News for 'Indian Institute of Management Calcutta'

How to crack a tough job interview

How to crack a tough job interview

Rediff.com2 May 2013

Shradhha Mehta tells us how she cracked one of the toughest interview rounds...

Laid off overseas, IIM grads seek institute help

Laid off overseas, IIM grads seek institute help

Rediff.com13 May 2009

Both IIM-Bangalore and IIM-Calcutta confirmed the development. "We have received placement requests from some students from the 2006-08 batch. We are trying to approach companies at a personal level and help these students get placed," confirmed a professor from IIM Bangalore.

IIM-C may hike placement fees

IIM-C may hike placement fees

Rediff.com8 Apr 2004

PM tells IIM grads how corruption can be curbed

PM tells IIM grads how corruption can be curbed

Rediff.com23 Aug 2011

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the Golden Jubilee of Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta in Kolkata on August 22, 2011.

CBI searches RG Kar ex-principal's premises over financial irregularities

CBI searches RG Kar ex-principal's premises over financial irregularities

Rediff.com25 Aug 2024

The anti-corruption unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation also searched the residences and offices of those engaged in supplying materials for the management and care of patients.

1st woman Director of IIM-C quits after tiff with faculty

1st woman Director of IIM-C quits after tiff with faculty

Rediff.com23 Mar 2021

Seth had served as the Professor of Management at Virginia Tech, US and also held the position of Professor of Business Administration at the University of Illinois.

The Bakshali inheritance

The Bakshali inheritance

Rediff.com24 Apr 2007

Ajit Balakrishnan, chairman of the board of governors, IIM-Calcutta, and CEO, rediff.com, gave the Convocation Speech at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta on April 1, 2007. The speech is reproduced here.

Rediff.com CEO Ajit Balakrishnan is IIM-C board ch

Rediff.com CEO Ajit Balakrishnan is IIM-C board ch

Rediff.com9 Apr 2007

An alumnus of IIM Calcutta, he is the first ex-student of any IIM to be appointed to this position.

Want to study disaster management?

Want to study disaster management?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2005

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), the business school affiliated to Kolkata University, may come up with a specialised course on disaster management, K M Agrawal, head of the environment management department, said

IIM-C student bags a Rs 1.36 cr job

IIM-C student bags a Rs 1.36 cr job

Rediff.com14 Mar 2008

The highest international offer of $3,40,000 (Rs 1.36 crore) during final placements on the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta campus this year has come from an international investment bank. The highest domestic salary has been in the range of Rs 65 to Rs 70 lakh per annum.

IIM-C is recruiters' top choice again

IIM-C is recruiters' top choice again

Rediff.com21 Nov 2007

The institute has managed to get its batch of almost 300 students, which is the largest batch among all the IIMs, placed in a record 4.5 days.

IIM-C in pact with Cardiff B-school

IIM-C in pact with Cardiff B-school

Rediff.com13 Feb 2006

NIIT, IIM-C tie up for executive programmes

NIIT, IIM-C tie up for executive programmes

Rediff.com22 Aug 2006

Software and training organisation NIIT Ltd has tied up with one of country's leading business school, Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta to offer 'Executive Development' programmes through virtual classrooms.

This IIM student was once a school dropout

This IIM student was once a school dropout

Rediff.com12 Aug 2011

From learning under a streetlight to providing light to street children, this 1st year student is doing his bit and more

Higher fee will help us break even: IIM-C

Higher fee will help us break even: IIM-C

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

The Rs 400,000-increase, applicable from this session, comes a year after the increase in fee by other IIMs. IIM-C is also increasing its need-based scholarship fund and stipend for research scholars.

Pay packets to IIM-C graduates grow fatter

Pay packets to IIM-C graduates grow fatter

Rediff.com11 Mar 2011

Salaries offered to Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) graduates have increased 15-20 per cent compared to last year, during the recently concluded final placements, with more than 70 students bagging international postings.

Want to be a leader? Head for Intaglio 2005!

Want to be a leader? Head for Intaglio 2005!

Rediff.com20 Dec 2004

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta will host the national B-school festival, Intaglio 2005, from January 7, 2005.

IIM-C to train retired servicemen

IIM-C to train retired servicemen

Rediff.com12 Sep 2006

Rs 18 lakh highest offer for IIM-C mfg execs

Rs 18 lakh highest offer for IIM-C mfg execs

Rediff.com26 Nov 2009

Of the 32 students, 28 self-sponsored students were successfully placed in manufacturing companies like Crompton, McNallyBharat, Cummins, Hewlett-Packard, JSW, VNL (Gurgaon), TVS Motor, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ashok Leyland, Vedanta and Adani Power, among others.

