Students are buying degrees, not educations stop begging for admission and degrees Students are buying degrees, not educations Let’s create Self Organized Learning Environments for students, teachers, practitioners collaborative learning Learning today happens everywhere, not just in classrooms. Change your campus. Change the world. Join a global network of students, faculty, administrators and community leaders […]

. This freewheeling interview with Prof. Rama Rao, Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM), Hyderabad sheds light on the present day placement scenario for fresh management graduates 1. With the 2014 placement season going in full swing across Indian B-schools and particularly VJIM, what is your take concerning the current economic scenario? Is it having […]

Mr. Tarun Dua, Associate Director- HR & Training, Country Development and Management Services Pvt. Ltd recently in an expert session addressed students on the MIS. The session began with Mr. Tarun Dua sharing the company dossier with the students, followed by an AV on Carlson Rezidor. He also did brief the students on his professional […]

You firmly believe in the power of ‘liberal education’. Tell us more about it. I not only believe but also live liberal education. I’ve either been a student or a teacher all my life. It took me eight years after marriage to complete my first degree. But I did many things in between. I went […]

The process of gamification is the art of using game mechanics, frameworks and elements in a non-gaming context. It has emerged as a prominent trend in recent years, especially in the business sector. Though still an experimental business strategy, gamification is expected to be used by 70% of the world’s 2000 largest companies in some […]

I call it extroWorld because introverts are a rare breed nowadays and the world is ruled by extroverts. So we need to survive in this extroWorld and here are a few guidelines that I have developed over the years. 1. To the point answers – A big NO!! You may have been taught in school […]

Benjamin Franklin, founding father of the United States (also known as ‘the first American’) experimented and discovered a few revolutionary thoughts and habits to uplift productivity and developing his personality. His principles, famously known as Franklin’s thirteen virtues have been adopted and implemented by countless number of individuals, corporates and organizations in last three hundred […]

Movie: Mastram Director: Akhilesh Jaiswal Cast: Rahul Bagga, Kapil Dubey, Tara Alisha Berry, Vinod Naharidh, Istiyak Khan, Akash Dhaiya Rating: *** Is this a biography or a fictional story of ‘Mastram’ writer? The answer to this question is not found in debutant Akhilesh Jaiswal’s adult-comedy “Mastram”, which gives us a glimpse into the porn (not […]

I’ve been hearing about it everywhere. I can imagine it as some kind of a fire breathing dragon who ate a lot of Mexican chillies, and got so agitated that he set his foot from Latin America and decided to drink the entire ocean up to the shores of India. El Niño as it is […]

Pre-preparation 1. Be absolutely sure why you want to do an MBA and does doing an MBA fit-in with your career plan. 2. Don’t confuse yourself with asking too many people; talk to few people then make your own judgement 3. Choose an institute for coaching (if required) where you get individual care. Remember everyone […]