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• 150 days left for CAT 2013; Know important dates & past CAT pattern

  With about 150 days left for CAT 2013 exam date, it's high time for MBA Aspirants to dedicate themselves to a focused preparation based on CAT exam pattern of previous year.

• SC verdict on AICTE: PGDM Institutes to devise strategy at EPSI meet

  In the aftermath of recent SC decision restricting AICTE role regarding MBA programmes, PGDM institutes in India will prepare a strategy for other such cases pending in different courts.

• Placement no longer a guarantee even in Top B-schools

  While MBA Aspirants use B-school Placement reports as one of the major criterion while selecting their MBA Programme, placement 2013 season leaves them a bit confused

• Placement 2013: Slow economy bugs top B-schools' average packages

  Amidst continuing economic slowdown worldwide and low industry sentiments, the average salary offered at Top B schools show a mixed signal indicating that the post-MBA job scenario may take more time to get better.

• 4th Indian Management Conclave to seek 'solutions' for MBA crises

  Indian Management Conclave (IMC) 2013 will be held on Aug 2-3 in New Delhi. With Conclave theme 'Enhancing the value of Indian MBA', IMC 2013 seeks solutions to crises facing MBA Education in India.

• Embarking your CAT journey? Make it perfect & enjoyable

  This article from MBAUniverse.com prep team of experts bring you ways to create your learning curve for CAT 2013 preparation

• BFSI, IT jobs emerge favourite at NMIMS; Avg salary up by 10 %

  School of Business Management of NMIMS, Mumbai has concluded final placements for its class of 2013 with top companies recruiting the entire passing-out batch with lucrative job offers.

• Optimise your Facebook, Twitter habits during your CAT prep

  MBAUniverse.com Prep Team of experts brings you tips on optimizing your social media behavior & online activity during your CAT Prep.

• 'B-school focus should be academic strength & industry engagement'

  In this interview with MBAUniverse.com, Dr Pritam Singh speaks on Indian MBA education, his approach to institution building and relevance of increasing hype over B-school Rankings & placements data.

• CAT 2013 notification to be out in July, says CAT 2013 Convenor

  CAT 2013 Convenor Dr Rohit Kapoor told MBAUniverse.com that the notification for this year CAT will be issued in the month of July. The CAT website will be updated simultaneously.

• B-school Review: ITM Bengaluru offers lower cost and attractive payback

  While the group is known for its Navi Mumbai campus, ITM offers Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) courses at 6 campuses across India. So what differentiates its Bengaluru campus?

• 'No new merit list at NMIMS; waitlisted candidates to get admission'

  Dr Rajan Saxena, VC, NMIMS tells MBAUniverse.com that the institute will not release any fresh merit list and the waitlisted candidates will be given admission opportunity

• May CMAT Prep: Tips to crack jumbled paragraphs

  With May CMAT just 15 days away, MBAUniverse.com Prep Team of Experts brings you tips to crack jumbled paragraphs in Language Comprehension section.

• NMIMS unearths national level MBA admission racket; 6 held

  NMIMS has unearthed a national level MBA Admission Test racket where more than 80 candidates had forged their identity during NMAT.

• 'No surprise' in CAT 2013 questions: Dr Rohit Kapoor

  In this interview with MBAUniverse.com, Dr Rohit Kapoor, Convenor for CAT 2013, speaks on his new role, CAT 2013 dates, CAT 2013 Question pattern and other related issues.

• Prepare MBAs conscious to society's needs: Prez to B-Schools

  President Dr Mukherjee has asked the B-schools to prepare MBAs who are not only the potential business leaders, but also capable to 'address and contribute to our social needs'.

• Sales & Marketing rule FMS placement: Median salary@ Rs 16 lakh

  FMS Delhi has completed placement for its Full-time MBA class of 2013 with top companies recruiting the largest ever batch from the institution.

• Have fun, laugh & use more brain to sharpen your memory

  As you undergo your Common Admission Test (CAT) journey, this article of MBAUniverse.com Prep Team of Experts brings you 5 ways to sharpen your memory. The first part of the story has brought you 5 more ways.

• Preparing CAT? Know how to develop good 'Reading Habits'

  While MBA Aspirants require paying undiluted attention for preparation to CAT, developing a good reading habit simultaneously helps a lot in their CAT journey, GD-PI process, and time at B-schools.

• AICTE approval is not required for University-approved MBA: SC

  In a major blow to AICTE, Supreme Court has ruled that an AICTE approval is not required for private colleges running University-approved MBA programmes.

• 10 ways to enhance & sharpen your memory for CAT

  As you undergo your Common Admission Test (CAT) journey, this article of MBAUniverse.com Prep Team of Experts brings you 10 ways to sharpen your memory.

• CAT 2013 Prep: On-line Vs off-line coaching

  This article of MBAUniverse.com Prep Team of experts brings you a comparative analysis between On-line and Off-line coaching classes.

• 67,000 register for May CMAT, Dr SS Mantha tells MBAUniverse.com

  AICTE has said that about 67,000 candidates have registered for May CMAT to be held in a four day window beginning May 19.

• 5 factors you must analyse before selecting CAT Prep coaching

  This article from MBAUniverse.com Prep team of experts brings you important factors that you must analyse while opting for your coaching or expert guidance for CAT preparation.

• 5 reasons: Why you need coaching for CAT prep?

  This article of MBAUniverse.com Prep team of experts brings you importance of mentor and expert guidance for CAT preparation.

• Puzzled on MBA? Know India's Management Education system

  To address institution-related queries of MBA Aspirants, this article of MBAUniverse.com brings you some in-depth information on MBA Education system of India.

• B-school admission 2013-15: It's not late to start even now!

  MBA Aspirants are generally in doubt on the admission options, especially when they decide it late. This article brings you answers to some specific Aspirants' query on MBA Admissions.

• CMAT strategy: How to crack GA in last 30 days?

  This article of MBAUniverse.com Prep team of experts brings you one-month strategy for preparation of General Awareness section which tests your knowledge and IQ

• CAT Prep 2013: Tips to crack 10 Common Errors in VA section- Part II

  This article from MBAUniverse.com CAT 2013 Prep team of CAT experts, brings you broad understanding on some of the common error questions in VA section that frequently appear in CAT.

• Locked your MBA seat? Get set for tough show at B-schools

  As new session at most of the B schools will start from July-August, one still have around 3 month time gap, MBAUniverse.com brings you tips on utilizing this time gap to equip yourself with the desired qualities.

• 'Industry exposure and corporate linkage key to MISB Bocconi programmes'

  In an interview with MBAUniverse.com, Dr. Stefano Caselli, Academic Director, MISB Bocconi shares progress that institute has made during last one year and corporate linkages that the institute has developed during the period.

• How to utilise best last one month for CMAT?

  As you must be looking to utilise best the next one month for preparation of May CMAT 2013, this article of MBAUniverse.com Prep team of experts brings you the best strategy for each section

• Multi-disciplinary setting is USP of our MBA programme: Dr Prem Vrat

  In an interview with MBAUniverse.com, Dr Prem Vrat shares his thought on Management Education scenario in India and the MBA programme at ITM University.

• CAT Prep 2013: Tips to crack 10 Common Errors in VA section

  This article from MBAUniverse.com CAT 2013 Prep team of CAT experts, brings you broad understanding on some of the common error questions in VA section that frequently appear in CAT.

• IIM fees for 2013 Vs 2012: IIM-L becomes more affordable; IIM-B hikes fee

  While the IIMs sit on the top of the B-school system in India, their two-year full time MBA programmes also remain in the club of costliest management programmes offered by different B-schools in India.

• CAT 2013: Start 'Quant Prep' with score fetching Arithmetic and Algebra

  This article from MBAUniverse.com prep team that includes experts from IIMs, brings you preparation strategy for Quant section

• With presence in Bengaluru, Chennai, Warangal, South is focus for ITM: Dr PV Ramana

  In this interview with MBAUniverse.com, Dr P. V. Ramana speaks on ITM B-schools based in South India, their USPs and the group's plan to foray into north India

• Placements 2013: More recruiters, less offers; average salary goes up

  This article by MBAUniverse.com shares with you the initial trends based on the analysis of final placements 2013 reports from Top B schools

• ArcelorMittal CEO Mr L.N. Mittal delivers motivational speech at IIMA convocation

  MBAUniverse.com brings you full script of the motivational speech delivered by ArcelorMittal CEO Mr L.N. Mittal.

