Dr. Atish Chattopadhyay Ask me They call me Master Moshai
I believe education should instil curiosity, build character and prepare learners for meaningful contribution.
I'm a studentTeaching, in classrooms and as a head of institutions
Led as Director, Dean or Vice Chancellor
IMT Ghaziabad · FT Masters in Finance 2026
Still teaching, with cases and field work
I write and speak in
Three ways in, depending on who you are.
Students & Alumni
Straight answers for aspirants, students, alumni and parents, from getting in to staying connected.
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What I'm building
Role-ready, without becoming role-bound. My work at IMT Ghaziabad.
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Watch and read
Talks, interviews and essays on teaching in the age of AI.
Start with the latestAsk Master Moshai.
How much does it matter which school I get into?
"There are more jobs in the market than good people. After that it is up to you how you shine."
CATKing session, Jan 2026
I still teach. Three courses this year.
Will AI take the jobs an MBA prepares me for?
"AI may suggest an action, but it cannot accept responsibility for the consequences."
LinkedIn, Sep 2026What gets a candidate rejected in the interview?
"Very self-centred." I look for someone who can actually work with others.
CATKing session, Jan 2026Everyone seems better than me. Am I good enough?
"The only job we have as teachers is to make sure the belief remains: I am good, and I can make it good."
DCP Podcasts, Sep 2026
From the Director's office back to a bakery in Calcutta.
Before I taught anyone, I ran a bakery chain for seven years. When the business hit a downturn, I started teaching to pay off debts. That is how I found out that I loved to teach.
What I have been writing.
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Poets&QuantsThe "researcherization" of faculty is distorting business schools
When publication becomes academic status, teaching becomes an obligation.
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ETEducationAI can run the class. It cannot create the classroom.
A teacher can ask, are you okay? AI can generate the same sentence. Can it mean it?
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EFMD Global FocusBusiness school rankings are failing business education
None of the 21 measures looks inside a classroom.
A story · Calcutta, 1993The hottest business in town.Before I taught marketing, I sold a brand that did not exist yet, to pay for a bakery.Read the story → Moments from the last two years.
