No one really has a clear idea of when b-schoolers will get back their eye grabbing salaries and zip-zap-zoom campus placements. However, students are definitely not cooling their heels and waiting for the situation to normalize. Their logic is simple: if companies will not come to campus then they will have to go out into […]

Officials of the University Grants Commission (UGC) have kicked and screamed that the UGC cannot be shut down like a factory so that one body to regulate higher education can be set up. However, the UGC is waking up to the fact that the grades offered at various Indian universities need to be assessed and […]

The Government has finally realized that something is wrong with our Educational system. And this is not the first time. However, with the abolition of AICTE and UGC and the implementation of the Yashpal Report within the coming 100 days, it wants to make sure that something substantial does happen this time. A big hoopla […]

Business schools are having a tough time managing within the restrictions of the English language. Management studies includes everything from the jigging of stock prices to the basics of handshaking. B-schools themselves are doing a fair amount of handshaking when it comes to their names. Institute names include at least one word from Indian, institute, […]

While going through the Business Standard some time back, I came across an article titled How many MBAs do we really need? by Abheek Barua who is the chief economist at the HDFC Bank. He talks about the large amount of MBAs available in India and the not-so-MBA-type jobs that they are forced to do. […]

There is a reason why every problem has been connected with increase in population. Things in India just aren’t designed for a large number of people. Think vaguely, do you remember any place or situation where things went smoothly once the number of people went even a little above normal? I am guessing no; at […]

Where will the jobs come from? was the question that was doing the rounds of b-schools when news of the economic slowdown came through. Public Sector Units (PSUs) proved to be the saviors of the day and provided the answer. However, the economic slowdown has put some roadblocks in the paths of PSUs also. Faculty […]

Much has been written and talked about the Yashpal report. Opinions have been exchanged like tennis balls across discussion tables. All and sundry have expressed theirs; even some who would probably be the last in line to be affected by the report. Hence, I thought of asking the directors of various business schools their views […]

The 2009 forms seasons has kicked off! The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) has announced details for its application form for admissions at the institute’s Delhi and Kolkata campuses. The IIFT entrance test is scheduled for November 22, 2009 and is the first major MBA entrance test in the upcoming examination season. All applicants […]

How safe is it to study in Australia after Indian students have been attacked in major cities such as Melbourne and Sydney? This question is doing the rounds amongst foreigners studying in Australia and some Indians have made a clear choice of returning home. The attacks have led to parents worrying about the safety of […]