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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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