Introduction
Indira Group of Institutes (IGI) under the aegis of Shree Chanakya Education Society (SCES) was formed with the explicit vision to provide sustainable impetus to the corporate and entrepreneurial abilities in the youth. Unrelenting initiatives by the management team at Indira led to the creation of multidiscipline such as Management, Information Technology, Pharmacy, Commerce, Science and Engineering. Today, Indira provides trained manpower to the diverse industrial sectors of the country. All this growth is enabled and sustained by the expertise and exertions of the team at Indira comprising of Academicians, Practitioners and Consultants.

Indira School of Business Studies (ISBS) is a premier management institute within the fold of the Indira Group. ISBS was established as an autonomous professional school to meet the growing needs of the business sector with the explicit vision to provide sustainable impetus to the corporate and entrepreneurial abilities in the youth. In a short span of time, the programs of the Institute were approved by AICTE and ISBS established its presence in Pune as a premier business education institute.

ISBS Research and Development Center (IRDC)
With the unprecedented, rapid growth seen in emerging economies like India, the top people challenges facing organizations now and in the future will continue to center around two key issues, namely: how to attract the right talent and how to retain, reward and reinforce the existing talent. As talent management becomes the corner stone of competitive success in most businesses, managing people challenges absorbs the center stage for the CEO, Line Managers and HR professionals.

Value Proposition
IRDC through its knowledge center provides HR professionals with easy access to expert advice for:

• Solving current workplace problems
• Anticipating and dealing with strategic and future people challenges
• Providing  research, case studies and other Industry specific  content

Management Development Program @ IRDC
IRDC has built a bank of high caliber Subject Matter Experts across key disciplines and emerging areas. Cutting across disciplines and different Industry sectors, these practicing managers, academicians and consultants together, provide with depth and breadth of expertise in following fields.

IRDC is institutionalized to meet the training and research needs of the organization.  We thus provide customized training solutions.  Training Need Analysis (TNA) brings forth need based training which also takes into account the unique blend of knowledge, skills, perceptions, and experiences of the trainee participants.  Training is imparted by systematic modules that are designed and are delivered using methods that are both, participative and innovative.  All our training programs have a holistic focus.  Our training programs range from one day sessions to longer duration residential programs either at the client's site or at an independent location. Technology is used as a key enabler to make this expertise available to professionals, irrespective of location and at a very low cost.

In-Company Training Programs
IRDC accepts requests from organizations for conducting customized training programs for their executives at different levels, and offers customized programs to suit the business and developmental needs of client organizations. Standard Modules from regular MDP's are also combined and adapted, wherever necessary, to suit the requirements of client organizations.

The duration of these programs ranges from one day to one week, depending upon the variety, magnitude and complexity of topics covered. While some of these are conducted at the Institute, they are also held in the premises of the client organizations.

Consultancy and Research Services @ IRDC
IRDC also provides consultancy services to public and private sector organizations. Consultancy services cover a wide range - from preparation of feasibility reports and project appraisals to Tax Planning, Counseling, Company Manuals, Human Resource Planning, HR Policy, Organizational Restructuring, Organizational Development Interventions, Market Research and Development of Effective Marketing Strategies. ISBS faculty-consultants also relocate to organizations in-house system to complete short duration assignments and projects. ISBS has a well-established incubation cell where start up enterprise is provided fundamental support of infrastructure, consultancy and research.

Publications @ IRDC
The institute undertakes live research for companies across different sectors to provide information at various levels about business environment which serves as enabler for decision making.   Such papers also find place in national and international journals of repute.

Research and Consultancy @ IRDC
Following are some research and consultancy assignments carried at IRDC in recent past:
Comparative study of rehabilitation.
Client: MIDC
Elimination of Child labor: Documentation of Case studies,
Client: YASHADA
Socio- Economic Survey of 3 villages from Satara District.
Client: MIDC
Customer Care Training.
Client: Yashwant Rao Chavan Memorial Hospital
Training for Reforms in the department.
Client: Octroi D'ment, MCGM
Customer Care Training.
Client: Bank of Maharashtra
Cultural Sensitivity Training.
Client: Colruyt (I) Ltd., Hyderabad
Supervisors Training.
Client: Garware Wallropes
Reward System Development.
Client: Nichrome India Ltd
Customer Service Orientation for 300 staff and Managers,
Client: Hypercity, Mumbai
Client : Kwality Paints & Coatings Pvt. Ltd.
Client: Fortune Inn Exotica (ITC Group) Pune.

Performance Management, in campus Training for HR Managers in collaboration with NHRD
Feasibility Study of Tenant Mix for Commercial Viability,
Client: RTC Group 
Customer Relationship Management,
Client: Triumph Systems Ltd.

Director's Message
ISBS was established with the objective to professionalize India's B-School education and thereby lend to country's increased engagement in domestic and international business environment. It is an institution with established credentials and capabilities to continuously upgrade its knowledge base with the changing realities of the business world.

We are thankful to the Indian industry for constantly collaborating with us to make our contribution to all our stake holders' multi-dimensional and multifaceted. ISBS teaches, trains, researches, consults and disseminates information.  Knowledge creation is a continuous process here, whether through our own internal research base or through the linkages and dialogues that we have established with the trade, industry and institutions in India and abroad. Every year our faculty brings forth more than 40 research publications. With a thriving incubation cell on campus, budding entrepreneurs find ISBS a haven to launch their business ideas.

ISBS continuously strives to stay in touch with the challenges of today's business environment and the skill sets that our Managers and Business need to stay competitive. ISBS treats its Research and Development as a conduit to transfer knowledge and further augment its knowledge repository.  Multi-disciplinary focus and strong research and consultancy capabilities of our faculty and trainers from Industry create highly engaging development programs for business minds. Knowledge and engagement when aligned with business goals thus become key competitive success factors.

I welcome you to an enriching ISBS experience.

Dr. Renu Bhargava
Director -- ISBS