Indian MBA classrooms face growing friction as students use generative AI tools to accelerate deliverables, while course activities such as case debates and reading assignments struggle to compete with phone-based multitasking. The article describes a “stealth crisis” in attention and preparation: students can generate polished strategy decks quickly, but are less willing to complete messy analysis-intensive work that requires reading and sustained discussion. It also highlights a mismatch between MBA training and the leadership stamina demanded by roles in India’s expanding global capability centers. For business education leaders, the practical takeaway is assessment redesign—shifting emphasis toward in-class reasoning, accountability for source use, and outcomes that can’t be outsourced to a model.