The e-commerce firm recruited 18 post graduate students.
The IIMs reason that foreign tie-ups are important given the increasing demand for student and faculty exchange programmes and joint programmes in research and training.
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After months of speculation and apprehension, students have finally been let in on the pattern of this year's computer-based CAT.
He spoke on 'public policy for inclusive development' before students of the post graduate programme in management, the flagship course of the premier business school, the IIM-A said.
While IIM-B is yet to decide on the exact quantum, the increase could be anywhere between Rs 20,000 and Rs 50,000. The institute will be revising its fee after three years. Through the revision, the institute plans to increase its earnings from the placement fee.
Rohit Salaria is the cheeky fictional protagonist of IIM C alumnus Mayank Jain's Stop Me If You Can who learnt some rare skills during his two years at IIM-C. He gets candid about his prized skills which have stood him in good stead ever since.
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are understood to have contemplated scrapping of the computer-based Common Admission Test (CAT) before deciding to wait for a few more days before taking such a call.
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."
The Union Cabinet today approved the establishment and operationalisation of IIM at Jammu from the academic year 2016-17.
While most of Mukherjee's lectures will be closed door for the students taking up the elective, the institute plans to open up one or two sessions for public in November this year.
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.
The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta on Tuesday accepted the drastic fee cut proposed by the government.
'She was the unanimous choice of the search-cum-selection committee.'
The Delhi battlefield may not be a cakewalk for the Rhodes Scholar.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We publish reader responses to last week's message board, asking readers to comment on the IIT-IIM fee hike.
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.
172 firms participated in the final placement process.
Be it with faculty or students, premium business management schools are engaging newer initiatives for stress management.
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.
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.
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.
