GBUblog wants MBA aspirants to follow these links-
http://www.careers360.com/news/3067-IIPM-Best-only-in-claims
http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/Miscellaneous/Depending-On-The-Fine.html
http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/B-School/Tarnished-Excellence/Page-2.html
Plz follow the link and pass on the info to MBA aspirants.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
B grade, Business School
The unending woes of mushrooming business school students who get fooled by the glossy advertisements of these overnight shops. Here is some fodder for thought before you take the plunge-
Faculty crunch-
“Almost 70 per cent of the faculty has zero industry experience,” experts says. Even the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are suffering from a faculty crunch. So it is but natural that the lower-rung B-schools find it tough to retain experienced faculty members.
Many B-schools invite guest lecturers to tide over the faculty crisis, which invites criticism from students. “The human resource (HR) specialisation classes are just a waste of time,” rues a student. Her B-school does not have permanent faculty members for the subject and the guest lecturers often have no clue about the curriculum.
“My PGDM is not going to earn me a lucrative job offer,” states Preeti, who has three years’ work experience in marketing. She quit her job and took a Rs 5 lakh loan to join a B-school — an institute, she believes, that has done little to enhance her employable skills. “I will only get jobs based on my work experience,” she adds.
The placement services of most second-rung management institutes are lax owing to the lack of skills as well as the unrealistic demands of students. “Students entering the B-schools have high expectations of their first jobs,” says Pratap. “They don’t want to take up a sales job because they feel that with an MBA tag they should start in a high-paying corporate job. This is a wrong notion,” he explains.
Divorced from reality
The corporate sector follows some simple guidelines while recruiting. “Employment is not about just domain knowledge but skills,” opines a expert. Students need to touch base with industry while studying.
Industry looks for candidates who, besides having expertise in his or her area of specialisation, are equipped with soft skills. “They should be able to adapt well in a group, lead a team and communicate effectively,” says Dr. Mohit.
The need of the hour is to be realistic — for management institutions as well as students. “Not all B-school graduates are masters in business administration (MBAs). The majority of B-schools offers a diploma programme, not a degree.”
According to experts, B-schools cater to different segments of industry. “For a shy, small town guy, a B-school acts more as a finishing school,” they say. They believe that the lower ranked B-schools are meant for students who want to get their first job, something a plain vanilla graduation won’t offer. “A PGDBM gives a student skills that can land him a job in the Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh per annum scale,” says Dr.Mohit.
Multitasking required
The B-schools too have realised the need to target a niche market. Take the case of a business school at Noida that was set up last year. The institution believes in building entrepreneurial skills rather than focusing on churning out managers. “We encourage our students to work in small and medium-level enterprises,” says co-founder, of the business school. They do not guarantee placements and students are encouraged to participate in rural projects.
Clearly, not all B-schools can be clubbed under one head. But a word of caution here. “I would advise aspirants not to pursue an B-school program if they do not get into the top B-schools,” says Dr.Mohit, who believes that management education should be completely overhauled. “Till then, joining a lower-rung B-school is just not worth it.”
School rules
what B-schools need to do
► Peer learning needs to be encouraged through case studies, industry interaction and contests
► Institutes should focus on the managerial skills of students. Personality development and language classes should be held
► Lower-rung B-schools should motivate students to work in medium-level enterprises and invite recruiters that match the profile of students
► Institutes should have a proper alumni network for better placements
► Second-rung B-schools should be more choosy about students they take in
Wanted: soft skills
Make your MBA more employable
■ Polish your language skills. Fluency in English along with a second language will help you make the first impression on a prospective employer
■ Corporate awareness is the key to succeed. Understand what the business is all about and how you can contribute to the growth of the organisation
■ Positive attitude and an open mind are key components. Your employer would like to know how effectively you can work in a team and manage a group
Faculty crunch-
“Almost 70 per cent of the faculty has zero industry experience,” experts says. Even the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are suffering from a faculty crunch. So it is but natural that the lower-rung B-schools find it tough to retain experienced faculty members.
Many B-schools invite guest lecturers to tide over the faculty crisis, which invites criticism from students. “The human resource (HR) specialisation classes are just a waste of time,” rues a student. Her B-school does not have permanent faculty members for the subject and the guest lecturers often have no clue about the curriculum.
“My PGDM is not going to earn me a lucrative job offer,” states Preeti, who has three years’ work experience in marketing. She quit her job and took a Rs 5 lakh loan to join a B-school — an institute, she believes, that has done little to enhance her employable skills. “I will only get jobs based on my work experience,” she adds.
The placement services of most second-rung management institutes are lax owing to the lack of skills as well as the unrealistic demands of students. “Students entering the B-schools have high expectations of their first jobs,” says Pratap. “They don’t want to take up a sales job because they feel that with an MBA tag they should start in a high-paying corporate job. This is a wrong notion,” he explains.
