ISB PGP YL Inaugural Batch Receives Over 175 Summer Internship Offers; Highest Stipend at ₹7.3 Lakh
The Indian School of Business (ISB) has successfully concluded the summer internship placements for 100% of the founding cohort (2025–2027) of its Post Graduate Programme in Management for Young Leaders (PGP YL), with students securing over 175 summer internship offers from 38 companies across consulting, banking and finance, FMCG, technology, conglomerates, manufacturing, and other sectors. The cohort, which entered the programme with an average of just 11 months of prior work experience, recorded an average stipend of ₹3.2 lakh, with the highest stipend reaching ₹7.3 lakh, underscoring the quality and responsibility of roles offered to early-career professionals.
The sectoral distribution of these summer internship offers reflects broad recruiter participation. Consulting accounted for 47% of offers, followed by 19% in finance and investment advisory, 11% in FMCG, 10% in technology, and 7% in conglomerates. The remaining 6% of roles spanned operations, emerging technologies, and social impact across manufacturing, consumer services, and non-profit organisations.
The summer internship roles span across Business/Strategy Consulting, Business Strategy, General Management, Brand Marketing, Product Management (Technology), Program Management (Technology) & Transformation, General Finance, Investment Advisory, Sales Management, and Operations.
The PGP YL inaugural cohort’s summer internship season outcome reflects the well-crafted ISB’s pedagogy, that emphasises practice-based learning through solving real-world, complex business problems. The PGP YL learning journey provides multiple opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience across varied work settings, including Innovation through Design Exploration and Actionable Solutions (iDEAS)—a business design lab that immerses students in real organisational challenges and fosters a customer-centric, problem-solving mindset. Learning is further reinforced through the Platform for Innovation and Venture Oriented Thinking (PiVOT), where students integrate design thinking, advanced business strategies, and innovative technologies to develop validated business models and actionable solutions.
Professor Deepa Mani, Deputy Dean, Academic Programmes, ISB, said, “The outcomes of the first PGP YL summer placements reaffirm our belief that with the right academic foundation and exposure, young talent can deliver meaningful impact in organisations. The breadth of recruiters and the quality of roles demonstrate how ISB’s pedagogy equips students with skills that translate directly to workplace performance.”
