The Indian School of Business (ISB) has admitted its inaugural cohort of 130 students to the 20-month Post Graduate Programme in Management for Young Leaders (PGP YL). This marks a new and exciting chapter in ISB’s mission of nurturing business leaders for India and the world. To make its world-class education accessible to deserving students, ISB has awarded tuition waivers to 36% of the founding class, including 37 full tuition waivers and nine partial waivers.
The inaugural cohort, with an average age of 23 years, consists of exceptional students from diverse academic backgrounds, all of whom emerged from a highly selective and rigorous process. 32% are fresh graduates; the rest have less than 24 months of work experience and come from diverse sectors. 50% of the batch is women, and the class has representation from all major regions of India.
The inaugural cohort of students exemplifies academic excellence, as evidenced by their strong undergraduate grades and outstanding standardised test scores, with average scores of
CAT: 99.1 percentile, GMAT Classic: 731, GMAT Focus: 677, and GRE: 327. Many also demonstrate strong extracurricular achievements, aligning perfectly with ISB’s reputation for attracting well-rounded individuals. The class profile reflects ISB’s ongoing commitment to drawing top talent from across the country.
Speaking about the first batch of the PGP YL, Professor Madan Pillutla, Dean, ISB, said: “We are excited to welcome the first-ever PGP YL cohort. This programme is designed to equip recent graduates and early-career professionals with strong foundations in business, technology and leadership. Over the next 20 months, this group of trailblazers will immerse themselves in a leadership accelerator – guided by world‑class faculty and industry pioneers, enriched by global experiences, and supported by structured career development. In choosing to come into this programme, the students have shown trust in ISB’s ability to transform lives and jumpstart careers. We are confident that our thoughtfully designed programme will help them become purpose-driven leaders ready for today’s dynamic global business world.”