Divorced from reality
The corporate sector follows some simple guidelines while recruiting. “Employment is not about just domain knowledge but skills,” opines a expert. Students need to touch base with industry while studying.
Industry looks for candidates who, besides having expertise in his or her area of specialisation, are equipped with soft skills. “They should be able to adapt well in a group, lead a team and communicate effectively,” says Dr. Mohit.
The need of the hour is to be realistic — for management institutions as well as students. “Not all B-school graduates are masters in business administration (MBAs). The majority of B-schools offers a diploma programme, not a degree.”
According to experts, B-schools cater to different segments of industry. “For a shy, small town guy, a B-school acts more as a finishing school,” they say. They believe that the lower ranked B-schools are meant for students who want to get their first job, something a plain vanilla graduation won’t offer. “A PGDBM gives a student skills that can land him a job in the Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh per annum scale,” says Dr.Mohit.
Multitasking required
The B-schools too have realised the need to target a niche market. Take the case of a business school at Noida that was set up last year. The institution believes in building entrepreneurial skills rather than focusing on churning out managers. “We encourage our students to work in small and medium-level enterprises,” says co-founder, of the business school. They do not guarantee placements and students are encouraged to participate in rural projects.
Clearly, not all B-schools can be clubbed under one head. But a word of caution here. “I would advise aspirants not to pursue an B-school program if they do not get into the top B-schools,” says Dr.Mohit, who believes that management education should be completely overhauled. “Till then, joining a lower-rung B-school is just not worth it.”
School rules
what B-schools need to do
► Peer learning needs to be encouraged through case studies, industry interaction and contests
► Institutes should focus on the managerial skills of students. Personality development and language classes should be held
► Lower-rung B-schools should motivate students to work in medium-level enterprises and invite recruiters that match the profile of students
► Institutes should have a proper alumni network for better placements
► Second-rung B-schools should be more choosy about students they take in
Wanted: soft skills
Make your MBA more employable
■ Polish your language skills. Fluency in English along with a second language will help you make the first impression on a prospective employer
■ Corporate awareness is the key to succeed. Understand what the business is all about and how you can contribute to the growth of the organisation
■ Positive attitude and an open mind are key components. Your employer would like to know how effectively you can work in a team and manage a group
Students fight it out with the management for their placements
Students of two very prestigious colleges in Noida - near Delhi,found it appropriate to fight it out on the streets with the management of their colleges. This grave step was taken by final year students of two extremely reputed college, where the studetns claimed that, despite of paying more than 6 lakhs rupees of fess and investing two years of time, the institute is ahving a extremely casual outlook in their placements.
Students were so aggressive that the administration became apprehensive of a law & order position, and therefore police was summoned to contain the emotional outburst of students.
Quaintly, one of the institute boasts of a ex-IIM professor as their director. Students claimed that no one is looking into the real reasons for this non-performance of B-school.
But on the worse side theses IIM Professors heading theses institute believe in filling their pockets by taking a plum salary from th owners of these commercial shops providing B degrees.Aspirants are lured after they are shown glossy advertisements of IIM professors donning various administrative positions in these organizations assuring of a career imitating IIMs.
Management has remained tight-lipped on all this issue stating that things are under control.Poor students fail to understand and the institute makes money.
A really tough and serious situation which government and administrators need to take care of.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
50 foreign universities to set up campuses in India
About 50 foreign universities have shown interest in setting up campuses in India. The foreign institutions mostly from the U.S., the UK and Australia have approached the HRD Ministry in the last three months, according to a senior official.HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has said non-profit making institutions would be allowed to set up campuses in the country. The government is all set to introduce a bill allowing the entry of such institutions. The Foreign Education Providers Bill is before the Cabinet, which is expected to take it up tomorrow. "Institutions can make surplus money. But they cannot distribute it among their shareholders. They can spend it for further expansion of the institution," said Sibal
Universities like the Duke University, a renowned private university in the U.S. which offers courses in various streams and research studies, has evinced interest to position campus in the country. To take forward the process of engaging their institutions in education sector in India, a number of foreign dignitaries, including British Trade and Investment Minister Mervyn Davies and Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed, have visited India.
Hrd Ministry De-recognised Deemed Universities in India, UGC Recognised Universities, List of 44 deemed universities
UGC Recognised Universities, Hrd Ministry De-recognised 44 Deemed Universities in India. List of 44 deemed universities or List of de recognized Deemed Universities in India is as follows.
These 44 deemed universities have 1,19,363 students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In addition, there are 2,124 students pursuing research at MPhil and PhD levels and another estimated 74,808 students pursuing distance education programmes. As many as 41 of the 44 deemed universities have several constitutent institutions under them, which would further swell the number of affected students.
