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Traditional education needs a rethink as Covid accelerates ed-tech adoption

Perhaps the most exciting opportunity for MBA programmes will be to craft a life-long experience for its students rather than one limited to one or two years

Management education in India is poised for a major transformation

This overhaul is likely to comprehensively reform the design, content, and delivery of management education in the country

What we need to do is prepare our B-school students for an uncertain future

Softer skills are the subjects critical for success today. They will lead to implementation of bright ideas by the brightest minds, teamwork, collaboration and entrepreneurship

What should keep you awake if you're a fresh MBA or planning to go for one?

For one, stop treating your B-school as a glorified placement office

CAT 2020 to be held on November 29 in three shifts across 159 cities

Number of centres up from 376 last year to 430, registrations down by over 15,000

Mid-rung B-School campuses await clarity on summer placements amid pandemic

Internship duration likely to reduce from the usual 8-10 weeks; while virtual internships might happen, offline might be somewhat impacted in summer 2021

XLRI Jamshedpur, Delhi-NCR campuses to begin new academic session from Aug

The standard XAT admission process will integrate the students of both campuses, besides having in place a common curriculum, syllabus, pedagogy, e-library facilities, and a joint placement process

IIM-Calcutta to start academic year in the online mode from August

On-campus activities were suspended throughout the lockdown period

Unlike the West, endowment funds still a nascent revenue source for IIMs

Emulating major global B-schools like Harvard and Stanford for the first time, IIM Ahmedabad recently launched a Rs 100 crore endowment fund with the help of alumni with an aim to raise Rs 1,000 crore

In a first, IIM Ahmedabad launches endowment fund with help from alumni

Alumni's initial commitment Rs 1,00 crore, B-school aims to raise Rs 1,000 crore in 5 years

Summer internship at top B-schools deferred or made virtual due to Covid-19

In some cases, existing internship offers have even been cancelled or squeezed to 5 weeks from the normal 7-8 weeks

Startups, new-age tech firms flock to mid-rung B-schools for recruitment

Traditional manufacturing firms stay away, mainly because of the ongoing slowdown

Challenging the script: Change in B-school education can be remarkably slow

Privately managed institutes are more than holding their own in those places

Excellent or poor? Here's how to read the ratings of business schools

The final scores are used to classify business schools in different categories

Explained: How to be in the 'top league' of business education in India

Rigour versus relevance is a debate that the B-schools need to engage in

Faculty hiring to research culture: Some challenges B-schools in India face

The environmental impact of businesses is now an issue of global importance, and B-schools must respond

What's needed and taught: It's no longer business as usual for B-schools

Specialisations need to be ahead of their time to cater to future businesses

How Indian business schools can become world-class education institutions

Barring a few, most of the B-schools end up as mere fillers for aspiring students

Technology to soft skills: Some emerging trends in B-school education

Let us now take a look at possible scenarios in the Indian business education sector

Explained: What should be foundational learning at Indian B-schools?

Over 90% of what the students at a business school get taught is very high financial analysis