The Supreme Court has brought an end to the uncertainty in the admission process by granting an interim relief against the controversial AICTE circular. We have procured a copy of the order and after speaking to the various stakeholders, we have deconstructed the implications of the order for MBA aspirants. What does the verdict say? […]

An analysis of the structure and orientation of B-school curriculum when compared with the practical ways in real organisations shows an excessive knowing orientation, i.e., emphasis on knowledge and analytics followed in B-schools are opposed to the emphasis on doing, i.e., creation skills, which is the criterion for success in every day workplace. The ability […]

Established in 2005, Aryans Group of Colleges is the premier source for delivering quality education in Engineering, Management, Computer Application & Professional Training to develop graduates, equipped with knowledge and drive. The Institutions are ideally nestled in a 20 acres green pollution free area on Patiala Chandigarh Highway, Banur, Near Chandigarh. It is equipped with […]

IBS campuses located at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune are the constituents of the Icfaian Foundation. They offer two-year, full-time Postgraduate Program in Management (PGPM) to prepare the students and equip them for successful corporate careers. IBS campuses are committed to achieve excellence in teaching and research by focusing on the necessary hardware […]

The Supreme Court is today understood to have delivered interim relief to PDGM institutes from the controversial AICTE circular by allowing them the independence to conduct their own admissions and decide their own fees. The institutes can conduct their own group discussion and interview processes after shortlisting candidates using any one or more of the […]

  The tuition fees and ancillary costs for management education at the Indian Institutes of Management, private Indian b-schools and deemed universites have witnessed upto sixfold increases in the last seven years. In contrast, the government university affiliated management schools have only seen a marginal hike in their fees, making them look economically attractive. However, […]

An MBA at Altis Universita Cattolica offers students the unique opportunity to study in close contact with companies interested in doing business in their country of origin. India is definitely one of the countries that Italian and European companies most frequently consider as a target for their internationalization processes, both in terms of de-localization of […]

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode completed its Final Placements for the batch of 2009-11 comprising 290 students. Students were placed in various profiles across Finance, Consulting, Sales & Marketing, Operations, Human Resources, and IT. A total of 305 offers were made across all verticals and 110 firms participated in the process according to […]

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has done it again. A fresh salvo by the government body banning all part-time MBA courses has got concerned MBA colleges in ruffles. The ban which comes into effect from the next academic year has put a second spoke in admission to MBA courses this year. (The […]

Here is another case of technological innovation in educational admissions succumbing to problems of execution. Nearly 16.000 applicants to the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad’s PGDM program this year were required to appear for a computer-based video interview as the first step in the admission process. Termed ‘Virtual Interview’ by IMT, the innovation backfired […]