ISB Hyderabad News & Updates 2024 - Notifications, Notice, Result

The Centre for Learning and Management Practice at the Indian School of Business Hyderabad is organising a Case Writing and Teaching Workshop from May 5, 2023 to May 6, 2023 on the school premises. The motive behind the workshop is to promote effective learning and teaching with cases. The workshop is targeted towards faculty, case writers, doctoral students and research staff from the academic community across management disciplines and representatives from business and the Government such as heads of training departments, consultants and individuals teaching as visiting faculty at academic institutions. The workshop fee is Rs 30,000, inclusive of tax.

On April 10, 2023, ISB Hyderabad collaborated with the Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Odisha to strengthen linkages between agriculture & nutrition with a prime focus on lower-income households. A Climate Resilience Support Cell will be developed that will undertake research, exploration and analysis for building climate-resilient crop portfolios and agriculture pathways. The cell will also undertake research for identifying and understanding factors that affect the resilience of crops, farmers, and rural livelihoods in Odisha towards climate variability. ISB will also help the government in identifying policy innovations and pathways for a climate-resilient agriculture roadmap for Odisha. The MoU was signed in the presence of the Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Govt. of Odisha, Shri Ranendra Pratap Swain. 

On April 4, 2023, the Indian School of Business Hyderabad launched its Blockchain Impact Lab in collaboration with S&P Global. ISB's DLabs Incubator Association (DLabs) took the step with the motive to help start-ups in the blockchain space to enhance societal impact. The lab is equipped with best-in-class technology, Ethereum Virtual Machine, Hyperledger Fabric, and multi-chain environments. Presently, it has four nodes and experts mentioned that it is sufficient for any kind of case setting. The lab will function both as a physical and virtual set-up and it implies that students can log in from anywhere. The current goal is to support 500+ student innovators and start-ups in its first year from the launch date. Furthermore, it aims to emerge as the leading global think-tank on the Web 3.0 ecosystem and facilitate collaborations between corporates, governments, and researchers for the wider applicability of blockchain technology in reaching Sustainable Development Goals.

As per the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2023, the PGP programme of ISB bagged the first position. It has been ranked at the 39th position globally and 6th in Asia. For research, ISB is in the top position in India and in the 61st position globally. Furthermore, ISB is the only Indian B-school in the top 50 worldwide. In order to assess the ranking, the alumni from the PGP Class of 2019 were surveyed on multiple criteria such as the percentage of women in the class, salary percentage increase, alumni network, career progress, and career services. When asked about the same, Professor Ramabhadran Thirumalai, Deputy Dean – Academic Programmes, said, “ISB’s consistent ranking as the top B-school in India in the FT Global MBA Ranking bears testimony to its constant endeavour to offer its students a research-backed curriculum and cutting-edge pedagogy delivered by faculty who are thought leaders in their areas. It also points to how well our alumni are doing in their careers after they graduate from the School.” 

Indian School of Business had organised the 8th Asian Invitational Conference on Family Business with the topic as 'Future of Family Business' on February 4 and 5, 2023. 28 prominent family business leaders and experts were present in the conference who shared their experiences with over 250 conference delegates. The delegates were mostly the members of the family business community, from Sri Lanka, Nepal and India.

The conference covered various topics such as Women in Leadership and Governance, Next Generation in Family Business, Protecting and Growing Family Wealth, Development of Human Capital,  Learnings from Global Family Businesses, Implementing Family Philanthropy, Managing Family Business in Crisis, etc. 

On February 18, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in New Delhi, a coffee meeting will be held to guide students regarding the ISB Hyderabad admission to its PGP in Management for Family Business course. Eventbrite.com is where candidates can register for the event. Seats are limited, and candidates can reserve a time slot and receive a free mobile e-ticket by reserving a time slot. At this meeting, candidates will learn about the significance of the ISB Hyderabad course, as well as a step-by-step explanation of the admission procedure. Candidates can also discuss their upcoming essays, have their ISB PGP MFAB applications reviewed, and speak with the team directly. Interested candidates can contact Sandeep Bekkem at 98666 63563 to get an answer to any registration-related questions.

