India, June 22 -- A Dubai-based Indian professional has sparked a wave of backlash after inviting MBA students from India's top business schools to apply for an unpaid short-term project. Sahil Deshmukh's LinkedIn post on a "no stipend" position for MBA students was met with outrage, with many calling it a slap in the face of students who spend lakhs and work hard to secure admission to B-schools like the IIMs and XLRI.

Deshmukh, who works as a Manager in the Global CEO's Office at Erba Mannheim, is himself a graduate of IIM Lucknow. In a post shared on LinkedIn one day ago, he announced a vacancy for MBA students from top institutions like the Indian Institute of Management and the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi.

"Looking for MBA...