How does Prof. Jayasankar Ramanathan teach at IIM Visakhapatnam?

My sister was a student at IIM Visakhapatnam and always praised Prof. Jayasankar Ramanathan specifically. She used to say that although every teacher in IIMs is unique, this particular professor had the ability to grab the attention of the weakest minds. His pedagogy was like no other. Here are some highlights of his unique teaching methodology.

• Right on the first day he will give you a question paper with basic questions related to your prior knowledge of marketing. He does the same on the last day and now you have to answer based on the knowledge you have acquired in 2 years. Then he gives you both the answer sheets and asks you to compare your answers. The drastic difference stems from the elaborate knowledge you have acquired in 2 years.
• The topics are usually covered through case discussions
• The students are selected for class discussions by drawing their roll numbers anonymously 
• He is amazing with drawing insights from numbers and tables
• He prefers formal contact between students and himself via mail or prior appointments. 
• He focuses a lot on disciplinary conduct 
• He refuses to clear doubts in the middle of the class. You can jot them down and ask them the next day
• He assigns extremely mind-boggling projects that require your entire attention
• He gives more weightage to projects and ensures comprehensive evaluation.
• He sometimes arranged some fun games that indirectly promote learning

The best part was that he used the same cards he used to draw names for class discussions and wrote best wishes in them and gave them to the students. All these unique methodologies made him everyone’s favorite.