Articles in Symbiosis Institute
The Indian Placement Reporting Standards (IPRS), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabads medication to cure the mucky world of b-school placement reportage is over a year old now and up for review at the end of this month. As many as 25 b-schools were supposed to have adopted it to report their placements in a […]
Registrations for Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test mandatory for admissions to post-graduate programs in Symbiosis International University opened from today. SNAP will be held on December 16, 2012 from 2 to 4 pm. Aspirants can register online at www.snaptest.org . The test pattern sees no change from the pattern followed last year. The duration of […]
Photo Credit: Flickr What’s in a name? Plenty, if you take Union Minister for Human Resources and Development, Kapil Sibal’s latest drive in question, to get the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to start doling out degrees instead of diplomas. Sure, the move seems noble considering that in management studies, a degree is the preferred […]
An IPL match in progress. Pic by Sankarshan (Flickr) The Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors yesterday was the 11th such to end in a last over dhamaka and the fourth to be decided by a single run. It is this kind of gusto and nail-biting finishes which will keep […]
Abhishek, Director, Global Merchant Services, American ExpressThere are three ways an Indian MBA can hope to build a career abroad but each path requires clarity and richness of work experience, says guest writer Abhishek, Director of Global Merchant Services at American Express in New York. ——— These days, news sources raise questions on the health […]
Dr Bibek Banerjee, director, IMT GhaziabadShould business schools treat students as products or customers? Or should the b-schools (with education at the core of their mission), envision their primary role in transforming a set of students aspiring to participate in the global knowledge economy into a set of fine professionals? Dr Bibek Banerjee, Director, Institute […]
Q. Tell us something about your recently introduced Strategic Design Management Program and how is it a as a strong elective? Design as a discipline as well as a way of problem solving is fast gaining ground in the business world. Design is an integrative discipline with emphasis on human-centric problem-solving. This approach is a […]
The Kings XI Punjab IPL team Smaller Indian industries and niche sectors have become dearer as employment avenues to b-school students in recent years. While interning with the conventional ‘big companies’ is all about learning how a department or a function works, training in a smaller and niche sector company allows interns to see how […]
Here we are, nearing the end of an MBA admission season hanging right in the middle of the second economic recession in five years. The crisis of 2009 assailed at the viability of the mass-produced MBAs of the country to secure the jobs they had hoped their degrees to yield, but it did not shake […]
The new Goa Institute of Management campus Surrounded by mountain ranges on three sides and a valley on the fourth, Goa Institute of Management (GIM)s new 50-acre campus at Sanquelim in north Goa is located at the foothills of the Western Ghats. In this nature-friendly campus, all hot water is heated using solar heaters and […]