'We look at the opportunities that are going to come in various fields in the next 5 to 10 years, do some research and come up with business plans.' 'Then, we go and seek out founders who will run the actual business.'
Even as the government considers a new Bill to make the Indian Institutes of Management answerable to the Parliament, it appears the IIMs - considered home to some of the best brains in the country - have shifted from being seats of learning to seats
147 domestic and international recruiters -- including Ola, Amazon, Flipkart and Xiaomi -- hired all 460 graduates.
At the meeting of the Board of Governors of IIM Bengaluru held on February 11, the chairperson, Mukesh D Ambani, expressed his decision to step down, IIM-B said.
"We cannot start reducing the best institutes, like the Indian Institute of Management, to the lowest common denominator," says Ravi Miglani.
Conducting an examination at this level is a very complex task, says Pankaj Chandra, Director, IIM Bangalore.
IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A), which had agreed to set up a campus in the state, has not been able to start work due to the political uncertainty caused by the Telangana issue.
IIM-A announced a tie-up with three corporate houses -- CRISIL, ATS Infra and SAP -- for research in financial markets, infrastructure and entrepreneurship.
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In an attempt in gender diversity, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode, has admitted close to 200 women, about 50 per cent, in its Post Graduate programme of the 2013-15 batch, some of whom are national talents in various fields.
All the six IIMs in the country have taken the collective decision to fix the academic eligibility to take the Common Admission Test at 50 per cent in the Bachelor's exam, a top official said on Thursday.
The process of setting up of seven IIMs, 374 degree colleges and 10 NITs has been set inmotion with the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) approvingthe proposals in this regard.
...followed by financial services, IT, and sales and marketing.
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Some directors think pooling their resources - financial and faculty - for their international foray makes eminent sense.
Prof Debashis Chatterjee, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, speaks his mind about his vision for IIM-K, the change in the mindset of IIM students and the relevance of CAT in testing students' intelligence or managerial capabilities.
The board is likely to discuss setting up of its satellite campus in Hyderabad for which the Andhra Pradesh government had approached IIM-A and offered land, sources said. Other major issue of discussion are objections raised by the faculty members regarding the pay structure suggested by the Centre.
A senior IIM-A professor is confident the institute can accommodate the additional quota of students.
In the last three years, the institute has maintained its fees at Rs 1.58 lakh, stated to be highly subsidised.
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Go through the form carefully and be sure about all the data that you are intending to fill in, advises Aashish Sood.
This is reportedly the first time that the names recommended by a search committee have been shot down by the HRD ministry
IIM-Lucknow is likely to raise its annual fee from the present Rs 1.69 lakh to Rs 1.84 lakh per annum.
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Wednesday published its audited placement data for its three full-time management programmes, the flagship Post Graduate Programme (PGP), the PGP in Agribusiness Management (PGP-ABM), and the PGP for Management Executives (PGPX).
IIM Calcutta opens admissions to two executive programmes.
The only two management schools from India that made it to the global rankings have slipped down further from last year.
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore has been ranked 24th while IIM-Ahmedabad ranked 55th in a worldwide survey of 'Universal Business Schools with major international influence'.
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Society member and one of the donor members of IIM-A Prafull Anubhai told reporters on Wednesday that they were upset by the 'explicit threats and unwarranted remarks' made by the government representatives.
Sumeet Arora, a first year student at IIM-Calcutta, speaks on the IIM fee-cut controversy and why he thinks it is not a correct step.
While IIM-Bangalore wrenches free from the government, heated disagreements remain over corporate donations for board seats as well as mandatory teaching hours.
An influential professor of eminence and one who has been credited for having hauled up the fortunes of IIM Lucknow, and the MDI, Dr Pritam Singh talks about what ails Indian education and the possible solutions.
The newest of the Indian Institutes of Management will throw open its doors next month in Tiruchirappalli.
He was accompanied by Hindustan Lever Limited chairman Vindi Banga, ICICI CEO K V Kamath and a member of the Board of Governors.
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