Prof. Arya Kumar is  Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi. He has a diversified experience of more than 36 years of serving in educational institutions, research organizations, banks and financial institutions. He is certified entrepreneurship educator having successfully completed “Entrepreneurship Educators Course (EEC)” jointly organised by STVP, Stanford University, IIM Bangalore and […]

1. What, according to you, are the components of a Tier-1 MBA program today?  Most leading business schools lay a great emphasis on diversity and students from different backgrounds (both professionally and personally) in order to create collaborative cultures and drive the concept of teamwork. Diversity mapping goes beyond the traditional lenses of gender and […]

What’s your view about the state of research and innovation in Indian business schools as against international institutions? Research output in academic institutions is traditionally measured by the numbers of refereed papers in internationally recognized journals and the citations they receive. By such metrics, business schools in India have some catching up to do and […]

1. What according to you would be the critical success factors for a next generation business school in India? How do you want to change the “placements” mentality of Indian students? The most critical success factor is resolving the supply side constraint that prevents the vast majority of students from being exposed to highly qualified […]

Specific instructions for the MICAT 2015 will be out in due course of time. For reference, the MICAT 2014 had the following sections (Note: This may or may not be the same for MICAT 2015): Verbal Reasoning – Word association, visual reasoning, implicit statements, assumptions and more. Quantitative ability and Data Interpretation Logical Reasoning  Psychometric […]

Prof. Anil Bhat has obtained his doctorate (fellowship) from IIM-Bangalore, and has been trained at international workshops conducted by Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley and STVP, Stanford. Prof. Bhat  has  more than fifty publications to his credit and has conceptualized, designed and conducted many MDP’s both for private as well as for […]

CAT is all about practice and smart solving. The concepts in CAT are not new. They are probably taught in school. However, the approach taken and time required to solve play a major role in cracking CAT. Expertise in these aspects comes only with consistent practice. If an  aspirant is willing to put in this […]

Established in the year 1981, International Management Institute, Delhi has come a long way up the ladder to be among the Top 10 B-Schools in the country building a strong brand image in the process. IMI, Delhi has been ranked 6th by NHRD and 9th by Business Today. IMI holds the privilege of being India’s […]

(As iterated by Dr. Joe Arun, Director, Goa Institute of Management) When it comes to expertise in Consumer Behaviour, Social Entrepreneurship, and Crosscultural and Conflict Management, Reverend Dr. C. Joe Arun is peerless. Now at the helm of affairs at Goa Institute of Management – an established ‘Top 20 B-school’ – it is not surprising […]

Known for making news for all the right reasons, MICA – The School of Ideas, unveiled its strategic intent, refreshed visual identity and its Vision 2020 on its 19th convocation (March 29, 2014). As part of the brand refresh, it has also dropped its acronym and is now known just as “MICA”. Initially set up […]