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Master of Business Adaptation

THE SALARY DIVIDE • India's booming management education sector is facing a structural divergence in salary outcomes between elite institutions and lower-ranked B-schools. The divergence was driven by a rise in average salaries at the top 10, even as salaries at schools ranked 76-100 declined, reversing the narrowing seen a year earlier.

TRUSTS VERSUS TATA SONS' BOARD • The Tata Sons battle is testing how far a board can go against the wishes of a controlling shareholder and where the balance of power lies between ownership and the boardroom

THE COST OF MDR • A Merchant Discount Rate of 0.4% will be charged on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 with merchants. While MDR backers stress that this will help UPI become sustainable, there are concerns that merchants, especially the smaller ones, may revert to cash payments

MANAGING THE $ DELUGE • Massive foreign currency inflows through the FCNR (B) route may have helped stabilise a rapidly falling rupee and boosted forex reserves, but it has saddled the Reserve Bank of India with two new problems—surplus liquidity in the short term, and redemption pressures in the long run

Presidency University: Transforming the Future of Business Education • At a time when the business world is being reshaped by technology, globalisation and changing industry needs, Presidency University, Bengaluru is building a distinctive approach to management education. Its focus on industry exposure, internationalisation and emerging technologies is shaping a learning environment designed to prepare students for the complexities of the modern business world.

"It Won't Be the Way That We Are Currently Doing It" • Madan Pillutla, Dean and Professor of Organisational Behaviour at ISB, on why business schools would have to organise themselves differently in future, as demand for an MBA will become less predictable

REORIENTING THE MBA • Many B-schools globally have discontinued full-time management programmes. Plus, in an era of AI and Gen Z, the coveted degree is getting a fresh look. How are institutes in India coping with this new disruptive environment?

Law at the Edge of Transformation

THE NEW MBA PREMIUM • The MBA placement market is becoming more selective and fluid, with recruiters hiring earlier, looking beyond the traditional campus hierarchy, and paying a premium for candidates with demonstrable business skills

'WE ARE EDUCATING TODAY'S STUDENTS FOR 2036' • Bharat Bhasker, Director of IIM Ahmedabad, on maintaining the rank as the top B-school, relevance of a management education, future challenges, and more

'OUR PLACEMENT NUMBERS HAVE REMAINED STRONG' • Alok Kumar Rai, Director, IIM Calcutta, on why there will be an increase in one-year management programmes in the future

'MBA IMPORTANT, ITS FORMAT MAY EVOLVE' • M.P. Gupta, Director of IIM Lucknow, on the future of B-schools and why interdisciplinary education is the best way forward

Uttar Pradesh’s Solar Revolution: Building a Clean Energy Future

THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE • SPJIMR provides its students a pedagogy where learning is a continuous process and always different

THE EXPANDING FOOTPRINT • From an institute set up to train Tata Steel’s labour unions to a management school with growing ambitions, XLRI Jamshedpur is preparing to meet the challenges of the new age

FOCUS ON QUALITY • IIM Indore is preparing its students to go beyond the classroom and solve the problems of the society at large

AIMING FOR THE STARS • MDI Gurgaon, ranked among India’s premier B-Schools,...