The Economic Times Young Leaders programme is a platform for recognising and rewarding India's most promising young managers. This initiative is meant to encourage, identify and nurture promising future business leaders of India Inc.

The ET Young Leaders is for corporate executives between the age of 26 and 32 years, who are not only at the cusp of entering the leadership cadre within their organizations, but also those who are looking to improve their leadership quotient.

The programme administers a combination of assessment tools, online as well as on-ground, and culminates in face-to-face interviews with leaders from the corporate world. A list of the Top Young Leaders is attained at the end of assessments across four phases.

• Networking with the country's best young managerial talent;
• Self-discovery of your own leadership strengths and limitations on globally-validated and industry-endorsed standards;
• Meeting with some of India's blue-chip CEOs; and
• The ultimate high of featuring in the coveted The Economic Times Young Leaders ranking, thus gaining recognition as one of India's top talent

Read the testimonials of The Economic Times Young Leaders 2011.

Welcome. You are currently in the first phase of the programme. The first phase will require you to take a simple online test. This involves:

• The first step - Registration on our website
• Email Verification
• A unique Username & Password will be allocated to you
• The last step – Take The Test

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• In 2011, The ET Young Leaders programme received participation from nearly 27,000 young managers.
• 22 deserving professionals were identified as the promising young leaders of corporate India.
• 8 of India's top CEOs conducted One-on-One interviews with the finalists
  • Adil Zainulbhai, Managing Director India, McKinsey & Company
  • Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra
  • D. Shivakumar, Sr. Vice President – IMEA, Nokia
  • Harsh C. Mariwala, Chairman & Managing Director (Promoter), Marico Ltd.
  • Kalpana Morparia, Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan
  • Nitin Paranjpe, Managing Director and CEO, Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
  • Pramod Bhasin, Non Executive Vice Chairman, Genpact
  • Vineet Nayar, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, HCL Technologies Ltd.
• A glittering felicitation ceremony attended by 61 finalists who spent an evening engaging with India's leading CEOs

SHL partners The Economic Times by creating and delivering the assessment framework for The ET Young Leaders programme.

SHL is the leader in talent measurement solutions, driving better business results for clients through superior people intelligence and decisions - from hiring and recruiting, to employee development and succession planning.

With a presence in over 50 countries, SHL delivers more than 25 million assessments annually in over 30 languages - allowing over 10,000 business customers to benefit from both global expertise and local insight. Along with its world-class consulting practices and 24-hour support center, SHL clients can access over 1,000 assessments through an easy-to-use technology platform.

SHL was acquired in 2012 by CEB, the leading member-based advisory company. By combining the best practices of thousands of member companies with advanced research methodologies and human capital analytics, CEB equips senior leaders and their teams with insight and actionable solutions to transform operations. Headquartered in London, UK, SHL has offices in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia/New Zealand. For more information, visit www.shl.com.