How To Start A Business School (& Attempt To Fix Everything Broken With Getting An MBA in India) - w/ Suchit

In this episode, featured not-expert is Suchit Sikaria. Suchit is the founder of Crucible Institute, a business school that is seeking to completely revamp higher business education in India - by optimizing for practical skills needed for digital first businesses (which the world (including india of course) is currently seeing a boom of) instead of outdated theory taught by industry professionals and with a fee structure that's super unique.Support/connect with me: campsite.bio/readysetdoTimestamps:00:00 Intro + Background 02:06 The State of MBA Education in India 03:31 Identifying Core Issues in MBA Programs 07:53 The Disconnect Between Education and Industry Needs 11:10 Curriculum Relevance and Evolution 13:16 The Role of Faculty in MBA Education 16:12 The Admission Process and Its Implications 20:12 Case-Based Learning Is Broken Too 22:07 Teaching Methodologies and Practical Applications 25:29 Industry Collaboration and Student Outcomes 26:41 The Crucible Model: A New Approach to Education 28:59 What Makes Crucible Different 31:36 Optimizing Curriculum for Digital-First Businesses 33:06 Innovative Course Offerings for Job Readiness 34:50 Course Duration 37:26 Solution to “Who Is Going to Teach?” 40:40 Content Is King—even While Designing a B-School 41:29 Learning Design and Course Structure 43:14 Tuition Fee Depends on Your Salary 49:17 Challenges and Pitfalls of the Fee Model 53:35 Core Values and Brand Purpose