‘Beauty’ has not just fascinated the common people but also philosophers and great thinkers since antiquity. It has also been one of the most debated words, owing to its varied connotations and subjective nature. Although it was never a standalone discourse in itself, it was studied under the broad umbrella of aesthetics in arts and […]

Interview Date : 6th Feb Morning Slot. NMAT Score : 210 Program Interviewed for : MBA Core CD Topic : An antiques collector has a very important artifact which is believed to be bringing good luck to a tribe in the Amazon. But there is no scientific proof. If you are the collector, would you give the […]

At our 2015 convocation last spring, Tata Group Chairman and Universita Bocconi International Advisory Council Member, Mr. Ratan Tata urged graduates to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities as opposed to simply managing for others. At MISB Bocconi, we couldn’t agree with Mr. Tata more. Let’s take a closer look at what makes entrepreneurs so important, along with […]

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presented his second Railway Budget on 25th February, 2016 with the theme Reorganize, Restructure Rejuvenate Indian Railways: ‘Chalo, Milkar Kuch Naya Karen’. 3 strategies to revitalise Indian Railways Nav Arjan – New revenues Nav Manak – New norms Nav Sanrachna – New Structures Financial Performance: 2015-16- Ordinary Working Expenses (OWE) […]

1. Armaan Ebrahim wins FMSCI Motorsports Man of the Year trophy Car racer Armaan Ebrahim has bagged the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India’s (FMSCI) Motorsports Man-of-the-Year trophy. The award was given for his performance in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Asia Series. Additionally, B.I. Chandhok received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution […]

1. How is your experience in VIT? I should say it has been very good so far. As Director/Dean of the fledgling Business School at VIT Chennai, during 2011-14, we could quickly scale up the operations, improve admission quality and placements and organized a lot of events, chief among them being The Weekend Leader event, […]

Appearing for any exam induces anxiety and stress in a student’s mind. In addition to the Board exams, engineering aspirants prepare for all India entrance exams like the IIT-JEE. The academic pressure associated with these entrance exams is evident from the number of student suicides reported from different coaching hubs in the country. To provide […]

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the organising institute for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2016, is refunding multiple payments made by the applicants in October last year.  In order to apply for GATE, students need to pay an amount of Rs 1,500 through online banking or e-challan. However, sometimes due to network issues, online […]

1. Hashim Thaci elected President of Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci has been elected as President of Kosovo after winning the required simple majority in the elections held in Pristina. He will succeed Atifete Jahjaga. Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Kosovo and Serbia reached a landmark agreement to normalise their relations in […]

With extraordinary findings of gravity ripples in space, the scientists at LEGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) have successfully served mankind with the knowledge of a completely new dimension, which is- Gravity. Thanks to Einstein who dared, 100 years ago, to go against the Newton’s theory of gravity- ‘Mass attracts Mass’, and gave his mind blasting […]