This is a good move but the overall success of the proposition will depend on the way the whole complaint redressal mechanism is enacted. The problems will certainly be exposed but again they need to be acted upon to impart transparency.

Student's corner

Business Standard

An increased supply of executive education programmes by the Ivy League institutes and other international B-schools, including Harvard Business School (HBS), Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, Tuck School of Business, INSEAD, Oxford University&rsquo;s Said Business School and Duke University, in Indian the market is set to add pressure on management institutes in the country.

Executive education on global B-schools radar 

An Executive MBA (EMBA) is a one-year management programme meant for executives with five to seven years of work experience. Indian B-schools, including most of the Indian Institutes of Management and the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, offer a one-year programme under different names. An EMBA is different from the shorter executive education course and the two should not be confused.

A primer on Executive MBA

Online management programmes have gained momentum among companies. While more and more companies want their executives to take up an online MBA because of the time factor, many institutes such as Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland; Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C); UNC Kenan Flagler Business School and U21 Global, have found this market attractive.

A new leaf: Online MBA spins a web

Almost two years after its launch, the Indian Placement Reporting Standards (IPRS), promoted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), has found only two takers &mdash; Mumbai-based SP Jain Institute of Management &amp; Research (SPJIMR) and Pune-based Sahyadri Institute of Management Studies (SIMS).

IIM-A's concept of IPRS finds few takers

With an objective to provide an impetus to meet the manpower need of the industry and create a win&ndash;win situation for the academia, students and industry, Himachal Pradesh-based Baddi University of Emerging Science and Technology (BUEST) is going to offer a programme from this academic session called Academic Adoption, a first in the country, which shall provide academic exposure as well as practical exposure to the students in industry while studying.

Academic adoption programme launched by Baddi university

Online portals provide more&nbsp;transparency&nbsp;as well as options for students which they could otherwise not get in a small room of a college.

On April 14, the Indian School of Business opened its campus in Mohali &mdash; a significant event for both the business school and Punjab, its host state.

Punjab's first blue-chip B-school opens

Even as B-schools get ready to hold their convocation ceremonies and host new batches, placement on campuses is far from over. This, despite the fact that B-schools tinkered with their placement process this year, introducing changes to beat the slowdown blues by bringing in policies like &mdash; spot offer system, deferred placements, giving preference to domestic companies and approaching more number of companies on campus.

Slowdown hits campus placements

The job market may be giving freshers a tough time, but demand for experienced hands is still robust. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow&rsquo;s (IIM-L) Noida campus explains this by placing its International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX) batch.

IIM-L Noida campus scores in lateral placements

Funding is a government contribution to help universities impart better education without making the education costlier for the&nbsp;students. These funds are the reason that universities are building themselves better in terms of infrastructure, faculties, technology and so on.&nbsp; If the government begins to funds the students instead, the result will be rise in student fees and less development of the universities on the whole.

Student&#8217s corner

Business schools across the country are grappling with a new problem, that is shortage of faculty. Many are roping in visiting faculty from abroad. They fly in, take classes and go back; students can stay connected on the internet or through video link.

Staff crunch: B-schools rope in visiting faculty from abroad

Time and again, those at the helm of companies across sectors have deplored the &lsquo;unemployability&rsquo; of graduates which many of the country&rsquo;s colleges churn out. For instance, last April, IT lobby body Nasscom said of the yearly 5,50,000 engineering college graduates, only 25 per cent was immediately employable.

On a mission to create workforce

Over a year after credit rating agencies launched their rating for B-schools and engineering colleges, these still struggle to find takers. The detailed information sought by these agencies to grade B-schools is a deterrent for these institutes, say industry experts.

B-school rating agencies find few takers

Harivansh Chaturvedi, director of Greater Noida-based Birla Institute of Management and Technology (BIMTECH), is busy these days sifting through some unusual proposals from B-schools. In the past six months alone, five B-schools &mdash; two from Kolkata, one from the Northeast and two from Delhi &mdash; have approached him to take control of their B-schools.

Tough course: B-schools on sale

After years of fighting with the government to go international, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) may not spread their wings at all. The three IIMs &mdash; Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta &mdash; confirmed to Business Standard that the economics of having an international campus is not in their favour and the same may not happen in the near future.

IIMs shelve global expansion plans

Noida-based Shiv Nadar University (SNU), which began operations last August, recently joined hands with Babson College to offer programmes focused on entrepreneurship and to establish a center for entrepreneurship. While its peers suggest, the university is facing some teething troubles in terms of attracting students, Nikhil Sinha, founding vice-chancellor, SNU, tells Disha Kanwar that the institute is not in the volume game and is focused on attracting the best talent.

We are focused on attracting only the best talent: Nikhil Sinha

All the premier B-schools are suffering from faculty crunch, and this problem will be aggravated once they start to take over the newer ones. What older B-schools can do is to function as a mentor for the new ones so that the latter does not face the same problem which the older once had faced at the beginning. This will assist new B-schools to stand on their own foot and compete with the older ones, thus enhancing their quality and gradually becoming stronger.

Students' corner

After chipping in with the flagship elementary education scheme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the World Bank is now helping the government with a $ 500 million loan to support its scheme for universalising secondary education, the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).

$500mn World Bank fund for universal secondary education

Studying abroad has become both easier and tougher, depending on the country you are looking at. Some of the world&rsquo;s top study destinations for Indian students, like the UK, USA and Australia, have announced a slew of changes to their student visa regime. But these have not adversely impacted the number of students determined to get foreign degrees.

Studying abroad: A mixed bag

When Shantanu Prakash graduated from IIM Ahmedabad in 1988 and floated Educomp Solutions, entrepreneurship was a term largely used only in books. Over two decades later, his venture has not only diversified into various education segments but also inspired other companies to tap the education market. In a chat with Disha Kanwar, he talks about changes in his business strategy and why Educomp is betting big on the rural sector.

We have a long-term vision: Shantanu Prakash

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Student's corner

Executive education on global B-schools radar

A primer on Executive MBA

A new leaf: Online MBA spins a web

IIM-A's concept of IPRS finds few takers

Academic adoption programme launched by Baddi university

Student's corner

Punjab's first blue-chip B-school opens

Slowdown hits campus placements

IIM-L Noida campus scores in lateral placements

Student’s corner

Staff crunch: B-schools rope in visiting faculty from abroad

On a mission to create workforce

B-school rating agencies find few takers

Tough course: B-schools on sale

IIMs shelve global expansion plans

We are focused on attracting only the best talent: Nikhil Sinha

Students' corner

$500mn World Bank fund for universal secondary education

Studying abroad: A mixed bag