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ISB Debuts 20-Month Young Leaders MBA as It Climbs to 27th in FT Global Rankings

Scholarship waivers for over a third of participants underscore ISB’s push to broaden access to its leadership accelerator.

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Overview

  • The inaugural class includes 130 students, of whom 32% are fresh graduates and the remainder have under two years of work experience.
  • The cohort’s average age is 23, with women making up 50% of students and all major regions of India represented.
  • ISB awarded 36% of entrants with scholarships, including 37 full and nine partial tuition waivers.
  • Incoming students posted strong standardized-test scores, averaging a 99.1 percentile on the CAT, 731 on the GMAT Classic, 677 on the GMAT Focus and 327 on the GRE.
  • The school’s FT Global MBA ranking rose to 27th in 2025 from 31st last year, with a three-year average of 32 and its alumni network ranked fourth worldwide.