ISB PGP Cohorts: A Global Talent Pool

About Career Advancement Services (CAS)

The CAS team at ISB facilitates transformational career journeys for Post Graduate Programme students. The programme is consistently rated the best in India and ranked #31 globally in the 2024 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking. ISB has achieved remarkable success in placing its students since its inception, pioneering the practice of lateral placements in India by leveraging the unique profiles of students with a minimum defined work experience. This approach has not only facilitated significant career transitions but also secured prestigious leadership positions for its business graduates.

The CAS team collaborates with various stakeholders, including students, corporates, and internal groups, to achieve these outcomes. It offers an extensive range of services, from career counselling to corporate networking sessions, designed to assist students in making informed decisions.

ISB has achieved remarkable success in placing its students since its inception. The school pioneered the practice of lateral placements in India, leveraging the unique profiles of students with a minimum defined work experience.

As a result, ISB has not only facilitated significant career transitions but also secured prestigious leadership positions for its business graduates.

The CAS team works in collaboration with various stakeholders, such as the students, corporates, and internal groups, to achieve this. It provides an extensive range of services, from career counselling to corporate networking sessions, designed to assist students in making informed decisions.

The ISB Edge

ISB has been #1 in India and among the top 40 globally in the FT rankings. It also has the 'triple crown' of accreditations (EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA).

Varied Talent Pool

Be it social and educational background, work experience, or life skills, the ISB PGP student have profiles at par with international standards.

1 School-2 Campuses Philosophy

The two ISB campuses have a unified process for admissions and placements. Both campuses have world-class infrastructure.

Making The Right Connection

The CAS team has a well-defined structure and processes, and its strength stems from the professional conduct and experience of its members.

To support both recruiters and students, we have created robust policies complemented by a state-of-the-art placements portal and a customer relationship module built on the latest technology.

Reach out to us at placements@isb.edu to learn more about hiring from ISB.

Career Advancement Journey of a PGP Student

The journey of ISB students begins in April when a new class is onboarded. The year-long program includes self-reflection, in-class learning, peer-to-peer interactions, networking, corporate engagements, experiential learning, and international immersions. Throughout the course, students engage with corporate leaders and industry experts, providing them with opportunities to learn about potential recruiters with both national and global presence. One of the key engagements include pre-placement talks for students by the potential recruiters.

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PGP Class of 2025

Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Class of 2025 comprises of 816 highly talented students having rich industry experiences and diverse academic backgrounds. Out of 816 students, 47% of the students are females maintaining a healthy gender diversity in the cohort. While the average age of the class is 26 years, the average work experience is 4.1 years. The cohort also represents excellent academic diversity with 53% of the class being engineers and 66% of the class from STEM category, representing a vast range of disciplines including lawyers, doctors, CA, Architects and so on.

The current class comprises of professionals coming from varied industries including financial services, consulting, new age technologies, government and public services, energy, and utilities, FMCG, retail/ e-commerce, IT/ITES, pharma/healthcare, transportation/logistics, among others. The diverse student mix from across various functions like consulting, finance, operations, sales & marketing, strategy, product management, and data analytics will create an excellent catchment for top talent hirings globally. Click here to view the learning model for the PGP.

Engage with PGP Cohort '25

Industry leaders and alumni played a critical role in our students’ success by engaging with them in various forums to impart insights on latest trends and opportunities. We invite business leaders and industry experts to interact with our current class. Contact us if you wish to engage with the current class.

Students Trained For Multiple Career Trajectories

Women Leaders

Women constitute 47% of the PGP Class of '25 at ISB, representing a diverse range of educational backgrounds and industry experiences.

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International Careers

ISB is a truly global B-School, attracting international students annually for the full-duration PGP or international exchange programs.

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Senior Executives

We have a strong representation of students with over 8 years of experience, meeting the requirements for senior-level roles in client organizations.

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Message from the Leadership

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Prof Deepa Mani

Deputy Dean, Executive Education and Digital Learning

The Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) at the Indian School of Business (ISB) is a one-year management programme, consistently rated the best in India, and ranked #31 globally in the 2024 Financial Times Global MBA Ranking. We are accredited by the three largest and most influential global accreditation organisations, AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.

I am delighted to share with you the e-profiles of students of the ISB PGP class of 2025. Our students are empowered with the knowledge and character to drive positive impact in business and society. They learn from world-renowned faculty the best business practices that are research-backed, leading-edge, and global. They have demonstrated the ability to balance expertise with effective management skills, innovate, lead teams across countries and cultures, and contribute substantively to the success of their respective organisations.

Career Advancement Services (CAS) at ISB is a department dedicated to fostering connections between prospective employers and the talent at ISB. We invite you to meet and recruit this pool of talent.

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Kiran Neti

Director and HOD, CAS

Thank you for showing interest in partnering with ISB for your strategic talent requirements.

Our students of PGP class of 2024 were sought after by well-established MNCs and conglomerates, startups, unicorns, as well as firms in new age industries and emerging sectors. More than two-thirds of the cohort could pivot their industry and function, with many accepting leadership roles both in India and abroad.

We are happy to present to you the profile of students of class of 2025. We take pride in the diversity factor of our class with almost all industries and functions being represented. Our women students form 47% of the cohort, which is one of the highest numbers in this part of the world. We have a strong representation of students with 8+ years of experience who could fulfil requirements for senior level roles in your organisation.

We look forward to welcoming you at the ISB once again for the placements of the class of 2025.

