Ahirjoy's Blog

Excellent Article: Always be ready with Plan-B even if you don't have to use it. Must Read. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/lessons-from-tata-tele-shutdown-what-to-do-when-you-are-one-of-thousands-suddenly-without-a-job/articleshow/61005338.cms?utm_source=AMPusers&utm_medium=fbshare&utm_campaign=socialsharebutton&from=mdr

The division between Science Fiction Movies and reality is getting thinner with every passing day thanks to AI and Machine Learning! For our children questions won't be " Should we trust Robots"? but "Do we trust them too much"? https://mobile-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/opinion/sunday/children-alexa-echo-robots.amp.html  

Though free, the below websites/materials are very useful for gaining knowledge related to recent technical developments, try these for free, 1. https://cognitiveclass.ai 2. https://developer.ibm.com 3. https://www.ibm.com/blogs/blockchain/2017/08/blockchain-in-academia-training-for-students-and-educators/ 4. Machine Learning - Stanford University by Andrew Ng (One of the best) 5. Edx - Introduction to AI - Azure by Microsoft .

Here are few excellent websites for business savvy users, 1. BusinessWeek 2. Economist 3. MIT Open Courseware 4. Personalmba.com and suggested books, https://personalmba.com/best-business-books/ 5. Vault.com 6. Wetfeet.com 7. Crackverbal  

Though relatively new, since last decade the concept of one year executive MBA (full time) is gaining momentum in India. These programs usually requires 2-7 years of experience and costs a fortune (around 7 lakhs for K J Somaiya to 17 lakhs for SPJain to as high as 33 lakhs+ for ISB). Few of the reputed Executive courses are listed below, AMBA Accredited: ------------------------- 1. IIMA - PGPX 2. IIMC - PGPEX 3. IIMB - EPGP 4. IIMI - EPGP 5. IIML - IPMX 6. SPJain - PGPM (PGDM Executive) 7. XLRI - PGDM(GM), formerly GMP 8. ISB 9. MDI Gurgaon - NMP 10. IMI Delhi - ExecutiveMBA Not AMBA Accredited Yet but institutes have reputation for their 2 year flagship MBA programs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. IIM Shillong 12. IIM Udaipur (Supply Chain with dual degree - MS with Purdue University, USA) 13. IMT 14. K J Somaiya - PGDM (Executive) 15. Great Lakes New entrants focusing o