B-School News

Challenges that Union HRD minister faces - FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: Kapil Sibal categorically asserted that the Foreign Education Bill makes sense (with certain regulations). The Foreign Education Bill, if passed, will allow 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in universities. As Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal told this paper earlier that "...foreign institutions should also be ...
B-school students play to land jobs - Social gatherings, tours and adventure sports are not only fun but also help B-school students get jobs and internships.
HEC Paris ties up with IIM-Bangalore - Hautes tudes Commerciales will be collaborating with the premier B-school to launch a one-week student exchange programme.
Foreign education takes a hit - Blame it on the slowing global economy and the recent racial attacks reported from Australia, Indian students have become a bit wary of travelling abroad to pursue further studies. Overseas consultants in India say there is a 10-15 per cent drop in Indian students choosing to go abroad this year ...
IIMA campus to become more environment friendly - The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) is set to become more environment-friendly by cutting down on water and power consumption and also recycling water and waste within the campus.
WLC to introduce creative courses in Bhubaneswar in 2010 - The new courses include post-graduate and under-graduate programmes in Fashion Technology, Film and Television Production as well as Advertising and Graphic Design and a post-graduate course in Fashion Management and Merchandising. Each of these courses would have an intake of 15-20 students.
IIM-A to introduce courses on downturn - In its bid to help students tackle the downturn in the economy, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is set to introduce elective courses that specifically focus on handling financial crises. The institute is in the process of designing various courses that will equip its students to manage economic ...
Kolkata Port turnaround now a IIM-A case study - The Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has selected the case of turnaround of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) as a lesson in their academic programme as a case study Kolkata Port: The story of turnaround for the management students.
Globsyn plans to spread wings - Kolkata-based Globsyn Business School (GBS) is planning to increase it national and global footprint.GBS plans to set up five new campuses within India and its first international campus within the next 3-4 years.
Twenty new IIITs likely to come up with larger private investment - The 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) may come up with larger investment from the private sector and could introduce performance-based salary package for teachers to ensure quality, if a proposal of National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) in this regard is accepted by the government.