The corporate climate today is a far cry from the business world of the yesteryears. The role of human resources has been evolving for quite some time now, reestablished to support the attainment of the overall strategic business plan and objectives. The HR manager today is expected to parallel the needs of his organization with […]

The Indian School of Business held its Graduation Day for the Class of 2006 at its campus in Hyderabad on the 8th of April, 2006. Three hundred and forty five students were awarded certificates for the Post Graduate Programme in Management at the school’s Fifth Graduation ceremony. Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman TATA Sons Limited, the […]

The Shailesh J Mehta School of Management at IIT-Bombay is holding their second event of the Continuum series- the HR Continuum, on the 9th April 2006. CONTINUUM, the rolling seminar series, is a regular event at SJMSOM. This event aims to cover the latest trends in management by inviting eminent speakers from business and academia […]

The rolling Indian stock market seems to be attracting the financial enthusisasts from VGSoM. A workshop was organized in VGSoM to arm the students with technical and fundamental analysis of the stock market. The leading technical and fundamental analysts, Mr. Rajat K. Bose and Kalpana Kabra conducted the workshops at VGSoM, IIT Kharagpur. Mr. Rajat […]

It’s not a common sight in Delhi University to see a bunch of young, energetic students in black robes waiting for their turn patiently so that they can be a part of the history. Faculty of Management Studies, the first B-School in India (started in 1954) and one of the best B-Schools in Asia, churned […]

“If you are flexible, it is not at all difficult to move across domains within the industry. Nevertheless you should try to do some coherent domain work, to gain expertise”, said Ms. Pooja Raheja, who represented the Enterprise Solutions Unit of Infosys. A senior executive in the Sales and Marketing Department of Enterprise Solutions, she […]

TAPMI celebrated its 20th Annual Convocation on March 25, 2006. The institute awarded the Post-Graduate Diploma in Management to 131 students and Post-Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Management to one student of the 2004-06 batch on this day. The program was held on the lawns of Hotel Valley View International. Traditionally, the Convocation is graced […]

The eleventh batch of the Post Graduate Programme in Communications Management (PGPCM) of Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) passed out on Sunday, 2nd April. A total of 61 students received their diplomas from Mr Gerson da Cunha, Chairperson – MICA Governing Council. The programme was kick-started with Mr Madhukar Kamath, Chairperson – Mudra Foundation […]

Things start looking too big and you go through the motions of everyday life without really savoring it. My advice, take it easy! It is just a 2-year stress period in life, all the hard work will pay off and at least you will know how much you are capable of stretching yourself. You survived […]

The following article comes with an inherently flawed assumption – that I have received my PGDBM degree (which by the way, is still subjected to the vagaries of nature and the powers at my institute). It is an attempt to demystify some of the myths surrounding MBA education and a guideline to survive a two […]