More than 30 top national newspapers, magazines and online portals in India and abroad have reported the petition raised by 430+ IIM MBA students to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister for Human Resource Development Smriti Irani through OneYearMBA.co.in
Students are petitioning authorities to include provisions in the upcoming IIM Bill that will ensure that the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree at IIMs is awarded to One Year MBA courses and Masters in Business Management (MBM) degree is awarded to two-year PGP programmes, in sync with the global accreditation awarded to these courses by Association of MBAs (AMBA).
We bring you a selection of the coverage below. In case you haven’t read the petition yet, click here to read it now.
Economic Times – IIM students, alumni urge government to change MBA degree criteria
Hindustan Times – IIM students, alumni urge govt to change MBA degree criteria
Indian Express – IIM students want MBA degree to be fixed for one-year course
Mint – Govt plays safe, puts draft IIM bill up for debate
Business Standard – IIM students, alumni urge govt to change MBA degree criteria
The Free Press Journal – Give MBA to 1-yr EPGP, not PGP: IIM students to Centre
Maintain global standards at IIMs, students urge Prime Minister
India Today – IIM students ask for changes in MBA criteria
Hindu – IIM students, alumni urge govt to change MBA criteria
DNA – IIM students, alumni petition PM Modi to change MBA degree criteria
Deccan Herald – IIM students, alumni urge govt to change MBA degree criteria
Jagran Josh – Students of IIM demanded change in MBA criteria