The Spread of Specialized MBA Programs

B-school trends come and go, but one that seems to have legs is the creation of specialized MBA programs, particularly by second-tier schools. The schools find them useful for attracting students and cementing their brand identities at a time when competition among schools for the best students is intense. In recent years, they’ve becoming increasingly [...]

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IT the key to banking revolution

Information Technology (IT) holds the key to kick-starting a revolution in banking, said Radha Unni, chief general manager, State Bank of India, here.
She was inaugurating a national conference on `Braving new frontiers in banking,’ organised by the ICFAI Business School, here.
She called for standardisation across banks and appealed to them to take the services to [...]

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Finance cos localities return to campus.

After nearly two years of slump, banks and finance companies are back on the stage of recruitment.
For almost 30 per cent of vacancies this year in the first Business Schools, as Indian Institute of Bangalore (IIM-B) were banks and financial institutions, which was also similar in small schools like B-Management Development Institute, Gurgaon. Speaking to-Business [...]

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Singapore’s omnitouch launches India operations.

Singapore-based Contact Center consulting firm Omni Touch announced Friday the start of its activities in India.
The company had in the Indian market earlier this year by setting up an office in New Delhi, a company release said.
Omni Touch, which is affiliated to several world organizations such as the International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) and the [...]

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Omni Touch India starts.

Singapore-based Contact Center consulting firm Omni Touch today announced the launch of its activities in India.
The company had in the Indian market earlier this year by setting up an office in New Delhi, a company release said.
Omni Touch, which is affiliated to several world organizations such as the International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) and the [...]

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ISB sets new salary record

Students of the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad are set to give the IIMs a run for their money if the placement pattern for the current year is any indication. Barely three weeks after an IIM Ahmedabad student set a record by bagging an annual salary package of Rs 67 lakh, an ISB graduate [...]

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