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B-schools redesign curricula to produce founders, not just managers
B-schools redesign curricula to produce founders, not just managers
The Story in Brief
Business schools across India are overhauling their programmes to produce startup founders and early-stage leaders, shifting from their traditional focus on training managers for large corporations. The change reflects the growing role of entrepreneurship in the Indian economy as a driver of growth and employment.
In place of case studies and business-plan competitions, students now build real ventures during their courses: identifying market opportunities, developing prototypes, incorporating companies and acquiring first customers while still on campus. Faculty teams now mix full-time academics with entrepreneurs, product managers and growth marketers who teach from current industry experience.
Dedicated incubators within B-schools provide workspace, structured mentoring and investor access, while partner networks offer legal, accounting, branding and cloud-service support. Workshops on fundraising, AI applications and digital marketing have become standard, alongside startup festivals and investor forums that connect students to the wider ecosystem before graduation.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The shift B-schools are describing mirrors a structural change in India's formal economy: the number of recognised startups has grown from a few hundred a decade ago to over 1.5 lakh today, many in tech. Yet the failure rate among first-time founders remains high, with estimates that over 90 per cent of funded startups never return capital. The programmes outlined aim to lower that failure rate by embedding real-world validation before graduation, but the ultimate test will be placement and fundraising data over the next three to five years, whether graduates of these redesigned courses actually raise Series A rounds faster than peers from traditional MBAs.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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