no rank outsiders here 30 Outlooks much-awaited annual ranking of top professional colleges is here again—now in its ninth edition. As always, we offer the guiding principles for choosing the best institutes across streams. column 46 A.K. Balaji Prasad, CEO, Drishti Research revenge of the nerds-II 48 Alumni of non-IIT colleges are making a mark in the corridors of corporate power. Outlook profiles the posterboys from such colleges and institutions. column 60 Sumant Sinha, founder-chairman-CEO, ReNew Power Ventures doctors in the house 64 The 16th Lok Sabha boasts a number of professionals column 70 Mera Sa nyal, former banker and AAP candidate the modi machine 72 A legion of volunteers oiled the NaMo PR juggernaut this election interview 78 Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, founder, Bandhan column 82 Francis maindl the rot within medicine 86 Not too many big, transformational ideas have cropped up in this country to revolutionise medical education column 90 Rat na rao shekhar, former editor, Housecalls Doctors league 94 The Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement has taken healthcare to villages in Karnataka the quiet revolution 98 Girls in rural Bengal are studying and taking up jobs. What is behind this change case studies 102 Key lawyers present their most important cases fashion and social media 106 Twitter, Facebook et al have increased accessibility and exposure, but columnist Sujata sippy notes how this has robbed fashion of exclusivity e-Drive 110 hostage to FYUP 114 The controversy over the four-year undergraduate programme is leaving the fate of many a student uncertain Issue Editor: Arindam Mukherjee