ISDM's Post Graduate Program in Development Management is created for young leaders who aspire to make an impact in the social sector.

1. PLACEMENT
BROCHURE

2. ISDM's Post Graduate Program in Development Management is created for young leaders who aspire to
makeanimpactinthesocialsector.
This yearlong program blends ideas of development with concepts of management combines in-class
sessionswithatwo-weekfieldcomponenton'RealizingIndia',andpromotescollaborativegroupwork.
Undergoing this program will be a transformative experience and it will shape your distinctive profile,
prepareyouforgrowth,employabilityandsuccess.
ISDM is the leading institutionin developing this one-of-a-kind programthat iscentered on real-world
application.Ithasbeencreatedbyindustryveterans,practitioners,researchersandacademicians.
ABOUT ISDM
ISDM APPROACH
ISDM students are exposed to thought leaders and influencers from the industry to make them future ready
forgrowth,employability,andsuccess.
Kick start your career
with ISDM where we not only
prepare you to be the best
but with place with the
leading organization.
Strengthen the
foundations
Develop an on-the-ground
understanding of the
complexities of managing
social sector
organisations, through
immersive learning
methodologies
Provide opportunities
to meet with
CEOs, top
industry
executives, and
global leaders
with the unique
mentoring programme

3. STUDENT CENTRIC PLACEMENT
- A UNIQUE APPROACH
• The placement process at ISDM is student-centric, and not
organisation-centric. During the placement process at ISDM,
students provide our placement team with their preferred
organisations and/or roles. Using this information, relevant job offers
are sought and presented to them, and not the other way around.
This reverse process is what makes our placements unique.
Term one student body is elected & nurtured to lead the placement
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at ISDM.
The placement lead of ISDM conducts various CEO talks to appraise
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students with the roles & opportunities in the sector.
Students are mentored to write in the discipline along with Resume
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creation & personalised cover letters.
Students are through out terms mentored by Alums of ISDM about
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current trends of the sector.
Mock interviews are conducted to make students ready.
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4. ARE PLACEMENT ASSURED?
270 + Alums
200 + placement partners in the sector
And as a result, we were able to assure dedicated placements assistance.
Working in the sector at various Government, leading National & International
level organisations in Development sector in functions such as Program
management, fundraising, communications, research, Corporate Social
Responsibility engagement, strategy, partnerships and human resources.
Our students have founded Social Purpose Organisations
17
in areas like solar power, health, livelihoods, education, and waste
management.
Our students form lifelong relationships at ISDM and continue to remain a
tightly knit community even after graduation. Alumni continue with
mentorship, career guidance, attending talks and lectures at ISDM, and many
even work at ISDM!

5. States Represented
Past Industry Experience
Corporate
42.32%
Social
48.96%
Goverment
6.64%
Academic Background
(Working Professionals)
Engineering
28.63%
Arts
24.00%
Finance
7.88%
Others
18%
Work Exp. Details
(in Years)
0-2 years
48%
3-5 years
38%
6-8 years
11%
8+ years
4%
Years Avg. experience Average Age
26
Freshers
28%
Working Professionals
72% 25
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6. “ T h e r i g h t t a l e n t c a n m a k e a
disproportionate impact on India's social
development. ISDM has put together a
very robust curriculum and attracted an
exciting bunch of young professionals to
make this happen.”
We need a much larger number of
thinking and well-rounded youth to
invest their time in solving some of the
most challenging problems facing
humanity. The ISDM Programme seeks to
nurture this kind of talent and connect
them to civil society organisations.
I had the opportunity of spending a day
with the first batch of ISDM students and
found them to be motivated, energetic,
and wanting to make a difference to the
world. I believe that these youngsters will
bring out a perspective that will be a
refreshing change from what we have
seen in the past.
Sudhir Sahni
Director-Partnerships,
PRADAN
ISDM's approach is to build partnership,
which made it easy for us to recruit
candidates of our choice. ISDM is
building a community of people from
diverse backgrounds, all are passionate
about the social development sector.
We're pleased with our recruitments and
would definitely attend the campus
placements again.
Srikanth Viswanathan
CEO,
Janaagraha Centre for
Citizenship & Democracy
Parul Soni
Global Managing Partner,
Thinkthrough Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Ashok Kamat
Chairman,
Akshara Foundation
RECRUITMENT PARTNERS
SPEAKS

