The Class of 2015 of the Post Graduate
Programme in Management (PGP) at the Indian School of Business (ISB) has
the largest number of women students among premier business schools in
the country.
The Class of 2015 of the PGP course at ISB has 231 women students, constituting 30 per cent of the total class size, the highest number ever since the school's inception thirteen years ago, ISB said in a statement.
The number of women students at the school has been rising steadily and has increased by almost by 120 per cent in the last seven years, it added. "This is a heartening development and is a result of the various initiatives that we have undertaken to encourage women professionals to take up management as a career, in association with the corporate world over the last few years," ISB Deputy Dean Savita Mahajan said. "We hope this increased participation of women will go a long way in meeting the need for gender diversity across sectors, Mahajan added.
ISB's class of 2015 has a total 763 students (Hyderabad- 553 and Mohali-210). In terms of gender ratio, 30 per cent were female and 70 per cent were male. The average age of the students is 27 years and have a five years work experience, the statement added.
The Class of 2015 of the PGP course at ISB has 231 women students, constituting 30 per cent of the total class size, the highest number ever since the school's inception thirteen years ago, ISB said in a statement.
The number of women students at the school has been rising steadily and has increased by almost by 120 per cent in the last seven years, it added. "This is a heartening development and is a result of the various initiatives that we have undertaken to encourage women professionals to take up management as a career, in association with the corporate world over the last few years," ISB Deputy Dean Savita Mahajan said. "We hope this increased participation of women will go a long way in meeting the need for gender diversity across sectors, Mahajan added.
ISB's class of 2015 has a total 763 students (Hyderabad- 553 and Mohali-210). In terms of gender ratio, 30 per cent were female and 70 per cent were male. The average age of the students is 27 years and have a five years work experience, the statement added.
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