Variety marks ISB's class of 2008

Journalists, architects, scientists, advertising executives, IAS officers, film producer, MTV Model Hunt winner, chartered accountants, people from the Armed forces, entrepreneurs, radio jockey, and a host of other professionals make the class of 2008 at the Indian School of Business (ISB) a very stimulating group of people to spend an intense and rigorous year of learning and competing together.

According to ISB, 58 per cent of the class has come from industries such as pharma, shipping, FMCG, healthcare, media, medicine, civil services, Armed forces, manufacturing, education and research, advertising, and a host of other areas.

While 59 per cent of the students come with an engineering degree (15 per cent less than the last year), the remaining 41 per cent is from various other backgrounds.

The number of doctors in the class has gone up to 10 this year from six last year. The Civil Services have also been well represented with IFS, IPS, and IAS officers joining the class. Several academics have decided to join the management programme as well.

This includes scientists who have published academic research papers in international journals and have several patents to their names. The number of women students has increased from 20 per cent last year to 25 per cent this year.

"We often simulate the real world in the classroom, where new situations are created and discussions with a diverse group lead to new perspectives. The experiences shared in the classroom add a lot of depth to the lessons taught by professors, and enriches the teaching overall," ISB dean, M Rammohan Rao, stated, adding that the school had made special efforts each year to attract a diverse student body.