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Indian School of Business in Hyderabad is running a Venture Capitalist Development Programme. It's an intense six day program which intends to develop future venture capitalists.

Participants: Professionals seeking to make a career shift to VC; Analyst and Associates at VC/PE firms; CPAs and Lawyers servicing VC/PE firms and their clients; Professionals in commercial banks, insurance companies and other similar fund-of-fund organizations, who manage or advise investment into VC/PE funds.m

Faculty: John Mullins, Gerry George (Both professors at London Business School)

Dates: March 23-28, 2007, ISB

Fee: Rs 50,000 (after partial scholarship to all. The actual course fee is Rs 150,000 and and Rs 100,000 is subsidised by Wadhwani Foundation). It's a residential programe and the cost of boarding and lodging for six days are covered in the fee. There are a few need-based full scholarships too.

The programme is organised by the Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurship Developent and the Center for Executive Education at the ISB, in cooperation with the Wadhwani Foundation and the National Entrepreneurship Network.