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The case discusses the Indian School of Business (ISB), a leading business school in India. ISB aims to become the best business school in Asia and among the best in the world. The case describes what makes ISB unique including its course curriculum, faculty, teaching approach and methodology, infrastructural facilities and placements. The case also examines the hurdles faced by ISB in setting up a world class business school and details its other financial and administrative problems. Finally, the case describes ISB''s recent initiatives and the strategies adopted by the institution to achieve its vision. This case is designed to enable the students to: (1) study the management practices followed by world class business schools to create future leaders and entrepreneurs; (2) understand the importance for leading business schools of providing access to world-class faculty, course curriculum and infrastructural facilities; (3) understand the problems that could be associated with setting up of a global business school with students and faculty of diverse cultures, nationalities, educational and geographical backgrounds; and (4) recognise the ways in which these hurdles could be overcome. This case is aimed at MBA/PGDBA students and is intended to be part of the strategy and general management curriculum. The teaching note does not contain an analysis of the case.