Churning Out Future Ready MBAs

The IIM Tiruchirappalli curriculum and pedagogy for management education has lured leading corporate houses to its campus placements. BW Businessworld takes a look at the institute’s unique traits.

“We Have Embedded Liberal Arts Courses”

The BITS School of Management (BITSom) in Mumbai is part of BITS Pilani and its 270 students have access to the BITS incubation programme and alumni infrastructure. BITSom Dean Ranjan Banerjee talks to Vasudha Mukherjee of BW Businessworld about the institute’s unique courses that teach students to grapple with unforeseen challenges

“The Institute’s Focus On Innovation And Entrepreneurial Culture Is Distinct”

The Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) recently concluded its placement season for the 2020-22 PGDM batches, with record placement for all its eligible post-graduates. The institute sprawls across a 22,360 square metre campus in Greater Noida with 66 permanent faculty members. Harivansh Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH talks to BW Businessworld’s Meha Mathur about the institutes unique offerings and mission

“Key To An Institute’s Success Is Culture”

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak, is a second-generation IIM that counts among the top two per cent of business schools around the world since it acquired the AMBA accreditation. Dheeraj Sharma, Director, IIM Rohtak, talks of the unique culture and orientation of the institute that has made this feat possible in a conversation with Upasana of BW Businessworld

Our Students Will Not Have To Unlearn Anything

The School of Management of Mahindra University in Hyderabad, is barely 18 months old and its first batch of students are preparing for job. S Ramakrishna Velamuri, Professor and Dean at the School of Management, reveals though, that its curriculum that blends 'academic rigour with industry relevance' has already created a stir among students. Excerpts of a conversation with Meha Mathur

57 Years Old And Fighting Fit

The Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai is among the country’s oldest management institutes, that has stayed in step with industry requirements, the New Education Policy and the real needs of the 21st Century knowledge economy

“Students Must Be Empowered To Face Ambiguities”

K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Director Monica Khanna says B-School education must reflect the “rapidly changing macro environmental factors, socio-economic-political factors and climate changes”. In a conversation with Meha Mathur she talks of how the institute is orienting its students towards these changing dynamics and the New Education Policy

Amongst The Best In Meeting Students’ Aspirations

The SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is walking in step with the NEP by incorporating courses in history, ethics, spirituality, critical thinking, systems thinking, etc. into its business school curriculum. Varun Nagaraj, Dean, SPJIMR, talks about the institute’s competitiveness and the values it inculcates in students through the courses it offers

Reimagine Management Education, From Users’ Perspective

The management education must progress from algorithmic learning, to meeting the fundamental way corporations look at skill sets needed as essentials - problem solving, empathy, creativity, empathy, leadership, strategic thinking, understanding technological progress and disruption, crisis management, ability to thrive under chaotic & dynamic world, and dynamic decision making.

Droom Goes On Employment Spree, Aims To Onboard 500 Employees in 2019

The company is set to expand AI, Product and Technology teams and target top B-schools to acquire the best talents

Focus On The Foundation

Lack of placement offers, insufficient autonomy and research grants are some of the hurdles to India becoming a global B-school hub

Don't Regulate, Facilitate!

Case Study: Built To Be Anxious

When It Makes Sense To Borrow

The B-School Game