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IIM-A defends fee hike

IIM-A defends fee hike

Rediff.com7 May 2008

The efforts of IIMA to defend its steep hike in the fee structure comes in the backdrop of a Parliamentary panel taking exception to the fee hike and suggested that the IIMs should wait for the report of the Bhargava committee, set up to review functioning of the Institutes. Under the unique arrangement, students who belong to families with annual income levels of upto Rs 100,000, could complete the two-year post graduate programme beginning next month.

States' own versions of farm Bills are falling short on farmers' needs

States' own versions of farm Bills are falling short on farmers' needs

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

Though the Bills of Punjab and Rajasthan have a lot of similarities, the one approved by the Chhattisgarh Assembly is structurally different. None of the three has tried to address a key demand of the agitating farmers in full, which is to make all payments below the MSP, within and outside mandis, illegal.

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar: UNAFRAID To Take Risks

Nykaa's Falguni Nayar: UNAFRAID To Take Risks

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Beauty, Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar realised, is a very long-tailed business and with e-commerce picking up in India, it seemed like a good idea to venture into.

Pune emerging as a hot destination for startups

Pune emerging as a hot destination for startups

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

According to a study more than one-fifth of India's product start-ups are from the city.

Balkrishna Doshi wins architecture's top prize, first Indian to do so

Balkrishna Doshi wins architecture's top prize, first Indian to do so

Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

The reputed urban planner designed IIM-Bangalore, Tagore Memorial Hall, Aranya Low Cost Housing in Indore and private residence Kamala House in Ahmedabad among many others.

Alert: Doctoral programmes at IIM

Alert: Doctoral programmes at IIM

Rediff.com24 Aug 2004

Doctoral programmes at IIM.

Join an IIM. Here's how

Join an IIM. Here's how

Rediff.com29 Sep 2005

Three CAT toppers share their strategies and experiences.

Community spirit helps Surat diamonds go global

Community spirit helps Surat diamonds go global

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Recent defaults have made a section of traders contemplate moving towards promissory notes.

The best Indian B-school in the world is...

The best Indian B-school in the world is...

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta is the only Indian institute to have made it to the top 20 of the Financial Times Masters in Management rankings 2019.

'It is very difficult when you don't have work'

'It is very difficult when you don't have work'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2021

"You have an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. You worked in a bank in New York. What made you give up all that and pursue acting?" 'A little bit of courage and a lot of stupidity.'

India's biggest challenge: Good health for all

India's biggest challenge: Good health for all

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

"If India truly wants to be a superpower," Dr Abhijit Vaidya tells Kangana Pandiya, "48 per cent of our people cannot be malnourished. We need to ensure health for all."

Right to Reject candidates a GREAT step forward. Here's why

Right to Reject candidates a GREAT step forward. Here's why

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

The Supreme Court's verdict -- giving the voter the right to reject a candidate through negative voting under Rule 49 O in the Conduct of Elections Rules -- is a landmark one.

How is DL MBA different from regular MBAs?

How is DL MBA different from regular MBAs?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

In a first, IIMA launches 2-year distance learning course

Who gets the highest and lowest salaries in India?

Who gets the highest and lowest salaries in India?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

With a median gross salary of Rs 341.8 per hour, the IT sector in India has emerged as the most lucrative sector in India, followed by finance where employees get Rs 291 per hour.

BSF, CRPF troops sleep-deprived, dissatisfied: IIM study

BSF, CRPF troops sleep-deprived, dissatisfied: IIM study

Rediff.com28 Aug 2012

Troops of the country's two largest paramilitary forces -- the Central Reserve Police Force and the Border Security Force -- are suffering from acute shortage of sleep and are highly dissatisfied as they are deprived of leave and medical care benefits, a government sponsored study by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has said

How IIM-A incubatee is changing bus ticketing

How IIM-A incubatee is changing bus ticketing

Rediff.com31 Dec 2012

A start-up looks to build on its inventory management platform for bus operators and a ticketing portal for commuters.

Will MGNREGA end up subsidising private farm labour?

Will MGNREGA end up subsidising private farm labour?

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

In case MGNREGA is expanded, officials said the total expenditure on farming-related works could reach up to 80 per cent of MGNREGA budget, as against the current 67 per cent.

IIM, ISB offer new courses for professionals

IIM, ISB offer new courses for professionals

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

Professionals are making the most of the short and full-term courses to keep pace with changing trends at the workplace.

PGP in public management & policy at IIM-A

PGP in public management & policy at IIM-A

Rediff.com21 Sep 2006

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has launched a one-year Post-graduate Programme in Public Management and Policy.

IIM study suggests deregulation of oil sector

IIM study suggests deregulation of oil sector

Rediff.com28 Dec 2009

Currently, the government controls prices of petrol, diesel, domestic liquid petroleum gas and kerosene and compensates public sector firms through a complex mechanism that has squeezed out liquidity with the retailers and drained resources of upstream firms.

