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India's Top Educational Institutions

India's Top Educational Institutions

Rediff.com13 Apr 2024

The coveted QS rankings indicate that India is slowly but steadily overtaking other nations in the field of education.

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die

Rediff.com25 Jul 2025

The story of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars and bomb blasts to speculators, reformers and wealth creators.

Urban demand stress under watch, festivals may boost consumption: FinMin

Urban demand stress under watch, festivals may boost consumption: FinMin

Rediff.com29 Oct 2024

Days before Diwali, the monthly economic review by the finance ministry has highlighted moderation in urban demand, softening consumer sentiments and limited footfall as areas that need to be watched. In its review, released on Monday, the ministry also noted the early signs of artificial intelligence displacing workers, as described in anecdotal reports. The commentary from several large consumer goods companies, including Nestl India, Hindustan Unilever, and ITC, in their recent quarterly earnings, has been around a sluggish urban demand. Rural consumption, however, has mostly seen a revival, the companies pointed out.

IIM-Ahmedabad summer placements to begin Nov 12

IIM-Ahmedabad summer placements to begin Nov 12

Rediff.com5 Aug 2010

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad would start the summer placements for the post graduate programme (PGP) batch 2010-12 from November 12, according to a release from the institute. The institute has decided to modify the basic process to include the cohort-based system used in the final placement process for the PGP batch 2008-10 in March.

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.

Govt revokes nod for Turkish firm Celebi's airport services; DIAL ends ties

Govt revokes nod for Turkish firm Celebi's airport services; DIAL ends ties

Rediff.com15 May 2025

Turkiye and Azerbaijan backed Pakistan and condemned India's recent strikes on terror camps in that country and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor.

IIMA's Fellow Programme in Management

IIMA's Fellow Programme in Management

Rediff.com28 Jul 2008

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) invites applications for admission to the doctoral programme of IIMA's Fellow Programme in Management (FPM).

IIM-Ahmedabad to hike fees

IIM-Ahmedabad to hike fees

Rediff.com2 Apr 2006

In the last three years, the institute has maintained its fees at Rs 1.58 lakh, stated to be highly subsidised.

Study Abroad: Are US, UK Losing Out To Germany, NZ?

Study Abroad: Are US, UK Losing Out To Germany, NZ?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2025

With stricter policies dampening the US/UK dream, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand are emerges as new study abroad destinations for Indian students.

IIM-Ahmedabad revises PGP fees by 5.5%

IIM-Ahmedabad revises PGP fees by 5.5%

Rediff.com28 Mar 2011

The institute has revised fees for the one year post graduate programme for executives by five per cent as well.

Can An MBA Get Me A Better Job?

Can An MBA Get Me A Better Job?

Rediff.com30 Sep 2024

rediffGURU Patrick DSouza trains students for competitive management entrance exams such as the Common Admission Test, the Xavier Aptitude Test, Common Management Admission Test and the Common Entrance Test.

A CBI officer in IIM-Ahmedabad's exec batch

A CBI officer in IIM-Ahmedabad's exec batch

Rediff.com5 Jun 2008

Keeping up with its tradition of attracting students from diverse background, Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad will see a Central Bureau of Investigation officer learning the nuances of management under the Post Graduate Programme for Executives.Rajesh Nirwan, a 39-year old Deputy Inspector General of Police with CBI, is one of the selected 78 candidates for the course this year. PGPX is a full time residential programme for executives with substantial work experience

Is It Wise To Get A Harvard MBA?

Is It Wise To Get A Harvard MBA?

Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

Divya Nair/Rediff.com speaks to students and experts to find out whether it is better to study management in India or try for an international MBA.

IIM-Ahmedabad summer offers up 60%

IIM-Ahmedabad summer offers up 60%

Rediff.com21 Nov 2006

There has also been a substantial elevation in the roles being offered at entry level.

IIM-A slips 8 places on FT Masters in Management rankings

IIM-A slips 8 places on FT Masters in Management rankings

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

In the latest rankings for masters in management released by Financial Times, the country's premier management institute has slipped eight places down and is ranked at Number 18.

IIM-A grad to manage IPL's Delhi team

IIM-A grad to manage IPL's Delhi team

Rediff.com15 Mar 2008

The Delhi Daredevils, IPL's Delhi team which is owned by the GMR Group, has recruited a student of the Postgraduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGP-PMP) from the institute to manage its operations. Colonel Vinod Bisht, the student, has been hired as assistant vice-president (operations) for the company for a Rs 30-40 lakh package.

Real estate attracts $1.3bn investment in Jan-Mar, up 31% YoY: Colliers

Real estate attracts $1.3bn investment in Jan-Mar, up 31% YoY: Colliers

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

Institutional investments in Indian real estate have seen a strong start to 2025, with inflows reaching $ 1.3 billion in the first quarter - a 31 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase. This growth was primarily driven by domestic investments, which accounted for 60 per cent of the total inflows during the quarter. With $ 0.8 billion inflows, domestic investments saw a 75 per cent annual rise and were largely focused on industrial & warehousing and office segments.

