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Khaleej Times
10 hours ago
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Inside the Classroom of the Future: How SP Jain's AI Tutor Transforms Student Success
Its proprietary AI Tutor, named AI-ELT, built in-house and trained on the school's own curriculum, doesn't hand out answers. It questions. It adapts. It pushes. Weak students are lifted step by step until they catch up. Strong students are challenged with tougher scenarios until they stretch. The result is a class that arrives prepared, debates instead of listens, and graduates that land roles faster and with an edge employers can see immediately. In this exclusive conversation with Khaleej Times, Nitish Jain, Founder and President of SP Jain Global, explains why the school bet on building its own AI, how it is reshaping the professor–student dynamic, and why it could mark a turning point in global business education. Edited excerpts: Question: What inspired SP Jain Global to develop its own AI Tutor instead of relying on third-party platforms like ChatGPT or other EdTech tools? Answer: Because generic AI is built for everyone, which means it's built for no one. ChatGPT is brilliant for broad use, not for teaching a specific course, to a specific standard, with academic accountability. We needed precision. Our brief was simple. The tutor must know our curriculum line by line. It must teach by asking, not spoon-feeding. It must ground every response in our course material and learning outcomes. It must flag gaps, adapt in real time, and show faculty exactly where a class is struggling before they walk in. Off-the-shelf tools can't give us that control. They can't align to our rubrics. They don't meet our requirements on data privacy, academic integrity, or traceability. And they won't be redesigned because one school asks nicely. If you want real change, you don't rent it. You build it and you make it accountable. Question: SP Jain Global has been a pioneer in integrating AI into education. How does your AI Tutor personalize learning for students? Answer: Take two students walking into the same finance class. One already understands discounted cash flows. The other struggles with the basics. In a traditional classroom setup, the first is bored and the second is lost. With AI-ELT, both get exactly what they need. For the lost student, the tutor won't let them drift. It forces them to a minimum level of understanding, then builds step by step. From level 2 to 4 to 6 to 10, until they can keep pace with the rest of the class. For the bored student, it doesn't let them coast. It raises the bar. 'How would you apply this in a different market?', 'What happens if interest rates double?' It challenges them to go deeper, to think beyond the obvious. That's personalisation. Not handholding, not shortcuts, but stretching every student to their true potential. The results are visible. Class participation is up by 80%. 70% say they are better prepared for exams. Where graduates once needed four interviews to secure an offer, today it takes just two. That's as low as it gets! Question: What role does human faculty play in conjunction with the AI Tutor? Does it supplement or challenge traditional teaching methods? Answer: Think of it this way: the AI builds the muscle, but the faculty teach students how to fight. The tutor handles the basics, drilling students until they've grasped the core concepts before class. That frees professors to stop lecturing and start challenging: 'Good, you know the theory. Now apply it to a new market. What if regulations change overnight? How do you defend this to a board that doesn't agree with you?' The classroom shifts from listening to engagement. Students debate against concepts, against each other, against the faculty. That's where real learning happens. Faculty are no longer repeating definitions or filling hours; they're stretching minds and asking the kinds of questions no AI can with human nuance. Question: How does SP Jain's AI Tutor support the UAE's vision for artificial intelligence? Answer: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed is a true visionary. He recognised early on that for the UAE to lead globally, its people must develop a deep understanding and appreciation of AI. Our AI Tutor is a direct expression of that vision in action. We didn't import a tool off the shelf; we built one ourselves, trained it on our curriculum, and aligned it with the standards we demand of our students. It's proof that the UAE can create and apply its own AI to solve real challenges in education. And we're not limiting this to our business school students. AI-ELT is being extended to high schools, including those serving underprivileged communities, with hardware, software, and training provided free of cost. Students who might otherwise be left out of the AI revolution are getting equal access to cutting-edge tools, learning not just to use AI but to think critically with it. This is exactly what His Highness envisioned: technology that empowers, includes, and builds confidence in the next generation. [Partner Content]
Khaleej Times
6 days ago
- Business
- Khaleej Times
SP Jain School of Global Management is redefining education with AI-ELT
More than just a tech tool, AI-ELT is helping students master complex concepts, boosting job outcomes, and extending access to underprivileged learners in line with the UAE's AI vision. In this exclusive Khaleej Times interview, SP Jain President Nitish Jain shares how this innovation is shaping the classroom of the future.
Observer
06-08-2025
- Business
- Observer
We stopped teaching like its 1985. Here's what happened.
