Indian School of Business new camus in Mohali
ISB's Mohali campus, its first outside Hyderabad, will begin offering courses in April 2012 with a 210-strong batch.
June 1, 2008
New Schools of Thought?
Then: If things go as planned, by April 2011, the Indian School of Business, or ISB, Hyderabad, could begin offering management programme out of its new campus in Mohali, Punjab. "I must say that it is not yet finalised and the Punjab government has yet to approve our proposal but we are hopeful that it may happen, and the land will be transferred in the next two to three months," says Dean M. Rammohan Rao. He explains that the genesis for this proposal lies in the plans of the Punjab government for a Knowledge City in Mohali; within this city, it has proposed to house a national institute for nanotechnology, a biotech institute, an institute of science and a premier management institute. For ISB, Rao says, it will be a capacity-building exercise and an opportunity to stretch its wings to a new location. ISB is planning to start with a batch of 140 students and gradually reach a strength of 350 in five years. For this, it is hopeful of getting around 70 acres. The project is expected to involve investments of Rs 250 crore to Rs 300 crore. Three to four investors have expressed interest to pitch in with some Rs 200 crore.
Now: Dean Rao is long gone from ISB, resigning after the accounting scandal at Satyam Computer, where he was a board member, but ISB's Mohali campus, its first outside Hyderabad, will begin offering courses in April 2012 with a 210-strong batch.
New Schools of Thought?
Then: If things go as planned, by April 2011, the Indian School of Business, or ISB, Hyderabad, could begin offering management programme out of its new campus in Mohali, Punjab. "I must say that it is not yet finalised and the Punjab government has yet to approve our proposal but we are hopeful that it may happen, and the land will be transferred in the next two to three months," says Dean M. Rammohan Rao. He explains that the genesis for this proposal lies in the plans of the Punjab government for a Knowledge City in Mohali; within this city, it has proposed to house a national institute for nanotechnology, a biotech institute, an institute of science and a premier management institute. For ISB, Rao says, it will be a capacity-building exercise and an opportunity to stretch its wings to a new location. ISB is planning to start with a batch of 140 students and gradually reach a strength of 350 in five years. For this, it is hopeful of getting around 70 acres. The project is expected to involve investments of Rs 250 crore to Rs 300 crore. Three to four investors have expressed interest to pitch in with some Rs 200 crore.
Now: Dean Rao is long gone from ISB, resigning after the accounting scandal at Satyam Computer, where he was a board member, but ISB's Mohali campus, its first outside Hyderabad, will begin offering courses in April 2012 with a 210-strong batch.
