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SEPT. 23, 2007

INDIA’S BEST B SCHOOLS


	India's Best B-Schools IIM-Ahmedabad once again retains its top perch, but there are some surprise entrants in the Top 15. A BT-Nielsen Study. High School Unique infrastructure and teaching methods, a track record of quality placements and an enduring aura make IIM-Ahmedabad India's best B-school in Business Today's 10th annual rankings. Read More Campus City With four institutes in the Top 15, 10 in the entire list, and three new entrants, Mumbai is every wannabe MBA's Shangri-La. Read More A Tale of Two B-Schools Delhi's two best-known B-schools, FMS and IIFT, have dropped in our rankings. Just the same, the two offer great value-for-money MBAs. Read More The ISB Challenger The Bala V. Balachandran-founded Great Lakes Institute of Management wants to be India's best B-school for one-year MBAs. Read More A Premium On Experience Schools like ISB only admit students with prior work experience. The IIMs, too, have started 'PGPX' courses. How are these programmes faring? Read More Chasing The Gravy Train Financial services and consulting are the favourite career choices of B-school grads. Read More

The Global Itch

More and more B-schools are thinking global affiliations or a presence overseas to stay relevant. Read More

Foreigners On The Campus
The India story has had an interesting spin-off-foreign students are trickling in to
study at leading B-schools.
Read More

MBAs With a Difference
These are people who turned their backs on successful
and cosy corporate careers
to chart out their own future.
Read More

Living Up The
MBA Dream
Here's one grad who managed to get the job of his dreams.
Read More

Essentially Entrepreneurs
B-schools are actively grooming those with entrepreneurial talents. Read More

How We Ranked the B-Schools

The B-school
Fact Sheet
A data sheet on the B-schools. Read More


	FEATURES


	Shake-out In Textile The rising rupee and unbridled competition from China and Bangladesh have forced players like Gokaldas Exports to sell out. What does the future hold for the textile and garment exporters? more...		Transition Time Twenty-three years after re-inventing the Indian watch market, Titan Industries wants to morph into a retailer selling everything from jewellery to prescription eyeglasses. more...



	"This is a Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity" The market for semiconductors in India will almost double to $5.49 billion by 2009. What does that mean for the local chip industry? more...		Urban Vision The best municipal corporations are not those of Mumbai or Delhi or Kolkata. Rather, they are innovative and efficient users of resources like Visakhapatnam, Surat and Hyderabad. more...




	From Japan With Love Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently visited India with a delegation of 200 CEOs. Will this result in a torrent of Japanese FDI in India? more...		Riding On Retail The emergence of large retail chains has come as a boon for SMEs. more...




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FTA Route India expects to sign a Free Trade Agreement with the 10-nation Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) in November. However, differences over concessions to be offered by India remain to be ironed out in time for the summit this year.

Inclusive Cities There is a renewed thrust on inclusive cities in which citizens have affordable access to basic amenities. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked chief ministers of the states to prepare time-bound action plans for providing all basic services for the urban poor in major cities in their states. Also, affordable housing, water and sanitation, health, education and social security will be targeted.

Boost to Start-ups India is focussing on cutting the red-tape and ease several cumbersome procedural issues that affect business start-ups. The move comes after the World Bank pointed out that starting businesses in India was difficult because of lengthy, complicated and time-consuming procedures.

Credit Cards: What Next? Major banks have quietly turned up the heat on credit card holders with a hike in interest rates over the past few months. Market leaders like ICICI Bank, SBI Cards and ABN Amro have raised rates after reviewing their cost of funds or due to a routine need to align with the industry. ICICI Bank, the largest credit card issuer in India with over 7.5 million live cards, has hiked interest rates from 2.9 per cent to 3.15 per cent. This would mean an annual increase of almost 3 per cent.





	FEATURES		REPORTER'S DIARY


	60 Minutes Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO, Nokia, speaks to Business Today about Nokia's plans in the country-its second-largest market. more...		On The Retail Trail UP farmers back corporates as Mayawati halts Reliance Retail's bandwagon. more...
	MONEY		JOBS TODAY


	Ready For Take-Off? Mid-cap funds have lagged behind lately, but they are poised to perform over the long term. Here's what to look for in them. more...		On The Green Brick Road The building blocks of the construction industry are changing; so are the job profiles. more...

	BOOKEND		BACK OF THE BOOK


	The Second Sex This book makes a rational case for giving women who take family-related career breaks a second chance. more...		The Sound Of Youth The radio bug is spreading on campuses. more...
	PEOPLE		COLUMNS


	People Starring Wipro's Azim Premji; Vineet Nayar, President, HCL Technologies; Rajeev Chaba, President and Managing Director, General Motors India; Tata Group's Chairman Ratan Tata; Sequoia Capital's R. Ramaraj; and Madura Garments' Hemchandra Javeri. more...		Leadership Spotlight Nusli Wadia Chairman, Bombay Dyeing


	TRENDS		CURRENT


	Chindia's New Battle India will have to work hard to maintain its lead over China in New Economy sectors. more... Instan Tip The fortnight's burning question. more... Q&A: Hubert Joly more... India Inc. Has Many More Owners more... PE Funds Step up their Hunt in India more... Old Ad Jingles on the Comeback Trail more... Scooters are Picking up Speed Again more... US Subprime Crisis Hits Indian BPOs more... Thunder In UAE more... Top of Mind more... Economy Watch more... Policy Watch A bird's eye view of what's hot and what's not on the government's policy radar. more... P-Watch Column The why, what and how-to of policy making. more... Newsmaker He is widely regarded as the most powerful minister in Manmohan Singh's Cabinet and he is Congress President Sonia Gandhi's chief trouble- shooter. more... Numbers of Note more... NOTED more... Exposed: Glass Ceiling at India Inc. more... Indian Telcos Going Abroad more...		The Colour of Blackstone Strikes five deals worth $840 million in 12 months. more... One for the Investors RBI's view of holding company structure is only partly justified. more... Waiting to be Discovered Why aren't advertisers excited about Discovery's #1 status? more... Wealth in Health Apollo Group's BPO makes its fourth acquisition. more... Cut Down to Size US housing bubble takes its toll of Indian steel-makers. more... Big Blue Rising Forget low-cost, IBM is here to innovate. more... MCX is Spot On Electronic spot trading is round the corner. more... The Gas Pricing Circus Finally, the government is closer to fixing price for gas from RIL. more... AMD and Cheap Chips The #2 chip maker is eyeing mobile devices for growth. more... Ringing In Competition TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra wants more telcos. more... Mallya's Ticket to F1 The liquor baron is bidding for a little- known team. more... Firing Up with Tax Sops Mega power projects may soon get tax breaks. more... Kinetic Energy Power Minister seems keen to get hydel projects going. more... A VC in the Prep Class Helix Investments thinks Mahesh Tutorials is sexy. more... Fair & Lovely & Very Mass HUL taps radio to popularise its scholarship for girls. more... In The Fast Lane IDFC has a '2-3-4' formula for growth. more... No Kids' Stuff Sun TV Network finds another winner-for now. more... On a Wing and a Prayer The defence sector banks on a Rs 42,000- crore tender. more... Hollywood Masala The big us studios are partnering local film producers. more... Shot in the Arm Firstsource makes a healthcare acquisition in the US. more... Cash Out, Tune In Sun TV Network steps into Red FM. more... Gimme More Professionals are managing PF and pension money. more... Lights in the Tunnel A US slowdown may be an opportunity for Infosys. more...


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