CAT was cancelled for the first time in its 28-year history on November 23 after the CBI uncovered leakage of question papers and arrested six persons from Delhi and Pune, including the alleged kingpin Dr Ranjit Singh.
India has a long way to go before it develops a culture of professional boards accountable to institutional investors. There is, therefore, no realistic alternative to reforming and strengthening PSBs under government ownership, says T T Ram Mohan.
Even as the first batch of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad 's Post Graduate Programme for Executives goes through the pre-placement presentation grind, the institute has just finalised its second batch.
Srikanth Lanka, a student of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai scored 99.99 percentile in CAT 2011. Here's how he did it.
2 States, for all its modern touches, is a very regressive film, deeply rooted in old fashioned values that surely make no sense in the India of 2014.
Most of the Indian-origin CEOs and top executives, who have taken up blogging, are associated with Information Technology and internet sectors, a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has said.
"A small hardware placed at the location will ensure that 100 metres around the area becomes the bluetooth hotspot, where people get an alert about promotional offers in the surrounding retail environment. The applications could be audio or video images, which can be downloaded and shown at the counter to avail of the discounts claimed by the message," says Gautam Jayaraman, head of sales at Value First.
'We want to connect unique skills that students have with the unique jobs being created.'
The Indian real estate consumer is still in the wait and watch mode.
In the atmosphere created by the reaction to the PNB fraud and RBI's resolution framework, "don't lend, don't resolve" is bound to become the bankers' new mantra, says T T Ram Mohan.
The scam-hit Satyam Computer founder B Ramalinga Raju, brother Rama Raju and ex-chief financial officer Srinivas are in 'protective custody', former Securities and Exchange Board of India chief M Damodaran said in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Ramesh Srivats, IIT-M, IIM-A, and a serial entrepreneur, is back in the game with Fandromeda.com, a gaming platform.
For those mulling their first job offer and wondering if they are being paid right, here is a website that could give an indication.
Chetan Bhagat turns entrepreneur by getting into the movie business with Half Girlfriend.
The ban on taxi aggregators can put at risk investments of at least Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion), made by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investors.
There appears to be a growing perception among the political class that faster growth will not create jobs fast enough and, therefore, welfare spending needs to be drastically increased, says T T Ram Mohan.
'Let's walk on two legs: Facilitate better resolution under the present system and set up PARA as well by transferring loans amounting to, say, Rs 1 lakh crore.'
'We are not yet out of the woods.' 'If India sees the South African or Brazilian type of mutations, our numbers will rapidly rise.'
'I'm not surprised with what's happening in India,' 'Tiger' Tyagarajan tells Nivedita Mookerji.
Though the banking and financial services sector has been ruling the campus so far, many students have opted to wear the entrepreneurial hat too.
The new law proposes to bring e-retail users and players into its fold.
Every day when Akhilesh returns after a joust with political adversaries to his Camelot, which is Lucknow's 5, Kalidas Marg, it is time to hold court with advisors and loyalists.
Of 235 graduates from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad this year, 161 preferred jobs in India, 11 declined foreign offers.
Several arrests have been made so far in the case. The main accused, Ranjit Don, is also in CBI custody.
For 2017-18 and 2018-19, investors are better off focusing on the quality of measures announced in the Budget and outside it rather than on the Budget numbers themselves, says T T Ram Mohan.
Chairman of United Breweries group Vijay Mallya on Monday said that his company was keen to enter into the alcohol retail sector.
'What is forgotten but is actually as important for a society's long run success is morality.' 'Morals and trust are the nuts and bolts of an economy.' 'Without those you can get short run success, but not long-run development.'
How should one billion Indians, for whom deprivation has become an inescapable way of life, join us in celebrating 75 years of Independence? And where do we go from here? asks Kalyan Singhal.
Fewer e-commerce companies hired candidates from B-schools this year.
The report blames the lack of quality control and infrastructure, low-paying jobs through campus placement and poor faculty as the major reasons behind India's unfolding B-school disaster.
'Sreedharan epitomises the way in which an Indic ethos can be brought to bear upon the seemingly intractable problems facing India,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
Investors and EOW waded through a maze of legal obstacles to get their hands on the 'kingpin'.
'If the RBI blesses us with a banking licence, we would like to launch a successful bank.'
As the NDA government completes two years in office, there are more questions on Swarupa Dutt's mind than answers.
A glance back at some important events that occurred in 2018.