Select Roles Offered By Companies

Select Leadership Roles Offered To ISB Students In The Past

Account Leadership Programme
Business Leadership Programme: Sales & Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain
Entrepreneurial Leadership Development Programme
Future Leaders Programme
Future Builder Programme
India Operations Leadership Programme
ISB Women Leadership Programme
Leadership Trainee: Finance / Sales & Marketing/ Operations
Young Leaders Programme
Emerging Leadership Programme
Leadership Associate Programme

Roles Offered to ISB Students

Select Lateral Roles Offered To ISB Students In The Past

Vice President, Delivery Head, Global Operational Leader, Lead, in Digital Transformation, Strategy & CFO Services
AGM in Design Strategy
AVP in Investment Consulting, GFO, Operations
Chief of Staff
Senior Director/Director in Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Operations
Deputy General Manager of Sales & Marketing
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Head of Commercial Process, Investor Relations
Product Head
Partner, Managing Director, Consultant

Professional Clubs and Outside-the-Classroom Learning

Formed by industrial and functional interest areas, and driven by the students, Professional Clubs facilitate enhanced learning opportunities for the cohort.

The Clubs help students stay in touch with the latest developments in industry and learn about or create new best practices during the year. The students gain exposure to cutting-edge trends within the industry and the right tools to harness their potential and excel during placement interviews.

The Learning and Development (L&D) ecosystem at ISB is a blend of in-class and outside-the-class engagements. Under the guidance of a highly accomplished committee that comprises academicians, alumni and industry experts, we have created Leadership Development modules, Industry Deep-Dive sessions, Career Pathways meetings, Resume Reviews and Mock Interview sessions, as well as flagship conferences for students to undergo a holistic development.

Here is the link for details on outside-the-classroom learning

What Some Of Our Recruiters Say

Waterfield Advisors

Kartik Kini COO, Waterfield Advisors: “Waterfield Advisors was glad to be a part of the Placement Week at ISB. Students are uniquely suited to meet Waterfield Advisors needs in terms of their experience, knowledge and poise. The ease of campus recruitment was amazing, enabling us to meet and select from a large number of candidates in a short while – kudos to the management team for the same. Look forward to continued engagement with ISB in the years to come.”

Landmark Group, UAE

'Ashutosh Sinha Head HR, Centre of Excellence' - “ISB's curriculum and exposure to industry helps them bring out the best in students and prepare them well for corporate world. Our experience with ISB has been excellent with meeting some of the brightest minds in Business Schools during the placement season.”

Postman

'Ankit Sobti CTO' - "The student quality at ISB was outstanding, as always. As an alumnus, it swells my heart to see the school continuing to attract remarkable young leaders. Thanks to the placement team for making this a smooth and transparent engagement."

AB InBev

'Dharmesh Patel Associate Director – People Continuity, AB InBev South Asia' - “At AB InBev, we believe in hiring & developing people who are better than us. This quest for the smartest minds of the country leads us to ISB every year for hiring for roles across functions like Sales, Marketing, Supply, Finance & Analytics. The multi-dimensional exposure & experience of the students sets them apart as one of the best MBA programmes in the country.”

Media.Net

'Varun V, Manager Human Resources and Technology Hiring' - “Media.Net has a decade long engagement history with ISB not only from a Talent identification perspective but also through other forms where our CxO teams have delivered sessions on campus. We will be proud to say that we have found our next gen leaders through ISB campus recruitment YoY and some the recruits have become top notch functional leaders in the space they have been hired for. Every year the campus process at ISB has been so smooth and there is an insane amount of backend program management & logistics managed by the CAS team. For us it is more of a team offsite, plug n play sort of process and we come back to our office with the joy of adding more talent to the Media.Net family!!!””

PwC DIAC

'Satyam Pendyala Manager' - "PwC DIAC has been partnering with ISB for more than 5 years, and this relationship has only strengthened every year. ISB has consistently ensured a great talent pool for us with the students uniquely suited to meet our needs in terms of skill sets, experience, and outlook. The recruitment process over the years has become more streamlined to help both recruiters and students to find the best fit. A big shout out to the ISB team for this. We look forward to strengthen this partnership with ISB in the coming years..."

SirionLabs

'Aravind Aluri VP of Product' - "We at SirionLabs had a fantastic first experience visiting ISB for campus recruitment. The response level and the quality of candidates was very encouraging. Candidates were super well prepared. ISB recruitment team were really good hosts. Looking forward to the three selected candidates join SirionLabs soon. Also looking forward to continued partnership with ISB."

ITC Limited

'Amitav Mukherji Head of Corporate HR, ITC Limited' - “The diversity of students at ISB in terms of profile, domain knowledge, education and interests combined with their ISB experience has aided us consider students for a variety of roles across different businesses of ITC. We look forward to these students joining ITC.”

Indegene Inc

'Ms. Bina Patil VP- Human Resources at Indegene Lifesystems' - “Indegene and ISB have been partnering with each other over 8 years now and this partnership has built a strong foundation as a trusted brand for great career in healthcare. We look at students who come with great deal of passion, collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, once they join us we help them craft a career for themselves. This has helped us move strength to strength in our partnership and work together to make greater big impact.”

Ambit

'Ausang Shukla Managing Director & Head of Corporate Finance' - "Ambit has a long-standing relationship of recruiting high quality students from ISB who bring with them unique perspectives and relevant work experience. In the current batch, as well, we were impressed with the high calibre of the students and a well-structured recruiting process."