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teaching experience in his alma ma-
             ters, Emory University, USA and the
             Singapore Management School. Zeri-
             llo signed up with ISB last year and is
             currently deputy dean, corporate and
             international relations at ISB, which
             also has a Mohali (Punjab) campus.
                Although  Zerillo  is  reluctant  to
             comment on ISB’s most satisfactory
             parameter score on grounds that all
             12 parameters are “thought out and
             most  opportune”,  he  confesses  this
             path-breaking B-school’s top scores
             on the parameters of competence of
             faculty,  curriculum  and  pedagogy
             and research capability, are the most
             satisfying. Zerillo is equally satisfied
             with  this  top-ranked  B-school’s  re-
             sponse to the challenges posed by the
             closure of all education institutions
             in India — including ISB — following   ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad: #7 promotion
             outbreak of the Covid-19 global pan-
             demic.                           shuffle of the seating order. The well-  schools. “This year ABS is celebrating
             “       MANAGING  THE  Covid-19   m at  #3  and  S . P .   J a in   I n s titu te   of    years we have routinely been awarded
                                                                               its 25th year of existence, and all these
                                                        a n a g e m
                                                               e n t  D e v e l op -
                                              reputed  M
                                                               D I ) ,   G u rg a on
                                                e n t  I n s titu te   ( M
                                                                               Top  10  ranking  by  several  publica-
                     pandemic  was  one  of  the
                                                                           -
                                                                        u m
                                                a n a g e m
                     toughest  challenges  that
                                                       e n t  &   R e s e a rc h ,   M
                     has  confronted  ISB.  We   M b a i  #4 have retained their 2019-20   tions and agencies. Nevertheless it’s
                                                                               a humbling moment and the outcome
             had to take some quick decisions in   rankings  followed  by  the  N a rs e e    of the strong and durable links ABS
             terms of campus evacuation, logistics,   M  on j e e   I n s titu te   of   M  a n a g e m  e n t   has  built  with  India  Inc.  Our  cur-
             pending classes and a host of other is-  S tu die s   at  #5  (6  last  year)  jointly   riculums  are  designed  in  close  col-
             sues. But the ISB team rose to the oc-  with  I M  T   G h a z ia b a d.   laboration with some of the country’s
             casion, made things happen and roll-  Beyond  the  Top  5,  the  X a v ie r   top-ranked companies which ensures
             ing. Remaining sessions/ classes were   I n s titu te   of   M  a n a g e m  e n t,  B h u -  that our students are industry ready
             offered online for students to com-  b a n e s w a r at #6 (8) and the I C F A I    when they graduate. This also results
             plete their study programmes. Each   B u s in e s s   S c h ool   ( I B S ) ,   H y de r-  in excellent placements for which ABS
             faculty member decided how his/her   a b a d #7 (10) have risen in esteem of   is well known. Continuous improve-
             online content would be structured   the informed public while  T A P M  I ,    ment and updation of teaching-learn-
             and bifurcated into live synchronous   M  a n ip a l   has retained its #7 ranking.   ing and research is a way of life for
             and pre-recorded asynchronous ses-  The  S y m  b ios is   I n s titu te   of   B u s i-  us at ABS. For this I am thankful to
             sions. These rapid re-alignments and   n e s s   M  a n a g e m  e n t,   P u n e   which   the faculty and our students who have
             re-configurations  worked  out  very   has yielded a rank at #8, the I n te r-  worked collaboratively under the vi-
             well and our concerted efforts were   n a tion a l   M  a n a g e m  e n t  I n s titu te ,    sionary leadership of our chancellor
             rewarded when we hosted our first-  D e l h i  #9 and K .   J .   S om  a iy a   I n -  D r.   A tu l   C h a u h a n  to establish the
             ever  online  e-graduation  ceremony   s titu te ,   M  u m  b a i  #10  (11)  jointly   good reputation of ABS,” says Sanyal,
             on April 11 for our Class of 2020. We   with the A m  ity   B u s in e s s   S c h ool ,    an alumnus of Jamia Milia Islamia
             believe this class is equipped to take   N oida , complete the Top 10.   and Delhi universities who signed up
             any challenge head-on and will play a   D r.   S a n j e e v   S a n y a l , director of   with this new genre B-school in 2005,
             catalytic role in nation-building and   the A m  ity   B u s in e s s   S c h ool ,   N oi-  was appointed director of ABS in 2012
             global transformation of business and   da   (A B S , estb. 1994) sited within the   and dean of the faculty of manage-
             industry  in  the  post  Covid-19  age,”   84-acre, state-of-the-art campus of its   ment studies of Amity University in
             says Zerillo.                    parent Amity University (ranked #3   2015.
                With ISB and XLRI retaining their   among India’s private universities),   Like Dr. Zerillo of IBS, Sanyal is
             top ranks of last year, further down   is not surprised that ABS is ranked   also pleased with the well-wired ABS’
             the Top 10 table, there’s a minor re-  among the country’s Top 10 private B-  rapid response to the Covid-19 crisis.

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