o honour exemplary journalistic efforts in India and motivate further endeavors in this field, the UK’s prestigious Bournemouth University – through Connect India, its global Hub of Practice for South Asia – has announced the second edition of the ‘Journalist of Change Award’. This Award seeks to recognize excellence in journalism that has inspired — or has the potential to inspire — significant social change. Nominations for the Award are currently being invited. The entries should be single-authored reportage that focusses on humanitarian causes or social issues, and has made or can make a positive impact to life or lives in a…
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The SPJIMR placements office released detailed placement numbers on Jan. 04, saying that 35% of the 238 participants from the PGDM Class of 2018 were placed with top consulting firms, translating to a 30 per cent increase in the consulting area over the previous batch. The average salary increased to INR 22.24 LPA, up from INR 20.9 LPA the previous year. Over 92 per cent of the PGDM Class of 2018 batch received offers in excess of Rs. 17 lakhs. The median salary for the batch stood at INR 21.25 LPA, an increase from the INR 20 lakhs reported last year. This placement season saw participation from 105 companies…
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) received the Energy Globe Award 2017 which is considered one of the most prestigious and the Highest Award in the world for Sustainable Energy. KISS was selected as a finalist out of 2200 projects submitted by 178 countries. India, Spain and Thailand were the finalists in the Fire category and KISS, was the only representative from India to get this award across all categories. KISS is dedicated to provide holistic quality education to 27000 tribal children to eliminate poverty and hunger. The Energy Globe Award was handed over in the Presidential Palace in Tehran, Iran. KISS has…
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) suffer from an acute social diversity deficit in their faculty composition. New data that we have obtained since we first published faculty diversity data at IIM adds even more ballast to the arguments made at the time. Out of 642 faculty members covered by this data, only two are from the Scheduled Castes (SC) group, and only one from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) group (and only 13 belong to the Other Backward Classes or OBC group). As a public institution, this bleak picture severely undermines the legitimacy of IIMs. In this sequel, we chronicle over four decades…
The Collaborative Ventures between Prasad Film Laboratories (P) Ltd and Creative Mentors—“Prasad’s Creative Mentors Film & Media School” launched. SS Rajamouli, the celebrated film director launched the same on Wednesday night in a function held at Prasad Film Laboratories. K. Vishwanath, well known Tollywood Director also graced the occasion. Giving details, Ramesh Prasad of Prasad Film Laboratories, the son of film doyen LV Prasad said we both organizations—Prasad Film Laboratories and Creative Mentors are bringing together our unique strengths to open the school for common good. Prasad Film Laboratories is part of the Prasads Group founded in 1956. The other subsidiaries of…
An email requesting non-vegetarians to use “only the tray-type plates meant for non-veg dishes” has raked up a controversy on the IIT-Bombay campus. The mail also said: “Please do not use the ‘main’ plates for non-vegetarian dishes.” Every hostel has its own council and is managed by students. The mess co-ordinator of Hostel 11, housing around 300, sent the mail on Saturday. The co-ordinator, also a student, issued a clarification on Monday after the mail was “questioned” on social media. Some supported the mail stating plates for vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes should be separated; many were outraged by the “segregation”. One of the comments said: “What most…
Businesses around the world are beginning to realize they cannot operate in isolation. This growing realization is making businesses to stop and think on how their sourcing, manufacturing, supply chain, and marketing practices impact others. As businesses expand into areas and markets that are not entirely familiar, relations with the society in new territories, impact of operations on the environment, fulfilment of social responsibilities and positive association with all stakeholders are becoming more vital for success. These considerations are even stronger for businesses operating in emerging markets, which have relatively less developed laws and regulations. The academia has been at the…
Indian Management Education at the Crossroads Once upon a time MBA used to be one of the most coveted degrees that top corporations used to seek from academia which would drive corporate reorganization, product innovation and marketing as well as implementation of new styles of leadership. The management grads were a symbol of a new culture and anyone serious about a career in business management aspired to earn those three letters – MBA. But with time, as it happened with many other branches of knowledge, the sheen of the MBA degree with conventional specializations seemed to be waning away. In my…
Applications are invited for Admission to the Two Year Full Time Master of Business Administration in Hospitality &Tourism (MBA-HT) in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Mabagement (SHTM), Faculty of Business Studies, University of Jammu, Jammu commencing July/August 2018. The admission shall be made on the basis of CAT 2017 in the first instance. If the seats remain vacant then the seats shall be filled during AIMA-MAT score of September 2017/ December 2017/ February 2018 The details about CAT and MAT are available on the website iimcat.ac.in and www.aima.in respectively. Facts File: Tuition Fees 1.5 Lacs Full time Faculty N.A Faculty…
Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (DoMS NIT Trichy) inviting application soon for admission to Master of Business Administration course the academic session 2022-24. DoMS NIT Trichy: Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (DoMS-NIT Trichy) is among the oldest B-Schools in India. It started 35 years back. DoMS-NIT Trichy teaches not just the art and science of management, but much more than that, it instills in its students virtues and skills needed to make a positive impact on tomorrow’s world and transform it into a better future. Read: DMS IIT MBA Admission 2022. Fees, seats…
