Rashmi Bansal, a graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A), batch of 1993, is out with her new book ‘I Have A Dream’ which brings forth stories of 20 idealists who think and act like entrepreneurs. Being a product of the Indian b-school system, PaGaLGuY interviewed Rashmi Bansal about her new book, […]

The vitriolic public reaction to Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh’s seemingly innocuous comment that “The faculty in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is not world-class. It is the students in IITs who are world-class. The IITs and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are excellent because of the quality of students and not because of quality […]

(Photo Credit: Varun Saxena) National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai completed its combined placement process for 328 students across four post-graduate programs. Three-quarters of the batch secured operations management, consulting and IT roles. Amazon India was the highest paying domestic recruiter offering a package of Rs 19.5 lakhs for an operations management profile while […]

The relatively smaller MBA batch of 50-odd students at the Department of Management Studies (DMS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi completed their placements by securing 90 offers from 39 companies. Procter & Gamble, GE, KPMG, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Infosys were the top five recruiters in a process that spanned a period of […]

The Department Head of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur‘s MBA program Prof Jayanta Chatterjee speaks to PaGaLGuY.com about what makes the IIT Kanpur MBA special and what new things can the incoming batch expect. What differentiates the IIT Kanpur MBA from other IITs? How are these differentiating factors a better bet for students? Primarily, […]

As if the Income-Tax raids last December were not enough, LN Welingkar Institute of Management and Development, Matunga is mired in yet another controversy. A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court urging for a probe into the appointment of Dr Uday Salunkhe as the director of the b-school. The complaint states that […]

Following the diversity-wave hitting Indian b-schools, Delhi-based International Management Institute (IMI) too is comtemplating using relaxed CAT cut-offs for students from commerce, economics and arts backgrounds, says Admission Director Prof Himadri Das. In this interview, he also announces IMIs thought process behind opening new campuses in Kolkata and Bhubhaneswar. What can the incoming batch of […]

Operations Management is an area of business concerned with managing the process that converts inputs (in the forms of materials, labor and energy) into outputs (in the form of goods and services). It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as little resource as needed, and effective in […]

Dear all, We at PaGaLGuY are initiating the survey process for this admission season’s b-school rankings. As with every other initiative on PaGaLGuY, the B-school Rankings too will tap the power of the MBA aspirants’ and students’ community. Given below is a list of b-schools that we are considering to include in the rankings. Please […]

The engineers among us would be aware that the notification for the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is out and registrations are in full swing. Here is the JMET 2011 Ready Reckoner – some tips to help you sail through. What is the eligibility criteria for appearing […]