Articles in MDI Gurgaon
Among the only two few Padmashri recipients in the management education space, management guru Dr Pritam Singh, Director General of International Management Institute (IMI), Delhi is well-known for having hauled up the fortunes of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow and the Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon during his tenures as their Director. This […]
In the volumes of b-school placement reports, one piece of statistics gets overshadowed by the numerical platitudes and eulogies. Mentioned mostly as an afterthought, it is about students who opt-out of the placements, to follow their calling and start their own businesses. PaGaLGuY speaks to some of these souls and learn their stories. M Vivekanandan, […]
This year, only 13 crossed the 150 mark at the Maharashtra MBA CET written exam. An exclusive club indeed, considering that last year 600 crossed the same mark. PaGaLGuY spoke to three from this exclusive lot who were genuine MBA applicants (and not personnel of coaching classes). Incidentally, this year’s topper who scored 172/200 is […]
(Photo credit: Jayant Bahel) Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon completed the placement process for its 2009-2011 batch of 316 students across its Post-Graduate Programmes in General Management, Human Resources and International Management. According to the official placement report, 110 companies participated in the process of which 43 were first-time recruiters. The highest salary offered was […]
The quality of education among India’s business schools has not been able to keep up with their growth in recent years. But if each ‘good’ b-school mentors the faculty of five lower-rung b-schools in its local region with IIMs taking the lead, vast improvements can be made in the general quality of Indian b-schools, says […]
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad’s flagship festival Confluence 2010 was declared open by the head of Tata Administrative Services, Rahul Krishna and IIM Ahmedabad deans, Prof BH Jajoo and Prof Atanu Ghosh on Friday. The festival kicked off with a panel discussion on innovation along with inclusivity in business, which was the underlying […]
It’s the summer placements season at top Indian b-schools, just the time to relook why they are important at b-schools and what they indicate about the upcoming final placements season. If you were sizing up business schools right before you make your final decision, how important would you consider the placement record of the institute? […]
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ranchi is still not a landmark in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The word IIM itself is a wringer to the ears of auto drivers and cyclewallas. But if you say Suchana Bhavan (the building that houses IIM Ranchi), they are more than willing to ferry you there as it nets them […]
All but 70 kms stop IIM Rohtak from being called IIM Delhi. For advocates of building new IITs and IIMs near large industrialised metropolitan cities, the newest IIM at Rohtak would sound like a prayer answered in disguise, considering that it is just two-hours away from the country’s capital. And the travel time would be […]
The official notification for applying to the Indian Institutes of Foreign Trade, Delhi and Kolkata is already out. The first step of the admission process is the written test which will be held on November 28, 2010. The shortlisted candidates from the test will appear for a group discussion and personal interview Here are some […]