• Real account of PI round: Why a 93 %iler couldn't enter top B-school?

  MBA Universe in its series of publishing the realistic account of personal interviews for admission to top B-schools brings you another real account.

• Rethinking MBA education: Management Gurus, CXOs, MBA Directors discuss @ MBAUniverse.com Bengaluru Round Table

  MBAUniverse.com Round Table held in Bengaluru on April 2, 2013. CXOs, Management Gurus and Directors from leading B-schools spoke on the theme: 'Doing the Doable: The New Models for Sustainability & Growth in MBA Education'.

• Switching your B-school? Know Fee Refund Policy @ B schools

  This article by MBAUniverse.com brings you AICTE policy and norms on 'Fee Refund'.

• Management Education is at the crossroads: D Shivakumar @ MBAUniverse.com Bengaluru forum

  D Shivakumar, Nokia's Operations Head for India, West Asia and Africa, & President, AIMA, shared his insight at the 2nd Annual MBAUniverse.com Directors' Round Table, held in Bengaluru.

• Do's & Don'ts for B-school admission 2013

  As MBA aspirants weight their options and approach closer to their final decision on admission, MBAUniverse.com brings you a set of Do's and Don'ts on B-school admission 2013-15.

• 180 days to CAT 2013: Past changes prompt systematic preparation

  As you begin your CAT 2013 preparation, MBAuniverse.com will bring you a series of articles on section-wise analysis of CAT syllabus and expert guidance on CAT 2013 preparation.

• Real Account of GD: 'Business lobbying be made legal in India'

  MBAUniverse.com brings to you a series of real account of GD, PI, WAT round at Top B School for MBA admission 2013.

• Admissions open at B-schools in Mumbai, Pune, Gandhinagar and Bhubaneswar

  This article brings you an updated list of B schools in West and East which accepts CMAT scores for admission 2013 along with their location, fee structure, total seats

• AIMA President D Shivakumar to address MBAUniverse.com Bengaluru forum

  Mr D Shivakumar, Nokia's Operations Head for India, West Asia and Africa, & President, AIMA will speak on how to produce MBAs with global mindset.

• Admissions open at B-schools in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mysore, Coimbatore, Cochin

  This article brings you an updated list of B schools in South which accepts CMAT scores for admission 2013 along with their location, fee structure, total seats and application deadline

• B school review: Admission, placements & USPs of Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies (DSIMS), Mumbai

  DSIMS offers MMS, PGDM, Executive Program in Management, Part-time Three Year Master's Degree courses and EPGPSCM courses at its campus.

• 5 myths on MBA admissions and reality check

  Amidst various MBA options, there also exist some myths that hover an aspirants mind as they plan their MBA. What are those myths? What is the reality behind them? Do the facts support them?

• Real account of GD round at top B-school for MBA admissions 2013

  MBAUniverse.com brings to you a series of real account of GD, PI, WAT round at Top B School for MBA admission 2013.

• Real account of MBA Admission Interview: Prakriti Goyal, CAT 98 %

  This article is the first in the series of Real Accounts of Personal Interview held for top B-schools in India.

• SPJIMR announces 100% placements, average salary @ Rs 16.1 lakh

  S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, has announced 100 per cent placements for the 2013 class with the average annual salary climbing to Rs 16.1 lakh

• AICTE chairman speaks on CMAT success, state of MBA edu & role of B-schools

  AICTE Chairman Dr SS Mantha speaks to elaborately on CMAT, its future road map, the Indian MBA education sector and roles B schools can play in improving the scenario.

• IIM Indore offers PGP in Mumbai, invites applications

  Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore is inviting applications from eligible candidates for admission to its two-year post graduate program (PGP) in management (2013-15 batch), to be conducted in Mumbai

• B school review: Admission, placements & USPs of TSM, Madurai

  The MBA programme has a total of 120 seats and the fee is Rs 4.5 lakh. The fee includes academic tuition fees, hostel & food charges for two years

• Apply to 'right-fit' B-schools & prepare for GDPI: Experts

  At this stage, one of the main focuses of MBA aspirants is to choose the right B School for application

• It's official! CAT 2012 results on Jan 9, say IIMs, Prometric

  CAT 2012 results will be declared on January 9, IIMs and Prometric have confirmed to MBAUniverse.com

• How do top 30 B-schools compare across 5 key MBA rankings

  This article of MBAUniverse.com presents you the top 30 B schools according to MBAUniverse.com B School ranking 2012-13 and the ones by Business Today, Business World, The Week and Outlook.

• 1 day to SNAP 2012: Know things to do on D-Day

  There is just a day left for SNAP 2012 exam which is dated on December 16, 2012. This article of MBAUniverse.com shares with you the points which you should keep in mind for the exam day.

• Moderate to tough paper, no surprise in MAT Dec 2012 pattern

  AIMA conducted the last MAT of the year on December 2, 2012. This article of MBAUniverse.com analyses the exam in detail.

• IIM-L to complete admission for PGP, PGP ABM in 3 stages

  In this article of the special series of MBA admissions, we share with you the admission policy of IIM Lucknow.

• Chidambaram, Punjab CM inaugurate ISB Mohali campus

  Union finance minister Mr P Chidambaram and Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh Badal inaugurated ISB's new campus in Mohali on December 2

• Know significance of GD, PI & essay for admission & start prep

  This article of MBAUniverse.com shares with you the significance of these rounds and the preparation strategy for each of these components.

• SPJIMR students win global biz simulation competition

  Two teams from S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, and Goa Institute of Management have bagged the first and third places, respectively, at the Fall 2012 Capstone Challenge, a global online competition

• Last minute GA tips as two days left for IIFT 2012

  This article of MBAUniverse.com shares with you the tips to prepare for the General Awareness section of IIFT.

• Model essay: Role of women in socio-economic growth

  In this weekly series of MBAUniverse.com, verbal ability expert S K Agarwal writes a model essay for the benefit of aspirants.

• XAT 2013 to have 85-95 questions: XLRI admission chief

  In an exclusive interaction with MBAUniverse.com, Prof Vishwa Ballabh, admission chairperson, XLRI, shared some important aspects of the exam pattern.

• CAT 2012: How to plan course of actions after the 'Test'?

  CAT 2012 is now over. This article of MBAUniverse.com shares with you the next steps.

• Highs and lows of CAT 2012

  This article of MBAUniverse.com glances through the highs and lows of CAT 2012.

• Preparing for XAT 2013: Change is constant here

  This article of MBAUniverse.com will delve into elements of change in the XAT paper over the past five years and in the upcoming exam scheduled for January 6, 2013.

• 'Practise more as XAT questions are simple but tricky'

  To get aspirants' doubts and queries answered, MBAUniverse.com conducted a Live Chat on XAT 2013 with Prof. Vishwa Ballabh, admission chairperson of XLRI, on September 12.

• XLRI to hold consulting & financial meets on Nov 15, 16

  The consulting & financial meets of XLRI will be organised on November 15 and 16 in Mumbai

• 60 days to XAT 2013: What to expect in the paper

  This MBAUniverse.com article describes what to expect in the XAT 2013 exam.

• SPJIMR sends 1-yr MBA batch to US, UK for specialisation

  SPJIMR has sent its entire 1-year batch of post graduate program in management (PGPM) to the US and the UK for a three-week international immersion.

• SPJIMR adds 36 seats for PIOs in 2013-15 batch

  S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, has announced additional 36 seats for persons of Indian origin (PIOs) for admission to its PGDM programme for the 2013-15 batch.

• Last lap to CAT 2012: Live chat on Oct 5 from 5 pm

  MBAUniverse.com is hosting Live Expert Chat with Arks Srinivas, CEO, VistaMind Education, and former director, T.I.M.E., on October 5 from 5 pm on the topic, Last lap of CAT 2012.

