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In an email interview with BW Businessworld, Professor Dheeraj Sharma, Director, Indian Institute of Management-Rohtak, spoke about the strength, placements, diversity and international tie-ups

“IIMs, Other Premier Institutes, To Get Autonomy They Deserve”

In a conversation with Suman K. Jha, Javadekar says he, and the Narendra Modi government, are committed to providing autonomy to quality institutions

Liberal Arts In MBA Classroom

Shubhangini Aggarwal

Dr Ranjan Banerjee, Dean, SPJIMR clarifies the reason behind introducing a new course in Management and Liberal Arts and how it might benefit the MBA students of today

“Ethical Hacking Should Be Part Of Our Education System”

Brij Pahwa

India currently ranks 44th in the global connectivity index and 91st in the readiness of digital marketing index. The numbers clearly show us that we have a long way forward and a significant impetus is required. We have to also safeguard our digital revolution from the ever-growing parasite of cyber-attacks. Deliberating on the issue, here are excerpts from a conversation between Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma, Director General, NIELIT, and BW Businessworld’s Brij Pahwa

“Idea Is To Create ‘All Time Learning’ For Education”

Sreerupa Sil

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar speaks about higher education arena and more

'US Protectionist Stance Is Unlikely To Stay For Another Cycle'

Professor Debashis Chatterjee spoke about the values of IMI, importance of work experience and new America's visa rules

‘Learning Is The Key, Merely Putting Children In School Doesn’t Work’

Chahat Jain

Anil Swarup, secretary - school education, MHRD, in conversation with Chahat Jain of BW Businessworld. To educate people anywhere in the world, one must first have proper infrastructure in the first place, Swarup says.

'IIMs Will Soon Appoint Directors; JNU Research Seats To Go Up'

Union HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar, in an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld, answers a range of questions and says that his priority is to improve education in government schools

'Individuals Or Cos, Who Are Not Up-skilling Employees Are Under Serious Trouble'

Sreerupa Sil

On his tenth visit to India since seven years of President-ship at Dublin City University, Professor Brian MacCraith managed a good one hour to discuss his work, Indo-Irish relations and purpose of his visit

'Our Law Students Have Been Placed In Top Firms In India And Abroad'

Aditya Swarup, Assistant Director at the International Institute of Higher Education and Capacity Building and the Assistant Dean, International Collaborations talks about institute's legacy and the criteria for admission

'Students Need To Learn Continuously To Stay Relevant'

Bhaskar Ranjan Das, head - South Asia, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), explains about the need of management accounting and its scenario in India

'The Education System Had A Bias Against Skills'

In an interview with BW Businessworld, Rajiv Pratap Rudy says skilling never had an aspirational value in the country, and that he’s determined to change the mindset

‘IIMs Need To Double Their Intake’

Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister of State for Human Resource Development (Higher Education), in conversation with BW Businessworld, says the student intake at IIMs is much lower as compared to those at leading B-schools like Harvard Business School and Wharton School of Business

“Institutions That Offer PGDM Can Breathe Easy Now”