It is not very often that you find a CEO of one of the most recognizable brands in India on campus. In this age when newspapers and magazines are filled with stories of astronomical salaries for IIM graduates, it is also amazing to find a CEO who has a salary as much as that of […]

BusinessWorld, in its ‘India’s Best B-schools’ issue, has run a feature story on PaGaLGuY.com. Beginning with a short history of the website, the article goes on to briefly sketch the vision of its owner Allwin Agnel. “Pagalguy is a virtual adda for those attempting to scale the B-school summit. Akin to Napster in a sense, […]

Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) has announced it’s Annual Brand Management Festival for 21st, 22nd and 23rd of October. Over 35 premiere national and international management and communication schools have been invited including ESCEM, France and SPJain Dubai. The list of events for the Festival include a performance by Indian rock band Parikrama, fashion […]

After contributing to set up the Indian School of Business – Hyderabad, Dr Bala V Balachandran, the ace accounting Professor at Kellogg School of Business decided to start the Great Lakes Institute of Management in Chennai. Great Lakes is a pretty young (only 1.5 yrs) institute and has only one graduated batch. Expectations from an […]

Continuing the tradition of excellence, Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi organized the Marketing Rostrum on the 10th of September, 2005. The Rostrum is a annual seminar series at DMS, IIT Delhi where leading personalities from the corporate world exchange ideas and interact with the student community on relevant topics in the current business scenario. […]

On the evening of September 9th, NITIE played host to a stimulating discussion on “The roles and responsibilities of Media in disaster management.” Ironically, the torrential showers that hit parts of the city added an extra touch of authenticity to the proceedings. The event was split into two sessions. The first session was a tripartite […]

A 2-day Patents Symposium 2005, held by the Goa Institute of Management, Ribandar (GIM) was concluded successfully on Sunday at Cidade De Goa resort. This symposium, held in light of the new Intellectual Property regime coming to India, featured eminent speakers like Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commision; Dr. Arno Hartmann, Corporate […]

Indian Oil Corporation Limited – India’s largest commercial enterprise and the No 1 Company in Fortune ‘Global 500’ listing recently celebrated 42 years of its inception. As part of its Mission to enrich the quality of life of the community, IndianOil on this day, announced 350 Scholarships for meritorious students from economically weak backgrounds, all […]

“All two-year MBA programs can be condensed into 12 months” – First part of the interview Dr Bala, B-Schools in India do not consider students as stakeholders. How much of a role are you in favour of giving to students? You know what. I want them to completely run the institute. That’s why I want […]

The workshop was held on August 27, 2005 and the day was divided into two sessions. Session 1 addressed issues related to Marketing Research, Segmenting, Targeting and Positioning. Student participation came from top notch B-schools of Mumbai, viz. SP Jain, JBIMS, NMIMS, SJMSOM, TISS and the host NITIE. All participants were given a case one […]