• 'Jobs in Coimbatore, Jaipur, Kochi grow faster than metros'

  According to the latest Employment Index released by Monster India, the number of jobs in tier II cities like Coimbatore, Jaipur, and Kochi is growing faster than the major metros cities.

• Live Chat on XAT with XLRI admission chief on Sept 12

  To help aspirants avail more information and guidance on XAT 2013, MBAUniverse.com is hosting Live Expert Chat on 'All about XAT 2013' with Dr Vishwa Ballabh, professor and admission chairperson of XLRI, on Sept 12 from 5 pm.

• IMI New Delhi gets AMBA accreditation

  The International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi, has become the fifth B-school in India to get accreditation from globally renowned accreditation agency AMBA - Association of MBAs.

• Quant analysis of CAT, XAT, CMAT, IIFT & SNAP

  This article will share with you the trend and analysis of the quantitative ability section in various MBA entrance tests

• CAT 2012: Some tips to prepare for DI, LR

  In this article, Nikhil Bansal, data interpretation & logical reasoning faculty at MBAUniverse.com and an IIM Lucknow alumnus, offers a snapshot of the areas and the preparation techniques.

• Arks Srinivas to answer queries on 2 months to CAT 2012 on August 16, 5 pm

  The next Live Expert Chat would be held on Thursday, August 16, 2012, 5 pm onwards with Arks Srinivas, CEO, VistaMind Education and former Director, T.I.M.E. Mumbai. The topic of the chat is 'Two months to CAT 2012'.

• ALL ABOUT ISB ADMISSIONS: Cycles & process, Deadlines, Essays, Fee & scholarship and more

  This article by MBAUniverse.com helps you learn all about ISB Hyderabad’s admission process, which is different from all other MBA institutes in India

• AICTE approves 90 MBA institutes; 5,400 more seats now!

  Of these 90 new MBA institutes, 40 are in Uttar Pradesh alone, finds MBAUniverse.com.

• NITIE to hold LITMUS’09, the annual IT conclave of the MBA institute

  The event organized by the PGDITM program of NITIE consists of case study, panel discussion and online quiz

• India’s Top MBA Schools: What every MBA aspirant should know about IIM Lucknow!

  According to a student of IIM Lucknow, the pulse of the campus lies in its students

• Self-study for CAT 2009 exam: Top MBA Expert suggests books, guides and more

  Kamlesh Sajnani, Managing Director of IMS Learning gives an extensive plan for self-study for CAT 2009 exam preparations

• MBA Primer (Part 6): How to choose the specialization area in MBA courses?

  MBA experts opine that factors for choosing specialization areas should lie in passion and interest. External reasons like market demands should not alter specialisation choices.

• Praful Patel calls upon young MBAs to play part in improving governance

  Says governance can be improved a great deal if more bright young people join the force

• CAT 2009: 10 Q&As every CAT entrance exam aspirants should read

  MBAUniverse.com answers the top 10 frequently asked questions on CAT 2009

• IIMs Poised! HRD Minister of State D Purandeswari talks in favour of opening campuses abroad

  Union Minister of State for Education, D Purandeswari, recently in her speech at the Rajya Sabha said the various MoAs of the IIMs need to be amended as they do not empower the MBA institutes to open campuses abroad

• IIT Bombay’s MBA School hosts Marketing & Finance Continuums 2009

  The MBA program students of SJMSOM received ideas on new age marketing and finance by corporate wizards at the Marketing & Finance Continuums 2009

• India's Top MBA Schools: What every MBA aspirant should know about IIM Calcutta

  IIM Calcutta campus gives complete freedom even while staying within the boundaries of the management education system

• Commencements 2009: ITM B opens; ITM announces launch of three more centers in Noida, Goa, Vizag

  The MBA program students of batch 2009-2011 learn about 'I-10' model at ITM Bangalore’s inaugural function

• 'Mumbai Dabbawalas' management lessons for XIMB: Discipline, Code of Conduct & Hard Work

  CEO of 'Mumbai Dabbawalas' told XIMB that the only thing that differentiates them from other organizations is the utmost importance they give to customer satisfaction

• XIMB plans to launch new executive program in management by January 2011

  According to the MBA School, the new program will be a 15-month program for executives

• CAT 2009: What do MBA coaching websites have to offer? (Part 2)

  Are MBA coaching websites worth a visit by the MBA aspirants? MBAUniverse.com finds out.

• CAT 2009: MBA coaching portals logon to new computer-based format (Part 1)

  Many MBA coaching and testing portals have come up to cash in after the CAT 2009 became computer-based test

• MBA School SJMSOM IIT Bombay to hold 'Finance and Marketing Continuums 2009'

  The MBA School will also organise various competitions like online quizzes and business games

• Commencements 2009: TAPMI kicks off new batch in its new campus with 120 students

  The new students who joined the MBA program were also given a first-hand account about the 'Life at TAPMI'

• Books: YOU'RE HIRED! Harvard grad and communication expert tells you how

  Quite often, getting a good MBA job isn’t just about the right certificates and adequate domain knowledge.

• MBAUniverse.com Interview: Growth in MBA education is critical for Asia and India

  John J. Fernandes tells MBAUniverse.com about the importance of accreditation on Indian management education

• Jack Welch launches online MBA to ship his business tactics to the world

  Former CEO of GE, Jack Welch, comes up with a unique online MBA program for students all over the world

• Exclusive: AACSB all set for higher engagement with India

  Today the Asian region hosts more than 5,000 MBA schools or 40% of the world’s MBA programs

• MBAUniverse.com Analysis: Top MBA schools beat recession, enrolments up by 15-30%

  Top MBA schools saw an increase in batch sizes in spite of recession writes Amrita Das from MBAUniverse.com

• MBA Primer (Part 5): How to choose among different MBA programs?

  Choose between two year, one year and sectoral MBA programs according to your qualification and passion

• MBA Exam: CAT exam toppers & IIM students on how Study Groups help in preparations

  CAT 2008 exam toppers share their mantra of forming Study Groups to enhance CAT exam preparations

• MBA in Crisis? (Part 2): What MBA coaching institutes believe should be done

  The dip in MBA coaching enrolments might affect MBA school admissions, notes Sreetama Datta of MBAUniverse.com

• MBA in Crisis? (Part 1): MBA coaching institutes see dip in student enrolment

  MBAUniverse.com finds alarming dip in new enrolments at coaching centers across India. Story by Sreetama Datta

• ISB & Great Lakes admission directors address seminar, MBA in Economic Uncertainty by TIME

  The speakers said that there are enough reasons to go for an MBA even in an economically uncertain time

• MBA Primer (Part 4): What does a typical MBA program teach?

  In the first year basics of management is taught, and in the second specialized subjects are focused upon

• First on MBAUniverse.com: IIFT entrance exam to be held on November 22

  The IIFT exam will be held in about 55 centers spread across 20 cities in India

• MBA Primer (Part 3): Why MBA is a good career option, even in uncertain times?

  Although the placements received a blow due to the recession, a good MBA is a long-term asset for a student

• IIFT plans new programs in Capital Markets & Industrial Marketing

  The new executive MBA program at IIFT has been planned keeping in mind that finance drives all industries

• New B-school to offer affordable management education; ties-up with Annamalai University

  BBA and MBA programs to be offered from the current academic year

• MBAUniverse.com on ‘Road to CAT 2009’ - Step-by-step guide by CAT Toppers: Part 2 on ‘Getting Basics right’

  In the second part of the series, MBAUniverse.com discusses ways to master ‘fundamentals’ and how to manage preparation time in run up to CAT entrance exam.

• AICAR gets ready for new session; offers lessons in ‘theory & practice’ of management

  This MBA institute believes in the ‘Learning by Doing’ to foster leadership

• ‘Road to CAT 2009’: CAT Toppers interviews and special series

  The road to a good MBA schools is through entrance tests like CAT, XAT, FMS and a few others. Of these, CAT is the hardest nut to crack.

