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Founded by eminent business leaders, entrepreneurs and academicians from around the world, the ISB has lived up to its vision of becoming a global leader in management education. The Post Graduate Programme at the ISB is designed to find the leader in you and to help develop a strong base for your management skills, which will help you overcome any obstacle in your career.

Some of the benefits of the programme are as follows:

• The Post Graduate Programme in Management provides the latest practices and trends in management education with the flexibility to explore different areas of interest.
• Teaching methods include case studies, seminars, simulations, group projects, and independent work. Special emphasis is given to team-based learning, in addition to individual efforts, to help you become more effective both as a team player and as a leader.
• Every student is placed in a pre-defined group for the first four terms and all efforts are taken to have students from diverse backgrounds in a group.
• A significant part of the ISB learning experience is interactions with achievers from various walks of life who are invited to participate in various seminars, conferences or workshops. You get a practitioner’s perspective through your interactions with business leaders and entrepreneurs from various fields, who share the challenges they have faced, using situations from their organisations, industries, and their markets.
• The Student Clubs and Centres of Excellence organise a large number of events that foster and build the leadership potential in each one of you.

The core courses taught in the first four terms cover the basics of Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Operations and IT Management. You will have a full time course load of four to five courses, in each of the four core terms. These courses are taught by a combination of resident faculty and those visiting from international business schools.


The Core Courses offered in the current academic year are the following:

The ISB offers more than 70 electives with the more popular courses being offered in more than one term. During the last four terms, you can opt for 16 to 19 elective credits. Registration for the courses is through a bidding process, a global best practice followed by many international business schools. Courses are combined to offer you six concentrations or majors.

• Finance
• Entrepreneurship
• Information Technology Management
• Operations Management
• Marketing
• Strategy and Leadership

The Independent Study Programme (ISP) allows you to explore areas of interest which are not covered in the curriculum. You can select a topic and then enroll for the ISP under the guidance of a faculty member. A student can take two such programmes during terms five to eight.

Businesses worldwide need management graduates who have the tools to succeed globally -- leadership skills, cultural awareness, foreign language proficiency, and an understanding of how the global marketplace functions. The ISB prepares you to meet these demands.

International Student Exchange Programme

At the Indian School of Business, we want our students to have as much international exposure as possible. The Inbound Exchange Programme and Outbound Exchange Programme offer exciting opportunities for you to learn more about the dynamics of management in different parts of the world.

The International Student Exchange Programme gives you the opportunity to study for two terms at other leading business schools. The ISB has partnerships with 32 leading schools from the USA, France, South Africa, Israel, Germany, China, Pakistan, and the UK for exchange programmes. Visiting students add to the diversity and peer learning experience on campus. Over the past few years, students of over 16 countries have visited the ISB as exchange students.

INBOUND EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

With a culture that is one of the oldest and an economy that is one of the fastest-growing on the globe, India presents many advantages and challenges. The ISB invites international students for two terms to our campus to get a better perspective on the Indian economy. You can also get a comprehensive understanding about emerging economies and the challenges they pose. You will have an ISB Buddy to help you adjust to the social and academic environment. The School also organises Hindi language classes and city tours to familiarise you with the country.


Students from leading schools  in the USA, France, Italy, Singapore, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, South Africa, Korea, Israel, Germany, China, Pakistan, UK, Netherlands, and Hongkong  have studied at the ISB as part of the International Student Exchange Programme.

OUTBOUND EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

Going on exchange provides you with a global perspective and the chance to experience another culture. You can learn global best practices, network with people around the world and explore career prospects outside of India. Students may participate in Exchange Programmes with top ranked B-schools from across the world including the US, France, Italy, Singapore, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Spain, South Africa, Korea, Israel, Germany, China, Pakistan, UK, Netherlands and Hongkong.

Exchange programmes also give you a competitive edge in the employment market. Employers value international study as it demonstrates your ability to take initiative and function in a cross-cultural environment. The programme can also help students brush up on foreign language skills, an essential pre-requisite in the current business environment.

No additional tuition fees are charged, however you are expected to meet your own travelling and living expenses (up to INR  3 lakhs for frugal spenders).

Students are selected through a bidding mechanism linked with the elective course bidding system. This ensures an efficient allocation to those who want to go on exchange the most.