Today there are 1,400 B-schools accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education and countless more -- of questionable credentials or otherwise -- that function without AICTE certification.
Researchers at the University of Sheffield and Aston Business School have found that investment in Research and Development (R&D) is rapidly shifting from North America and Europe to Asia.
The Indian Institute of Management, Indore, announces the commencement of the seventh edition of the Global L'Oreal e-Strat Academic Challenge, an online business simulation game.
"That's a huge achievement for Indian students considering that the admission is extraordinarily tough as the university draws response from students from as many as 40 countries," says professor Andew Lock, Dean of the University.
Charanpreet Singh, associate dean, Praxis Business School, advises readers on MBA programmes.
The Operations Interest Group at IIM Lucknow and CoolAvenues.com invites business school students to participate in Opsyrus 2006, the paper writing competition.
Art analysts believe that other online galleries do not always put prices on works of art because they want to leave room for negotiation. But with access to prices, and archives on the histories of the artists and their works, Saffronart simply swept the market away.
Top executives of leading corporates such as Reliance Industries, HCL, Parsvnath and UK Paints have suggested forging links between business schools and industry
Controlling an electrical device using a switch in the virtual world of Internet would no more be a distant dream, with IBM India planning to develop an "interface" to suit such applications.
In today's world, where talent is hard to find or very costly to bring in and retain, leaders and managers need to pick from practical experience and apply these lessons to get results rather than start from the theory and make the same mistakes others in the business made several years ago. For instance, everyday, we face the challenge of employee retention in the context of a huge demand-supply gap in the talent market.
Do you believe you can buy as abstract a thing as happiness? What does happiness mean to you? Are you happy when you have more money in your pocket? Or is it vice versa? Tell us.
Men are six times more likely to die of a broken heart than women. According to lead researcher Dr Jaap Spreeuw of the Cass Business School in London, the study has confirmed the existence of 'broken heart syndrome. "We all know that the death of a loved one will have massive impact on the life of the husband or wife left behind, but this shows it will have direct impact on their mortality. It statistically proves that people can die of a broken heart."
Financial services companies are partnering B-schools to design industry-specific courses.
Feedback Ventures, an infrastructure consulting company, Arcelor-Mittal, and Reliance Retail are among the 25-30 companies that went to the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) this time.
There are things in real business life that MBA education does not, or maybe cannot, teach you. These are lessons that one learns on his own.
India, China and Russia are the three worst offenders in allowing product piracy and counterfeiting in the world, a survey of 48 major business companies has found.
Though you may feel the need to 'project' yourself to the panel, it helps if you keep it natural.
Software and training organisation NIIT Ltd has tied up with one of country's leading business school, Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta to offer 'Executive Development' programmes through virtual classrooms.
The Xavier Labour Relations Institute at Jamshedpur has also taken this opportunity to take its supply chain management course overseas.
The problem is that the corporate world is evolving so rapidly that most of the B-schools are not able to keep pace with changes
Nirman Shetty Rajmohan, who scored 770 in the GMAT, shares some useful tips and advice on how to crakc the GMAT.
The contest, 'Letters to PM Modi' on the subject 'An idea to create new jobs', is open to all college students at all levels across the country.
The ICFAI Business Studies Aptitude Test will be conducted on December 17 at around 173 test centres all over India.
Amity Business School invites applications for admission to its MBA programme.
The big B-school event of 2007 was not just the battle over autonomy for management institutions or the huge salary hikes for MBAs.
ITM Business School, Navi Mumbai, invites applications for its Post-graduate Diploma in Business Management.
IIT Kanpur will soon have a world class management school of business with the financial assistance of an alumini couple. Raj Singh and his wife Neera Singh have decided to give Rs 9 crore (Rs 90 million) for setting up the business school. Raj graduated in electrical engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1975 while his wife Neera graduated in chemical engineering in the year 1981 from the same institute. Both are presently engaged in US in telecom business.
The Cosmic Business School, Delhi, invites applications for its Post-graduate Diploma in Business Management and Master in Business Administration Programmes.
A lot of corporate professionals are taking power breaks from their jobs and are heading back to the classroom. Here's what you need to know about taking a power break.
'Stumbling blocks teach a lot and should be taken as stepping stones.'
Transcript of the chat with ICICI Bank ED V Vaidyanathan.
The typical MBA course content is functionally laid out as finance, strategy and policy, marketing, production, systems, HR and so on
The ICFAI Business School invites applications for its two-year full time Post-graduate Programme in Management.
Another Indian School of Business (ISB) is taking shape. Rajat Gupta, the former CEO of McKinsey & Company and now a senior partner in the professional services firm, along with his team is planning to set up a second ISB, this time in the North. The existing ISB in Hyderabad was Gupta's brainchild and is among India's most coveted business schools. It is spread over 260 acres of land and was set up in December 1999 at a cost of around Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion).
For the moment, CBS would be offering post-graduate programmes in retail management and in management and insurance.
Competitive and unidirectional environment in B-schools offers little room for serious thought.
Is it better to have your own business, or are the perks and salary of a conventional job a more sensible choice?
Some thumb rules from entrepreneurs to help you set up and get going.
The ICFAI Business School invites applications for admission to its Executive Post-graduate Programme in Management.
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