Post Graduate Programme in Management for Working Professionals (PGPpro) 

at ISB Hyderabad, Gachibowli

The ISB, Hyderabad highest package offered during 2024 placements is yet to be released officially. As per the official website, 80% of the PGP batch 2024 received a package of more than INR 35 LPA. The same is tabulated below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2024)
Package received by 80% students	more than INR 35 LPA

The number of students placed or the placement rate achieved during the ISB placements is yet to be released. However, 405 companies registered for the ISB placements 2024 and presented 1,208 job offers to the Class of 2024. Check out the key highlights of ISB Hyderabad placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 from the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
Class size	865	870
No. of companies	324	405
Total offers	1,609	1,208
International offers	31	27
New recruiters	30+	70+

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.

Yes, ISB Hyderabad accepts CAT score for admission to its PGP in Management for Young Leaders programme. There is no course at ISB Hyderabad named as MBA. The institute offers PGP course to the students, it is sometimes commonly referred to as MBA. To get admission to the MBA programme offered at ISB Hyderabad candidates must have completed graduation from a recognised university along with a valid GMAT/ GRE/ CAT score. 

Consulting, Technology, Finance, Sales & Marketing were the top 4 sectors during the recent placement drive. Consulting and Technology were the top two sectors, with placement distribution of 50%. 

The ISB placement process takes place for four months. The placement session commences with pre-placement talks by the recruiters to the student body. Students then have to submit their responses through 'expression of interest (EOI)'. Thereafter, the recruiters shortlist the candidates and send them to the Carrer Advancement  Services team, who get in touch with the students. After this, on-campus and off-campus interviews are conducted. The placement process is conducted within a 10-day window, however, the final interview and process continue for several months.

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. 

The entrance exams accepted by ISB Hyderbad for course admissions are mentioned in the table given below:

ISB Hyderabad has hostel facility both for boys and girls. Hostel facilities for the students are within the campus. Apart from hostel facility, the institute provides various facilities which include learning hub, gym, salon, yoga, meditation and medical center, summer camps, sports facilities, etc.

Yes, having one of the GMAT/ GRE scores is compulsory for MBA admission at ISB Hyderabad. Candidates can also get admission in PGP for Young Leaders based on CAT score. While the institute offers PGP course to the students, it is sometimes commonly referred to as MBA. The application can be submitted along with the test centre/ unofficial score report but the official score from Pearson VUE (GMAT)/ ETS (GRE) must reach ISB admissions team within three weeks of application submission. As per the data collated from various sources on the internet, candidates were admitted to the 2021 cohort with scores as low as 580, and as high as 780. So the GMAT score range for ISB is 580-780. However, students can reach out to the admission office of ISB Hyderabad to get the correct range of minimum cutoff.