• MBAUniverse.com to hold seminar on ‘How to prepare for new computer-based CAT 09’

  Attend free seminars and hear CAT Toppers, CAT Experts, Students from IIMs and Motivation Gurus

• I am happy to have made it in my first attempt itself: Amey Mashilkar 99.14 percentile holder

  Practice and nothing else to get into a top MBA institute

• FMS to hold business venture contest IEC 2009 from August to December, 2009

  This year IEC received entries from Indian and international MBA schools, engineering colleges and corporates

• MBA Primer (Part 2): How MBA course adds value to a candidate’s knowledge

  In this second part of MBA Primer, prepared by MBAUniverse.com for MBA aspirants, we discuss how MBA courses induce students with an enhanced level of conceptual, functional, managerial and business skills

• Deutsche Bank to offer scholarships for TERI University’s MBA Infrastructure program

  Program has been designed to create professionals who have a sound understanding of the technical, policy/legal, financial, social and environmental dimensions of large infrastructure projects

• Commencements 2009: ITM Navi Mumbai receives fresh batch of students

  ITM Navi Mumbai starts its regular study session on July 1, 2009

• Commencements 2009: MDI admits 333 students for three courses; CEOs to address new batch

  MDI Gurgaon has also introduced a number of compulsory courses in ethics for all MBA programme students

• The MBA Primer: All you wanted to know, but didn't know whom to ask!

  In this first part of MBA Primer, prepared by MBAUniverse.com for MBA aspirants, we discuss about a typical MBA course, options for pursuing an MBA degree and how to choose the right MBA institutes

• MBAUniverse.com Breaking News: Prometric says candidates can scroll CAT questions back and forth

  Prometric – the body organising CBT CAT for IIMs – talks exclusively with MBAUniverse.com about CBT pattern.

• MBA Placement Report 2009 (Part 1): Changing state of job market

  Average salary packages slide down by 25% across top B-schools

• MBA Placement Report 2009 (Part 2): More MBAs opting for ‘recession proof’ PSU jobs

  The season’s new flavour was the active participation of the PSUs finds Amrita Das of MBAUniverse.com

• MBA Placement Report (Part 3): Shifts in sectoral preferences

  The year saw more MBAs shifting towards Marketing as a profession finds Amrita Das from MBAUniverse.com

• MBA Placement Report (Part 4): MBAs feel now is the time to start new ventures

  18 IIM MBAs walk out of placements braving current financial turmoil, reports Amrita Das from MBAUniverse.com

• CAT experts & IIFT student address Management Avenues City Forum in Ranchi

  After Kanpur and Lucknow, MBAUniverse.com and iNext organized the third leg of MBA seminar in Ranchi on June 21 under the aegis of Management Avenues City Forum. Experts from MBAUniverse.com and Sudama K Bareily, MBA student, Indian Institute of Foreign T

• MBAUniverse.com Book Review: HOW THE MIGHT FALL by Jim Collins

  In this review of Collin's latest offering, Amrita Das of MBAUniverse.com finds the book relevant and full of relevant insights for these troubled times.

• MDI completes its placements process; more students take to entrepreneurship

  MBAUniverse.com speaks to Dean of Placements about this year’s placement scenario at MDI Gurgaon

• ASSOCHAM proposes government to ‘tax MBA coaching institutes heavily’

  ASSOCHAM also mooted turning employment exchanges into coaching institutes in its note to the Finance Ministry

• MBAUniverse.com Road to CAT 2009 Part 4: Step-by-step guide by CAT Toppers

  Get ready for the real thing and design a strategy which can help you face the D-Day confidently

• ‘How to prepare for CBT-CAT 2009’: MBAUniverse.com MBA seminar held in Lucknow; in Ranchi on June 21

  Aspirants should read a lot of quality material on internet

• Dr. Suresh Ghai takes over as new BMA President

  Dr Ghai, also Director of SIMSR, Mumbai plans to involve more young managers and MBA students in BMA activities

• ‘How to prepare for CBT-CAT 2009’: MBAUniverse.com MBA seminar in Lucknow on June 14

  A series of seminars on ‘Importance of MBA & How to plan’ and ‘How to prepare for new computer-based CAT 2009’

• The CAT experts opine that the change in form shouldn’t affect the preparation for CAT 2009

  The nature of study preparation doesn't depend on whether the CAT entrance exam is a paper-based or a computer-based test is what CAT experts from T.I.M.E, Career Launcher and IMS Learning agreed to during the expert chats held by MBAUniverse.com on ‘How

• In spite of recent hiccups, future of MBA education is bright: Dr. Anwar Ali, Director, IMT Ghaziabad

  With an experience of a career spanning over 30 years in both the industry as well as the academic field, Dr. Ali talks with MBAUniverse.com about the future of MBA education. Dr. Anwar Ali took over as the Director of IMT Ghaziabad just two months back.

• ‘To succeed Indian firms need home-grown strategies, and not ape the West’

  An alumna of IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Kanpur, Rajnish Karki, in his first book, Competing with the Best, talks about key Strategic Management challenges facing Indian companies in an exclusive interview with MBAUniverse.com

• MBAUniverse.com exclusive on 'Road to CAT 2009': Step-by-step guide by CAT Toppers (Part 3)

  How you can excel your preparations by taking more and more mock tests

• "No change in preparations for computer-based CAT entrance exam," says Nilesh Sarawate of IMS Learning on MBAUniverse.co

  The nature of study preparation doesn't depend on whether the CAT is a paper-based or a computer-based test

• MBAUniverse.com exclusive series on Road to CAT 2009: Step-by-step guide by CAT Toppers (Part 1)

  As soon as one decides to go for an MBA program, the first thing that comes to his mind is “How to prepare for the entrance exam?”

• CAT Toppers on MBAUniverse.com: What makes a winner; and how you too can!

  There is no denial that CAT entrance exam is the toughest exam and indeed a hard nut to crack. For those who clear this hurdle, and secure a place in the hallowed portals of IIMs, surely deserve all kudos.

• 2008 Test highlights & analysis of CAT, XAT, FMS etc; Exclusive CAT TOPPER Interviews

  The entrance exams for the admission into elite Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and other premier B-schools for their two year full time MBA programme for year 2009-11 are over.

• CAT Toppers on MBAUniverse.com: Interview with Amit Tandon, CAT 99.49 percentiler; admitted to IIM A (2009-11)

  Amit Tandon is an Electronics and Communication Engineer from NSIT (2002 -2006). He is currently working in ST Microelectronics Pvt. Ltd, Greater Noida as Design Engineer. In CAT 2008, Amit scored 145 out of 360 with the percentile of 99.49.

• CAT Toppers on MBAUniverse.com: Interview with Glen D'Silva, CAT 99.83 percentiler; admitted to IIM A (2009-11)

  Glen D'Silva has maintained the track record of his high scoring from Board exams to CAT with a score and percentile of 161 and 99.83 respectively. Glen also has a 15 months work experience in Lehman Brothers and 8 months work experience in Nomura India.

• Latest News on Computer based CAT 2009: Experts on how to prepare, What coaching institutes are doing, and more

  Common Admissions Test 2009 for entering the prestigious IIMs will now be a 'Computer based Test' on the lines of GMAT exam. MBA aspirants are asking the question – how should I prepare for CAT 2009 in this new avatar?

• "For CAT 2009, first get your fundamental concepts right," -- Top MBA test-prep experts answer MBAUniverse.com reader qu

  As the academic session in universities and colleges ends, students are beginning to prepare for CAT 2009 in right earnest. But questions on how to prepare, where to study, which books and study material to refer are nagging MBA aspirants. 'Ask MBAUniver

• Talk MBA: A CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ SNAP/ GMAT Discussion Forum for MBA Aspirants

  Are you a serious MBA aspirant? Do you want to crack the CAT, MAT, XAT, SNAP or GMAT this year? Then this is the right time for you to join Talk MBA, the smart new MBA Discussion Forum by MBAUniverse.com.

• CAT 2009: Top MBA test-prep experts answer MBAUniverse.com reader queries

  As MBA aspirants begin preparations for CAT 2009, questions on how to prepare, where to study, which books and study material to refer are nagging MBA aspirants.'Ask MBAUniverse.com’ is a popular Q&A platform by MBAUniverse.com.

