The Dalai Lama spoke on ‘Compassion and Non-violence,’ laying emphasis on the power of youth. He further appreciated the political stability in India which he foresees resulting in greater prosperity in the country, added the release. Dr. Ravichandran, concluded by summarizing the Dalai Lama’s messages of peace, compassion, lessons from Tibetans struggle and the purpose […]

This development has far reaching consequences for admissions at Indian b-schools with the possibility of a lot more students filing RTI requests at institutes such as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other b-schools which fall under the RTI Act. According to the CIC notice, FMS has also revealed that the marks for group […]

The meet was a platform for Mumbai alumni to interact with each other and share their experiences and help in the institute’s progress. The inaugural speech was given by Dr. Anwar Ali, Director, IMT-Nagpur followed by a speech from Mr.V. Gopal, Dean, IMT-Nagpur and ended with dinner and cocktails, added the release.

He is further anticipated to talk about creative leaders who are visionaries and will help in driving innovation and growth in global knowledge economy. He is also expected to talk about the importance of education in cultivating creative leaders in both developed and developing countries and the role of youth in providing this leadership, added […]

Two months after graduating, five PGPX students are still to secure jobs. Placements for the PGPX program take place over an extended period of time from December to March and according to a statement released by the institute, aThe five students still remaining to be placed have niche skills and are looking for well-targeted positions.a […]

How is The Wharton School responding to the economic crisis? Business schools have a responsibility to prevent a repeat of this crisis. Several of our faculty are looking at executive compensation systems which have been misaligned. Senior bankers had short-term incentives to take leveraged bets on risky assets to increase their own bonuses and their […]

CIMA: the qualificationCIMA is a regulatory body that focuses on accounting for business which enables you to formulate financial strategies for business. However, it is different from being a Chartered Accountant. According to Narsimham, “People with CIMA qualification are different from Chartered Acoountant (CAs) as they can advice an organization while the transaction is going […]

During the institute’s 48 year long presence it has alumni like Indira Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of Pepsi Co Inc.; Shantanu Khosla, MD of Procter and Gamble (India); Ajit Balakrishnan, Founder and CEO of Rediff.com and present Chairperson of IIM Calcutta; Dr. Ramachandra Guha, noted historian and author and R. Ramaraj, Founder of Sify.com, added […]

Also read Part 1 – How are IIM placements planned, how the placement committee is elected Part 2 – How the placements are executed on-ground Why do firms participate in the IIM campus placements at all? After all, the IIMs charge a substantial participation fee, as well as a recruitment fee for each student who […]

The event was inaugurated by Dr. C. S. Venkataratnam, Director IMI, and Dr. Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam, Chair Leadership, Ethics and Global Business Division, Duquesne University. The view of having sustainable development in Indian business and meeting the needs of future generations was backed by Mr. Viraf Mehta Chief Executive, Partners in Change and Mr Bharat Wakhlu, […]