Indian School of Business announces new startup fellowship and placement results

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has launched the ‘PGP Class of 2015 Startup Fellowship’ to support student entrepreneurs. Funded by the PGP Class of 2015 Hyderabad cohort Startup Endowment Fund and supplemented by the institute, the fellowship provides early-stage financial assistance and mentoring through the ISPROUTE pre-incubation programme.

In its silver jubilee placement season for the Class of 2026, ISB reported an average salary of ₹37.29 lakh per annum, marking an 11% increase from the previous year. The highest single offer reached ₹1.56 crore. The placement season resulted in 1,117 job offers for 808 students, featuring 25 first-time recruiters including UBS, Reliance Foundation Hospital, NTT Data, and Teradata. Major recruiters included Accenture, Mastercard, EY GDS, and several top consulting firms.