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Robust B-School summer internships hint at better final placements ahead

Stipends rise even as consulting, finance sectors lead recruiters' pack at B-schools

Management guru Professor Bala V Balachandran passes away

Management guru and founder of Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM) here - Professor Bala V Balachandran died following a brief illness

IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore in top-50 QS Global Full-Time MBA Rankings

While both Ahmedabad and Bangalore rose four places to 46th and 50th globally, IIM Calcutta improved three places to 76th from 79th. ISB moved one place from 93rd last year to 92nd this year

Flipkart, IIM Sambalpur to partner to support small businesses and artisans

Flipkart executives will actively participate in this program by sharing operational know-how, market, and consumer insights

Ad rates for India-NZ Test series to set bar for India-England tournament

WTC is being broadcast on Disney-Star, while the India-England Test series will be telecast on Sony Pictures Networks

'Brand dissidence': Ronaldo eschewing Coca-Cola has a lesson for companies

In taking on Coke, Ronaldo may have unintentionally set a precedent for other players

How celebrity brand value can get checkmated in online chess game

Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath faced flak during a charity chess event on Sunday for resorting to unfair means in order to beat the Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand

Explained: How the influencer industry changes with new ad norms

Expected to declare paid-for posts upfront, there is concern that brands might rethink strategy

Aon Survey projects 6% salary hike in 2021 for senior executives in India

Study analysed 504 firms from over 20 industries. Variable pay plus LTI as a percentage of total compensation is 52% of CEOs in India compared to 87% in the US

IIMA report bats for inclusion in academia amid lack of political support

Prof. Errol D'souza, Director, IIM-A, says, 'An inclusive culture is indispensable for students to be who they are, openly express themselves, and grow holistically'

IIM-B mentors to fill faculty quota, setting stage for others to follow

The available pool of eligible candidates from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) armed with PhDs for faculty positions is low in India

ASCI aims to break gender stereotypes in advertising, change mindsets

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) is hoping to find an answer and help advertisers embrace positive depiction with a first-of-its-kind study on gender in advertising

Amid controversy, IIM Calcutta Board accepts director Seth's resignation

Seth's position as Director-In-Charge has been replaced by Professor Subir Bhattacharya.

IIM Bodh Gaya launches 5-year undergrad-to-MBA course for early aspirants

NTA to conduct JIPMAT entrance exam for students who passed Class 12

After row with board, IIM Calcutta director Anju Seth quits

The board has received Professor Seth's resignation and will meet sometime this week to deliberate on the next steps, said a member of the IIM Calcutta board

IPL brand value fell 8.7% in 2020 amid Covid-19 pandemic: Report

Hit by pandemic, brand valuation slipped for first time since 2014: Duff & Phelps

Job offers aplenty at top business schools, but salary growth muted

Despite pandemic, nearly all students get placed after final rounds in top institutes

Average salary up by 4% as IIM Calcutta records 100% placements

Several recruiters from manufacturing sector, power, services and government firms among others comprised the set of recruiters

HUL, Samsung Electronics make top offers in IIM-A's Cluster 2 placements

Following HUL, Samsung and CK Birla was Lenovo which made five offers in cluster 2 of placements for the PGP class of 2021

Highest stipend up 20% as IIM Udaipur wraps up summer placements

Placing the largest batch in its 10-year history, IIM-Udaipur saw 322 eligible candidates bag summer internship offers, with the highest stipend reaching Rs 3 lakh per annum