7. We are looking forward to have ISDM
students work with us during their 8 week
Residency to help take forward crucial
work that is related to analysing data
and preparing a holistic capacity
b u i l d i n g p l a n f o r o u r g r a n t e e
organisations while also identifying
gender intersectionalities of the work we
do.
The moment you interact with the
students of ISDM, their confidence, focus,
clarity of goals make you realise that this
course is beyond what any other
development course provides in our
country. Each student I interacted with
showed a sense of initiative and a need
to do something different, definitely
something that we need to bring a
holistic change in the social and
economic situation in India. Though we
ended up recruiting after most other
recruitments had finished but the
institute was very professional with their
approach and helped us to recruit a
capable and experienced candidate.
The financial resources available to the
s o c i a l s e c t o r h a v e i n c r e a s e d
significantly, primarily driven by the rise
in individual contributions and CSR. More
than ever, we now need people who can
build world class social organisations
with the ability to use these resources
more effectively to deliver social impact
and change. ISDM students have a
critical role to play in this journey.
The development sector needs leaders
who can build world-class social
o r g a n i s a t i o n s b a s e d o n a n
understanding of this space. Students
from ISDM will help bridge this talent gap.
Ashish Dhawan
CEO,
Central Square Foundation
Nidhi Bhasin
Deputy CEO,
Concern India Foundation
Atul Satija
Founder & CEO,
The Nudge
Vidya Shah
CEO,
Edelgive Foundation

8. 17 Social Purpose Organisations
OUR ALUMS WORK AT
CAREER OPTIONS
CAREER OPTIONS
CAREER OPTIONS
Unilateral/
Bilateral Agencies
Policy
Consulting
Education/Think Tanks/
Research
CSR Fund/
Foundation
Social welfare
organizations
For Profit
Social Organizations
Social
Advocacy
Non Profit
Organisations/ NGO
Impact Investing
Firm
Advisory Service
for Not for Profits
Social Impact
Consultancy
Social
Enterprise
Our students have founded
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And many more ..

9. Pidilite Industries Limited
CSR Officer
Light house Communities
Cluster Head
Swasti
Monitoring And Evaluation Coordinator
Anshul Rajiv Shah Rukaiya Khan Ann Mary VI
Desai & Associates
Chief of Staff, Senior Associate
Samhita
Senior Associate
Tata Consultancy Services
Corporate Social Responsibility Lead
Jonathan John Aman Mateti Rama Krishna Teja M
Vijayvahini Charitable Foundation
(supported by Tata Trusts)
Field Operations Expert
Educational Initiatives
Research Coordinator
- CSR & NGO Partnerships
Lend-A-Hand India
Senior Associate
(Central Associate Management Unit)
Abhjishya Rawat
Aishwarya Srivastava
Anand K.M
PRADAN
District Liasion Coordinator
Mount Warrior
Consultant
Mantra4Change
Strategic Partnership Leads
Mohammed Arshath Parvez Nilanjan Panda Jayati Patwal
National Organisation

10. Kshipra Ajrekar
Dasra
Global Strategic Communications
Associate
Cincea Varkay
Haqdarshak
Associate
Akanksha Baranwal
ICICI Foundation
Executive
Akshay Jha
Make A Differnece (M.A.D)
Program Manager
Saumya Tripathi
Educate Girls
Manager Resource Mobilization
Sharika C
Reliance Foundation
Executive Support
Viswanathan V.
Aditya Birla Retail Fashion Ltd.
Assistant Manager- CSR
Rashida Husaini
LetsLocalise
Business Partnership Officer
Shubhalaxmi Pradeep Dalvi
Pi Jam Foundation
Program Manager
Ankush Mukherjee
SESTA
Program Coordinator
Amaresh Belagal
Janaagraha Centre for
Citizenship and Democracy
Senior Associate-Environmental Sustainability
Manoviraj Singh
CSR Box
Sr. Consultant-CSR &
Government Practice
National Organisation

11. Nitisha Pandey
Nomi Network
Senior Program Officer
Shreya Bhatia
Save the Children U.K
Program Development Manager
Arpit Jain
Dalberg
Consultant
Tenzin Chorran
Breakthrough Consulting
Consultant
Mridul Upadhaya
United Network of Young Peace Builders
Asia Coordinator
Arpita Sur
CARE India
Program Associate
Chandan Kumar
Resonance
Senior Project Manager
Aalika Anne Peres
Ford Foundation
Consultant
Grant making Organisation
International Organisation

12. Government Organisation
Our Alumni who are Founders of Organisations
Pankaj Anand
Punjab State Advisory Council
(PSAC)
Governance Fellow
Alokesh Sharma
Delhi comission for Protection of
child rights
Senior Consultant
Abhinav Gholap
Ministry Of Social Justice &
Empowerment,
State Coordinator
Ravali P.
Esther Foundation
Founder
Sandeep Kumar
DigiSwasthya Foundation
Founder
Abhishek Paluri
Humanity Uplifting Mankind
Co-Founder and CEO
Manu Panjikaran
Aaramban
Founder
Nancy Kapoor
Sambhav
Founder
Inderpreet Singh
Grey Shades
Founder & Lead Strategic Initiatives
Supreeth V Kashyap
Wellbi
Founder
Wyonna D’souza
Pana Wellbeing Foundation
Founder & Director

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