Date and time: February 18, 2023, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

A coffee meeting will be held on February 10, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Indore to facilitate ISB Hyderabad admission to its PGP in Management for Family Business course. Candidates can register for the event at eventbrite.com. Seats are limited, and candidates can reserve a time slot and receive a free mobile e-ticket. Candidates will learn about the significance of the ISB Hyderabad course, as well as a step-by-step explanation of the admission procedure, at this meeting. Furthermore, candidates can discuss their upcoming essays, have their ISB PGP MFAB applications reviewed, and speak directly with the team. Candidates with registration questions should call Sandeep Bekkem at 98666 63563.

Date and time: Friday, February 10, 2023, 6 pm – 8 pm

Location: to be announced

For a smooth ISB Hyderabad admission to its PGP in Management for Family Business course, a coffee meeting is organised on February 3, 2023, at ITC Royal, Kolkata from 6 pm to 8 pm. Registration is open and candidates can register at eventbrite.com. The seats are limited and candidates can book a slot and get their mobile e-ticket for free. In this meeting, candidates will gain knowledge about the importance of the ISB Hyderabad course along with a step-by-step explanation of the admission procedure. Furthermore, candidates can discuss their essays to be submitted, get their ISB PGP MFAB applications reviewed and also solve their queries with the team directly. Regarding any queries relating to registration candidates can contact Sandeep Bekkem at 98666 63563.

Date and time: Friday, February 3, 2023, 6 pm – 8 pm

Location: ITC Royal Bengal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kolkata 1 JBS Haldane Avenue Kolkata, WB 700046

The ISB Institute of Data Science (IIDS) and the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the ISB Hyderabad campus. In the presence of Sri V.C. Sajjanar, IPS, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, TSRTC and Professor Madan Pillutla, Dean, ISB, the MoU was signed by Professor Manish Gangwar, Executive Director, IIDS and Sri M. Rajasekhar, Chief Engineer (IT), TSRTC. According to Sri V.C. Sajjanar, IPS, the MoU will help TSRTC with route rationalisation and profit maximisation, and it will soon become a model for other transportation corporations. He emphasised the importance of promoting public transportation in order to address environmental challenges and other related issues. Professor Madan Pillutla stated that ISB is excited to collaborate with TSRTC to become a citizen-centric, service-oriented organisation.

The 8th Asian Invitational Conference on Family Business is to be held on February 4 and 5, 2023 at the ISB Hyderabad campus. The theme of the conference is ‘Future of Family Business’. The ISB's Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise is hosting the 8th Asian Invitational Conference on Family Business to raise awareness and capacity in Asian family businesses. The sub-themes of the conference are:

• Next Generation in Family Business – Expectations, Realities, Way Forward   
• Power of Women in Leadership and Governance
• Protecting and Growing Family Wealth
• Family Business - Learnings from Global Family Businesses
• Development of Human Capital in Family Businesses
• Family Governance – How to Manage Conflicts and Build Lasting Family Businesses 
• Implementing Family Philanthropy in Difficult and Uncertain Times
• Managing Family Business in Crisis - Building Resilience in Business and Family

Girish Agarwal (Promoter Director, Dainik Bhaskar Group), Sanjiv Bajaj (Chairman and Managing Director, Bajaj Finserv Limited and Board Member, Indian School of Business), Radhika Bharatram (Joint Vice Chairperson, The Shri Ram Schools, Delhi NCR), Vanitha Datla
(Vice Chairperson and Managing Director,  Elico Limited) and Vijay Dalmia (President and Director, MLD Group of Companies) to name a few are some of the eminent personalities who will be attending the conference as speakers.

