IIM-A students set up PE, VC interest club

Five post-graduate programme (PGP) students of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) have set up a Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) club to help students get hands-on experience by involving PE/VC players from India and abroad. Unlike finance clubs run by most B-schools in the country, this club exclusively focuses on PE [...]

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One year after graduation, student returns to head Management School

Pune, Jan 5: Scene I: A Balasubramanian, high-profile director of the prestigious Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune, which is regarded as one of the best private business schools in the country, and flaunts a 100 — Position record percent Suspended after a student complains about what he agacés. He is a director and [...]

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Growing demand for tourist guides

The Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management (IITM) provides a short duration of course, after which the candidates can be empanelled as a guide. Guide license has been granted both at the state and central level by the Department of Tourism. They hold examination according to their needs and advertise in leading newspapers. The [...]

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IIM-B weighing options to make good the loss.

NOW that the IIMs have more or less ruled out a legal recourse against the HRD Ministry’s directive to impose a fee cut in their PGP (Post-Graduate Programmes) courses, the country’s premier business schools are busy considering various options to make up for this revenue loss.
“One of the options before us is to increase the [...]

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Knowledge: India’s greatest asset.

An extension of the knowledge base, more than anything else, strength of will of the Indian economy in the 21 century, as it is a conscious move to a central pillar of the knowledge of the nation’s Development planning.
This was the message that resonate in every conversation in recent weeks with companies and researchers throughout [...]

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Indian govt wants report on EU enlargement impact on exports.

The government has asked Indian Institute of Foreign Trade to prepare a report on the impact of the enlargement of the European Union in the country exports.
The report analyses the impact and developing a plausible negotiating strategy for India with respect to elements of export interest.
The three main points identified in products negotiable “, where [...]

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Indian business groups wary of Thai FTA.

Under pressure from local industrialists who fear they are losing out to foreign competition, the Indian government is reviewing a number of free-trade pacts, including those pending with Thailand and Asean.
“Bilateral agreements having divergent standards with different countries may not help India remain competitive in the international market,” said R.V. Kanoria, a international trade expert [...]

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IIMS not the end of history.

After dumping taxes in the six IIMS, the HRD ministry has its eyes on other B-schools in the country.
The ministry is governed by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to follow the recommendations of the UR Rao Committee and the state fee committees, once their reports, Slash and costs of all schools B.
Among [...]

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The money managers.

Do you have a knack for figures? Does the rise and fall of the sensitive index excite you? Would you like to have a say in the country’s future? Check out the wide range of options open to a qualified economist. A report by Debojyoti Ghosh and Rupa Ganguly Economics is the art of trying [...]

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Clash of B-school entrance examination dates

It is that time of the year again when thousands of students across the country appear for a slew of entrance examinations conducted by various business schools in the country.
This year, the examinations begin on November 11 and end on January 6. Unfortunately, Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) and ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test (IBSAT) [...]

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