India’s management education landscape is gradually moving beyond the conventional MBA model, as institutions increasingly introduce entrepreneurship, innovation and industry-led learning into their programmes. The shift reflects a broader change in what students expect from higher education, with growing interest in programmes that prepare them not only for corporate careers but also for building businesses,…
By: Nikhil Barshikar, Founder & CEO, Imarticus Learning For decades, educational institutions have been measured by a familiar set of numbers: enrolment, graduation rates, faculty credentials, infrastructure, placement percentages. These still matter. But they no longer answer the question that learners and employers are actually asking, which is a simpler and far harder one. Does…
By: Vikas Singh, CGSO, Mohan Babu University As someone deeply involved in the world of education, I have often reflected on what truly defines a great university. Is it infrastructure, curriculum, or placements? Or is it the ability to inspire transformation — to shape minds that question, create, and contribute meaningfully to society? We believe…
By: Fatema Agarkar, Educationist and Founder of ACE (Agarkar Center of Excellence). Just the other day, while listening to a podcast where the discussion centered on the risks that plague Generation Next (the 2000 era kids) – the worry was that this generation feels they already know so much, and no body can ‘teach’ them….
By: Prempreet Singh, Founder & CEO, SkillBytes For about a decade, the story of Indian edtech was a story of money. Huge funding rounds, huge marketing budgets, huge promises. Somewhere in all of that, a simple fact got lost. Most students never finished anything they started. The numbers were brutal and widely known across the…
By: Anil Tripathi, President, Career Bana Le More than 1.2 million Indian students were enrolled in higher education abroad in 2025, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs — a slight dip from 1.33 million the previous year, but still a staggering number. Most of them took loans to get there. A significant number did…
By: Kushal Raj Chakravorty, Founder & Managing Trustee, Lotus Petal Foundation For years, India’s education conversation focused on one goal: getting children into schools. And to a large extent, that goal has been achieved. According to ASER 2024, enrollment rates across the country have consistently improved, with rural enrollment for children aged 6–14 remaining above…
By: Dr. Sandeep Bhardwaj, Director, Vivekanand Business School, Vivekanand Education Society Education is no longer confined by geography; it is global in both opportunity and expectation. There was a time when a degree led to a lifelong career in the same place, but today, that path has evolved. The focus is shifting beyond degrees to…
By: Er. Koneru Lakshman Havish, Vice President, KL Deemed to be University The field of law has witnessed many changes in the recent past due to the factors of globalization, development in technology, and changing expectations of clients. It is imperative to understand that having only a law degree is not enough for a prosperous…
By: Niyati Handa, Co-founder and Director of Eklavya School There is a growing movement worldwide to ban phones in schools and restrict social media for children under a certain age. How did we arrive at this particular moment? We live in a modern age where screens have replaced real companions. There was a time when…
