The Indian Institute of Learning & Advanced Development - INLEAD – an endeavor of Primordial, intends to be an agent of change in transforming human potential to gainfully employable human capital with a high investment index. Our purpose gathers meaning from the critical challenges facing the economic growth of India, as a knowledge-based economy, due to an acute shortage of qualified manpower. This situation is further complicated by the relatively low value-addition imparted by the tertiary education sector in comparison to the value proposition demanded by corporations to compete in a dynamic and competitive economic scenario. As part of its growth initiatives, Primordial has entered into a strategic alliance with the India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd., a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, and a pioneer in the hospitality industry in the country, to jointly establish Ashok INLEAD School of Hospitality to shape and develop future leaders in the hospitality and allied services industry. Ashok INLEAD School of Hospitality - AISH - will help realize the vision of creating a talent pool of young professionals in the country who can take up challenging roles in the hospitality and allied services industry in the country. AISH leverages its state of the art campus at Gurgaon with the strong heritage of ITDC, through AIH&TM – which has the distinction of being the first hospitality sector institution in South Asia with an ISO 9001-2000 certification and a certification from the American Quality Assessors, US - to impart one year post-graduate diploma programs in the following areas: 1) Hospitality Operations Management 2) Event Management & Public Relations 3) Corporate Administration & Facility Management The Ashok INLEAD School of Hospitality also shares strategic alliances with leading brands operating in the domain of Hospitality; Facility Management; Event Management; Media & Advertising; and Public Relations thereby ensuring quality training and successive placements for the students.