- 30 students received a scholarship of INR 2 Lac each
- Scholars identified after a rigorous 3 step process from 20 top B-Schools including IIMs, XLRI and FMS amongst others
- Scholars to receive year long mentorship from YES BANK’s Top Management team
Mumbai, March 31, 2016: YES BANK, India’s fifth largest private sector bank, today awarded 30 students from 20 Top B-Schools across India with the YES ASPIRE scholarship. Founded in 2015, YES ASPIRE is a scholarship program that aims to provide a grooming platform for aspiring young leaders who would lead India into the next wave of socio economic growth.
Under this thought leadership initiative of YES BANK, 30 exceptional scholars from India’s top B-Schools with leadership qualities and holistic academic performance have been rewarded INR 2 Lac each to help pursue their entrepreneurial vision. In addition to the scholarship amount, the scholars would get the opportunity to receive mentorship from YES BANK’s Top Management team and also participate in the Bank’s exclusive knowledge events throughout the year.
Speaking about YES ASPIRE, Mr. Rana Kapoor, Managing Director & CEO, YES BANK and Chief Mentor, YES ASPIRE said, “I believe today’s young and aspiring leaders are creating a tectonic shift in the business and entrepreneurship ecosystem in India through Design Thinking, Innovation and Creativity. In line with YES BANK’s ethos of Professional Entrepreneurship, YES ASPIRE scholarship aims to nurture the dreams and aspirations of India’s budding business minds and be the wind beneath their wings”.
The second edition of YES ASPIRE commenced in January 2016, inviting 250 applicants from 20 partner B-schools in India. The applications were evaluated on the basis of their academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements along with an online assessment test. The selected top 100 students shared a video SOP on “My YES ASPIREations”, highlighting their aspirations and career goals. The final selections were made on the basis of a personal interview conducted with each of the shortlisted applicants.
In November 2015, YES BANK concluded the fourth edition of its flagship B-School program- Transformation Series. YES ASPIRE is another such initiative by the Bank to engage with business schools across India.
YES ASPIRE Scholars – 2016
- Rishabh Gupta – FMS
- Shriram Sundar – FMS
- Anirudh Jain – IIM Ahmedabad
- Ganesh Kumar Baskar – IIM Ahmedabad
- Swapnil Agarwal – IIM Ahmedabad
- Karthik Sridharan – IIM Ahmedabad
- Siddharth Daga – IIM Ahmedabad
- Puneet Gupta – IIM Ahmedabad
- Ankur Garg – IIM Ahmedabad
- Bhavesh Mittal – IIM Bangalore
- Mishita Jaiswal – IIM Bangalore
- Kanika Bansal – IIM Bangalore
- Pankhuri Goel – IIM Calcutta
- Soumyasree Chakraborty – IIM Calcutta
- Harbani Lamba – IIM Indore
- Sanya Singh – IIM Indore
- Sunaina Kapoor – IIM Kozhikode
- Anand Agarwal – IIM Kozhikode
- Pallavi Dani – IIM Lucknow
- Ishita Basu – IIM Lucknow
- Vaishali Sabherwal – IIM Lucknow
- Prachi Modi – IIM Shillong
- Mohit Kanjwani – IIM Shillong
- Aayush Bansal – IIM Udaipur
- Ira Tyal – IRMA
- Kadam Pradip – NITIE
- Akansha Goenka – NMIMS
- Nupur Bhatia – NMIMS
- Prateek Wadhwa – SCMHRD
- Parul Sharma – XLRI