It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Placements at the ISB. A buoyant economy, fantastic recruiters and a very talented student pool, has resulted in one of the best placements at the ISB, for the Class of 2007. The story continues with the current batch – extremely talented with diverse experience.

For the Class of 2007, 202 companies visited our campus and made 584 offers. A new feature was that apart from traditional areas like Consulting, Finance, Manufacturing, etc. our students received offers from a variety of companies in new sectors, namely Real Estate, Oil and Energy, Media, Microfinance, NGO, Education, and Healthcare. As always several students from the Class of 2007 made dramatic career moves. From the Automobile Industry to Banking, from the Transport Department to Telecom, from being a Doctor in the Armed Forces to a Global Fund Manager, students made many interesting career shifts.

The Class of 2008 at the ISB saw 425 new admissions this year. Classes started for this batch on April 30th, and these students will have their placements period in February 2008. The number of international students this year has shown a significant increase, underscoring the fact that ISB is now a global destination. Another noteworthy development this year was the balance struck between students from technical and non-technical backgrounds with a significant increase in the diversity factor. The average GMAT score this year was 707.46, the highest being 780. They have an average work experience of five years. While there are no standard measures, the ISB does well in all measures like selectivity ratio, yield and average GMAT scores and all these are comparable to the best B-schools in the world.

I welcome you to visit the ISB and to spend time with the Class of 2008, acquainting them with the nuances of your industry and your company. The Career Advancement Services (CAS) team offers you a customized, flexible service that will allow you to recruit these talented professionals, who will become great assets for your organization. Our services and policies have been specifically designed to facilitate flawless selection and recruitment. CAS will also be available to help you conduct weekend workshops, guest lectures or Pre-Placement talks for our students. You can also contact me personally to answer your questions.

We thank you for your continuing collaboration and look forward to welcoming you soon to our campus.

Best wishes,