The early edge
for your career
PGP
YOUNG
LEADERS
PROGRAMME
Message
from the Dean
Dear candidate,
We approach the coming academic year for the Post Graduate
The vision of ISB was to establish an internationally recognised,
Programme in Management (PGP) on a sombre note. India, its
research-driven, independent management institution that
economy and indeed the world are faced with challenges on a
groomed future leaders of India and the world. ISB leadership
scale we haven’t seen in nearly a century.
and partners includes business leaders, entrepreneurs and
It’s not however all doom and gloom. Businesses are pivoting
at a speed never seen before, effecting a fundamental shift in
academicians, and marquee institutions of higher learning like the
Kellogg School of Management, The Wharton School, London
how they operate. ISB too has moved at pace to ensure that
Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management, and the
participants to PGP are ahead of the curve as they re-enter this
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
radically new arena of work.
ISB’s location in India and the Asian region provides the setting
Madan Pillutla
Dean and Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Indian School of Business
Our faculty are thought leaders in their respective fields and
have distinguished themselves as researchers, management
theorists, policy makers, and consultants. This, combined with
their vast experience of living and teaching through disruptive
global events will make sure that you learn everything you need
to navigate this and any future event.
ISB has a rich heritage of innovation in business education,
for a thought-provoking interplay of management thinking and
having evolved from a need for a distinctive business school
practices from the West and the East, impact on business
This is an invitation to you to come and learn from and among
in this region dedicated to providing world-class management
strategy and policy through collaborations, and unique,
the best so you are ready for the next disruption, able to lead
education. The school is the dream of some of the best minds
multi-disciplinary perspectives in our academic and executive
your organisation out of it successfully.
from the corporate and academic world.
programmes.
YLP Allows you the flexibility to explore diverse
career pathways with the security of knowing you
are already enrolled on the top MBA in the country.
The programme also helps you connect with a
brilliant set of peers, even before you join PGP.
Samyak Bardia
St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
YLP Admit - PGP Co’ 23
The Young Leaders Programme (YLP) at ISB is a foundation
programme created as a pathway to the flagship Post Graduate
Programme in Management (PGP), India’s top ranked MBA
according to the prestigious FT rankings.
The guaranteed deferred admission to PGP allows you the freedom
to gain critical work experience while knowing that your career is on
the fast track to success on the programme that has produced some
of the greatest unicorn founders and leaders in recent memory.
YLP helped me identify the skills that would help me
make the most of attending a top MBA like PGP. The
programme allowed me the time, space and energy to
really focus and hone these skills before I join PGP.
Dwija Vashisht
Vellore Institute of Technology
YLP Admit - PGP Co’ 23
Benefits of
attending YLP
Deferred
admission
to PGP
Attend Learning
Weekends at the
ISB campus
Attend a Masterclass
from world-class ISB
faculty
Meet your future
PGP cohort
batchmates
Enhance
your critical thinking
skills
Gain multidisciplinary
perspectives on
business
Interact with current
PGP students and
alumni
Learn from
world-class faculty
Learn from some of the finest minds in business management from
India and beyond. ISB has a formidable pool of resident and visiting
faculty who bring a unique blend of invaluable academic and industry
experience to their teaching style.
Resident Faculty
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70+ teaching and research faculty
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Contemporary curriculum and pedagogy
Visiting Faculty
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Pool of 200+ visiting faculty from top global B-Schools
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Excellence in MBA instruction and management research
Roadmap
to PGP
APPLY
ACCEPT THE OFFER
Apply to YLP during
the prefinal, or
final year of your
undergraduate/
post-graduate
degree programme.
Qualify for all the three
stages and make it
to the offer list for
pursuing the Post
Graduate Programme
in Management at
ISB.
As a startup enthusiast, I believe ISB is the right
school to be at given its world class stature,
and a strong, supportive alumni network
working across various functions across India.