ISB Hyderabad and the Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) have signed an MoU at the ISB Hyderabad Campus. The MoU aims to focus on the following areas:                    

• Joint collaborative cyber security research activities in mutually beneficial areas
• Make a concerted effort to publish reports that will inform cyber security policy practises.
• Develop projects for the AMPBA students at ISB Hyderabad for their coursework
• Attempt to organise joint conferences and workshops that bring together academia, government, policy, and industry.

Shri Kalmeshwar Shingenavar, IPS, DCP Crimes, Cyberabad Police, and Professor Manish Gangwar, Executive Director, ISB Institute of Data Science, signed the MoU in the presence of Professor Madan Pillutla, Dean, ISB. According to Shri Kalmeshwar, IPS, cybercrime is on the rise. Following the pandemic, cybercrime has become a major challenge not only for India, but for all law enforcement agencies around the world. He hoped that this collaboration with the ISB Institute of Data Science would aid in the formulation and enforcement of better policies to prevent cybercrime.        

Information systems professor Deepa Mani has been adorned with one of the 2022 INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS) Practical Impact Awards. She also serves as the Deputy Dean for Digital Learning and Executive Education. The honour is given to distinguished academics in the field of information systems who have shown exceptional leadership and sustained influence on business practice and policy. The ISS supports the research goals of INFORMS-affiliated information systems academics. It supports scholarly gatherings like the annual Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST), the spring Theory in Economics of IS (TEIS) workshop, the summer Statistical Challenges in E-Commerce Research (SCECR) conference, and the annual IT Teaching workshop. Additionally, the society supports editorial work and the publication of Information Systems Research.

In the PGPMAX Application Workshop, the PGPMAX Admissions Office will walk the candidates through the application for the programme. The application workshop will discuss the following:

• Application process and content
• Essays and building the right narrative
• How to make your application stand out

The workshop will be held from January 14, 2023 to January 21, 2023 with the ‘Round 2 Early Decision Deadline’ scheduled on January 22, 2023.

ISB Hyderabad along with IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, and IIM Calcutta is conducting the 6th Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (JAAF) India symposium at the ISB Hyderabad campus on January 6th and 7th, 2023. Authors were invited to submit their unpublished or rejected research paper in electronic form at JAAFsymposium_2023@isb.edu. There was no any submission fee. After that Symposium Program Committee shortlisted the papers for presentation based on the comments of reviewers, the quality of the work and the potential for contributing to the literature. Accepted papers for the Symposium were submitted to JAAF where the review for the journal was independent of the review for the symposium.

ISB Hyderabad PGP MFAB admission team is organising a virtual meet on January 13, 2022 from 7 pm onwards. This session will help those who want to make a career in their family business. The purpose of the meeting is to explain the importance of pursuing the Global Executive MBA equivalent programme- PGP MFAB with minimal disruption to the business. Those who are interested need to register for the meet beforehand.

About the programme:

PGP MFAB is a 15-month comprehensive general management programme. The programme is designed to enhance the candidate's decision-making abilities, and leadership and management skills designed specifically for next-generation family business owners.

A masterclass on "Winning Strategies for Disruptive Times" will be presented by Deepak Jena, assistant professor of strategy, at ISB Hyderabad Executive Education. Participants can join the webinar to gain a competitive edge by discovering how to successfully fend off disruptive forces by integrating innovation into the very foundation of their company.

Digital disruption, globalisation, changing business models, and cultural practises, among other things, have defined the market of the twenty-first century. While this has posed challenges to many established businesses, it has also contributed to the market's overall growth. Business leaders who see these disruptions as opportunities and use them to spur innovation and benefit from economies of scale and succeed. To prepare themselves for such disruptive forces, businesses must instil continuous innovation into the DNA of their organisation. Professor Deepak Jena will deliver a masterclass on “Winning Strategies for Disruptive Times” at ISB Hyderabad Executive Education. This live, interactive webinar delves into how professionals can prepare for disruptive times. This masterclass is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get hands-on experience with the Strategy and Organisation Programmes at ISB Hyderabad Executive Education. Additionally, this webinar offers a unique opportunity to speak with Professor Deepak Jena, assistant professor of strategy at ISB Hyderabad.