• Preparing for CAT 2009? MBAUniverse.com Test-prep Institute Survey tells you the best MBA coaching center in your city

  To help MBA aspirants in choosing the right coaching institute for their entrance preparations, MBAUniverse.com has announced India’s first MBA Test-Prep Institutes Ranking 09.

• Now, an MBA oath to shake MBAs off 'narrow ambitions'

  HBS student-led oath has taken shape of a widespread movement with aims to regain society’s trust, legitimacy

• Move over Duke, Yale, London Business School & Oxford, ISB Hyderabad is here to stay

  As number of foreign students rise, and Indian students reject prestigious foreign MBA offers, ISB Hyderabad is showing the way for Indian and Asian B-schools

• Got a question on CAT 2009? Ask experts on MBAUniverse.com; register now

  How to prepare for Computer based CAT 2009? Ask experts from IMS, T.I.M.E and Career Launcher on MBAUniverse.com expert online chat.

• MBA Schools vs Global Downturn

  HBS Dean Jay O Light says there are lessons to be learned, but to suggest that B-schools are the root cause of the financial crisis is ‘nonsense’.

• Harvard to accept GRE scores too; MBA students to benefit

  On May 19, Harvard Business School announced that aspirants may now choose to submit test scores from either GMAT or GRE for its two-year MBA program.

• ISB to hold on-campus “job-fair” to woo corporates

  MBAUniverse.com has learnt about a first of its kind placement trend started at ISB Hyderabad. The top-line B-School is conducting a Job Fair on its campus on May 22 and May 23, 2009 to sail through the turbulent placement season.

• CNBC TV18 'A of B Ranking' puts IIM A as # 1 Businessschool in India; offers many surprises too

  India's leading business news channel CNBC TV18, along with India's leading MBA portal MBAUniverse.com and global research agency TNS, have announced the CNBC TV18 'A of B Ranking' on November 8, 2008.

• CNBC TV18 'A List of B-school' Rankings details and MBA trends guide available as Book; Knowledge Partner – MBAUniverse.

  India's leading business news channel CNBC TV18, along with India's leading management portal MBAUniverse.com and global research agency TNS, announced the CNBC TV18 'A of B Ranking' on November 8, 2008.

• Consolidated CNBC TV 18 A of B Rankings released; IIM A, IIM B, IIM C are top 3 Businessschools

  India's leading business news channel CNBC TV18, along with India's leading management portal MBAUniverse.com and global research agency TNS, have announced the final consolidated CNBC TV18 'A of B Ranking'.

• IIMB only Indian MBA Institute amongst top Asia-Pacific MBA Institutes in QS global MBA Institutes survey

  The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has been ranked # 6 in the Asia-Pacific region in the QS Global 200 Business Schools 2009: The Employers’ Choice, published recently by Quacquarelli Symonds Limited.

• Placements 2009: JBIMS beats recession blues; achieves 100% placements; Banking & Fin, FMCG top recruiters

  Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) has completed its final placements. The institute has achieved 100% placements inspite of slowdown in the economy.

• MBAUniverse.com Interview: "In spite of the recent growth, India needs a lot more MBAs," says Dr Ishwar Dayal, Founding

  One of the pioneers in India's management education, Professor Ishwar Dayal is currently the Chairman of the Academic Committee of Indus World School of Business (IWSB).

• CAT 2009: CAT prep institutes get ready for new avatar; to embrace computer-based testing

  With the announcement of the IIMs that CAT 2009 will be Computer Based Test (CBT), MBA aspirants have many questions. How and with what methodology is my tutorial, though reputed enough, planning to prepare me for the new CAT avatar?

• Funding your MBA: Bank education loan cover most expenses, rates vary

  So you are planning to earn an MBA degree and enter into the corporate world, but are worried about funding your education dreams. Cast aside your worries, and plan ahead! Loan for management education is available at almost all the leading Indian Banks t

• MBAUniverse.com - iNext 9-city MBA Fair draws thousands of MBA aspirants; talks by VC, CAT experts, IIM students

  Is MBA a good career option in times of economic uncertainly? How should I choose the right MBA institute? How should I prepare for MBA entrance tests?

• CAT 2009: "Computer-based-testing will not change the core purpose of CAT Entrance Exam", says IMS Learning

  Ever since MBAUniverse.com broke the news on April 27 of IIMs deciding to revamp CAT Entrance Exam from a pencil-and-paper entrance exam to a computer-based-test, MBA aspirants are asking the question – how should I prepare for CAT 2009?

• Change in CAT pattern to impact student preparation strategy, says Career Launcher

  Common Admissions Test 2009 for entering the prestigious IIMs will now be a ‘Computer based Test’ on the lines of GMAT exam. MBAUniverse.com broke this news first on April 27 evening.

• CAT’s new avatar no big challenge for serious MBA aspirant, but implementation remains challenge: T.I.M.E.

  MBAUniverse.com is continously publishing series on CAT 2009 becoming a ‘Computer-based-test’, and its implication for over 250,000 MBA aspirants across the country.

• CAT 2009: CAT prep institutes get ready for new avatar; to embrace computer-based testing

  With the announcement of the IIMs that CAT 2009 will be Computer Based Test (CBT), MBA aspirants have many questions. How and with what methodology is my tutorial, though reputed enough, planning to prepare me for the new CAT avatar?

• Convocations 2009: Dr. Shashi Tharoor awards students of Great Lakes, Chennai

  Great Lakes Institute of Management held the fifth convocation of its PGPM class of ‘09 (referred to as Champions), third convocation of PGXPM (Executive MBA) and welcomed the new batch for ‘10 (referred to as Patriots) at a glittering event in Chennai Co

• MBAUniverse.com Column on MBA Jobs & Careers: ‘Decoding the Summer Internship Mystery’

  Are summer internships only about working for two months in an organization on a great project and hoping for a PPO? Not entirely.

• Max New York Life Insurance ties up with NMIMS to launch PG Diploma in Business Management- Insurance & Sales

  Max New York Life Insurance in partnership with School of Commerce of NMIMS University, Mumbai announced the launch of a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management with specialization in Insurance & Sales.

• CAT 2009: “For quant, NCERT math of class 7, 8, 9, 10 is a great start,” -- Top MBA test-prep experts answer MBAUniverse

  Are you getting ready for Crack CAT 2009, but have questions on how to prepare, where to study and which B-schools to target? Like thousands of MBAUniverse.com readers, you too can get the right answers from India’s top CAT experts on Ask MBAUniverse.com

• Perseverance and relentless focus key to surviving tough times: Dr. Rajan Saxena, VC, NMIMS University

  Mumbai based NMIMS University held its annual convocation on April 23.

• Convocation 2009: NMIMS’ SBM awards MBA degrees to 490 students

  SVKM’s NMIMS University’s School of Business Management (SBM) held its convocation on April 23. Mr MV Nair, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Union Bank of India was the chief guest at Convocation 2009.

• Harvard Business School to teach Agri-business lessons in Mumbai

  Harvard Business School (HBS) will be offering its ‘Agribusiness Seminar’ as part of its focus on the Asian executive education market. The program will be held in Mumbai on May 10-13, 2009, and will bring together agribusiness executives from across the

• MBA Placements: 80% of the batch placed with an avg. salary of Rs 8.5 lakhs, says Great Lakes

  Despite the slowdown in the India economy and global meltdown of global financial sector, Great Lakes, in its fifth year of placements, has managed to place over 80% of the batch has been placed as on 14th April 2009.

• UK’s Leeds University to offer MBA courses, Bachelors programmes in India

  Leeds Metropolitan University, UK in collaboration with Jagran Social Welfare Society (JSWS) Bhopal has offered the range of undergraduate and post graduate professional MBA and other courses in India through the Leeds Met India, Bhopal campus.

