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At the DoMS, IIT Madras 2025 commencement, I shared how MBA students might adapt to an AI world. Takeaways The MBA syllabus will age fast; adaptability is a core competency https://youtu.be/sSyBUSuLduQ?t=02m03s LLMs have a “jagged-edge”. Management tools—redundancy, cross-checks, human escalation—still work https://youtu.be/sSyBUSuLduQ?t=07m02s LLMs already deliver hours of analyst work in minutes. Entry-level roles WILL vanish https://youtu.be/sSyBUSuLduQ?t=14m21s High-value knowledge jobs—strategy, finance, contract risk, market research—are being refactored by AI https://youtu.be/sSyBUSuLduQ?t=23m01s Learn less of grunt-work. LLMs can handle that https://youtu.be/sSyBUSuLduQ?t=45m22s Study with LLMs as Socratic sparring. Run “draft-critique-rewrite” sprints https://youtu.be/sSyBUSuLduQ?t=49m17s Funny bits ...

I’ve scanned a couple of more pages of Target that have the job profile of the LBS graduating class of 2000 and the summer of MBA 2001. Incidentally, this magazine also publishes a complete list of who’s joined which company. Really neat idea, great for contacts.

Business India’s business school rankings seem surprising. I’ll check with LBS and ask them what they think.

How would I compare LBS against IIM-B so far? Let’s see. Faculty: LBS probably wins marginally. More famous faculty, more industry experience, better communication. But like I said, marginal. IT infrastructure: IIM-B wins! IT management: LBS wins. They manage what they’ve got extremely well. Companies coming for placement: LBS wins. Placement process: Debatable. IIM-B definitely has a more student-friendly process. Library: Books-wise, IIM-B wins. Electronic resources-wise, LBS wins. Students: Comparable. Too early to tell the difference probably. The point is, however, that everyone in LBS has a lot of work-experience. Campus: IIM-B wins hands down. I mean, LBS faces Regent’s Park and all that, but it doesn’t really have a campus. Lecture rooms: LBS wins marginally. Slightly better rooms, better equipment. Hostel: IIM-B wins. LBS doesn’t have one. Location: LBS wins. Heart of London. Exchange programmes: LBS wins. LBS is ahead, but not by far. ...

The session on Mergers, MBOs and other corporate reorganizations by Paulo Volpin started 5 minutes late. Reason: They had a problem with the computer projector. Fixing it turned out to be a hi-tech exercise, though. A guy came in with some kind of a hand-held device, pointed it around like a remote control, and the projector was on. 6:05PM – 5 minutes lost. 5 minutes later, “IP address conflict”. The Professor gives up and moves on to trusty slides. He came prepared. ...

Today was my first class at the London Business School, and I’ve written up my experiences on day 1. I plan to keep updating it.