Dr. C. Gopalkrishnan, Director Institute of Management-NIRMA University wants to stabilize the current expansion in the institute before starting the institute’s very own Management Development Center. He also wants to start MBA programs in sectors such as health care and tourism as he believes that growth in niche sectors need a management backing. In the interview he talks about the salient features of IM-NU

Bhavesh Patel, the newly appointed director at School of Petroleum Management (SPM), Gandhinagar plans to expand the scope of energy management at the institute and develop strong interaction between the industry and the students. As per his plans, he wants to host a ‘World Energy Forum’ for all the people involved in the energy industry at SPM in the next five years. The following is what he has to say about the petroleum sector and an MBA in oil and gas.

Prof C S Venkata Ratnam, Director, International Management Institute, Delhi illustrates the ‘international’ aspect of IMI. He also talks about placements, curriculum and admissions at IMI and how recession has brought significant changes in all.

Dr. Anwar Ali, the newly appointed director of Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad enjoys competition in the education sector and feels research in management is the only way to move forward for business institutions. Following is what he had to say about IMT-Ghaziabad and about IMT as a brand.

Fewer people will definitely be crossing oceans and going to business schools as the number of GMAT registrations has reduced for the first time in five years. The Asian MBA may just prove to be a good option in these times and Nick Soriano, Admissions Director at Nanyang Business School, Singapore takes us through the nitty-gritties of the MBA programs at the institute and explains the admissions process, financial assistance and other important issues concerning the institute.

A talk with the Director SIMS makes you put an MBA in perspective. Quite simply. Brig Rajiv Divekar is a retired Army brigadier who did his MBA while still at services and through it realized the ‘why’ of his own job. He still believes that this is what an MBA ought to do for a future manager. And though only a month old at SIMS, this is the MBA he plans his students will take back from the institution. Continuing with the backpacker story on SIMS, here is what the Director, SIMS has to say about his college, its students and its ideology.

Mysore based SDM Institute of Management Development’s Director, Mr Ramesh Venkateswaran claims the institute's small class size as it's USP. In an interview with PaGaLGuY, he also expresses the need for the institute to reach out and be heard, and also explains why yoga and vegetarian food is compulsory on campus.