ISB Hyderabad Launches its First Pre-Doctoral Programme

ISB Hyderabad Launches its First Pre-Doctoral Programme

The Indian School of Business (ISB) is launching the first ever 'Pre-Doctoral Programme' in India. The programme offers training and relevant exposure to those aspiring to get admitted in Ph.D. programme in leading B-schools across the world. The programme will be fully funded by the ISB.

"We want to encourage and support young Indians who are interested in academics as a career," said M. Rammohan Rao, Dean, ISB. "There is a huge shortage of good faculty world over. We hope to be able to open up new and interesting opportunities that are professionally satisfying, so that more and more young people will be attracted to academics," he added.

The programme costs approximately Rs. 5,00,000 per person per year. The ISB will absorb the costs and offer it free to participants.

Along with the Wharton School and Kellogg School of Management, ISB is also associating with two other international B-schools for the Pre-Doctoral Programme, namely, the University of California, Los Angeles and New York University.

The Pre-Doctoral Programme is rigorous, full-time, residential programme spread across two years. Students will be required to go through prescribed courses and undertake research projects as well. The majors being offered currently are: Accounting, Financial Economics, Information System, and Operations Management. The admissions process has already begun and classes will commence in September 2008.

The ISB is uniquely positioned to support students interested in Research," said Prof. Sankar De, Executive Director, Center for Analytical Finance, at the ISB, and the Programme Chairman for the Pre-Doctoral Programme. "ISB faculty are involved in world class quality research and have been publishing in top-tier academic journals regularly. Research-oriented students can benefit enormously from their guidance and training. Besides, they will also be able to get direct access to researchers in our associate schools," he added.

To get admission to the Pre-Doctoral Programme at the ISB, the applicant should have a good academic record with a quantitative focus and also high GMAT / GRE (general) scores. Unlike the ISB's flagship Post Graduate Programme in Management, previous work experience is not a pre-condition.

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Contributed by -
Ms. Bhuvana Ramalingam,
Director - Communications,
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

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