Sponsored by Kaspersky, Datathon 2022 is being hosted by ISB Hyderabad and is running on the IIDS server. The event is an opportunity for the corporate and student teams to leverage the knowledge of advanced analytics & data science to provide business solutions that encourage ‘transformational decision-making’. Shortlisted candidates will then get the chance to pitch their ideas in front of ISB faculty and industry experts.

Datathon 2022 Tentative Timeline 

ISB and the Department of Mission Shakti, Government of Odisha signed an MoU for women’s empowerment and rural prosperity through a sustainable forest economy. Initially, both institutions will focus on women-led enterprises from six districts i.e., Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabrangpur, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar, and is expected to benefit nearly 20 Lakh women across the six districts in 3 years. 

The MoU was signed by Prof. Ashwini Chhatre, Executive Director - Bharti Institute of Public Policy (BIPP), Indian School of Business, and Smt. Sujatha Karthikeyan, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Mission Shakti, Govt. of Odisha. ISB Hyderabad's collaboration with Mission Shakti will:

• facilitate technological development
• direct market linkage
• operationalise security of tenure through CFR titles
• capacity building, financial inclusion and skill development of WSHGs.

To strengthen agriculture-nutrition convergence, Indian School of Business has collaborated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. The collaboration will be led by ISB, the University of Sheffield (UoS) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The launch meeting was attended by Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, Pramod Kumar Meherda, Additional Secretary, Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi Nadendla, Joint Secretary, Shubha Thakur, Joint Secretary and Kapil Bendre, Director.

When asked about the purpose of the collaboration, Prof Ashwini Chhatre, Executive Director, Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB, said “The needle on nutrition in India has been hard to move. The collaboration, with a focus on Nutrient-Dense Foods (NDFs) such as fruits & vegetables (F&Vs) and animal source foods (ASFs), will support Government of India’s efforts in creating long-lasting impact pathways to improve nutrition outcomes amongst the low-income population”.

Higher Defence Management Course (HDMC) officers from the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad were hosted by ISB Hyderabad on December 13, 2022. The officers were high-ranking members of the Indian Armed Services and the International Services.Professor Manmohan S. Sodhi, FIMA, FORS Bayes Business School, City University of London, and visiting faculty of ISB Hyderabad, delivered a presentation on "Defence Procurement and Supply Chain Management" as part of India's defence offset policy, demonstrating how private sector supply chains can be linked to defence procurement and ways to apply best practises in it. Col. Rajiv Bhargava, former Indian Army Colonel, PGP alumnus, and Senior Associate Director at the Munjal Institute of Global Manufacturing and Punj Lloyd Institute of Infrastructure Management, ISB, greeted the officers and led them on a campus tour. DNV Kumara Guru, Senior Director, External Relations, delivered a presentation about the school and discussed ISB's partnership with the College of Defence Management.

Indian School of Business Hyderabad's information systems wing will host the 14th edition of Conference on the Digital Economy (CODE) on January 3 - 5, 2023 at Taj Malabar resort and spa-Kochi, India. The off-campus event will be graced by top global researchers engaging in cutting-edge research in the areas of information systems, strategy and marketing, economics, operations management and computer science. The purpose of this conference is to provide a platform for academics to identify and explore opportunities for research related to digitisation and the digital economy.

A total of 222 recruiting companies visited the ISB campus drive and 1578 offers were made to students. As per the ISB Hyderabad placement report for the PGP Class of 2023, 73% of those placed were able to shift functions while 79% moved to a new sector. The average CTC has been recorded at Rs 34.21 lakhs. The report said that there was an increase in average CTC of 2.5% compared to last year. The top industries in terms of offers were Consulting, IT/ITES/Technology, BFSI, and FMCG/Retail. Consulting, Product Management, Sales and Marketing, and General Management/Leadership Programmes were some of the domains where the job was offered.