest residential  society and  had a crush on ISB from the day we became neighbors and wanted to be here and finally we are "IN"; Ram Ji as a student and me being the "spouse" or call me a "Moral supporter" that sounds better. We were eager to join ISB and see our studio apartment but ISB allowed us to enter the apartment only when the calendar changes to 14 April 2012 i.e 00.00 hrs midnight of 13 April 2012 (IST).

The day arrived and This was 13th of April,2012 and as the clock struck 00:00 hrs we reached the ISB campus gate  . OMG ! said I in amazement, there was such a big crowd standing at the gate welcoming all  Class of 2013 students.  This was amazing I never expected a midnight welcome  . Also the campus gate had a small sign board saying "Welcome class of 2013" . I was overwhelmed. There is an excitement to come back to college  after so many year working into the corporates And if the college is ISB the excitement doubles. The happiness and enthusiasm to be at the campus was easily traceable on the face of every  coming student of Class of 2013.

We were equally excited and enthusiastic. The other exciting thing we got to know was we call the hostels out here as"villages" and our village was SV-3 , F-$$  i.e. Student Village 3 , Block F. ISB has four student villages SV-1 , SV2 , SV3, SV4 .We reached SV-3 and were amazed to see that the village hardly has anything identical to be synonymous to be called as a "village".  Infrastructure seemed great and the campus was neat , green, clean and beautiful. We reached the security desk to get our apartment keys .

"WOW..." was my instant reaction as we first entered our apartment. Clean spacious  rooms, A nice welcome note on the table ,  crockery nicely tied up with a blue lace and a big balcony overseeing the garden.We met the students coming in and had a small introduction session therein.This was all on 13 th midnight and thereafter we went on to sleep on our luxurious beds with white shining bedsheets on them which is cleaned and managed by housekeeping staff making it look even brighter and shiner. No Doubts why ISB is the best! :)  As a spouse I love to have a housekeeping staff which cleans the house and bedsheets everyday.

14 morning started with  a healthy breakfast at "Goel dining hall"  but the free coupons were only for the student so I had to buy one for me. Anyways the food is maintained by the the "Greenpark" group and is delicious with wide variety of choices. We finished up our breakfast and continued with the registration  process followed with the start of the orientation week  also called as "0 WEEK"  accompanied with  a dean address followed by a dinner party and a DJ party at "Class of 2008 Lounge" .

Class of 2008 Lounge"  is the most happening place all over the campus. The first party we attended was on our  first day at campus and the theme was " Traffic light". This was just a beginning.The week started with a Bang and we had series of parties scheduled thereafter. The second day it was  a " Back to School" party and the fourth day it was a "Neon' theme party and fourth day it was a party with a theme "White' and thereafter a 'Talent Night' at Amphitheater where Class of 2013 is going to present the different talent they have which includes Skit, singing, dancing etc.

Now If you have a doubt in your mind thinking are the spouses allowed  ? I  must say be happy because the answer is "yes" and you will be even more  happy to know that "Spouses are just like any other student at campus, we can use the library, we can be part of all events and parties . Spouses can do everything what the student can  except " Attending the lectures " which hardly any spouse is interested in ;) but you can always attend the speaker sessions, events ,conferences etc.

Again how will you come to know about "What can a spouse do and what not? " ISB has a SFA COMMUNITY ( Spouse and family association) This association members are people like me the spouses and the family including ( Father, mother,sister etc.) . SFA members will let you know all about "do" and "don't" at campus.  SFA can organize events, parties, games , camps anything they want too. I feel I am part of the ISB family and not just a spouse. I believe the next one year is going to be a fun time. This is the seventh day I am at campus and I have attended so many parties. I have also participated in the' Talent Night' and have been to the library and Yoga classes.

I am spouse at campus and working too with a company just beside the campus so its easy for me to go . In case a spouse's office is located somewhere else he/she can take the "Free shuttle service provided by ISB for everyone at campus. Some of my newly made friends at campus are using the service to go to there respective offices.

The house keeping at ISB is amazing ,excellent and adorable. The housekeeping cleans your house everyday, changes the bedsheets, cleans the washroom and dust all the furniture too . The best thing is its all for " FREE" . No charges. ;)

You can get a maid for cooking at home or use the dining hall with "green-park" amazing food- for dining purposes. I selected a maid at home . You can get maids for every other work at a very reasonable price again the best part is you don't have to negotiate the price for your maid ISB does it on our behalf and the maids have fixed prices for everything they do. I have just fallen in love with ISB , its really a fun place to be. At least for the spouses.

A very important thing to note - The students have no time in 0 week left for you. As a spouse I find my husband busy all the time in lectures , discussion., club meeting and team building activities. He hardly gets time to sleep so expecting time from your husband is really unreasonable.  Again so many of parties and gathering give you enough time to network and meet your neighbors and make friends. Networking actually works, I have been meeting so many people in last one week and have made a couple of friends . I really don't have anytime to stay back at home. Its all fun !! ;)

ISB has everything at campus. You have a cafe coffee day , subway for dining. A book store for stationery, a wellness center for medicines and even they have doctors to attend on a weekly basis.  A beauty salon,  A gym and a yoga center , a pool and a convenience store "MORE" for your daily need items.  Moreover you have a badminton court and a "Football ' field too. For the kids you have ' play group' as well as a 'day care center ' also ISB has a small children park where children's can spend there evenings having fun. Spouses have the access to all of these places so no more worries about "How to spend my time ?" . Enjoy doing anything you want too.

I never thought being a spouse can be so much fun at ISB but it came as a surprise to me. Its not about a ISB student ,its about ISB family and we are proud to be a part of this very prestigious and fun loving family.

This is all about my experience about the 0 week at ISB , I hope the year will go as good as the first week. ISB rocks and so are its students. Looking ahead for a happening year ahead. Thank you for reading and I will keep updating this post with new experiences at ISB.

 ISB ROCKS & ITS THE BEST ...!!!