IIM Placements Controversy abput “Kidnapping Insurance”
Podcaster reveals African firm offered IIM students ₹80 LPA CTC at IIM Calcutta, but ₹40 lakh was kidnapping ransom coverage, not salary.
1961, West Bengal- NIRF #7 on Joka campus, finance powerhouse with ₹34LPA avg. Ford Foundation-backed, strong consulting placements.
Podcaster reveals African firm offered IIM students ₹80 LPA CTC at IIM Calcutta, but ₹40 lakh was kidnapping ransom coverage, not salary.
Crizac Limited commits $2.5 million over five years to build EduMentor, an AI-powered mentorship marketplace led by Chairman Dr. Vikash Agarwal and IIM Calcutta’s Dishant Kharbanda, connecting students to verified university mentors via ML-driven matching across 135+ global institutions and 10,000+ agents in 7 countries.
In a swift adaptation to geopolitical challenges, IIM Calcutta shifted its flagship MBA international immersion programme to Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, delivering a high-impact week for mid-career professionals.
Vikram Solar Limited has appointed Sameer Nagpal as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 20, 2026, as the company accelerates its capacity expansion and global growth agenda. With over three decades of multi‑industry leadership experience, Nagpal is expected to strengthen Vikram Solar’s position in the solar and emerging energy‑storage markets.
The 19th ISDSI Global Conference, hosted by IMI Kolkata, brought together India’s top B-school directors, international scholars, accreditation bodies, policymakers, CEOs, investors, and startup founders for four days of intensive dialogue. It reframed innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability as immediate priorities, spotlighting technology-enabled sustainability, management education’s future, and India’s path to Viksit Bharat 2047. Unprecedented Global…