The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are leaving no stone unturned to ensure the presence of top companies on the campus this year. Some IIMs have even done away with, or reduced, the participation and placement fees for the final placements season.

IIMs reduce participation, placement fees to lure more companies

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Haryana-based O P Jindal Global University (JGU), floated by the Jindal Group, has launched a B-school that will commence operations from August this year when a full-time MBA programme will be rolled out. The Jindal Global Business School (JGBS) is situated on the 54-acre fully residential JGU campus and will enroll 120 students in the MBA programme.

Jindal sets up B-school; specialised schools to follow

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are gearing up to meet the increasing demand for student and faculty exchanges &mdash; besides joint programmes in research and training &mdash; with more international collaborations and dual-degree programmes.

IIMs sharpen focus on foreign tie-ups, dual-degree programmes

They may lose anywhere between Rs 1,000 and Rs 60,000 if they get through an IIM and choose to quit the B-school they initially opted for.

Students seek other B-schools as IIMs delay admissions

The executive MBA programme at Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) is ranked among the top 20 such courses worldwide. As part of the course, the institute conducts a Discovery Expedition to India. Phil Rosenzwieg, professor of Strategy and International Management, and his students recently visited India as part of the expedition. Rosenwieg spoke to Chitra Unnithan about his experience.

'It is important that our executive MBAs experience India'

Almost 40,000 students took the first computer based Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test (NMAT) to gain admission in the Mumbai-based Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS). For the first time, NMAT was conducted in a computer based format by computer-based testing company Pearson VUE for a period of 10 days.

40,000 students take first computer-based NMAT

The desire to become entrepreneurs is taking roots with a vengeance this year at B-schools. Many students have shown eagerness to stay out of the placements process and start their own ventures instead.

Many B-school students may set up their own companies this year

A few IITs have not invited them to participate in placements this year. But coaching institutions offer attractive salaries to IITians to join them as faculty.

IITs keep coaching institutes away from students

B-schools may have begun final placements with renewed confidence. There&rsquo;s a nagging feeling, though, that expectations of higher salaries might be belied this year.

Salaries, offers yet to reach 2008 levels

The US-based Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) institute, which is fighting a case with the technical education regulatory body &mdash; All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) &mdash; in the Delhi High Court, has decided to create brand awareness about itself in India.

CFA gears up to build image in India

The Indian government has been pursuing an expansion of higher education facilities and has also determined that links with foreign universities are a priority. In this backdrop, University of Southampton, a leading UK teaching and research institution, is exploring academic and research collaborations with institutes like IIT-Kharagpur and IISER-Pune. With over 22,000 students, around 5,000 staff, and an annual turnover of almost &pound;400 million, the University of Southampton is one of UK&rsquo;s biggest institutions for engineering, computer science and medicine. Alistair Fitt, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton, had a teleconference with Pradipta Mukherjee on its India plans.

'We are exploring academic and research tie-ups with IITs, IISERs'

Last year saw some significant reforms in the education sector, ranging from scrapping of CBSE&rsquo;s class X board exam to enacting of a law to make education a fundamental right of every child. This year however, say experts, the sector might see even more significant happenings.

Education trend 2010: What lies ahead?

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), the country&rsquo;s leading fashion design institute, is expecting buoyancy to return in its placement process this year.

Post-2009 lull, promising placements for NIFT in 2010

The premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have managed to place between 50 and 70 per cent of students till date. During the same period last year, these institutes had managed to place only around 35 per cent of their students due to the global economic slowdown.

IITs double pace of final placements this season

With nearly 1,450 attacks on Indians in Australia reported last year followed by the closure of a dozen colleges, many feel there&rsquo;s reluctance on the part of the Australian government to safeguard the interest of Indian students. The Federation of Indian Students of Australia Inc (FISA) is one such body. In a telephonic interview from Australia, Amit Menghani, president, FISA, shares his views on the subject with Chitra Unnithan.

'Attacks can be avoided if  the system takes things seriously'

IIT-Kharagpur, the oldest IIT in India, is in the process of setting up a number of centres of excellence (CoE), with financial support from its alumni. The move is expected to help IIT-Kharagpur to develop products of global competence. The institute is also setting up &lsquo;innovation centres&rsquo; to encourage research and promote flexibility in curriculum.

Alumni help IIT-Kgp set up research centres

The regulatory body may eventually be superseded by a higher body. In the interim period, govt is introducing a host of measures to ensure transparency and simplicity.

Govt introduces steps to help AICTE clean up its act

Ajit Rangnekar, appointed as the dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB) on January 8 for a five-year term, has been with the B-school for the last seven years. He has a background spanning over 30 years in consulting and industry across Asia. Prior to this, he was deputy dean from March 2003 to January 2009. Rangnekar spoke to B Krishna Mohan on a host of issues including the difficult days after his predecessor M Rammohan Rao resigned in January last year, increasing faculty and promoting entrepreneurship.

'The focus will be on attracting senior faculty'

UK-based University of Southampton has launched post graduate programmes in Actuarial Science for Indian students to attract and encourage students wishing to take up actuarial studies. Actuaries are highly-skilled quantitative professionals who are primarily concerned with the identification, quantification, analysis and management of various types of risk, particularly those with long-term financial consequences.

Southampton varsity launches actuarial science programme for Indian students

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are in the process of drafting faculty-incentive schemes like overseas travel and special programmes to attract more teachers.

IITs devise schemes to attract faculty

The institute&rsquo;s plan to start its first academic session on the Mohali campus in 2012 may be delayed since it had to scout for alternative land due to a dispute.

ISB may rope in MIT, Kennedy School for Mohali campus

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