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Living up the MBA dream
If getting into an IIM is tough, then getting the job of your dreams is tougher. Here's one grad who managed to do just that, and a year on is still happy with the choice he made.

Essentially entrepreneurs
B-schools are no longer content with just producing MBAs and are now actively grooming those with entrepreneurial talents.
How we ranked the B-schools
The fifth BT-Nielsen survey of India's best B-schools gets bigger and better. For one, we polled a larger number of stakeholders-comprising MBA aspirants, current MBAs, recruiters, young executives, and functional heads-this year compared to the year before.
India's best B-schools
IIM-Ahmedabad once again retains its top perch, but there are some surprise entrants in the Top 15. What’s happening? As much as the B-school grads, recruiters are hunting for the best bargains. A BT-Nielsen Study.
High school
Unique infrastructure and teaching methods, a track record of quality placements and an enduring aura make IIM-Ahmedabad India's best B-school in Business Today's 10th annual rankings.
Campus city
With four institutes in the top 15, 10 in the entire list, and three new entrants, Mumbai is every wannabe MBA’s Shangri-La.
A tale of two B-schools
Delhi's two best-known B-schools, FMS and IIFT, have dropped in our rankings. But that's not because they have gotten any worse; it's just that their competitors have become better.
The ISB challenger
It doesn't yet have a fancy campus or the heft of the Indian School of Business, but the Bala V. Balachandran-founded Great Lakes Institute of Management wants to be India's best B-school for one-year MBAs.
A premium on experience
Schools like ISB only admit students with prior work experience. The IIMs, too, have started 'PGPX' courses. How are these post-experience programmes faring, and what are their advantages?
Chasing the gravy train
Financial services and consulting are the favourite career choices of B-school grads. Marketing takes a back seat.
The global itch
More and more B-schools are thinking global affiliations or a presence overseas to stay relevant in a borderless marketplace.
Foreigners on the campus
The India story has had an interesting spin-off-foreign students are trickling in to study at India's leading B-schools.
MBAs with a difference
These are people who turned their backs on successful and cosy corporate careers to chart out their own future.

2007-09-23

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From The Editor

A B-School degree is probably the most coveted professional certification as far as making a career in corporate India is concerned.

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