BUSINESS TODAY

OCTOBER 12, 2003




	India's Best B-schools Here are the latest findings. India's very best B-schools, as thrown up by the BT ACNielsen ORG-Marg study. A Straight A What makes IIM-A dominate the rankings? Brand power is no small part of the explanation. more... The Rankings Here's the complete scorecard, with all the data on the B-schools, sliced and diced. more... Playing Catch-up Symbiosis, JBIMS, and FMS are considered top-tier B-schools, but they still want to do one better. more... Young Turk The Loyola Institute of Business Administration doesn't roll off the tongues of non-Chennai MBA aspirants. Big mistake. more... The MBA Factory Let's face it. Most of India's graduate colleges, whether specialised or general, have become factories to feed the country's B-schools. more...

Who Needs
Another MBA?

India does, according to Jagdish Sheth and Bala Balachandran, Indian profs who made it big in American academia. Read More

The Surprise Package
If the National Institute of Industrial Engineering doesn't figure in the Top 30, blame its super-specialisation. Read More

Listings
The ready-to-thumb directory of India's best B-schools.
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COLUMNS
Alumnus-Speak by
Vishwavir Ahuja
Alumnus-Speak by Rajat Monga
Alumnus-Speak by Kapil Mehta
Recruiter Speak by
Santrupt Misra
Trainee Speak by
Vaibhav Kumar





	60 Minutes G. Kleisterlee, CEO and President, Philips, expects the Indian unit to become a major exporter in another three to five years. more...		Consumer Confidence Good times are back. So claims the BT-Indica index on consumer sentiment, which is at a 12-month high. Might unadventurous marketers spoil the fun? more...




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Kashmir On The Map After a succession of false starts, this might actually be something worth taking note of. The World Travel and Tourism Council has joined hands with the Jammu & Kashmir government to promote the state as an international tourist destination for just about anybody who appreciates natural beauty. The plan. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials


Cancun Round-Up The drumbeats on the way to Mexico were low-key, but audible enough. Now that the World Trade Organisation is back in pow-wow mode and India has attained some clarity on what the country's trade agenda is, it's time to do a quick round-up of the Cancun meet.







	MF Scorecard India's MFs raked it in, at least notionally, in August. Portfolio Insurance The FII Effect more...		Dial C For Chennai Company after company is using Chennai as a base for its disaster recovery centre. Why Chennai? Insulation from shocks, that's why. more...




	Bt Acumen The West zone qualifying round for the BT-Standard Chartered Acumen 2003, in association with TCS, was quite interesting. more...		Big Trouble In Little China Kolkata's once thriving Chinatown is fast turning into a greyhaired zone, as it is losing its young to Canada, the US, Australia, even China.. more...




	People Starring G.V. Prasad's safety bug; Villoo Morawala Patell's GM patent; Vijaypat Singhania's film career; C.K. Ranganathan's food sachets; Sandeep Verma's hot scripts; and R.L. Ravichandran's Bajaj return. more...		Leadership Secrets by Swapan Seth





	India's Plan B Even before the Cancun fiasco, India had implemented an alternative trade strategy. This one is all about economic diplomacy. more... Internet Survivors Physical deliverables rule. more... Disinvestment Dead-End Selling PSUs will now get infinitely more complex. more... Self Worth Starring Pantaloon and Big Bazaar's Kishore Biyani. more...		Fair Chance, Not Sympathy Hiring the physically-challenged isn't just noble, it could be a smart HR policy as well. Mark For Life Help, Tarun! Twist of Fate Barista Coffee Beancounters more...


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