New Delhi, June 22 -- For decades, an MBA has been considered one of the safest career investments in India.

The formula seemed simple: get into a top business school, spend two years studying, graduate with a significantly higher salary and accelerate your career trajectory.

But the economics of the degree have changed.

Tuition fees have risen sharply. Opportunity costs are higher than ever. And artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape white-collar work in ways that were difficult to imagine even five years ago.

That raises an uncomfortable question: Is spending more than Rs.40 lakh on a full-time MBA still a smart investment in 2026?

To find out, I asked ChatGPT to evaluate a real-world scenario.

"I am a 30-year-old marketi...