Essentials of Leadership 

at ISB Hyderabad, Gachibowli

ISB Hyderabad hostel fees depends on the type of accommodations. It also depends on the duration of the course you get admission to. For MBA and PGDM courses, the hostel fees ranged between INR 2.89 Lacs and INR 3.95 Lacs for a duration of 12 to 20 months. Please note that this hostel fee is for previous years, and the actual amount might vary. 

ISB Hyderabad provides merit waiver to students pursuing a course. All applicants are automatically considered for the available merit-linked tuition waivers. A waiver of 25%-100% is offered in the tuition fee to the selected students. 

Indian School of Business, Hyderabad offers Postgraduate, Doctoral and Certificate courses. These programmes are offerred across different specialisations. Some of the course specialisations are mentioned below:

• Family Business
• Business Analytics
• HealthCare and Hospital
• Infrastructure
• Operations
• Public Policy
• IT and Systems
• Supply Chain, etc.

Yes, ISB grant tuition waivers, loans, are discounts on the fee. The same is communicated in the admission offer while scholarships are generally granted by other organisations and dependent on students' performance in the course. Additionally, the institute offers living expenses in the form of a monthly scholarship, i.e., INR 55,000 per month to PhD students along with fully furnished free accommodation (shared accommodation for unmarried students and studio for married students) on campus subject to availability. In case on-campus accommodation is not available, an additional allowance of INR 25,000 per month is given towards house rent as per the existing policy.

Considered equivalent to an E-MBA, ISB Hyderabad also offers an 18-month PGPpro course to the students. The course is similar in content and rigour to an Executive MBA course globally. The content is trimmed to the needs of the profile and seniority of the class. PGPpro allows working professionals to complete a world-class course without any opportunity cost as they continue to earn while learning, thereby enabling them to apply their learnings in the workspace. According to media reports, the institute conducted its placement drive of 2023. The average package (mid-80%) offered during placements stood at INR 33.26 LPA. More than 1,500 job offers from 222 companies were made to the PGP batch of 2023. 

ISB Hyderabad has released the placement report for the PGPM Class of 2024. As per the latest report,  80% of the PGP batch 2024 received a package of more than INR 35 LPA. A total of 405 companies registered for the ISB placements 2024 and presented 1,208 job offers to the Class of 2024. The key insights of ISB Hyderabad placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 atre presented below:

As per the latest report, 80% of the PGP batch 2024 received a package of more than INR 35 LPA. The table below depicts the ISB Hyderabad placement package offered between 2022 and 2023:

NOTE: ISB has an integrated placement process for the PGP programme across both Hyderabad and Mohali campuses. Hence, the details given above are combined data. 

ISB PGPM admissions include GMAT/ GRE and Personal Interview. The eligibility criteria for admissions is that candidate should have UG/ PG degree in any discipline and a minimum 2 years of experience.

ISB Hyderabad Admission 2023 has no cutoff criteria. But admission to most of the courses is based on the GMAT Score, so candidates must have an average GMAT score to qualify for the selection criteria. An average GMAT score for ISB Hyderabad ranges between 710 to 740, a GMAT score of 730 above will provide the candidate with the credibility to get an invite for the interview and the rest depends on your profile and performance at the ISB interview. The average expected GMAT Score is 710 for ISB 2023 batch.

Consulting and Technology were the top two sectors during ISB Hyderabad placements. The offer distribution for these two sectors was over 50%.