Best B-Schools 2014

'Our placement team attracted top recruiters such as Infosys, TCS, Goldman Sachs, Amazon,' says Cdr K.P. Sanjeev Kumar, 44, in management positions ex-Navy helicopter pilot, who now works for a global helicopter services company.

Updated : Oct 31, 2014

Defence services personnel are retiring early to study management, take up corporate jobs

An increasing number of people from the Army, Navy and Air Force are opting for early retirement to go to management schools and carve out a second career for themselves.

'When you join the services straight after graduation, there is an immediate jump in stature,' says Arijit Ghosh,President, Honeywell Aerospace. Photo: Vivan Mehra

Updated : Oct 21, 2014

Bureaucrats prefer MBA degree for better career prospects

According to observers, often bureaucrats sans critical training in business are at a disadvantage, forcing many to arm themselves with an MBA.

A doughnut for your thoughts: Dev Amritesh, President and COO at Dunkinâ Donuts India, during a guest lecture at Bridge School of Management. Photo: Vivan Mehra

Updated : Oct 18, 2014

Now B-schools offer opportunity to study MBA while working

A new kind of B-school caters to the working professional who cannot afford to take a sabbatical for further study.

In step with the times: Ashoka University students at a dance class. Photo: Vivan Mehra/www.indiatodayimages.com.

Updated : Oct 17, 2014

New-age universities focus on liberal arts to impart broader education

Of late, as the industry realised the importance of creativity and imagination, communication skills and problem-solving abilities, they have started looking towards liberal arts.

The Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, Delhi (Source: asiapacific.edu)

Updated : Oct 10, 2014

Asia-Pacific Institute of Management's course curriculum stands out from others

Asia-Pacific Institute of Management's dedicated team ensures viable and sustainable relations with the industry.

Brainstorming: IIM Calcutta students engage in a boardroom-style discussion. Photo: Anindya Saha

Updated : Oct 10, 2014

Older B-schools launch aggressive marketing drives to showcase strength

Marketing overdrives are largely driven by the need for older B-schools like IIM-C and XLRI to stand out and differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace.

Updated : Oct 9, 2014

BIMTECH aims at developing ethical global leaders

"The mandatorily residential programme provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to students to develop high standards of interpersonal skills," says BIMTECH Director H Chaturvedi.

Assessing business models: Prof S. Raghunath (R) taking a class at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore : Photo: Nilotpal Baruah

Updated : Oct 9, 2014

B-schools re-examine courses, teaching methods to meet industry demand

New avenues are opening up for B-school graduates in e-commerce. Employers from these sectors and their demands are forcing B-schools to re-examine teaching methods.

Updated : Oct 8, 2014

Numbers and trends

Some more insights on B-schools from the BT-MDRA survey.

Making an impact: The MDRA team which worked on the B-school survey. (From left) Prateek Kumar, Research Executive; Avanish Kumar, Senior Research Executive; Abhishek Agrawal, Executive Director; and Abnish Jha, Research Manager. Photo: Vivan Mehra.

Updated : Oct 8, 2014

How Business Today chose the Best B-schools for 2014

New parameters make the 2014 edition of the Business Today-MDRA Best B-schools survey more rigorous.

Abhishek Agrawal, executive director, MDRA

Updated : Oct 8, 2014

How realistic are B-School rankings?

If one knows the processes and the limitations of these rankings, these are quite near to the real picture and of great help in decision-making.

Updated : Oct 7, 2014

In pics: The Best B-Schools in India for 2014

Business Today brings you the most comprehensive rankings of the Top B-Schools in India for 2014. The survey done by BT and MDRA ranks the business schools on living experience, placement performance, selection process, future orientation among other criteria.

Abhishek Agrawal is Executive Director, MDRA.

Updated : Oct 7, 2014

India's B-school market is maturing

Today, India has more than one-fourth of all the B-schools in the world (about 4,000 out of 15,000 globally).

Rajesh Puri, chief executive officer, Bridge School of Management

Updated : Oct 7, 2014

Bridge School of Management aims to provide productive manpower to corporates

Rajesh Puri, CEO, Bridge School of Management speaks on the idea and concept behind opening Bridge School of Management. Also, the young professionals hailing from different disciplines share their views on the Bridge School and why did they choose it.

Aman Samuel Uttam, director of Onyx Education

Updated : Oct 7, 2014

How Onyx Education banks on virtual learning platforms

Aman Samuel Uttam, director of Onyx Education talks about the virtual learning platforms started by Hughes Global Education at Onyx Education classrooms and how students enrolled in this management school are learning through this medium.