• PT Education awards scholarships to Engineering students of Delhi University

  PT Education, engaged in training students for MBA entrance and post 12th courses, has announced merit scholarships to encourage bright and meritorious engineering students of Delhi University to take up management education once they complete their gradu

• MBAUniverse.com special: How to excel in GD & PI rounds

  Now that B-schools have selected their shortlist of candidates for MBA Admissions 2009, based on written tests, the quest for a seat in a prestigious B-school has now moved to what is referred at ‘GD/PI round.’

• MBAUniverse.com-I Next 9-city MBA Fair concludes in Agra

  Management Avenues 2009, the 9-city MBA seminar and fair series organized by MBAUniverse.com and Dainik Jagran I Next newspaper, completed its final edition in Agra on April 4, 2009.

• MBAUniverse.com – I Next 9-city MBA Fair reaches out to thousands of MBA aspirants in Ranchi & Patna

  The Ranchi and Patna editions of the 9-city MBA seminar, fair & counseling event – Management Avenues 2009, an initiative of MBAUniverse.com and Dainik Jagran’s I Next newspaper, attracted over 1500 MBA aspirants in two cities.

• SJMSOM represents India at NUS Singapore Global Business Challenge; emerges runners-up

  The team from SJMSOM, IIT Bombay created history by being the first ever team from India to reach finals of the NUS Cerebrations Global Business Challenge, the annual flagship event of NUS held at Singapore.

• MBAUniverse.com Column on Jobs & Careers: ‘5 ways of finding Opportunity in Adversity’

  You are a fresh MBA graduate and you haven’t got placement yet. How this problem is really an opportunity? Read more to find out in this regular column by MBAUniverse.com Jobs & Career Consulting Editor Indira Bisht.

• MBA education gets expensive; six IIMs hike fees substantially

  In the backdrop of slowing economy and not-so-rosy placement season this year, MBA education is all set to become more expensive.

• Convocation 09: Mukesh Ambani confers degrees on students at IIM B convocation

  Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM B) awarded degrees to 419 graduates on the occasion of its 34th Annual Convocation in its campus on April 2nd 2009.

• World needs passionate & optimistic MBAs more than ever before: HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh @ IIM A

  Advising students to stay alert in these difficult times, Mr Deepak Parekh, Chairman HDFC, says, “New windows of opportunities are emerging within the chaos and crisis.”

• World needs passionate & optimitic MBAs more than ever before: HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh @ IIM A

  Advising students to stay alert in these difficult times, Mr Deepak Parekh, Chairman HDFC, says, “New windows of opportunities are emerging within the chaos and crisis.”

• SPJIMR secures 100% placements; Finance, FMCG, Telecom, IT, PSUs emerge Students’ favorites

  When speculations are rife about the deep impact of economic slowdown on top B-Schools, SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) Mumbai has ensured a successful placement for the pass-outs of Post Graduate Diploma in Management 2009.

• MBA Placements '09 Trends: Economic downturn hits IIMs; Avg salary dips 25-30%

  The placement scenes at most of the IIMs this year have not been so lustrous compared to previous years owing to the global economic slump which led to decrease in the average salary of students.

• MBA education is even more relevant in recession: Dr Prem Vrat, Vice Chancellor, UP Tech. University at Management Avenu

  In these times of economic slowdown, Management Education and MBAs can play an important role in adding growth to Indian economy.

• MBAUniverse.com - iNext MBA Fair Allahabad & Varanasi mega success; thousands of MBA aspirants attend

  The 9-city MBA seminar, fair & counseling event – Management Avenues 2009 – a joint initiative of MBAUniverse.com and Dainik Jagran’s iNext newspaper completed the third edition in Allahabad and Varanasi.

• IIM L, MDI & IIFT students address gen-next at Management Avenues

  The students of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow, Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon, and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) New Delhi addressed keen MBA aspirants at Management Avenues last weekend.

• What MBA aspirants want from coaching institutes? MBAUniverse.com research gives answers

  Every year lakhs of MBA aspirants prepare for CAT and other management entrance exams by enrolling themselves to various Test-Prep Institutes.

• Pictures from Management Avenues 2009

  India’s leading management portal MBAUniverse.com and Dainik Jagran’s iNext newspaper jointly held the three editions of the 9-city MBA seminar, fair & counseling event – Management Avenues 2009 last two weekends.

• MBAUniverse.com announces India’s first MBA Test-Prep Institute Ranking; TIME, PT grab top slot outscoring CL, IMS

  To help MBA aspirants in choosing the right coaching institute for their entrance preparations, MBAUniverse.com has announced India’s first MBA Test-Prep Institutes Ranking 09.

• MBAUniverse.com MBA Test-Prep Institutes Ranking 09: How TIME, PT, CL, IMS compared on critical parameters?

  To help lakhs of MBA aspirants across the country to choose the right MBA coaching institute, MBAUniverse.com announced India’s first MBA Test-Prep Ranking 09 on March 6, 2009.

• MBAUniverse.com announces city-wise ranking of MBA Test-Prep Institutes

  After announcing the all-India ranking of MBA Test-Prep Institutes, India’s leading management portal MBAUniverse.com now announces the city-wise ranking of leading MBA test preparation institutes.

• MBAUniverse.com - iNext MBA Fair ‘Management Avenues’ held in Lucknow & Kanpur; VCs, CAT experts, IIM students address t

  The second editions of the 9-city MBA seminar, fair & counseling event – Management Avenues 2009 – a joint initiative of MBAUniverse.com and Dainik Jagran’s iNext newspaper was held in Kanpur and Lucknow.

• IIM L duo offer MBA mantras to gen-next at Management Avenues

  The dynamic duo of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow, the Post Graduate Programme students Pankaj Bhatt and Ankur Chakraborty addressed keen MBA aspirants at Management Avenues last weekend.

• MBAUniverse.com - iNext MBA Fair ‘Management Avenues’ launched; hundreds of MBA aspirants participate

  India’s leading management portal MBAUniverse.com and Dainik Jagran’s iNext newspaper jointly held the first editions of the 9-city MBA seminar, fair & counseling event – Management Avenues 2009 last weekend.

• Management Avenues 2009: MBAUniverse.com & iNext to hold MBA education seminar and fair in 9 cities

  Is MBA a good career option in times of economic uncertainly? How should I choose the right MBA institute? Is education loan available, and at what cost?

• Got a question on GD PI? Ask Experts on MBAUniverse.com

  Now that IIMs and other leading B-schools have shortlisted candidates, based on CAT scores, the quest for a seat in a prestigious B-school has now moved to GD PI round.

• Interviews with leading B-schools on What, Why and How of GP PI round

  MBA Aspirants are busy preparing for the final frontier towards their MBA admissions – the Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) Round.

• MBAUniverse.com Special: How to excel in Personal Interview

  Now that IIMs and other leading B-schools have selected their shortlist of candidates, based on written tests, the quest for a seat in a prestigious B-school has now moved to what is referred at 'GD/PI round.'

• MBAUniverse.com Special: How to excel in Group Discussion

  Now that IIMs and other leading B-schools have selected their shortlist of candidates, based on written tests, the quest for a seat in a prestigious B-school has now moved to what is referred at ‘GD/PI round.’

• MBAUniverse.com on CAT 08 Results: Toppers share their CAT mantras; and how CAT 09 aspirants can plan ahead

  CAT 100 percentiler Pavneet Singh, IIT-D graduate and business executive Poonam, IIT D's P Kumar and telecom consultant Abhinav Gupta of Netaji --- shared their strategies and mantras on belling the Common Admission Test (CAT) 08.

• MBAUniverse.com Special on GD/PI: How MBA aspirants should prepare for GD/PI -- Q&A with PGP students of IIM B, IIM L, I

  To help lakhs of MBA aspirants who are getting ready for Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) rounds, MBAUniverse.com is running a special series with inputs from Directors of India's top B-schools,

• IIT Mumbai organizes ‘Continuum’ seminar to encourage interaction between students, industry stalwarts

  Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM), IIT Mumbai, organized System and Consulting Continuums in its campus on March 14-15, 2009.

• NMIMS launches PGDBM in Insurance & Sales, assures placement with Max New York Life

  To meet the growing demands of skilled professionals in the insurance sector, School of Commerce of NMIMS University, Mumbai, has launched a one-year PG Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) with specialization in Insurance and Sales.

