PGP MAX
- Overview
- Admissions
- Fees and Scholarships
- Academic Experience
- Voices of Faculty
- Voices of Students
- Global Leadership Network
- Events
- FAQs
- Contact Us
Path to global leadership begins here
The Post Graduate Programme for Senior Executives (PGP MAX) is a transformational journey that intersects with your aspiration to lead at the C-suite level. The programme combines a research-driven curriculum, leadership coaching, global perspectives and applied learning projects to help you transition from an accomplished executive to a purpose-driven visionary. Develop the strategic judgement to lead and grow global businesses with sustainable impact in an increasingly complex global business landscape.
| Mode: | Flexible, Modular, Global |
| Duration: | 15 Months |
| Work experience: | 10+ years |
| Location: | Hyderabad, Mohali |
Round 1 Application Deadline:
September 14, 2025
We value senior professionals who are motivated to advance their leadership skills and demonstrate intellectual curiosity and commitment to engage in an intense learning experience over many months. We seek to understand your capacity to engage with complex business problems, share distinctive perspectives, and learn from your different peers, all of which will contribute to the programme’s dynamic knowledge ecosystem while refining and expanding your repertoire of leadership styles.
Applications are open for the PGP MAX Class of 2027. We operate a staggered admission process with three deadlines for each intake. While competition is the same across all rounds, the earlier you gain admission, the more time you will have to secure financing and arrange related logistics. Applicants in earlier rounds also get preference in the allotment of scholarships. The online application for each round opens approximately two months before the application deadline for that round. Know more about our application deadlines and special instructions below.
PGP MAX brings together an elite community of accomplished leaders spanning C-suite executives and functional heads in technology, consulting, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and beyond. This deliberately diverse cohort creates a multidimensional learning ecosystem where senior professionals exchange cross-industry insights and leadership approaches, fundamentally enriching what you learn and who you learn from.
To help you explore the PGP MAX journey in depth, we have curated a comprehensive video guide. It is a clear starting point for seasoned professionals evaluating how the programme aligns with their career goals and aspirations.
Fees and Scholarships
ISB believes that exceptional leadership talent should never be constrained by financial considerations. To support this, we offer a flexible payment structure with four instalment options, strategic partnerships with leading banks for customised loan arrangements, and limited merit-based scholarships for exceptional candidates.
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Master strategic frameworks across eight essential themes through transformative learning experiences that bridge theory with practice. Develop your authentic leadership voice while building capabilities to drive innovation, navigate ethical complexities, and orchestrate organisational transformation in today's global business landscape.
Faculty and Research
Learn and engage with groundbreaking insights from our globally distinguished academic community of 70+ resident and 200+ visiting scholars whose cutting-edge research transforms your understanding of complex business challenges, equipping you with insights that prepare you for C-suite roles in rapidly evolving markets.
Programme Journey
Experience our strategically designed modular format: 12 immersive weeks on campus—one intensive week every 4-6 weeks across 15 months. This structure delivers concentrated academic instruction, global immersion, and personalised coaching for transformative development with minimal career disruption.
International Immersion
Enhance your global leadership through world-class instruction in a premier business ecosystem. Develop international networks, cross-cultural insights, and actionable strategies for your organisation's pressing challenges through targeted industry interactions and immersive experiences.
Voices of Faculty
Faculty members reflect on how PGP MAX engages senior leaders in rethinking strategy, leadership, and global decision-making, fostering the depth and agility required to lead at the highest levels.
Voices of Students
Listen to senior executives as they share how PGP MAX has sharpened their strategic lens, enhanced their leadership depth, and prepared them to navigate uncertainty while shaping outcomes that matter, within their organisations and beyond.
No. The PGP MAX is a part-time, residential programme requiring participants to be physically present on one of the ISB campuses for 12 weeks distributed across the 15-month duration. The programme calendar provides detailed scheduling information.
While equivalent in content and intellectual rigor to leading Executive MBA programmes, Indian regulatory frameworks prevent independent institutions from conferring formal master's degrees. Graduates receive a certificate of completion for the Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives, which is widely recognised for its excellence.
No, we do not require a current GMAT score. However, if you have previously completed the GMAT, we encourage including those scores with your application as supplementary information for the admissions committee's consideration.
No. While the ISB programme draws inspiration from leading global B-School courses, this is an exclusive ISB programme. Graduates will receive an ISB certificate. There is no joint certification issued with any other institution.
You can expect an approximate of 60 days dedicated to on-campus learning. This is the total number of working days away from work, excluding travel days.
