FT Ranking Celebrations at the ISB Our School is placed 15th in the 2009 global MBA rankings released by the Financial Times, London. “ISB’s vision is to make high quality education accessible to a large number of aspirants and I am delighted that the School is growing steadily to fulfil that vision,” said Rajat Gupta, on hearing about the news. “The rankings are a confirmation that we in India can do it big if we really want to,” said Dean Ajit Rangnekar. He noted that such rankings are becoming ‘global’ in nature. He added, “Even 5 -10 years ago the ranking table was dominated by American business schools and today Asian and European schools find important places”. Associate Dean Savita Mahajan outlined an interesting point that goes into the ranking decision. “How our graduates are performing in their jobs, over a period of three years, their career progression is an important diktat of these rankings. And this is information that the FT gets directly from the alumni,” she mentioned. It was once again a time and reason for us to celebrate. The School Atrium was flocked by students, faculty, families, and staff. Loud cheers of “ISB Rocks” filled the air. Emotions of all sorts were in sight as every ISBian partook in the proud moment. Present President of the GSB, Rohit Kapoor, summed up the reaction of the student body, “As students we are all stakeholders of this institution, and to be a part of this historic moment feels euphoric,” he said. And the cheers and celebrations continue for some time now.