Tue Sep 03 13:06:49 UTC 2024: – Navya Naveli Nanda, granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan, has joined IIM Ahmedabad for an online MBA
– Her announcement on Instagram was met with criticism calling her course not a “real MBA”
– Some questioned if she got in on a quota, a professor at IIM-A clarified that there is no quota and she cleared the cut off and interview like other candidates
– The professor defended Nanda against trolls and highlighted that the acceptance rate for the program is low
– The professor also questioned why there is backlash when elite families study abroad for higher education, but criticism when someone like Nanda studies in India.

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