By Nitish Jain, President, SP Jain School of Global Management You're 24. You walk into a job interview with a global tech firm. It's your dream role. A panel of three stares back at you, resumes in hand. The questions come fast. Go-to-market strategy for the UAE. Pricing model for a new subscription-based product. A curveball on AI ethics. You're nervous, but not frozen. You've been here before. Not once or twice, but again and again over the past week. What the panel doesn't know is that you've faced these exact questions. At 10 PM, 2 AM, whenever you needed to. Not with YouTube videos or coaching classes, but with an AI tutor that's been part of your MBA journey from day one, fully integrated into your curriculum. This tutor didn't spoon-feed answers or give generic hacks. It interrogated your thinking. Pulled up real questions asked by real companies. Challenged your logic until your answers held up under pressure. It even pushed back: 'What is the risk you're not seeing here?' or 'That answer sounds safe. Do you actually believe it?' This wasn't revision, it was targeted career prep shaped around you. And by the time you sat in that interview, you were ready. Sounds like a future ambition? It's not. It's happening right now at SP Jain School of Global Management. Students are showing up sharper. Cracking interviews in half the attempts it used to take. Not because they studied harder, but because we stopped teaching like it's 1985. Learning that listens, not lectures Walk into most university classrooms today, and you'll feel like you've stepped into a time capsule. A professor stands at the front, delivering a lecture. Students take notes. Then comes the exam, the grade, the degree. A model that hasn't changed in over a century. Meanwhile, the world outside is moving at warp speed. Job roles are being reinvented. Skills go obsolete in months. AI and automation are rewriting the rules. And yet, education remains slow, standardised, one-size-fits-all. The disconnect keeps growing, and students are the ones paying for it. So at SP Jain Global, we didn't just tweak the old model. We asked: what would learning look like if we built it for tomorrow's learners? The answer was AI. Not as a chatbot or a shiny tool on the side, but as the foundation. That's how we built AI-ELT, our AI-enabled learning assistant, to become a core part of how our students learn. Supporting the UAE's vision for AI As the first country in the world with a dedicated Minister of Artificial Intelligence and with a bold National Strategy for AI 2031, the UAE is actively shaping the future of global innovation. From the vision of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai to introduce AI as a formal subject across K–12 schools in September 2025, to planning to issue over 100,000 Golden Visas to AI professionals, the country is investing deeply in building future-ready human capital to support the adoption of AI in the region. At SP Jain, we see it as our responsibility to carry His Highness' vision forward. Our More than technology. It's intent. AI-ELT wasn't built to just deliver content or run base-level quizzes. It was built to question you, challenge you, push you. It prepares you before class. Supports you after class. And sharpens your thinking when no one else is around. It takes you from two to four to six to ten. Step by step, until your thinking holds up anywhere. Imagine the confidence with which you enter class. You're energised because you're no longer scrambling to understand the basics. You've covered that with the AI already. You're ready to speak up. To debate. To make decisions. And so is everyone else. Class time shifts from what to why. From definitions to decisions. It becomes a live, intellectual workout. Faster-paced. More demanding. Infinitely more valuable. Even quiet students speak up because they've already done the hard thinking in private, with the AI-ELT forcing them to clarify and commit to their ideas. That's the real power of AI in education. Not automation. Not convenience. Not replacing teachers. But transformation. Removing the parts of education that never really worked. The lectures no one remembers. The surface-level prep. The guesswork. It's about creating thinkers, not note-takers. It's about turning classrooms into conversations. And most of all, it's about giving every student, not just the lucky few, access to the kind of deep, personal mentorship and learning that actually sticks. This is what education should have been all along. And now, it finally is.
Observer
23-03-2025
- Business
- Observer
SP Jain Global ranked 23 in the world in QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025
SP Jain School of Global Management (SP Jain Global) has been ranked among the world's leading institutions in the QS International Trade Rankings 2025 and the QS Full-Time MBA Rankings 2025, reinforcing its strong reputation in global trade and business education. In the QS International Trade Rankings 2025, SP Jain Global's Executive MBA programme has been ranked 23 in the world, additionally, its Master's programme has secured the 68 position globally. Meanwhile, in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2025, SP Jain Global's full-time Global MBA programme has been ranked 16 in the Middle East & Africa, reinforcing its strong presence in the region. The QS International Trade Rankings assess institutions based on six key criteria: programme content, academic and employer reputation, graduate outcomes, industry engagement, innovative teaching, and research. Featuring institutions from over 30 countries, these rankings spotlight business schools that equip students with the expertise to excel in international markets. SP Jain Global's Executive MBA programme earned particularly strong scores in innovative teaching (82.5), programme content (79.3), and graduate outcomes (71.3). The QS Global MBA Rankings evaluate MBA programs worldwide using data from the QS Global Employer Survey, QS Global Academic Survey, and school-reported data, including graduate salaries, class profiles, and career outcomes. Commenting on the achievement, Nitish Jain, President of SP Jain Global, said: 'These rankings reaffirm SP Jain Global's commitment to providing world-class education that is industry-relevant, globally focused, and dedicated to helping students secure top jobs internationally. We have been fortunate to be ranked alongside the best business schools in the world. This a tribute to our faculty and professional staff who leave no stone unturned in delivering top-class programs to our students, who go on to land top jobs.' For more details, visit:
Saudi Gazette
19-03-2025
- Business
- Saudi Gazette
SP Jain Global ranked 23 in the world in QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025
SP Jain School of Global Management (SP Jain Global) has been ranked among the world's leading institutions in the QS International Trade Rankings 2025 and the QS Full-Time MBA Rankings 2025, reinforcing its strong reputation in global trade and business education. In the QS International Trade Rankings 2025, SP Jain Global's Executive MBA program has been ranked #23 in the world, additionally, its Master's program has secured the #68 position globally. Meanwhile, in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2025, SP Jain Global's full-time Global MBA program has been ranked #16 in the Middle East & Africa, reinforcing its strong presence in the region. The QS International Trade Rankings assess institutions based on six key criteria: program content, academic and employer reputation, graduate outcomes, industry engagement, innovative teaching, and research. Featuring institutions from over 30 countries, these rankings spotlight business schools that equip students with the expertise to excel in international markets. SP Jain Global's Executive MBA program earned particularly strong scores in innovative teaching (82.5), program content (79.3), and graduate outcomes (71.3). The QS Global MBA Rankings evaluate MBA programs worldwide using data from the QS Global Employer Survey, QS Global Academic Survey, and school-reported data, including graduate salaries, class profiles, and career on the achievement, Nitish Jain, President of SP Jain Global, said: 'These rankings reaffirm SP Jain Global's commitment to providing world-class education that is industry-relevant, globally focused, and dedicated to helping students secure top jobs internationally. We have been fortunate to be ranked alongside the best business schools in the world. This a tribute to our faculty and professional staff who leave no stone unturned in delivering top-class programs to our students, who go on to land top jobs.'