The HRD ministry’s review committee found following glaring omissions in case of 44 deemed universities:
* Undesirable management structure where families rather than professional academics controlled the functioning
* Several institutions had violated the principles and guidelines prescribing excellence in teaching and research and were engaged in introduction of thoughtless programmes
* Little evidence of noticeable efforts in case of emerging areas of knowledge
* Little evidence of commitment towards research
* Institutions increased their intake capacity disproportionately
* Undergraduate and post-graduate courses were fragmented with concocted nomenclatures
* Higher fee structure than prescribed
List of de recognized Deemed Universities
* Christ College, Bangalore
* Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
* Lingaya’s University, Faridabad
* St Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
* Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kanyakumari
* Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida
* Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut
* Sumandeep Vidyapeet, Vadodara, Gujarat
* Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Reserch, Kolar, Karnataka
* Yenepoya University, Mangalore
* BLDE University, Bijapur, Karnataka
* Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Satara, Maharashtra
* D Y Patil Medical College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
* Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
* Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kanchipuram
* HIHT University, Dehradun
* Santosh University, Ghaziabad
* Maharshi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana
* Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad
* Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumkur, Karnataka
* Jain University, Bangalore
* Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
* Siksha “O” Anusandha, Bhubaneswar
* Janardan Rai Nagar, Udaipur, Rajasthan
* Institute of Advanced Studies in Education of Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan
* Mody Institute of Technology, Sikar, Rajasthan
* Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai
* Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai
* Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virdhunagar, Tamil Nadu
* Periryar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur
* Academy of Maritime Education and Training, Chennai
* Vel’s Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai
* Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore
* Vel Tech Rangaraja Dr Sagunthal R&D Institute of Science, Chennai
* Gurukul Kangri, Haridwar
* Grapich Era University, Dehradun
* Nehru Gram Bharati Vishwavidyalaya, Allahabad
* Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry
* Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation, Salem, Tamil Nadu
* Bharath Institute of Higher Education And Research, Chennai
* Ponnaiya Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
* Nava Nalanda Mahavira, Nalanda, Bihar
* Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
* National Museum, Institute of the History of Art Conservation and Musicology, Janpath, New Delhi
These 44 deemed universities have 1,19,363 students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In addition, there are 2,124 students pursuing research at MPhil and PhD levels and another estimated 74,808 students pursuing distance education programmes. As many as 41 of the 44 deemed universities have several constitutent institutions under them, which would further swell the number of affected students.
The HRD ministry’s review committee found following glaring omissions in case of 44 deemed universities:
* Undesirable management structure where families rather than professional academics controlled the functioning
* Several institutions had violated the principles and guidelines prescribing excellence in teaching and research and were engaged in introduction of thoughtless programmes
* Little evidence of noticeable efforts in case of emerging areas of knowledge
* Little evidence of commitment towards research
* Institutions increased their intake capacity disproportionately
* Undergraduate and post-graduate courses were fragmented with concocted nomenclatures
* Higher fee structure than prescribed
List of de recognized Deemed Universities
* Christ College, Bangalore
* Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
* Lingaya’s University, Faridabad
* St Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
* Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kanyakumari
* Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida
* Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut
* Sumandeep Vidyapeet, Vadodara, Gujarat
* Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Reserch, Kolar, Karnataka
* Yenepoya University, Mangalore
* BLDE University, Bijapur, Karnataka
* Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Satara, Maharashtra
* D Y Patil Medical College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
* Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
* Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kanchipuram
* HIHT University, Dehradun
* Santosh University, Ghaziabad
* Maharshi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana
* Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad
* Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, Tumkur, Karnataka
* Jain University, Bangalore
* Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
* Siksha “O” Anusandha, Bhubaneswar
* Janardan Rai Nagar, Udaipur, Rajasthan
* Institute of Advanced Studies in Education of Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshahr, Rajasthan
* Mody Institute of Technology, Sikar, Rajasthan
* Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai
* Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai
* Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virdhunagar, Tamil Nadu
* Periryar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur
* Academy of Maritime Education and Training, Chennai
* Vel’s Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai
* Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore
* Vel Tech Rangaraja Dr Sagunthal R&D Institute of Science, Chennai
* Gurukul Kangri, Haridwar
* Grapich Era University, Dehradun
* Nehru Gram Bharati Vishwavidyalaya, Allahabad
* Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry
* Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation, Salem, Tamil Nadu
* Bharath Institute of Higher Education And Research, Chennai
* Ponnaiya Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
* Nava Nalanda Mahavira, Nalanda, Bihar
* Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
* National Museum, Institute of the History of Art Conservation and Musicology, Janpath, New Delhi
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