Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.
- Stephen Covey
The Indian School of Business evolved from the need for a world class business school in Asia. The founders were some of the best minds from the corporate and academic worlds. The ISB was established in 2001 with the launch of its pioneering Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM). From an initial class of 126 students, the school has grown successively over the years, and currently has over 570 students in the class of 2010. The school has over 2300 alumni who are making a strong impact in business and industry. It has been ranked No: 12 in the global B-school rankings released by the Financial Times, London. This is the third successive year that the ISB has featured among the top 20.
The various programmes running currently in ISB are:
The curriculum for the Post Graduate Programme at the Indian School of Business is structured in a manner that suits the academic background, career aspirations and work experience of an individual. The one year Post Graduate Programme in Management starts with the pre-term and orientation courses followed by eight terms of six weeks each. The first four terms cover the core courses, laying the foundation for the advanced elective courses in later terms. To specialize in one area, a student has to take a minimum of six electives from that area. Students can choose a maximum of two specializations. They also have the option of enrolling in 2 additional electives. On joining, all students of the Post Graduate Programme at the ISB go through the Leadership Development Programme (LDP), which is unique as it is based on a 360-degree feedback and introspection. It inculcates a spirit of team play and leadership through a series of lectures, discussions, workshops and group practice sessions. Some of the other programmes covered are
To be eligible to apply the following requirements must be met:
The application process is completely online. The online application will ask the applicant to complete information pertaining to personal details, contact details, education details, work experience details, etc. in addition to writing a few essays. They will also need to provide names and contact details of two professionals to write recommendation letters for the applicant based on the format which is accessible from the online application.
Selected applicants will be short listed for an interview. Interviews will take place sometime around November for the First Cycle and in January for the Second Cycle. ISB representatives will conduct personal interviews in Delhi, Kolkata, and Hyderabad only. International applicants can have a telephonic interview. A decision will be taken after all the interviews are conducted. An admission offer will be made to a few of the interviewed students who are accepted into the programme. Students will be given 15 days’ time to accept or decline the offer made to them. On accepting the offer, an admission fee of Rs 2,00,000 (Rs 5,00,000 for those offered under CLIP) has to be remitted. This fee is non-refundable under any circumstances. The course begins in April every year.
The intake allowed for PGP 2010-11 is 579
The total fees will be Rs 20.2 Lacs ($42255)
The batch strength for the class of 2009 was 440.The key placement statistics is given below.
|
Experience Group |
Average Incoming CTC* |
Average Outgoing CTC** |
|
Less than 5 years |
INR 6.54 Lacs |
INR 14.19 Lacs |
|
5-8 Years |
INR 8.56 Lacs |
INR 16.63 Lacs |
|
8 Years & Above |
INR 8.76 Lacs |
INR 19.61 Lacs |
* Average Incoming CTC is the Average Salary of students at the time of joining ISB
**Average Outgoing CTC is the Average Salary students receive while passing out of ISB
|
Industry |
Multiple |
|
Manufacturing |
2.78 |
|
Real Estate |
2.63 |
|
IT/ITES/Telecom |
2.08 |
|
Consulting |
2.34 |
|
Government/PSUs/NGOs/Forces |
2.43 |
|
Banks/Insurance/Financials Institutions |
1.52 |
|
Pharma/Biotech/Healthcare |
4.54 |
|
FMCG/ Retail/Consumer Durables |
1.48 |
|
Advertising/Media/Communications |
3.21 |
|
Diversified |
1.93 |
|
Others |
1.71 |
For details about other courses please visit the official website: http://isb.edu
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