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ISB: Two Campuses, One Vision



On April 15, as the celebrations for Baisakhi, the Punjabi New Year, settled down, ISB had its own reason to celebrate: the inauguration of its new campus at Mohali.
In addition to the PGP in management and executive education programmes, the 70-acre Mohali campus will also house four institutes focusing on areas that are critical to India’s development:

Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Max Institute of Healthcare Management, Munjal Global Manufacturing Institute and Punj Lloyd Institute of Physical Infrastructure Management.

The founding Board members of the Mohali campus, industrialists Analjit Singh, Sunil Kant Munjal, Rakesh Bharti Mittal and Atul Punj, were present during the welcome ceremony along with the Dean of Indian School of Business Ajit Rangnekar, Deputy Dean and Mohali campus CEO Savita Mahajan and Founding Dean of ISB Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha.

The inauguration of the campus has been the culmination of many years of work by a team of dedicated personnel. Jiten Grover, Associate Director, Master Plan Projects, who has been associated with the Mohali campus since its inception, is pleased to see the fruition of his team’s effort,  “From working alone three years ago and growing to a team of over 60 people, we have come a long way. Everyone chipped in to meet the deadlines and worked relentlessly in the true spirit of collaboration. Finally the campus has come alive.”

Almost 200 students who are taking lessons at the Mohali campus have the privilege of being members of the “Founding Class.” For Amit Sethi from Class of 2013, the campus is a “blank canvas” on which the students can set their own mark in myriad ways. He is also aware of the responsibility that being in the Founding Class entails. “We have set our benchmark as the Class of 2012 and we shall try to meet and even exceed their expectations. We are looking forward to a year of fun, hard work and learning.”

Having been deeply involved with the campus since its inception, Deputy Dean Savita Mahajan, is excited about all aspects of the campus – from its buildings to the landscape. Her favourite spot, she says is a place in the circular glass building from where she can see roses in bloom. Despite the many obstacles in the building of the campus, Mahajan is satisfied with the outcome and credits her team for the success. “This has been possible because of the hard work put in by the team here. The students have been extremely sporting about the stay arrangements and the facilities being provided. I am quite confident that by the second term the campus will be fully functional and even the residences will be ready. We are looking forward to the students taking new initiatives to make their stay here more meaningful. I am sure they will take ISB to greater heights,” she said.