Indian schools brace for facing the challenge, believe cost advantage lies with them as also potential for growth.


Foreign B-schools eye executive education

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The Bengal Engineering and Science University (Besu) in Shibpur plans to invest Rs 450 crore to finetune its syllabus and to improve infrastructure and accommodation facilities. 


Bengal engg varsity gets Rs 450-crore facelift

Want Rs 160 crore for expansion of infrastructure, supporting research initiatives and to train new faculty.


IITs feel the pinch

<I>Industry bigwigs and corporate heavyweights have been scurrying to get the best students for themselves. Naturally, salaries are headed north</I>


Placement season brings cheers to students

In a country with over 1,500 B-schools, the decision of which B-schools to apply often depends on the published B-school rankings and becomes a factor of elimination. B-school rankings are generally

B-schools jostle over rankings

Close on the heels of taking up a 50 per cent equity stake in U21 Global, the online graduate school, Bangalore-based Manipal Education is eyeing acquisitions of online and brick and mortar

Manipal plans overseas spread

FMS starts service innovation cell

The year 2007 has seen a buoyant education sector flush with funds and high on expectations.


Ten cheers for education

India is inching closer to attaining its two-decade-old goal  that of the education sector being allocated 6 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)  in the 11th Five-Year plan (2007-2012).


More money for education likely

The summer placement season at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode saw participation from 66 top recruiters from India and abroad.


IIM-K placements hit a high note

Corporate sponsorships for B-school festivals are set to double and almost touch the Rs 1 crore figure in 2008. 


Sponsors line up for B-school festivals

The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore(IIM-B) is set to revise its placement fee this year. 


Hiring at IIM-B to cost more

Placement officials say 75-80% students in law institutes prefer to get a placement with a law firm

Legal eagles want to take the corporate way for jobs

CRY said the RTE Act was an attempt to ensure universal enrollment, with prescribed norms for elementary education

Shadow of light : A far cry from equitable, quality education for all

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Cumulative hikes in fees for its flagship PG course as well as mgmt development programmes have boosted its income

IIM-A posts surplus despite making provision for pension

Dear Students,Â LAST WEEK WE ASKED:  Do you think IIMs should accredit other B-schools?BEST RESPONSE A B-school accrediting other B-schools would affect its independency and generate controversies. Alternative is MHRD must focus its efforts to set up an special committee consisting of competent members, which will independently concentrate and make concrete efforts to guide all B-schools (including IIMs) and address all research related issues, motivate & thoroughly develop, in all aspects, the country and its B-schools on global footings and carry out accreditation job too. It must be nationally recognized and empowered to draft & demand incentive schemes & resources for breeding high research work.- Priya Rajesh Dhruv, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.OTHER RESPONSESAs the standards of IIMs are better, they may compare standards of other B-schools with their own. They may ask other institutes to improve wherever required. Based on the assessment, IIMs may think

Students' corner

With numerous players entering the segment, operating margins have steadily declined over the past few years

Slowdown blues: Education sector moves out of comfort zone

Also to promote research; other management institutes question credibility of IIMs in both areas

Ministry wants IIMs to accredit B-schools

Dear Students, LAST WEEK WE ASKED: Do you think B-schools should provide incentives to their faculty members to improve research?BEST RESPONSE Research involves great effort, along with out of the box thinking to develop something extraordinary, using specialised skills. It is responsible for rapid advancements in this fast-changing world. The faculty in a majority of institutes, in various fields, work on research projects. But they seem to have a tepid attitude towards research due to lack of remuneration. Therefore, to promote research, it is a must to provide incentives to faulty members, so as to give them a fillip.Shivam Chhabra, Integral University, LucknowOTHER RESPONSESIncentives for better research would indeed help faculty members stay motivated. That way, they would focus more on research. Faculty members would acquire more knowledge to do more research, thereby learning more with each passing day. What's more, the benefits would be transferred to institutes and their stude

HRD ministry's initiative against 'coaching culture' flops, students flock to tuition centres

A year on, IIT-JEE coaching institutes see a good admission season

For working professionals, switching jobs and industry is common, and over 50 per cent of them switched industry after the first job, finds Jobs & Industry Switch Survey-2013.

Change is constant

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