If the court battle this year between the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and management institutes confused students and delayed admission processes in many schools, expect far more delays and confusion this year. None of the parties engaged in the legal battle over the controversial AICTE circular seems to be in a mood […]

Are you genetically right for your job or do you need a proper work-environment to bring out the best in you? This is the subject that Dr. Richard D. Arvey, currently the head of the Department of Management and Organization at the National University of Singapore has researched for decades. His research has concluded with […]

Only the likes of Anjali Mullati can make a statement like the one above. A graduate from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM L, batch of 1993), Anjali has done more than just graduating from a prestigious college; she has tried to change the society and has succeeded too. She, along with her husband […]

You have probably heard of freshers being being hired by top investment banks at whopping packages and wondered why. The paradox lies in the law of demand & supply equilibrium. A little analysis is what takes it to see that demand for adequately trained & learned finance professionals has outnumbered the supply for the same. […]

For those with ‘good news’ at the end of the MBA admissions season starts an entirely new and bigger phase of money-bleeding — for paying tuition fees, living expenses and buying that inseparable appendage of business education — the Laptop. Believe it or not, the laptop will be both the source of stress as well […]

The rest of you will find yourself in the MIIs, XLRUS, SJ Pains or FMLs by the end of the season. Good luck to all! Concept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaiker who blogs here and tweets here.

Aristotle once said, “For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” This belief is at the very core of the teaching philosophy at the Universal Business School at Karjat, which lays a great emphasis on experiential learning to equip their students with first hand knowledge of […]

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in collaboration with Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has launched MBA in Management Accounting and Finance to cater to the growing demand of globally relevant qualifications in finance and accounts. The aim of this programme is to enhance employability of learners, bridge the gap between programmes currently available […]

Visual by Deanmeyersnet It is no secret that if entrance scores permit, many MBA hopefuls would seek admission only to those b-schools that offer the most lucrative placements. That an MBA degree in India, comes packaged with a job is understood. But not so in b-schools abroad, where students have to hunt for their jobs […]

Institute For Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, completed its placement process for 111 students across three post graduate programs- PGDM, PGDM-Financial Engineering & PGDM-Development & Sustainable Finance. The year ended on a good note with recruiters from different sectors like IT , Consultancy, BFSI (including PSUs like Bank of India), FMCG, Hospitality & Manufacturing […]