Meet Nirmalaji's Budget Team

Meet Nirmalaji's Budget Team

Rediff.com30 Jan 2025

This will be the first full-year Budget of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government since it came to power for a third consecutive term in July last year.

Lalu to teach management at IIM-A

Lalu to teach management at IIM-A

Rediff.com30 Aug 2006

On September 18 this year, Prasad would be delivering a lecture to management students and the faculty at IIM-A, explaining finer points of the Indian Railways 'turnaround,' which earned a profit of Rs 15,000 crore (Rs 150 billion) in 2005-06.

IIM to train US firm's managers

IIM to train US firm's managers

Rediff.com19 Jun 2006

The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Monday inked a memorandum of understanding with US-based Duke Corporate Education to provide 'customised corporate education programmes' in India and the Middle East.

The Big Mac Inflation Index

The Big Mac Inflation Index

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

The ever-astute Ravi Matthai, Director of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1971, offered me a basic salary of Rs 1,000 per month on my return from the United States. I doubt if IIMA could hire a faculty member at Rs 55,000 per month today! points out Dr Shreekant Sambrani.

MPC's Repo Rate Decision Not Unanimous

MPC's Repo Rate Decision Not Unanimous

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%.

How to manage change. 10 lessons from Azim Premji

How to manage change. 10 lessons from Azim Premji

Rediff.com25 May 2010

'Change descends on everyone equally; it is just that some realise it faster.'

Will New MPC Members Cut Interest Rates?

Will New MPC Members Cut Interest Rates?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

The three day MPC meeting began on Monday and the decision will be announced on Wednesday by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.

'There are at least 20 global Indian firms'

'There are at least 20 global Indian firms'

Rediff.com27 Dec 2003

I see at least 20 other Indian companies being considered as global companies, says C K Prahalad.

Summer placements: Finance firms offer MORE JOBS

Summer placements: Finance firms offer MORE JOBS

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

Of the total 381 summer placement offers at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 24.4 per cent roles were offered by financial and banking services.

IIM, IIT incubatee to explore fresh markets

IIM, IIT incubatee to explore fresh markets

Rediff.com15 Jul 2008

After supplying Micro Electrical Mechanical System-based (MEMS-based) Inertial Navigation System to the Navy and the Airforce, Whirlybird Electronics, the co-incubated company of Indian Institute Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), is looking for markets in the automation and automobile industry.

FT Rankings: Where do IIMs stand?

FT Rankings: Where do IIMs stand?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2018

The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad is the second best in Asia.

Blogging not popular among Indian CEOs

Blogging not popular among Indian CEOs

Rediff.com24 May 2010

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 visually impaired student's inspiring journey to IIM-A

A visually impaired student's inspiring journey to IIM-A

Rediff.com1 Nov 2011

Amit Jain was one of the first visually impaired students to have sought admission to the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad. Read on to know more about his journey

Hollywood studios to use Indian patented tech

Hollywood studios to use Indian patented tech

Rediff.com10 Oct 2008

Hollywood is all set to use Indian technology for the first time. An erstwhile incubatee at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has been approached by prominent Hollywood production houses for his patented technology, which finds its application in the current film technology and also for Digital Intermediate Technology of the future.

Warburg Pincus donates Rs 1 crore to IIM-A

Warburg Pincus donates Rs 1 crore to IIM-A

Rediff.com10 Jul 2006

The amount will be used over the next ten years by the premier management institute to support the financial needs of students who are unable to afford fully or partially the cost of education at IIM-A.

Recipe: Chef Balwant's Kali Dal, Jaisalmeri Paratha

Recipe: Chef Balwant's Kali Dal, Jaisalmeri Paratha

Rediff.com25 Sep 2024

Kastha or flaky lijjat papad-accented parathas dipped in creamy black dal is a must have.

The best colleges in India for medicine, engineering, MBA

The best colleges in India for medicine, engineering, MBA

Rediff.com4 Apr 2018

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has released its ranking of national institutes for 2018.

'Dream job' applications dip at IIM-Ahmedabad

'Dream job' applications dip at IIM-Ahmedabad

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

A dip in 'dream job' applications could also mean that students are bagging their desired offers in the first go itself.

85% daily wagers in Ahmedabad hit by lockdown: Survey

85% daily wagers in Ahmedabad hit by lockdown: Survey

Rediff.com8 May 2020

The nationwide lockdown, which has been in place since March to contain the spread of coronavirus, has rendered several unskilled labourers and daily wagers jobless. The IIM-A conducted the survey among 500 households in the city that earned less than 19,500 per month, the release in Ahmedabad stated.

Sanskrit motto stays in IIM-A logo after faculty protests its dropping

Sanskrit motto stays in IIM-A logo after faculty protests its dropping

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-Ahmedabad) on Friday said that the Sanskrit motto has not been dropped from its proposed new logo.

3 eminent economists in RBI's monetary committee

3 eminent economists in RBI's monetary committee

Rediff.com6 Oct 2020

The government on Monday appointed three eminent economists Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma and Shankanka Bhide as members of the rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

Rediff.com23 Jul 2024

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets.