The program is being touted as a “free” program, being almost fully sponsored by HCL (a private company), and as a program offering the prestigious IIM tag and MBA as well as guaranteed placement - with only HCL, of course. These are strong demerits being disguised as features. The defining aspe ...Read more

Preparation for any important exam (including various exams of life) has two components: specific preparation, and lifelong preparation. For example, when a politician wants to be prime minister, he needs to spend a few months convincing his party members that he is the horse that the party should b ...Read more

Indian students (and their parents) are often concerned about something called ROI – return on investment for MBA courses. The argument goes like this: MBA courses are prohibitively expensive – with fees ranging from Rs 12 lakhs in the baby IIMs to 23 lakhs at the top IIMs. Are those worth it? I ...Read more

Indian exams are notoriously competitive. In IITJEE, around 10 lakh candidates compete for roughly 15000 seats in different IITs. For entry into medical colleges, NEET is taken by around 17 lakh candidates. Those intimidating numbers are, however, misleading. A study of the IPMAT exams' RTI informat ...Read more