Bharti Airtel Foundation Institutes Multi-Year Scholarship for PGP YL Students at ISB

Hyderabad, November 6, 2025: The Indian School of Business (ISB) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Bharti Airtel Scholarship, a multi-year commitment by the Bharti Airtel Foundation to support students of the Post Graduate Programme in Management for Young Leaders (PGP YL).

Under this initiative, five students – who will be known as Bharti Scholars – from each PGP YL cohort will receive full or partial waivers of tuition, accommodation, and meal expenses through a structured need-cum-merit based scholarship. The scholarship programme reflects the Foundation’s commitment to expanding access to quality higher education and empowering deserving talent from diverse backgrounds.

The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Mr. Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Co-Chairman, Bharti Airtel Foundation and Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises; Professor Madan Pillutla, Dean, Indian School of Business; and Mr. DNV Kumara Guru, Senior Director – Advancement, Alumni Engagement and External Relations, ISB.

Mr. Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Co-Chairman, Bharti Airtel Foundation, said, “Education is the cornerstone of progress and empowerment. Bharti’s longstanding association with the Indian School of Business makes them a natural partner as we expand the scope of our higher education scholarships. Through the Bharti Airtel Scholarship, we take pride in supporting exceptional minds, our ‘Bharti Scholars’, who will become the leaders and changemakers of tomorrow. When talent meets opportunity, extraordinary things happen.

Professor Madan Pillutla, Dean, ISB, said, “We are deeply grateful to the Bharti Airtel Foundation for their vision and generosity in offering scholarships that will help open doors for deserving PGP YL students to benefit from ISB’s transformative education and leadership ecosystem. This partnership marks a significant step in our shared commitment to fostering inclusive excellence and nurturing the next generation of leaders for India and beyond.” 

Through various initiatives, the Foundation has supported over 2,000 scholars (44% of them girls) since its inception, creating quality higher education opportunities for children from underserved communities.

The Bharti Airtel Scholarship reaffirms ISB’s commitment to broadening its scholarships programme and ensuring that merit and potential, not financial constraints, determine access to its world-class management education.