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73% of Indian B-School leaders expect AI to transform management education: Survey
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A new survey of Indian business school deans by BITSoM highlights major concerns regarding artificial intelligence disruption, changing MBA demand, and international partnerships.
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73% of Indian B-School leaders expect AI to transform management education: Survey
A survey of 22 Indian business school deans and academic leaders has identified artificial intelligence (AI), changing employer expectations and evolving demand for management degrees as key concerns for management education institutions. The findings are presented in the EFMD x BITSoM Global Perspectives Survey Report, released by BITS School of Management (BITSoM), under the aegis of BITS Pilani, during its inaugural All-India Deans Conference in Mumbai. According to the survey, 73% of respondents expect AI to bring substantial or fundamental changes to management education. However, institutional responses vary. Among respondents who anticipate fundamental disruption, nearly 38% said their institutions were still observing developments or conducting early experiments.
Changing employment needs also emerged as a major concern. About 59% of the respondents identified evolving employer expectations and graduate roles as their biggest concern, while 54% cited changing market demand for traditional MBA degrees. The survey also examined challenges associated with incorporating AI into management education. Governance, data privacy and responsible AI use were identified as key concerns by 41% of respondents. Curriculum and assessment redesign was cited by 36%, while 32% pointed to the need to strengthen faculty capabilities.
International collaboration was another area covered by the survey. As many as 91% of respondents preferred broad partnerships involving joint research, faculty exchanges and industry-linked initiatives over standalone student mobility programmes, which were preferred by 9%.
Institutional reputation was a factor in selecting international partners for 85% of respondents, followed by faculty quality at 80%. Mutual value creation and funding were identified as important factors in partnership viability by 60% and 45%, respectively.
The report was released during the two-day All-India Deans Conference, which brought together academic leaders from more than 30 Indian business schools and institutions overseas. Discussions at the conference covered the implications of AI for teaching, research, graduate skills and institutional collaboration.
The survey offers a snapshot of the views of participating deans and academic leaders as business schools respond to technological developments and changing employment needs. Its findings reflect the perspectives of the 22 Indian respondents and should not be taken as representative of every management institution in the country.
