Publications

PhD Dissertation
My doctoral dissertation focused on developing a competency-based curriculum for a master’s program in Services Science, Management and Engineering (SSME) using online Delphi method. SSME is a new interdisciplinary field supported by several leading organizations like IBM and universities like the University of Cambridge.
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Articles
• How does the rise of Asia influence international student mobility? University World News, January 2012
Passport to study: Enrollment trends of Indian students, India Today Aspire, December 2011
• The right balance, EDU, November 2011
Don't be trapped in the next Tri-Valley!, Careers360, October 2011
• The future of international student mobility, UniversityWorldNews, October 2011
Emerging models of Indian-European higher education collaborations, World Education News & Report, September 2011
Academic leadership beyond bottomline, EDU September 2011,
Indian students flock US institutes, Business Standard, September 2011
America calling, Hindustan Times, August 2011
• Call for a internationalisation policy on higher education, EDU, August 2011
The relevance of internationalisation of Indian higher education, Digital Learning, July 2011
• A crisis of confidence in Indian higher education? University World News, July 2011
• The B-schools Bubble, EDU, July 2011
Higher Education at the Crossroads, EDU, June 2011
• A "Gyan Ratna" to engage global talent, EDU, May 2011
Wake up IIMA, Financial Express, March 2011
Six marketing mantras for admissions, EDU, March-April, 2011
• Crossing disciplinary boundaries in B-schools, EDU, February 2011
• Shouldering the quality responsibility, EDU, January 2011
• Foreign universities: Who’s coming and why? Financial Express, January, 2011
• Getting future ready: Key competencies for graduate admissions professionals, NAGAP Perspectives, Winter 2011 (Results of the NAGAP research grant I was awarded)
• Drivers of Mobility of Chinese and Indian Students, Boston College's International Higher Education, Winter (2011)
Seven education trends for 2011, EDU, December 2010
2015: Arrival of the Gen-Q and Quality, EDU, November 2010
Time for quality precedence, EducationWorld, December 2010
Current Indian overseas enrollment trends, World Education News & Reviews, December 2010
Moments when scope meets excellence, EDU, October 2010
World-class aims demand quality, Times Higher Education, October 14, 2010
Foreign campuses: Tried and tested, EDU, August 2010
Foreign providers: Putting national needs first, University World News, August 2010
Good-for-profit higher education, EDU, July 2010
Global accreditation: Why and how, EDU, June 2010
Finding the perfect international partner, EDU, May 2010.
Support community colleges growth, EducationWorld, May 2010. (with Ananya Guha)
Advantage foreign universities?, EDU, April 2010.
Realising the vision of world-class varsities, EDU, March 2010.
Foreign universities - a reality check University World News, March 2010.
Leading without leadership?, EDU, February 2010.
Using social media to recruit Indian students, IIENetworker, Spring 2010.
• ‘Needs assessment of NAGAP members on international issues’, NAGAP Perspectives, Winter 2010.
• Co-authored book chapter on U.S.-India academic collaborations, International Institute of Education (IIE), 2010
Achieving excellence in B-schools in India, MBA Review, November 2009
World-class universities: Making aspirations achievable, University World News, 2009.
Country report on India for UNESCO book on Student Affairs and Services in Higher Education
China and India: Understanding market characteristics for online recruitment, World Education News & Report, March, 2009.
• ‘China and India: Understanding market characteristics for online recruitment,’ NAGAP Perspectives, Winter, 2009.
Sustaining the momentum in recruiting Indian students, World Education News & Report, Sept. 2008.
Inducing money magnetism: Fundraising practices in American universities and lessons for Indian higher education, Journal of the World Universities Forum, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp.19-26 (with Dr. Vijaya Narapareddy)
Adding an Indonesia to India: Sustaining the recruitment momentum, IIE Network, 2008.
Partnering for global success: Case of Asian business schools, IIE Network Website, 2007
Are MBAs from Mars?, Economic Times, New Delhi, Jan 31, 2007.
Learning and earning value of an MBA, Times of India, Hyderabad, Sep 11, 2006.
Demystifying management career, Times of India, Hyderabad, Sep 04, 2006.
Profit of personal finance, Economic Times, July 05, 2004.