Some facts about other management schools in India.

At last count, there were more than 1,400 regulated business schools (B-schools) in India. If that number looks suspiciously big, it’s because more than 95 per cent of them don’t really matter. Why the number of B-schools is growing and why almost all of them continue to be in business is explained by a growing demand for management education in the country.

What does it take to become a true global manager? And can B-schools teach students the nuances of succeeding in a globalised environment?

Organisations like ICICI Bank put management grads through rigorous internships, says K. Ramkumar, Group HR Head, ICICI Bank.

London’s Financial Times recently ranked it among the Top 20 B-schools in the world—the only Indian B-school to earn that distinction. What makes ISB rock? BT's E. Kumar Sharma finds out. Slideshows : India's ten best B-Schools IIM-A: An epitome of excellenceISB: One-year wonderFrom BT archives 2007: IIM-A once again retains top perch2006: There are plenty of gainers & losers2005: Emergence of 15 B-school brands2004: To B or not to B?2003: What makes IIM-A dominate?More from the latest edition

Pay packets are looking more rational. But FMCG, telecom and diversified firms are still doling out handsome salaries to trainees, reveals the quarterly BT-Omam Consultants survey.

Will they be able to ramp up revenues five-fold to $50 billion by 2012? BT-Nasscom round table finds the answer.

Here’s a look at how the next generation of India Inc’s leaders is being primed.

The new entrants in the Indian wine business have a lot of catching up to do. They also have the advantage of learning from the mistakes of others and not repeating them. The way the Indian wine market is shaping up, the new entrants won’t have the luxury, like the early birds, of getting away with mediocrity.

Gary R. Bennett, MD & CEO,Max New York Life Insurance, has lost 54 kg in two years, loves the good things of life and also believes in karma, for good measure.

These 10 professions will be most sought-after by 2025

IPL is an outstanding success. Top overseas cricketers playing alongside homegrown stars in a spirit of camaraderie is a sight to behold, especially in the backdrop of a surge in sledging and other on-field controversies. IPL has certainly benefitted cricket. But the business tycoons who have invested millions in their teams will have to wait a little longer to break even and make profits. They will also have to constantly innovate to make profits every year. 

One of the best-known names from the world of wine, Michelle Rolland is known as the ‘The Flying Wine Maker’. In India for a week, the 61-year-old Rolland spent time with BT More, discussing Indian wines and how they fare vis-a-vis the global fare.

Can information technology be transformational? Without doubt, yes. And here are 20 examples to prove it. Our annual listing of the most IT-savvy outfits in the country.

The 2007 list: How are they doing?

From a long list of names, we finally picked 10 that stood out for the uniqueness of their businesses or rapid growth. Our second annual listing of the most happening young ventures.

Tirupur’s textile industry is slowly, but surely, leaving its knotty past behind, discovers Rahul Sachitanand.

Business Today’s league of extraordinary managers—25 young guns, aged 40 or under, who are blazing a trail up the corporate ladder.

Bee-keeping continues to be largely an unorganised activity in India and most farmers take it up on a small scale as a way of supplementing their incomes. However, the hardworking farmers in Punjab have found an equally diligent partner in honeybees and are making a buzzing business out of bee-keeping. Kapil Bajaj writes about the spirited bee-keepers in the state. 

Every potential leader needs a mentor who has been there, done that and knows the pressures that come with the job. This is particularly important for young leaders who should consciously have two or three mentors for gaining wisdom, experience and a wider perspective. BT’s Pallavi Srivastava tells us about some young guns and their gurus and strategists.