Meghana Mojjada
Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology
Hyderabad | YLP Admit - PGP Co’ 23
GAIN WORK
EXPERIENCE
ATTEND LEARNING
WEEKENDS
You will need to
complete 20 months
of mandatory full-time
work experience after
you complete your
graduation.
Attend 2 mandatory
on-campus learning
weekends to connect
with PGP students,
world-class faculty, and
take a campus tour.
ATTEND PGP
Once you complete
20 months of full-time
work experience
(on or before March
31), you can directly
join the Post Graduate
Programme in
Management at ISB.
MBA Global
Ranking 2023
6
#
in Asia*
1
#
in India*
2
#
in salary
increase*
39
#
*FT Global MBA Ranking 2023
Triple Crown Accreditation
The triple accreditation, also known as the ‘Triple Crown’ is awarded by the three
largest and most influential global accreditation organisations. Held by less than
1% of all schools, ISB is only the 100th institution to receive this rare honour.
in the
World*
The best part of the learning weekend was seeing
for myself how both the campuses are at par with
each other and the student life at ISB
Pedagogy
Siddharth Jain
Kirori Mal College, Delhi
PGP is undergoing a rapid pedagogical transformation in response to
YLP Admit - PGP Co’ 22
the highly volatile economic climate.
YLP Learning Weekends
Academic Component
Classroom Learning
Visit the ISB campus to attend classes from the world-class
4 comfortably paced, core courses will be taught digitally.
An essential part of the PGP experience, classroom study will
PGP faculty and experience life as a PGP candidate alongside
your future cohort. Experience life as a PGP candidate and get
a sneak peek into ISB's eco-system while attending master
classes taught by renowned faculty in the ISB Campuses.
YLP's Learning Weekends aim to provide mentorship across
domains, guiding students towards successful career paths
and enhancing their leadership potential. The program offers
insight into B-school education, improving problem-solving
abilities and helping students make informed decisions about
their careers.
Admit to joining (20 months)
Secure your seat on India’s top MBA at India’s top B-School
with the freedom to spread your wings and gain work
experience for the next 20 months.
Credits from these courses will contribute towards graduation.
enrich your learning with the combined experience of your
Co-curricular Activities
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Case methodology
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10 specialisations
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8 terms
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16 core and 80 electives
SEAL activities, learning events and International exchange
information sessions are an essential part of the ISB experience.
leadership Development
0-week and leadership development activities, supplemented
with ISB Perspectives where industry leaders and ISB
stakeholders share their leadership journeys.
peers under the guidance of world-class faculty.
Academic
Calender
Indicative calendar for the Class of 2023-2024
Learning
Weekend 1
Learning
Weekend 2
Orientation
Week
20 months
Term 1
6 weeks
April
May
Term 2
Term 3
6 weeks
6 weeks
June
July
August
Term 4
Term 5
6 weeks
September
6 weeks
October
ELP
Week
November
CAS
Week
Term 6
Term 7
Term 8
6 weeks
6 weeks
6 weeks
December
January
February
March
Grad
Day
Applied Learning
Participants undergo live projects, industry connect events and
entrepreneurial ventures, and apply their learning in real-time with feedback.
Experiential Learning
Programme (ELP)
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to reach off-grid rural consumers for solar lighting
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The Experiential Learning Programme (ELP) is a live
consulting engagement undertaken by ISB students as
part of the curriculum. ELP is a one-credit course and the
students get to work on projects along with their other
Develop marketing and distribution strategies
Develop digital marketing and business strategy
for top three beverage brands of this firm
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Create marketing and pricing strategy for a branded
sports solution provider
Peer Learning
ISB consistently attracts a very high calibre of participants from diverse
industries. Learning from these peers is an invaluable part of attending PGP.
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50+ international exchanges
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16 professional and 10 social clubs
coursework giving them a real-time industry exposure. Many
The ELP has generated a tremendous response and over
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Seminars and conferences
companies use this programme as their pre-recruitment
the years 800+ projects have been completed with 450+
exercise. Some of the projects undertaken as part of the
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In-campus living
companies.
