As the programme substantially deals with social sciences, would humanities students have an edge?
That’s not true. We want to have a diverse mix of students from all streams — humanities, healthcare, management and engineering. A mixed bag of students will create a conducive learning environment. In the corporate sector, only managerial skills are useful, whereas in the domain of sustainable development, one has to develop the sensitivities used in social sciences while learning the conventional skills of management. So, it would be an added advantage if students have varied backgrounds so that they can learn through knowledge-sharing too. We are encouraging foreign students, too, to apply in good numbers. Who stands a better chance to make the cut — fresh graduates or experienced professionals? We encourage both kinds of aspirants to apply. Though industry experience won’t make one stand out in the admission process, we would prefer to have both fresh as well as experienced students in the class of 30.
