A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of IIM directors with HRD minister Kapil Sibal in which they discussed about the vision and autonomy of these prestigious B-schools.
According to Ajit Balakrishnan, chairman of the board of governors of IIM-C, "Most students who study in IIM-C come from families whose annual income is Rs 5 lakh. We are a public higher education institute funded by taxpayers' money. Hiking our fees just because IIM-Ahmedabad or IIM-Bangalore has hiked theirs will make IIM-C an opportunist."
'I tell those in their 20s that age is on their side and they should start exercising early.' 'Just like investing in good stocks, if they start early, they will get the multiplier effects of being healthy, fit and strong later in life.'
In a possible showdown between the Indian Institutes of Management and the Union HRD ministry, the IIM-A has 'rejected' recommendations of R C Bhargava Committee.
From a small team of five weavers, Karagiri now works with 1,800 weavers from across India. Pallavi Mohadikar, co-founder of Karagiri, shares her incredible success journey.
The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta on Tuesday accepted the drastic fee cut proposed by the government.
At a time when most B-schools are slashing annual festival budgets because corporate sponsorships are drying up, IIM Calcutta (IIM-C) has increased its budget by nearly 20 per cent for its four festivals this year.
The institutes have now begun sensitising students about business ethics and morality as well. Be it inviting eminent personalities like the Dalai Lama to speak on business ethics or incorporating ethics as a compulsory course, IIMs are making efforts to produce socially-sensitive managers.
For those who fail to make it to the famed IIMs or other premier management institutes, IIM-Calcutta has plans to offer quality online courses to more than 5,000 students in the coming years.
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), completes 50 years of its existence. Samir Barua, director IIM-A, shares with Kalpana Pathak his plans for the institute.
With the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) hiking their fees, many general category students will have to approach banks for educational loans. Most will also have to furnish collateral to get that all-important loan.IIM-Ahmedabad, for instance, has almost trebled its fees to Rs 4 lakh to Rs 11.5 lakh. IIM-Kolkata has hiked it from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7.5 lakh. Others like IIM Bangalore and IIM Lucknow have hiked it from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 8 lakh and Rs 4 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
'After exiting jail, I thought some of my IIM-A classmates would contact me. None did.' 'The case indeed scared people, which perhaps was the objective of the State.'
Even as the human resource development ministry downplays allegations of interference in the selection of IIM directors, IIM insiders say a democratic selection procedure will depend on the chairpersons of the IIM boards.
We publish reader responses to last week's message board, asking readers to comment on the IIT-IIM fee hike.
Sources said the fresh batch of profiles include students whose date of joining has been delayed by Flipkart.
Be it with faculty or students, premium business management schools are engaging newer initiatives for stress management.
In the world of business education, there is no shortage of rankings. In Europe, the Times Higher Education Supplement, the Financial Times and The Economist put out rankings. In the United States, BusinessWeek leads a large pack of rankers. Indian business magazines don't lag in this either with annual rankings from Business World, Business India and Business Today.
The second of an eight-part series on the One Year Full Time MBA at IIMs looks at the confusion regarding the course contents and value in the minds of students, the media and recruiters.
If the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has its way, individuals and corporations donating to educational institutions may soon be eligible for tax exemptions.
The Nandigram fracas is taking a toll on placements at the oldest Indian Institute of Management (IIM), in Kolkata, with top-notch recruiters like Goldman Sachs deciding not to visit the campus this year for summer placements.
Under him, IIM-A went from having 12 partner institutions for student exchange programmes to 50 by 2006-07. The icing on the cake was the one-year programme for management executives, and students in this batch got the highest salaries offered that year, right from the first batch itself.
Judging the research output of an IIM is an art form.
The fourth of an eight-part series on one-year full-time MBA at IIMs looks at the salaries the graduates command
rediffGURUS Aashish Sood and Patrick Dsouza will answer your queries about the upcoming CAT exam.
A decision to that effect was taken at a meeting of directors of various IIMs here Tuesday. The meeting was presided over by Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal.
Ignicion is a mentorship programme where the entire student community of IIM Lucknow comes together to assist the institute's GD/PI call getters.
The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K), has decided to commemorate the contribution made by late Professor C K Prahalad, by setting up an endowment fund in his name.
The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K), has decided to commemorate the contribution made by late Professor C K Prahalad, by setting up an endowment fund in his name. The aim of this fund is to globalise Indian thought leadership through knowledge creation and dissemination.
A heart-warming story of love, courage and determination from the IIM-A campus.
T.I.M.E. is organising an IIM-special workshop for those who received calls from the IIMs.
With the government considering a new Bill to make the Indian Institutes of Management answerable to Parliament, India Inc leaders say the time has now come to grant complete autonomy to these institutes.
Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in Odisha on its own, notes Rup Narayan Das.
IIM-A saw 36 per cent jump in maximum domestic salary in 2018 placements this year.
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