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Dr. Rishi Dwesar is a seasoned academic professional more than 15 years of teaching and corporate experience. Currently he is the Dean and Program Head at IBS Dehradun, ICFAI University. Prior to joining IBS Dehradun, he was an Associate Professor at IBS Hyderabad, IFHE University. Dr. Rishi Dwesar is an alumnus of IBS and completed his MBA from IBS Kolkata and PhD from IBS Hyderabad is the year 2009 and 2014 respectively. As a former Research Consultant with iCRM Kuala Lumpur, he gained hands-on expertise in digital marketing and customer relationship management. He consults SMEs on digital strategies and conducts corporate training in analytics and marketing automation. His research focuses on consumer skepticism, native advertising, loyalty programs, and dashboard development, with several publications, including a bestseller case at Harvard Business School Publishing. He has won several best paper awards, research and consulting grants.

His area of teaching includes digital marketing, brand management, marketing technology, emerging technologies for business, and analytics. He teaches MBA, Executive MBA, and PhD courses and is frequently invited to leading institutions and corporates for workshops, management and faculty development programs. Passionate about innovative teaching, he uses simulations, games, and flipped classrooms to enhance learning. A key contributor to his institution’s digital transformation, he serves on the board of studies and other senior committees. He also hosted and chaired many international and national academic conferences.

Rishi Dwesar
Dean and Program Head, IBS, ICFAI University Dehradun

Welcome to IBS Dehradun

IBS Dehradun, a constituent establishment of ICFAI University Dehradun, is ranked amongst the top Business Schools of the country for its consistency in delivering excellence in quality business education. Situated at the foothills of the two mountain ranges of majestic Shivaliks and the mighty Himalayas, the School provides a serene environment that nurtures young minds to strive for excellence in their respective fields - be it management, commerce, or economics, resulting in consistently good placements.

IBS Dehradun is a centre of learning excellence that grooms young students into innovative, ethically grounded and successful business professionals and prepares them for the highly competitive and dynamic business world. This transformational journey encompasses developing holistic professionals equipped with the right knowledge, skill, attitude, a global perspective and an entrepreneurial mind-set. The emergence of intelligent technologies and new business models will bring endless opportunities for growth, both for our country and for its young population. We at IBS believe that it is knowledge and discipline that will provide you with the required competence to harness these opportunities and scale greater heights.

IBS Dehradun offers a contemporary, innovative and rigorous curriculum with inputs from industry practitioners and leading academicians across all its programs and ensures that the practices followed are continuously evolving giving an edge to our students when they progress into their professional sphere. The current 21st Century VUCA world necessitates business organizations harness evolving working models utilizing the power of data and technology with optimization and synergy across functions. The innovative pedagogy is a blend of dynamic and live case-based teaching methodology engaging students both within and beyond the classroom, a rigorous industry internship program, and value addition and skill enhancement courses that augment holistic development and student employability.

The students are imparted a holistic view of life with a can-do attitude by our Faculty having rich experience in industry and academics. The class room learning supplemented with industry visits, sports and cultural festivals and other co-curricular and extra-curricular activities augment an all-round development of our students. IBS provides a diversity of learning experiences that will be cherished by our students and will equip them with competencies to have their rightful place in the world. Our energetic and growing Alumni network is a testimony to it. We welcome our young and aspiring minds to take up Under-Graduate and Post Graduate Programs in Management, Commerce and Economics streams at IBS Dehradun and move up the value chain through relentless pursuit of knowledge.

Rishi Dwesar
Dean and Program Head, IBS, ICFAI University Dehradun

• Faculty: The faculty members have very good academic backgrounds and sound conceptual knowledge in their respective disciplines. They are practicing professionals and academicians drawn from industry.
• Class Rooms: IBS Dehradun has classrooms well equipped with computers, LCD and overhead projection systems and internet connections.
• Computer Lab: A full fledged computer lab is available for students with 24-hour internet access. A Wi-Fi network is also available for wireless internet access for the students through their laptops.
• Library: The library has the finest selection of contemporary books and journals which supplement the prescribed reference books and textbooks, providing students an opportunity to gain significant appreciation of management and IT subjects going well beyond the classroom based program.
• Auditorium: An auditorium with a seating capacity of 120 is available for conducting events and functions.
• Cafeteria: The campus has a rooftop cafeteria that provides a beautiful view of the
  Himalaya & Shivalik range.
• Recreation Facilities: The students can take a break from studies and relax playing
  indoor/outdoor games like Table Tennis, Carom, Chess and Badminton.

• GHRDC-CSR B-School Survey 2016: Ranked 2nd among B-Schools of ‘Outstanding Excellence’.
• Careers 360 B-School Rankings 2017:
• Best B-School State-wise (Private & Public) in Uttarakhand AAA
• Ranked 65th among best ‘Indian Management Institutes in Research’.

• IBS Alumni are working in over 900 blue chip companies and are spread out across the World.

Continuous efforts are made to strike an appropriate balance between student’s classroom activities and out of classroom activities. They are encouraged to form informal groups and clubs based on their areas of intest, share information and exchange ideas. The students organize annual meets, which offer them an opportunity to interact closely with other colleges.

Students are encouraged to involve in several co-curricular activities like groups discussions, games, seminars, debates, quizzes, sports meets and cultural meets