• Duke University offers Cross Continent MBA program through 6 international locations

  The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA, organized an Information Session in New Delhi on March 14, 2009, to announce the launch of its Cross Continent MBA Program.

• MBAUniverse.com Column: ‘Corporate social responsibility more important than ever in the global downturn’

  Professor Philippe Haspeslagh, entrepreneur & dean of Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School in Belgium, comments that important of CSR is more, not less, in these times of global slowdown.

• MBAUniverse.com Special: Leading B-schools offer new management programs

  To serve the growing demands of management education, more and more specialized management programs are being launched by leading institutes across the country.

• MBA Placement 2009: IIM C concludes Final Placements; avg salary falls 23 %

  Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata (IIM C) has managed to place 100% students of full time Post Graduate Diploma Management (PGDM) and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Management (PGDCM) batch of 2007-09.

• MBA Placements 2009: Global Consulting firms, Finance Majors hire big at IIM Bangalore

  The Final Placement Process at IIM Bangalore concluded on Monday, March 9.

• IIT Mumbai to hold ‘Continuum’ seminar series to encourage interaction between industry, B-School students

  Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM), IIT Mumbai, will organize System and Consulting Continuums in its campus on March 14-15, 2009.

• Breaking News: MBAUniverse.com to announce India’s first MBA Test-Prep Institutes Ranking for aspirants

  To help lakhs of MBA aspirants, who want to appear for MBA entrance exams, MBAUniverse.com will soon announce India’s first MBA Test-Prep Ranking 09.

• MBAUniverse.com Breaking News: Dr Devi Singh re-appointed as IIM L Director

  Dr Devi Singh has been re-appointed as the Director of Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L). He has taken over the charge as the new director at IIM L on March 09, 2009.

• MBA Placements 2009: IIM A makes many Crorepatis, but average salary falls

  The placement process for the graduating batch of the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), lasting over nine long days, has come to a close on March 5.

• Welingkar holds seminar to highlight importance of MBA in recession

  Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research organized a seminar for MBA aspirants on the themes “Is recession the right time to pursue an MBA?” and “Analyzing recent events in corporate governance” at Hindu College, New Delhi, on March 4,09

• MBA Placements 2009: IIM B adopts ‘rolling placements’; scheduled over 10 days

  Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM B) has adopted ‘rolling placement’ process to manage its placements in these tough times.

• MBA Placement 2009: IIM L and IIM K kick off Final Placements 2009

  The remaining top two Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) – IIM Lucknow and IIM Kozhikode have commenced the Final Placements ‘09 on March 2, 2009.

• AIMA MAT to be held on May 3; over 400 B-schools to accept MAT scores

  Management Aptitude Test (MAT), the MBA entrance exam conducted by All India Management Association (AIMA) is going to be held on May 3, 2009.

• NMIMS students’ plan ‘Ahaar : Meal for poor’ wins Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition

  The project ‘The Ahaar: Meal for poor at ten cents’ formulated by the students of SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai has won the first prize of $10,000 in the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC).

• MBA Placements 2009: FMS Delhi, XLRI, MDI, IIFT adopt ‘rolling placements’ to improve offers, profiles

  India’s top non-IIM B-schools, have adopted ‘rolling placements’ strategy to beat the slowdown woes.

• MBA Placement 2009: IIM B and IIM I commence Final Placements

  After Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad and IIM Kolkata, IIM Bangalore and IIM Indore have also started their Final Placement Process this week. IIM B and IIM I shared this official information with MBAUniverse.com.

• MBAUniverse.com Column: ‘India and the international perspective’ by HEC Paris’ Dr Gauthier

  How can an international MBA add value to an Indian students or executive? In this column for MBAUniverse.com, Dr Valerie Gauthier, Associate Dean at HEC - France, says that international MBA prepares better candidates for the global economy.

• MBA Placements 2009: McKinsey, BCG, Merrill Lynch, Barclays amongst 49 companies making 207 offers; ‘Results better than

  IIM Calcutta held the Phase I of its Final Placements Process 2009 from February 21 to February 24, 2009.

• IIM K Mentorship Programme 09 to address students’ queries

  To help MBA aspirants looking for advice during the Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD/PI) phase of Admissions 2009, IIM K has launched a Mentorship Programme on January 12, by the Students’ Council of IIM K.

• MBAUniverse.com on Admissions 09: Interview with Dean, FMS Delhi on GD/PI

  MBA Aspirants are busy preparing for the final frontier towards their admissions to leading B-schools – the Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) Round.

• IIM L reveals their short-listing and final admissions selection criteria

  Lucknow based Indian Institute of Management (IIM L) will be using "multiple criteria" to shortlist candidates for Group Discussion and Personal Interview process, and finalize candidates for its MBA programmes.

• MBAUniverse.com on Admissions 09: Interview with XIM B Director on GD PI

  MBA Aspirants are busy preparing for the final frontier towards their MBA admissions – the Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) Round.

• GBU to conduct entrance exam for MBA prgramme on April 5

  Gautam Buddha University (GBU), Greater Noida, has invited applications for the 2009-2010 session of MBA, M. Tech in Biotechnology and Information and Communication Technology.

• What does a B-School expect from an MBA Aspirant: Column by Dr. C.S. Adhikari

  What are the traits that a quality B-school looks for amongst the thousands of MBA aspirants who apply for MBA programme?

• NIT Warangal's Centre for Management Studies to hold entrance exam

  The Centre for Management Studies (CMS) of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal has announced admission for its two year full time MBA Programme for academic session 2009-11.

• GD PI Special: MBAUniverse.com reader query on Sensex & Banking answered by test prep expert

  As part of our ongoing series on GD PI for MBA Admissions 2009, MBAUniverse.com readers can ask their questions to top experts from leading test prep companies like IMS Learning, Career Launcher and PT Education.

• GD PI Special: MBAUniverse.com reader query on Banking & Education regulation answered by test prep expert

  As part of our ongoing series on GD PI for MBA Admissions 2009, MBAUniverse.com readers can ask their questions to top experts from leading test prep companies like IMS Learning, Career Launcher and PT Education.

• GD PI Special: MBAUniverse.com reader query on education gap answered by test prep expert

  As part of our ongoing series on GD PI for MBA Admissions 2009, MBAUniverse.com readers can ask their questions to top experts from leading test prep companies like IMS Learning, Career Launcher and PT Education.

• NUS Business School, HEC Paris start joint MBA dual degree programme

  The National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School and HEC Paris have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership and a new joint MBA double degree on February 13, 2009, at the NUS campus.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: IMT to open new campus in Hyderabad; session starts 2010

  After Ghaziabad, Dubai and Nagpur, Institute of Management Technology (IMT) is now going to open its fourth campus in Hyderabad.

• Sydenham Mumbai gets ready hold SIM'ergence 2009

  Come December and the hustle bustle in the Mumbai based campus of Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE), is evident.

• Welingkar's We School campus in Bengaluru to focus on Design Thinking & Innovation

  After the acclaimed campus in financial capital Mumbai, now Welingkar Education has launched a new 'We School' campus in Bengaluru, the IT capital of India.

• MBAUniverse.com series on IIM Review Committee Report (Part 1): "IIMs have not expanded their Admission capacity adequat

  IIM Review Committee, in its report submitted in September 2008, revealed that the intake to PGP courses has seen slow growth over the years.

• MBAUniverse.com Special: E&Y – Edge report bullish on Higher Education in India

  Given the positive demographic trends and long-term industry demand, Indian Higher Education sector, including the management education sector, will continue to witness growth in times to come.

• JBIMS wins the India Investment Research Challenge organized by the Indian Society of CFA Institute

  The Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies Mumbai team won in the finale of the India Investment Research Challenge, held at the National Stock Exchange in Mumbai on February 15, 2009.

• Finance experts speak at SJMSOM industry interaction series - Diksha

  Diksha, the Industry Interaction series conducted by eminent speakers from the corporate world at the Shailesh J.Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, was held on February 14, 2009.

