Aaron F. Cooper II, a self-described worrywart, never thought his penchant for devising foolproof backup plans could translate into a calling. But that all changed when he signed up for an elective in risk management while at the University of Georgia’s Terry School of Business executive MBA program last fall. “It entails pretty much everything I’ve always been interested in my entire life, even before I knew risk management existed,” said Cooper, 27, a telecommunications engineer at AT&T (T).

Cooper is part of a new wave of students hitting business school campuses. For years, risk management—the process of analyzing exposure to risk and determining how best to handle it—occupied a sleepy corner in business schools, a subject mainly of interest to those who want to enter the insurance field. But with the recent turmoil in the financial markets and a push for more accountability, risk management has rocketed in status at business schools.

In the past decade, a growing number of B-schools have added concentrations in the subject, ramping up the number of classes they offer. Executive MBA programs are also incorporating risk management electives into their curriculum, responding to increased demand from executives and companies. In some instances, schools such as Georgia’s Terry are developing custom programs on the topic for top executives and boards of directors.

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The changes are a series of criticisms. But if a change is sought to entry in most desired targets of National Education was the refusal to be bound higher. It was not a surprise if the changes planned and ratified in the IIT-JEE format virtually divided scientists, parents and students across the country. The situation is similar in the state. Votaries both the arguments have their own perception problem.

This increases the dust seems to have at least for some time with the reforms taking into account the effects that the year 2007. But the main argument that the necessary changes - that the pressure on students and is always open for debate on the next two years. If the changes actually reduce stress?

“Stress is linked. IIT is a dream destination and registration will not be so easy,” says Chukka Ramaiah, including the Institute of Coaching is considered the gateway to IITS.

Count of competition

There are several trailers for his argument. AKGoel chairman of the FIIT-JEE, another known coaching centre of the country said that the real cause of stress, competition more intense than the examination format. “Even middle and lower classes of parents are aware that admission to the IIT is possible,” he recalls the scene of a decade just back from these sections dreamed about it. “Given that the aspirants has Growing up, he pressure. Stress is linked to an integral part of the approval. ”

Statistics show that, for all 50 candidate countries, we get only in the IIT-portals. This year, two students lakh seat an objective of which about 4000, he made seven IITS Indian and School of Mines and informatics, Dhanbad and Benaras Hindu University (BHU) - the two institutions agree that students on the basis of ITI - JEE.

“About effort is futile,” says BS Rao, director of Sri Chaitanya educational institutions. He says he is to increase the pressure on students, after a IITS that during the preparation. Then reduce officials that the effort? “He is the intensification of competition is different than poor. If the world is worth noting-IIT graduates, it is because the competition is, “he recalls. Vijay A. Babu of Nalanda institutions true” review itself is not under pressure, but this is the fear of failure. ”

Better armed

Neither the students nor the parents in the state seem to be enthusiastic about the argument of stress. “Compared to students in North America, our children are better equipped to exert pressure, especially the aspirants of IIT, because of the reputation. Not everyone wants an IITian and expansion, pressure, “says Narender Reddy, a professor, his son is preparing for IIT-JEE.

If the proposal is one of the issues objectively negative step? “Yes,” says Goel. “IITians are a mark because of their personality.

They have high analytical skills. They do not just solve problems, but also create new problems and find solutions. The objective fashion can not test these capabilities “is the statement of Mr. Goel. The method can be red IIT not a student. The proof is that there is no CBSE Renner in the last 6 to 7 years, could be in an IIT. “Mr. Ramaiah to have, with its views.