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What are India's top B-schools doing to prepare students for the digital age?
Nimble and light-footed managers who come with a solution-creation mindset to navigate chaos and uncertainty are the need of the hour

2022-11-13

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Editor's Note

How India's B-Schools are adapting to the changing times

This year’s rankings—where the top 11 ranks are unchanged from last year’s—show the ability of India’s top B-schools to adapt to the changing times and remain institutes of choice.

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