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Time of India
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
TISS finally gets a full-time VC after 2 years
MUMBAI: The Centre has finally appointed a full-time vice-chancellor for Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) after nearly two years of interim leadership. Badri Narayan Tiwari, a social historian with interests in culture and marginality, will helm the institute as its first official appointee since the Centre brought TISS under its administrative fold. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now His five-year appointment comes 22 months after Prof Manoj Tiwari, director of IIM-Mumbai, was made acting TISS VC in Sept 2023. New TISS VC was earlier with JNU, GB Pant Social Science Institute TISS, long nurtured under the stewardship of the Tata Trusts, is now subject to central oversight, following the 2023 directive bringing all institutions with over 50% govt funding under the Centre's jurisdiction. Badri Narayan Tiwari, until recently director of Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj, established a Kumbh study centre and an ethnographic museum. His earlier stint at , where he was part of the Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion, sharpened his engagement with themes of social justice and subaltern narratives. His scholarly compass- spanning democracy, popular culture, Dalit assertion, and anthropological history - experts said, aligns closely with the ethos TISS has long embodied. But the institute's foundations were quietly strengthened during the interim stewardship of Prof Manoj Tiwari. In his dual role as director of IIM-Mumbai and acting vice-chancellor, Prof Tiwari ensured that the long-pending Memorandum of Agreement was formally drafted, placing the institute on firmer administrative ground. He also initiated a sweeping accreditation drive across departments, a move that helped elevate the institute's national ranking. Perhaps more tangibly, he is credited with unlocking and disbursing Rs 14 crore in arrears, some of which were pending for years-an intervention that restored both morale and momentum. It was under his watch that TISS admissions were aligned with the CUET, marking a shift towards uniformity in the higher education landscape.
Time of India
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
TISS gets full-time VC appointed for 5 yrs by Centre after 22 months
Mumbai: The Centre has finally appointed a full-time vice-chancellor for Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) after nearly two years of interim leadership. Badri Narayan Tiwari, a social historian with interests in culture and marginality, will now helm the institute as its first official appointee since the Centre brought TISS under its administrative fold. His five-year appointment comes 22 months after Prof Manoj Tiwari, director of IIM-Mumbai, was handed additional charge in Sept 2023. Prof Badri Narayan Tiwari, until recently director of the Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj, established a Kumbh study centre and an ethnographic museum. His earlier stint at JNU, where he was part of the Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion, sharpened his engagement with themes of social justice and subaltern narratives. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai TISS, long nurtured under the stewardship of the Tata Trusts, has been subject to central oversight since 2023. Prof Badri Narayan Tiwari's scholarly compass —spanning democracy, popular culture, Dalit assertion, and anthropological history—experts said, aligns closely with the ethos TISS has long embodied. Tiwari was appointed full-time vice-chancellor for five years by the Centre which took over administrative control of TISS following the 2023 directive bringing all institutions with over 50% govt funding under its jurisdiction. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Up to 70% off | Libas Purple Days Sale Libas Undo But the institute's foundations were quietly strengthened during the interim stewardship of Prof Manoj Tiwari. In his dual role as director of IIM-Mumbai and acting vice-chancellor, Prof Tiwari ensured that the long-pending Memorandum of Agreement was formally drafted, placing the institute on firmer administrative ground. He also initiated a sweeping accreditation drive across departments, a move that helped elevate the institute's national ranking. Perhaps more tangibly, he is credited with unlocking and disbursing Rs 14 crore in arrears, some of which were pending for years. It was under his watch that TISS admissions were aligned with the CUET, marking a shift towards uniformity in the higher education landscape.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
IIM-Mum proposes satellite campus with UG & PhD courses
Mumbai: The premier IIM-Mumbai has sent a proposal to the state govt on setting up a satellite campus in or around Mumbai. The proposal, which emphasises on world-class educational infrastructure for finance and technology, was made as part of the Viksit Maharashtra 2047 initiative for which govt had sought recommendations from academicians in state institutions as well as from central institutions in state, such as IIT, IIM and NIT. The proposal, sent by IIM-Mumbai director Manoj Tiwari, said the satellite campus can offer undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD courses in economics, accounting and finance, technology and data science, with law and regulation, where each discipline can have a synergetic relationship with one or more. The campus can collaborate with other leading institutions and financial organisations in the country and abroad, it added. The proposal listed BS and MS courses, adding that offering UG, PG and PhD courses will allow the institute to participate in global academic rankings and research networks. In line with NEP 2020, the document emphasised the need for flexible, multidisciplinary education and strong research ecosystems. The proposal said a world-class institute with the IIM tag could draw top-tier academics, regulators, investors and entrepreneurs. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No annual fees for life UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Pointing out that the city is home to regulatory bodies such as RBI, Sebi, BSE and NSE, and serves as the headquarters of major public and private sector banks, and mutual funds and insurance companies, it said establishing a world-class institution in finance and technology in Mumbai would anchor the country's leadership globally in digital finance, besides bridging the talent-policy-research gap. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai Calling the proposal unique, Tiwari said it aims to change the landscape of technology-driven management education in the domain of finance and economics. "This will also give an opportunity to govt to build an institute to offer courses in emerging fields of fintech. Additionally, with proximity to national regulatory bodies, training manpower will be seamless. The institute will help create futuristic manpower in technology advances and meet the growing requirement of the country," he said. The document also suggested a tentative budget for the project. On the Viksit Maharashtra 2047 vision document, Shailendra Deolankar, director, higher education, said the higher education sector is very comprehensive and dynamic and input should, therefore, not be confined to a few state experts. "The department is, therefore, seeking recommendations from state institutions, central institutions, all stakeholders, parents and even the public."
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Sorry techies, in a few years plumbers, electricians will have ‘more pricing power' in market in AI era, IIM alumnus's shocking prediction
In a world where degrees often decide respect and salary, one IIM-Mumbai graduate is shaking the table. Lokesh Ahuja recently took to LinkedIn with a bold prediction that's making India's white-collar workforce pause: in the near future, plumbers, electricians, and carpenters may be more valuable than coders and product managers. Why? While AI is rapidly replacing knowledge workers, hands-on skills are still irreplaceable. Reflecting on how society celebrates IIM grads making crores but ridicules creators doing the same, Ahuja highlighted the real driver of wealth: supply and demand. "There are over 2 lakh IIM grads in India, but fewer than 10,000 creators with over a million followers,' he wrote. Those few creators who make it big aren't just influencers—they're CEOs of their own attention engines. But this wasn't just a post about the creator economy. Ahuja's real warning lies in what comes next: the quiet yet inevitable rise of skilled manual labour in the age of AI. As automation sweeps across industries, traditionally 'safe' jobs like analysts, writers, and even coders are becoming vulnerable. With supply surging, value drops. Meanwhile, plumbers and electricians—jobs that can't be automated (yet)—might soon have more pricing power than your average MBA. 'The hard truth is: it's not about what you studied. It's about whether the market still needs it,' Ahuja concluded. Ahuja further added in the comment that this shift in value isn't new—it's just the next wave. 'Not the first time we've seen this kind of shift,' he wrote. 'In the 90s, coders out-earned bankers. In the 2000s, startup founders with no degrees leapfrogged CXOs. Now, it's creators and researchers.' According to him, every few decades, the job market resets, moving away from rigid, linear career paths to reward impact over pedigree. 'The rules change,' he added.
