IIT Kanpur MBA Blog

Meet Anand Singh Shekhawat , student founder and CEO of Tourepedia , an experience and activity based planning cum booking company. Founded by Anand and his friends Sudhir, Rajat Sharma and Rohit Maurya their company is completely driven by the words, “Experience Matters” . This start-up looks to storm the tourism industry with their customizable tours and client focused approach. Hi Anand! Tell us about Tourepedia. In one line it is an experience based tour planning site primarily aimed at the youth. Trip planning Is a crucial part of tourism. People are always concerned about the travel tickets and hotel booking, they don’t spend much time on planning the trip. We are basically trying to provide this service in a planned professional way to the customer. Sounds great! So, how is Tourepedia different from its competitors? I had observed this market closely for one year and found that the conventional trips do not focus on new activities and experiences t...

Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshwaraha Guru Saakshat Para Brahma Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha   yu to badalte waqt ne badal di he guru ki paribhasha par guru ka sthar aaj bhi sbse pehle he aata kyuki ishwar ne to hume insan banaya par guru ne hume accha insan banna sikhaya waqt ki is kagar pe aaj hum kch ese hen khade  ki jinhone hume sikhaya apne pero par khade hona kis tarah shukriya ada kar paenge hum unka! jeevan ke har us mod par rahe hum par apka saya yahi he bus humari kamna :) Happy teachers day to all the wonderful teachers of IIT Kanpur from all the students who have been bestowed by your knowledge and blessings. Bhavna Uttamchandani

 - Sourav Ghosh, MBA 2015-17 Chandra Sekhar Ghosh—a social entrepreneur has been paid off for his glorious vision. A person with ordinary background but extraordinary willingness- started his journey with two colleagues Fatik Bera & Partha Samanta in 2001,  for the  unorganized  women in rural unbanked areas with only 2 lakh rupees as cash, in West Bengal.  Their venture, a NGO named Bandhan was following a typical business model that was successfully established in Bangladesh, named Grameen Bank, brainchild of later Noble laureate Muhammad Yunus. The key essence of this business model is on micro credit system which  emphasizes  about the effect of very small amount of loan towards the sustainable growth of poor rural people who are unable to avail the banking system. Rural people who are in the business of selling vegetables, making small furniture  from bamboo, designing in sari, fishing etc—they actually need small amount ...

Indians solving India’s problem :  Dr. S. Sadagopan (Director IIIT-B, Ex Faculty: IIM-B, IIT-K, PhD-Purdue University, USA, Interest: SCM, OR, Decision Tech, ERP, E-Governance, Multimedia) With that note and initial thought Dr. Sadagopan started delivering his ideas in a mesmerizing way. With a profile and educational background to be envy of the very cheerful professor shared with us the common thoughts of Indianizing IT related services for exploring unexplored opportunities in service sector. The session was titled as “What unites RedBus, Ola, Flipkart”  and using the catchy new generation thoughts professor Sadagopan has clearly expressed that how these companies have started using Information technology to explore some potential market in a very judicious way. “The Cool companies” are really using IT as their backbone but delivering something that is not at all related to IT. He even proposed some of the very contemporary concepts like 3-D printing, Consu...

The MBA Program offered under The Department of Industrial & Management Engineering (IME), IIT Kanpur is kind of a unique in its own sense in various aspects and perspectives. Since inception, it  has gone through many changes and up gradation depending on changing needs of the society and industries but always keeping in mind  the ultimate vision of “ Transforming today's professionals in technology into tomorrow's world class leaders ”. With the tremendous help of faculties of top-notch qualifications & backgrounds, the emphasis of MBA at IIT Kanpur is to nurture the leaders who dare to unlearn and relearn in the dynamic world of business". Following are some of the new changes that took place this year (2015) only to keep the program more industry friendly and to keep track with the changing needs of time. i.                     Batch Profile: Complete batch com...

Dear our valued ambassadors The PR team of IIT Kanpur MBA is delighted to introduce to you the new batch of MBA 2015-17 , the one with diversity, talent and distinction.  As you have spent a few years close to this institute it's always a privilege to learn about your achievements, and success stories and to follow in your foot steps. And the new batch of IIT Kanpur MBA with a promise to carry forward your legacy is ready to flap their wings, to chase dreams fearlessly and to fuel the spark in them. "Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success- Henry Ford. So get up, dress up, show up and Never ever give up..." The umbrella of your support, mentoring and guidance is a paramount in their journey that begins here :) "Na Puchho Ke Meri Manjil Kaha Hai Abhi To Safar Ka Irada Kiya Hai Na Haroonga Hosla Umar Bhar Ye Mene Kisi se nahi khud se vadha kiya hai" Cheers!! PR Team IIT Kanpur MBA  

One of my first concerns was, IIT is a government aided institution and since I had been in one during my bachelors, I was worried what the infrastructure would be like. When you add word government to constructions in India , your first images are of crumbling buildings which might as well be managed by ASI or added to UNESCO world heritage site lists and poor management, although that does not necessarily apply to all government infrastructures. Fortunately, IIT Kanpur is a breath of fresh air! Infrastructure at IIT Kanpur can be divided into residential, educational and miscellaneous infrastructure. Educational: Educational infrastructure of IIT Kanpur is enclosed within an Academic Block, including our department of Industrial & Management Engineering (IME). As IME is of new construction, its facilities are top notch, including modern lecture halls, laboratories, a library and of course Wi-Fi connectivity (which is present across the whole academic block). Also of...