After Rajan, Swamy now wants Modi's chief economic advisor sacked, GST junked

After Rajan, Swamy now wants Modi's chief economic advisor sacked, GST junked

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

Swamy now wants Arvind Subramanian, one of the front runners for the post of the new RBI governor to be sacked.

IIM-A student offered $233,000 salary

IIM-A student offered $233,000 salary

Rediff.com24 Jan 2007

With the recruitment process set to end by March 31, 18-20 students have already bagged their first offer and most of them are in the process of finalising their second.

IIM-A plans to hike fees

IIM-A plans to hike fees

Rediff.com25 Oct 2005

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad is planning to hike fees for its one-year post-graduate programme in management for executives for the year 2007

IIM-A ties up with Egypt

IIM-A ties up with Egypt

Rediff.com10 Feb 2005

In an effort to globalise its operations, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has signed an MoU with Egypt to collaborate for management studies development in Middle East North African region (MENA).

IIM-A study bats for IPL players

IIM-A study bats for IPL players

Rediff.com30 Jan 2009

Analyses cricketers' valuation based on their attributes.

IIM-A offers dabbawalas food for thought

IIM-A offers dabbawalas food for thought

Rediff.com3 Nov 2008

Case study suggests strategy to offer 'maximum bang for the minimum buck'.

What Dr Singh wants from the IIM grads

What Dr Singh wants from the IIM grads

Rediff.com28 Mar 2011

Deliver with that upmarket MBA tag, says Manmohan Singh.

IIM-A, Harvard, MIT come together to fight poverty

IIM-A, Harvard, MIT come together to fight poverty

Rediff.com10 Dec 2007

Nancy Barry, president of NBA Enterprise Solutions to Poverty and former president of Women's World Banking, is set to have an Ahmedabad connection.

B-school survey: Four IIMs in top 8 bracket

B-school survey: Four IIMs in top 8 bracket

Rediff.com30 May 2012

From over 2,400 business schools in the country, less than 200 schools made it to the final list. Read on for details.

4 lessons to learn from CCD's Siddhartha's life

4 lessons to learn from CCD's Siddhartha's life

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

VG Siddhartha's story 'will be a good case study and not a deterrent to those who want to be entrepreneurs. I don't think it will scare young entrepreneurs. I think these cases will make them sensible. They will understand that they have to be very careful about certain things, otherwise, they will have to pay a heavy price.'

What's different about Urjit Patel's first monetary policy

What's different about Urjit Patel's first monetary policy

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

This time the all-powerful interest-rate setting panel, whose constitution was notified by the government on Thursday, will take call on interest rate. But that's not the only change. The Reserve Bank of India has also decided to change the timing of announcement of its policy review, due next Tuesday, to mid-afternoon.

Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

Rediff.com9 Jan 2021

'The book captures Rana Kapoor's hunger for real estate leading to bungalows in Delhi, Mumbai, London and other cities; the multiple companies -- over 100 -- to fund his family's various ventures; the attempt to game the system by showing lower non-performing assets,' notes Joydeep Ghosh.

The beautiful mind of Balkrishna Doshi, who won architecture's Nobel Prize

The beautiful mind of Balkrishna Doshi, who won architecture's Nobel Prize

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

He designed some of India's most iconic buildings.

Gold consumption highest among Indian middle-income group

Gold consumption highest among Indian middle-income group

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

Consumption of gold is the highest among middle-income households - those with annual income between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 10 lakh - who account for an average of 56 per cent of gold sales over the last five years, according to a nationwide survey conducted by India Gold Policy Centre (IGPC) at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). "Per capita consumption is highest among the rich, but total volume still rests with the middle-income group. "With increasing income, there is an increasing propensity to consume gold, although the share of gold in the portfolio does not increase with the same proportion of income," the survey report says.

IIM-A to train armed forces officials

IIM-A to train armed forces officials

Rediff.com12 Oct 2006

The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad on Thursday introduced a course specially designed for officers of the armed forces who are on the verge of retiring and keen to take up managerial jobs.

L&T Infotech recalls 1,500 job offers

L&T Infotech recalls 1,500 job offers

Rediff.com31 May 2016

The withdrawal of offer letters is an indication that the company might have overestimated its future business after giving offer letters.

Meet the IIM-A graduate who founded Faking News

Meet the IIM-A graduate who founded Faking News

Rediff.com27 Jan 2012

Rahul Roushan, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad and a journalist by profession went on to start FakingNews.com, India's first satire based business in 2008. Here he tells us how he did it.

Gender issues at work? Call IIM-A

Gender issues at work? Call IIM-A

Rediff.com2 Nov 2006

In an attempt to resolve gender issues in corporate houses of the country as well as understand the diverse experiences of both men and women in the boardroom, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has set up a Gender Resource Centre.

Crippling story of India's urban infra projects

Crippling story of India's urban infra projects

Rediff.com8 Feb 2016

Of the 538 projects examined, 294 suffered from cost overruns, 303 from time overruns, and 166 projects suffered both time as well as cost overruns.

Happy not to be at IIM-A

Happy not to be at IIM-A

Rediff.com25 Sep 2006