8 things you will NEVER learn at IIMs

8 things you will NEVER learn at IIMs

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Rohit Salaria, the protagonist of IIM C alumnus Mayank Jain's Stop Me If You Can learnt some rare skills during his two years at the IIM-C. He offers a tongue-in-cheek account of the things he missed learning at the b-school.

How FarmDidi Is Changing Lives

How FarmDidi Is Changing Lives

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

Each bottle of pickle that leaves FarmDidi, headed to a consumer, has a little kahani behind it -- it's linked to the tale of a life, the life of a simple, striving village woman who created it, and that's what gives Manjari Sharma satisfaction and happiness.

IIM duo to intern with Trinamool Congress

IIM duo to intern with Trinamool Congress

Rediff.com10 Mar 2011

The IIM-C finalists Hariharan Sriram and Mansha Tandon wrote to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee about four months ago, expressing their eagerness to do the internship with the party from April 11 to May 13.

Why IIM-C won't hike fees

Why IIM-C won't hike fees

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

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."

Lateral placements at IIM-C rise by 50%

Lateral placements at IIM-C rise by 50%

Rediff.com8 Feb 2007

Lateral placement, placement for students with work experience of a year or more, at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, have seen newer entrants from the industry in the race this year.

'RBI has headroom for rate hike'

'RBI has headroom for rate hike'

Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

The Planning Commission said on Friday that the Reserve Bank of India has some headroom for rate hike of around 50 basis points.

Life after CAT: 'IIMs truly test your perseverance levels'

Life after CAT: 'IIMs truly test your perseverance levels'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2011

Siddhesh Joglekar, founder of Estatelister.com and alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta talks about how the CAT exam changed his life. Read on.

IIM grads bag pre-placement offers of Rs 1 cr

IIM grads bag pre-placement offers of Rs 1 cr

Rediff.com1 Oct 2007

Still to complete their study, five students at IIM, Lucknow have got pre-placement job offers with an average salary of Rs 1 crore, all from global investment banks. The other IIMs are also seeing a rise in the number of pre-placement offers.

IIM-C hikes fees to Rs 2,00,000

IIM-C hikes fees to Rs 2,00,000

Rediff.com2 Apr 2007

The Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta) has hiked the fees for its postgraduate programmes by Rs 25,000 from the next session to strengthen its infrastructure.

When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash

When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash

Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

Wing Commander Raveendran and flight steward Sargeant Iyer, though shaken and injured, managed to open the rear door of the aircraft and shouted for Prime Minister Morarji Desai and the passengers in the forward cabin to exit in haste since they suspected that fire would engulf the aircraft.

IIM-C exec placement gets top offer of Rs16.5 lakh

IIM-C exec placement gets top offer of Rs16.5 lakh

Rediff.com21 May 2010

Offers for the final placement of the Post-Graduate Programme for Executives for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing have recorded a jump of 56 per cent in average annual salaries.

Anju Seth, IIM-C's first woman director

Anju Seth, IIM-C's first woman director

Rediff.com17 Nov 2018

'She was the unanimous choice of the search-cum-selection committee.'

IIM Kolkata to raise number of post graduate seats

IIM Kolkata to raise number of post graduate seats

Rediff.com4 Jan 2008

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta has planned to raise its intake for its post-graduate programme course to 400 seats for the 2008-10 batch, regardless of whether the proposed 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Castes is implemented or not.

IIM-C keeps fees at Rs 125,000

IIM-C keeps fees at Rs 125,000

Rediff.com18 Jun 2004

The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, on Friday decided to revert to its old fee structure of Rs 125,000 per annum, but also resolved to offer "need-based scholarships" to students from families with a weak financial position.

Two more IIMs join the fight

Two more IIMs join the fight

Rediff.com12 Mar 2004

Srikant Datar, 2nd Indian to be named Dean of Harvard Business School

Srikant Datar, 2nd Indian to be named Dean of Harvard Business School

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

Eminent Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of Harvard Business School, succeeding Nitin Nohria and becoming the second consecutive dean hailing from India to lead the prestigious 112-year-old institution. Datar, an alumnus of University of Bombay and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, is the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and the senior associate dean for University Affairs at Harvard Business School (HBS). He will assume charge as the school's next dean on January 1, president Larry Bacow said.

Management prog for executives at IIM-C

Management prog for executives at IIM-C

Rediff.com10 Mar 2006

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kolkata, invites applications for its one-year full time residential Post-graduate Diploma in Management for Executives.

B-school courses far from 'real'

B-school courses far from 'real'

Rediff.com26 Jan 2005