IT, power and infrastructure firms dominated on the campuses
It is a high-voltage drama every year at every business and engineering college worth its salt in India. Human resource departments of all major companies set aside a full quarter during which they go talent hunting, positioning their brand to prospective recruits. Sixteen B-schools, 10 engineering colleges, 3,119 job offers. We take a look at the top 25 hirers from professional institutes in India.
Domestic companies made the bulk of placement offers at premier business schools
Manufacturing and infrastructure companies join IT firms in recruiting heavily from engineering colleges.
... Who came first, what matters most in choosing a B-school, whose opinion is trusted most while doing so, and more from the Business Today-Nielsen survey of India's best B-schools
By pioneering satellite-based postgraduate diploma programmes in management, the institute has jumped from 12th place in 2010 to sixth this year. It last figured in the top 10 list in 2002. And there are other reasons too.
The 12th BT-Best Business Schools Survey, and the ninth partnering Nielsen, uses a slightly different methodology.
A look at the list of best Business Schools from 1998 to 2010
IIM Bangalore comes out tops in the 2011 edition of the BT-Nielsen best B-schools survey. One of the reasons is greater emphasis on research, which has led to the institute's return to the top slot after nine years. But then, the institute also enjoys some advantages over its peers.Watch Videos: Students | Alumni | Director
B-schools have managed to fend off AICTE's moves to curb their freedom. But the scrap is not over yet.
Some state university B-schools, such as FMS, Delhi, are among the country's best, but others face constraints such as bureaucracy and poor funding.
The problem with IIMs is that there is no 'owner', except the government. For various valid reasons, the government is not equipped to discharge the functions of the owner as in companies and businesses
K. Ramkumar, Executive Director, ICICI Bank agrees that top business schools are losing sight of what hirers want, while IIM Indore's N. Ravichandran disagrees.
As regulatory issues become crucial, a combination of law and MBA degrees could be the next big thing.
Teachers who advise Indian industry are increasingly in demand.
Management is not only about theory, but also about power struggles, negotiation, a multicultural environment and, yes, dealing with stress. How are B-schools coping with the demand for new skills?
The iconic IIM Ahmedabad is in the throes of change: this is evident in its thinking about its identity, strengths, goals and its pedagogy. Director Samir K. Barua wants its curriculum to reflect contemporary realities.Watch Videos: Students | Alumni | Dean
SCMHRD, Pune is the institute that has made the biggest jump in rankings - from 37th in 2010 to 12th this year. The institute started off specialising in HR, but now offers other management streams as well.
A fight for autonomy, scramble for faculty, foreign players at the doors...Indian business education is awash with change this year. But the biggest change is in BT's ranking of B-schools.
<b>Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder and vice chairman of Info Edge</b> and an IIM-A alumnus, says, "We had a reunion a couple of years ago and about 175 of them turned up and it was not an official reunion. Our batch put together a contribution of around Rs 2.3 cr at the reunion."<br /><b style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">OTHER VIDEOS:</b> <a target="_blank" href="http://businesstoday.intoday.in/video/iim-ahmedabad-dean/1/148258.html" mce_href="http://businesstoday.intoday.in/video/iim-ahmedabad-dean/1/148258.html">Dean</a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://businesstoday.intoday.in/video/iim-ahmedabad/1/148257.html" mce_href="http://businesstoday.intoday.in/video/iim-ahmedabad/1/148257.html">Students</a>
<b>Shantanu Prakash, MD of Educomp Solutions</b> and an alumnus of IIM-A, says: "I had already started my entrepreneurial journey. Monday to Friday I would study in the institute and on weekends I would help a friend organise concerts. Once, when I came back early, there was a 'visiting student' sign outside my door."<br /><b><font color="#cc0000">OTHER VIDEOS:</font></b> <a href="http://businesstoday.intoday.in/video/iim-ahmedabad-dean/1/148258.html" target="_blank" mce_href="http://businesstoday.intoday.in/video/iim-ahmedabad-dean/1/148258.html">Dean</a> | <a href="http://businesstoday.intoday.in/video/iim-ahmedabad/1/148257.html" target="_blank" mce_href="http://businesstoday.intoday.in/video/iim-ahmedabad/1/148257.html">Students</a>