IIM Nagpur completed the summer placement process for its third batch of students enrolled in its flagship Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP 2017-19) on the 3rd of Jan, 2018. More than fifty recruiters, including many first time participants, from across sectors like FMCG, Analytics, IT Consulting, BFSI, Consumer Durables, Logistics, Media and Broadcasting, participated in the process. The highest stipend on offer was INR 1.8 lac and the average was INR 60,176. Prominent recruiters included VLCC, GroupM, Yes Bank, ICICI Lombard, BPCL, TATA Power, Blue Star, Sutherland Global, Capacloud, TVS, Mahindra Logistics, Gati, and Reliance Jio Studios, among many others. According to a statement…
The task of choosing a right Business-School has become even more difficult today because there is no standard parameter or universally acceptable criteria in our country. Of late, a number of surveys have been carried out by leading magazines which further aggravate confusion in the minds of the student. Best B Schools in India. MBA Placement 2022 by ROI Management courses in India were synonymous with IIMs, this was the scenario of Management education, about 25 years ago. With time several good Business-Schools have emerged to cater to the growing population of Management. The reason is that, these institutes offer…
Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad, the city’s premier B-school conducted Impelz 4.0 – The fourth edition of its Annual National Management Fest. Powered by Coca Cola, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Fever 94.3fm, Pantaloons, and Smaash, the event remained true to its motto: ‘Think. Create. Celebrate’ and infused a pulsating energy to the 30-acre, state of the art campus with its adrenaline-filled events which were hosted by the diverse gamut of student driven clubs of the college. Enthusiasts and young, aspiring managers of tomorrow from a host of B-Schools such as JBIMS, MICA, IIFT, NMIMS Hyderabad, IBS Hyderabad, SIBM Hyderabad, VIT Chennai and more…
Published as on Jan 24, 2019. Final placements of students of top management schools, including some of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have started on a strong note, with some institutions even saying that they have completed placing all students ahead of time. The B-schools said the average salary offered to its students and the number of offers has inched up this year, indicating better hiring sentiment at campuses. These schools said that consulting, information technology, and banking and financial sectors have shown greater interest in hiring from B-Schools. Sectorally, consulting firms are top recruiters at management schools The number of…
Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra has released notification for admissions to the 2-year (4-semester) full time MBA (Master of Business Administration) Program 2018 offered at the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra and at Lalpur, Noida Off Campus for the session 2018-20. MBA Program at BIT Mesra and Lalpur (Noida): The 2-Year (4-Semester) Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program of the Institute was launched in the year 1980 The Program Prepares students with requisite skills to make successful careers as management professionals in competitive business environment. The course structure and contents are regularly updated to keep pace with the changing business environment Students…
IIT Kharagpur has awarded the first ever Learn-Earn-Return Fellowship to three of its 1st year students on the occasion of Annual Alumni Meet. The award had been instituted by IIT KGP Director Prof PP Chakrabarti in July 2016 with the funding crowd sourced from the alumni. Jyoti Agrawal, Jyotisman Das and Rathin Singha from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering were the recipients. Each of the students will receive Rs 10,000 per month for 4 years as cash award. At the end of the first semester of the 1st year, the fellowship will be awarded based on JEE Advanced rank. From second…
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee invites applications for admission to 2 years Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme for the batch 28-20.. IIT Roorkee offers MBA Admission based on CAT Score. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (erstwhile, University of Roorkee) is a premier institution of engineering and technology in India. University of Roorkee established the Dept. of Management Studies in 1998 to impart high quality formal education in management science through a comprehensive 2-year regular MBA programme. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) at IIT Roorkee is a 4 semester residential regular program spread over two academic years. The course structure is…
The prestigious UK-based University of Southampton’s Centre for Environmental Studies (CES) has opened applications for the MSc in Environmental Pollution Control degree. The programme offers an in-depth exploration of scientific basics of pollution and the practical approaches to its control. The programme bestows excellent training opportunities for rewarding careers in research and management relating to air, water and waste pollution control. The University of Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group and has a global reputation for leading-edge research and innovation. It is labeled as one of the top 1% universities of the world. It is also one of the UK’s leading universities…
The three day FORE International Sustainable Development Conference 2018 with the theme ‘Business and Society in Emerging Markets’ was inaugurated in the auditorium of FORE School of Management New Delhi, today. FORE International Sustainable Development (FISD) conference, 2018 is the sixth conference of the annual international conference series hosted by FORE School of Management, New Delhi in association with the International Association for Business and Society (IABS) – a professional society devoted to research and teaching about the relationships between business, government and society. Founded in 1990, IABS has over 300 members worldwide from over one hundred universities in more than twenty countries as well…
Applications are invited by Department of Industrial & Management Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IME IIT Kanpur) for admission to 2 years full time Master of Business Application (MBA) Program for the session 2018. The Department of Industrial & Management Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IME IIT Kanpur) offers a 21 month full time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. The program is spread over four semesters and a summer term. The course work includes compulsory and elective courses along with a capstone project in the area of participant’s interest. Specializations offered in MBA include sectoral areas…