ELP include:
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Studying an industry to provide driving themes
for potential investment in the sector
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Design and implement of a dynamic inventory
management system
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Planning an Entrepreneurial
Venture (PaEV)
The PaEV offers you guidance on how to set up your own
enterprise. Through this elective, you will get an exciting
Evaluate investment opportunities in specific
introduction to the process and practice of entrepreneurship
Tier 2/3 cities for expansion of a hospital chain
and new venture creation.
Events and Competitions
ISB conducts multiple events and competitions at the national
and global level to give participants exposure that helps them
progress rapidly.
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ISB events – Advaita, ILS and Bhandhan
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Global and National competitions
Career
Advancement
Career Advancement Services (CAS) is a professional team of
35+ people working across geographies and sectors to
Career Services
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Demand Assessment
cohort at ISB.
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Corporate Relations
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Regional Outreach Offices
provide best opportunities in terms of recruitment for the
CAS works closely with the Student Engagement and Applied
Learning (SEAL) team to ensure students are provided
corporate exposure and learning opportunities and helps them
build their profiles as per their career aspirations.
SEAL – Learning and Development
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Opportunity Analysis
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Aspiration and Skill Gap Assessment
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Skill Enhancement
Career Prep Week
A dedicated career week is incorporated in the programme
schedule to prepare students for the Placement week. In
this week students are exposed to talks by industry leaders,
mentored by faculty and industry partners, sessions on
personal branding, LinkedIn profile building and resume
workshops are organised among other activities.
Our Stellar Placement
Record 2021-2022
PGP’s placement record has been impeccable since its
inception. Last year witnessed the highest ever average
salary for the batch at 34.07 lakhs. Y-o-Y the PGP batch has
achieved a 20.78% growth in its average CTC. A 173.67%
rise from pre to post PGP salary propels ISB to No.1 ranking
in the world for salary growth. With a total of 2066 offers
made to the cohort, and an average of 2.32 offers per
student, the ISB placement team is raising the bar with
each passing batch.
Top Recruiters
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Accenture
Adani Group
Aditya Birla Group
Amazon
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Apple
Axis Bank
Citi Bank
Cleartrip
D. E. Shaw India
Deloitte
Dr Reddys Laboratories
Ernst & Young
Facebook
Flipkart
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Google India
McKinsey & Company
Microsoft
Nestle India
The Boston Consulting Group
Career Shifts
79%
Function Shift
65.28%
78.5%
Industry Shift
YLP was an experience of a lifetime, as a student I got a very
nuanced and real-life multi-cultural experience both personally as
well as academically. We worked (and partied) closely with students
from Singapore and China, as well as studied from global professors
who teach at the top B-Schools like Stanford and Wharton.
Knowledge
Creation
Vidisha Gupta
Delhi University
YLP Admit - PGP Co’ 23
Centres of Excellence
Institutes
ISB has differentiated itself with a strong focus on research
The Four Institutes, operating out of the Mohali Campus,
since inception. Operating out of the Hyderabad campus, the
through their unique engagement model with industry,
Centres of Excellence have played an important role in this.
academia and government in India and abroad, are involved
Several faculty have published their research in top ranked
in research and building management capacity in the four
international journals and have been recognised in India and
sectors that they address, through specialised programmes
abroad for their path-breaking work.
and initiatives.
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Centre for Analytical Finance
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Bharti Institute of Public Policy
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Centre for Business Markets
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Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Max Institute of Healthcare Management
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Centre for Learning and Management Practice
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Munjal Institute for Global Manufacturing
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Srini Raju Centre for IT and The Networked Economy
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Punj Lloyd Institute of Infrastructure Management
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Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise
Centre for Innovation
and Entrepreneurship
ISB strives to create a vibrant ecosystem of support services
to encourage students holding entrepreneurial interests.
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5 key research focus areas
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Planning and Entreprenurial Venture (PaEV)
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Investor and mentor connect opportunities
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Practice with ISB incubators – AIC and DLabs
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