As the former President of Hertz France, and now leader of a global B-school, Mr Alexandre de Navailles is ideally poised to speak on the topic of “MBA for the Digital Era: Job Roles, Competencies & Skills” which resonates with IMC 2024 theme. He joins a stellar line of IMC 2024 speakers that include AICTE Chairman Prof.

It must be noted here that FT MiM Ranking ranks Masters or MBA equivalent programmes which require limited or no work experience. Hence, the flagship MBA or PGDM programs from leading Indian B-schools are ranked. For instance, IIMA’s 2 year PGP (MBA) and SPJIMR PGDM programs are ranked. The ranking is based on 19 criteria and has a high weightage on salaries and placements. Alumni responses are used for eight criteria that together contribute 56 per cent of the ranking’s total weight. The remaining 11 criteria are calculated from school data and account for 44 per cent of the weight.

NMIMS School of Business Management, Mumbai, AACSB Accredited and one of the highly ranked MBA colleges in India with NIRF 2024 Ranking # 21 among top 125 B-schools, has concluded the final placement 2024 for its 2022-24 MBA & MBA HRM batch. 89 Fortune 500 companies participated in NMIMS campus placements to recruit MBA and MBA HRM students at high pay packages.

LinkedIn Top 10 Global B-Schools & Indian B-schools List 2024
Here is the list of LinkedIn Top 10 Global B-Schools. Seven Indian B-schools that are part of this List are also presented below. Also check Top Job Titles & Locations for each of the B-schools.

Welcoming the participants, Prof Sanjay Patro, Dean-Academics, XLRI Jamshedpur said, “XLRI Jamshedpur is particularly excited to host IMC Conclave and International Research Conference. IMC-IRC 2024 shall serve as an important annual platform for academics and scholars. We welcome all the participants.”

This special article highlights the Titles and Authors of Papers that have been shortlisted for presentation at the conference, as detailed below.

Who is Navya Naveli Nanda and what is this controversy?
Navya Naveli Nanda is the granddaughter of Superstar Amitabh Bachchan. Her father Nikhil Nanda is a businessman and mother Shweta Bachchan is the daughter of Amitabh Bachchan. According to her LinkedIn account, Navya Nanda has done Bachelor of Arts - BA, Digital Technology from Fordham University during 2016 – 2020. She has also done internships at several large companies including Facebook, Ogilvy and Godrej Industries. She is currently and entrepreneurs as the Founder of ‘Aara Health’.

AICTE Chairman Prof. T G Sitharam, a Reformer Promoting Growth of Management Education

Dr T G Sitharam is the Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). In his leadership, AICTE has taken many forward-looking steps including the integration of Under Graduate Management Education (BBA/BMS courses) within its purview and the release of model curriculum for BBA courses.

Indian Institute of Management Udaipur

Established in 2011 by Government of India, IIM Udaipur was one of the fastest-growing management schools in the country with a flourishing research ecosystem. IIM Udaipur runs 2 Years full time MBA Program, and many Executive MBA programs.

IIM Udaipur NIRF Rankings slipped by 6 ranks from #16 in NIRF 2023 to #22 in NIRF 2024. Check table 1 (a) below. Indeed, it is disappointing to see IIM Udaipur falling out of Top 20 Ranked B-schools in NIRF 2024 Ranking.

In last few years, Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) have rampantly increased their MBA fees. According to MBAUniverse.com analysis, the average increase in IIM fees have far outstripped the inflation. However, the average salaries offered during Placements 2024 at almost all IIMs have gone down. As results, students are facing hardships, as almost 80% of students at top B-schools pay their MBA fees through education loans with high interest rates. 

Conducted by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), NMAT 2024, an important MBA entrance exam is scheduled from November 5 to December 20, 2024.  For NMAT 2024, GMAC has announced many changes in the exam including changes in application form, shorter testing window, single testing mode, process of self scheduling for NMAT among others.