Family business owners
15 Months
Modular, 11 campus residencies
0 Years (Preferred work
experience of 2 years)
Hyderabad, Mohali
Family businesses anchor global economies, embodying resilience, continuity, and legacy. Yet, in today’s volatile, digitalised markets, they face unique challenges. Thriving demands a strategic understanding of trends, strong governance, and agility for customer-focused innovation. While the pressures are immense, so are the opportunities—to align family and business goals, fortify governance, and craft a lasting legacy.
of Indian family businesses are
expected to grow aggressively
of India's family-owned businesses
projected to drive 85% of GDP by 2047
of family businesses do not carry
on to the second generation
The Post Graduate Programme in Management for Family Business (PGP MFAB) equips family business leaders with advanced skills to tackle challenges in today's complex landscape. Focusing on strategic vision, operational excellence, and balancing tradition with innovation, this intensive programme fosters growth and family unity, positioning you to lead confidently and turn bold ideas into lasting success.
Foster intergenerational growth while blending your family’s time-honoured values with modern management techniques.
At the heart of the PGP MFAB experience is a world-class faculty and distinctive pedagogy designed to empower you to lead your family enterprise with confidence. Learn from globally renowned scholars who blend research excellence with real-world experience, offering frameworks that integrate tradition with modern leadership and enterprise thinking.
Elevate your expertise without paying for it in lost work days. Benefit from a flexible learning structure that integrates seamlessly into your work life.
At the heart of the PGP MFAB experience is a world-class faculty and distinctive pedagogy designed to empower you to lead your family enterprise with confidence. Learn from globally renowned scholars who blend research excellence with real-world experience, offering frameworks that integrate tradition with modern leadership and enterprise thinking.
resident faculty who
merge global research
with local business
intelligence.
visiting professors
from leading
international
B-Schools.
research outputs2,
turned into case
studies, simulations,
and actionable learning.
in India (Financial
Times Research
Ranking 2025), driving
curriculum innovation.
ISB collaborates with renowned global institutions to offer an immersive experience that extends beyond the classroom. Gain insights from world-class faculty, connect with industry leaders, and explore international best practices to drive growth and success in your family business.
*Global Immersion is subject to change at the discretion of the school. No commitments implied.
The Managing Growth Practicum brings learning to life by applying classroom concepts directly to your family business. This hands-on module begins with a structured assessment across strategic, operational, financial, and marketing areas, identifying key opportunities for growth. The Practicum helps put concepts, frameworks, and principles learnt in the classroom into practice. Leveraging conceptual understanding to real-world settings, you hone analytical, managerial, and leadership skills to become effective contributors in your family business. Get to develop innovative solutions under expert faculty mentorship, culminating in stakeholder presentations for sustained growth.
*Managing Growth Practicum is subject to change based on evolving programme needs.
A real-world learning sprint, 'Action Week' brings you face-to-face with live challenges from family-run businesses outside your own. Throughout the week, you get to work in teams to identify pressing business challenges, gather real-time data, and apply core classroom concepts to develop actionable solutions. Guided by ISB faculty, this module sharpens problem-solving skills, encourages cross-sector exposure, and builds the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
*Action Week is subject to change based on evolving programme needs.
Siddhartha Churiwal
PGP MFAB Co '24
Churiwal Technopack Pvt Ltd
Sidharth Thapar
PGP MFAB Co ’17
CEO – Fabric & Fashion Division,
Tirupati Balaji Exim Private Limited
Shreya Siroya Mardia
PGP MFAB Co ‘14
Marketing Head & Executive Director,
Unique Tags Pvt Ltd.
Divya Tetali
PGP MFAB Co '23
Business Development Manager,
Deepak Nexgen Feeds Pvt Ltd
Sirisha Limkar
PGP MFAB Co ’18
Limkar Group
Candidates applying to the programme must meet specific admission criteria and demonstrate a strong commitment to continuing their family business. Our selection process is rigorous, favouring those with a genuine passion to create impact & change.
Alumni
CXO-level Alumni
Alumni Entrepreneurs
Countries
ISB has two state-of-the-art campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali. Both campuses provide world-class academic and residential facilities that help create a perfect balance between the rigour of intense learning and enriching campus life.
The campuses operate as a single entity, with the same commitment to world-class programme design and delivery, resulting in seamless integration through inter-campus exchange and virtual connectivity.
Both campuses adhere to international building and educational facility operating standards and have received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).
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