• Canada's Schulich School of Business to offer MBA programme with the S.P. Jain Mumbai

  The Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, Canada will be offering the Schulich India MBA in India and Canada soon.

• TATA HR SUMMIT 2009 to be held at SP Jain Mumbai

  Mumbai based S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research will be hosting TATA HR SUMMIT on February 15, as part of the management fest OJAS '09. The theme of the summit is "Downturn Cycle – A Challenge or an Opportunity?"

• HEC Paris launches Executive MBA in Russia

  HEC Paris has inaugurated the first class of the HEC Executive MBA, Russia in cooperation with the Graduate School of Management (GSOM) of Saint Petersburg State University on January 16, 2009.

• MBAUniverse.com News Flash: Indo-US Academicians come together to launch National Management School in Chennai

  A team of academicians from the US have come together to launch the National Management School on the lines of ISB Hyderabad and Chennai based Great Lakes.

• MBAUniverse.com Special on GD/PI: Ask the Experts how to prepare

  Now that IIMs and other leading B-schools have shortlisted candidates, based on CAT scores, the quest for a seat in a prestigious B-school has now moved to GD PI round.

• Over 1.25 lakhs students appeared in MAT on February 1: V S Bejoy, Director, CMS, AIMA

  Over 1.25 lakhs MBA aspirants took the Management Admission Test (MAT), held by AIMA on February 1, 2009.

• CAT Topper shares success mantras on MBAUniverse.com: Q&A with Amey S. Mashilkar of VJTI Mumbai (Calls from IIM A,B,C,L,

  Amey S Mashlikar, final year B.Tech (IT) student of Mumbai based Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) scored 99.14 percentile in CAT 08.

• MAH - CET 09: Students should look to attempting all the questions

  MAH - CET 2009 – the Common Entrance Test (CET), conducted by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Maharashtra, for admission of MBA/MMS/PGDBM/PGDBA course for the year 2009-2010 will be held on February 15, 2009.

• What's your strategy for MAH - CET? JBIMS student & CET Topper Abhishek Pandey shares

  MAH - CET 2009, the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission of MBA/MMS/PGDBM/PGDBA course for Maharashtra based Management Institutes, will be held on February 15, 2009.

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• MAH - CET 09: 'Ability to attempt questions quickly and efficiently is key'

  MAH - CET 2009 – the Common Entrance Test (CET), conducted by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Maharashtra, for admission of MBA/MMS/PGDBM/PGDBA course for the year 2009-2010 will be held on February 15, 2009.

• MBAUniverse.com launches India's first MBA Test Prep Institutes Ranking

  For the benefit of lakhs of MBA Aspirants, who wish to enroll into a coveted MBA programme, MBAUniverse.com has announced India's first 'MBA Test-prep Institute Rankings.'

• CAT Topper shares success mantras on MBAUniverse.com: "Focus on basics, and practice hard," says CAT 100 percentiler Deb

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• NITIE to organize 'B-Cube' on Feb 8 to help MBA Aspirants

  The National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, will be organizing an event B-Cube – Best Business Brains - at the NITIE Campus on February 8, 2009.

• SP Jain Mumbai beats IIT Delhi & IIM B to win ET Citi Grandmasters contest

  SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) emerged victorious in B-School competition – ET Citi Grandmasters, conducted by The Economic Times and Citibank on January 22, 2009.

• "MBA a good option inspite of economic slowdown," says PT Education's Chairman Mr Sandeep Manudhane

  The global financial meltdown is a much talked about issue. Indian economy is slowing down too. In such times, is MBA a good option, or not?

• ICRI Health to offer MBA programme in Healthcare Management for executives

  ICRI Health (Institute of Clinical Research India, Health), a division of clinical research studies ICRI, has decided to offer Executive MBA in Healthcare Management.

• Ask Venkat on MBAUniverse.com: Answers on MBA executive education and career in management

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• Final Placements 2009: Rural Managers at XIM B beat the slowdown woes!

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• World Economic Forum: What future for the global financial system? MBAUniverse.com presents highlights from this importa

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• SPJIMR to hold maiden edition of annual fest OJAS 09

  Mumbai based S. P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is getting ready to hold OJAS 2009, the maiden edition on college festival which integrates the four worlds of Finance, Marketing, Operations and Information Management.

• MBAUniverse.com exclusive: FT MBA Ranking 09 -- Interview with Della Bradshaw, Business Education Editor, Financial Time

  London based Financial Times released its Global MBA Ranking 2009 on January 26, 2009. The ranking holds special significance for India as Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad is ranked at 15th position beating some of the best known B-schools.

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  On January 26, when the whole nation was celebrating the national Republic Day, Hyderabad based Indian School of Business (ISB) brought home one more reason to feel proud.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: "It's a huge achievement for ISB!", says ISB's Mr Ajit Rangnekar

  Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad has done India proud by securing #15 rank in the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2009, released on January 26, 2009.

• MAT on Feb 01; Test highlights and Experts advice

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  To help lakhs of MBA aspirants who are getting ready for Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) rounds, MBAUniverse.com is running a special series with inputs from Deans and Directors from India's top B-schools, Students at IIMs, and top test-pr

• MBAUniverse.com on GD/PI: Q&A with Nagendra, PGP student, IIM Lucknow

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• MBAUniverse.com on GD/PI: Q&A with Nishant, PGP student, IIM Bangalore

  To help lakhs of MBA aspirants who are getting ready for Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) rounds, MBAUniverse.com is running a special series with inputs from Directors of India's top B-schools, Students at IIMs, and top Test-prep companies

• MBAUniverse.com on GD/PI: Q&A with IIM B's KC Raghav

  To help lakhs of MBA aspirants who are getting ready for Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) rounds, MBAUniverse.com is running a special series with inputs from Directors of India's top B-schools, Students at IIMs, and top Test-prep companies

• MBAUniverse.com on GD/PI: Q&A with IIT B SJMSOM student Gunjan Gulati

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• Entrepreneurship Summit @ IIT Bombay to empower entrepreneurs with ideas, expert viewpoints and success stories

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• CAT 08 Results: "Am very happy, but is not over yet. Real challenge is presenting myself well in GDPI," says IIT-D gradu

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• XAT 09 Analysis: How experts rate the test

  The XLRI Admission Test, the well known exam for its difficulty level after CAT, was held on January 4, 2009. This year the number of questions came down. Here is how leading MBA exam experts are reviweing the exam.

• NMAT 2008 Analysis: 'Easy test with no surprises'

  National Management Aptitude Test or NMAT, the entrance exam for Mumbai based Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, was held on December 28, 2008.

• JMET 09: Test highlights and experts analysis

  Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) 09 for IIT B-schools was held on December 2008. According to MBA exam experts, JMET 09 was on expected lines.

• IMS Learning on How to prepare for Group Discussion

  This article on ‘How to prepare for Group Discussion’ is written by MS Jaya Desai, Centre Head, IMS Learning – Mumbai based India’s leading MBA test prep institute.

• FMS admission test 2009: 'Ensure 50 percentile scores in each section'

  Delhi University's Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) will hold its entrance exam on January 11, 2009. MBAUniverse.com brings the last minute tips and advice on FMS 09 from experts.

• FMS admission test 2009: 'No major changes expected'

  FMS 2009 – the entrance exam of Delhi University's Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) for its two year MBA programmes will be held on January 11, 2009.

• PT Education gets bullish on North India; targets to train 20,000 MBA aspirants

  Indore based PT Education, one of the leading test prep & training companies, has set its eyes to train 20,000 management aspirants for the different management examinations in North India in 2009.

• NMAT 08: Last minute strategies and expert tips

  NMAT, popularly known as National Management Aptitude Test, the exam for Mumbai based Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies will be held on December 28.

• Countdown to XAT (Part 2): 'Expect a tough paper with low scores; don't lose heart'

  XLRI Aptitude Test (XAT) will be held on January 4, 2009. MBAUniverse.com spoke to some of India's leading MBA Exam Experts to present an analysis on what to expect from XAT 09.

• Gautam Buddha University announces MBA admissions; to hold entrance exam on Feb 22

  The School of Management, Gautam Buddha University (GBU) has announced admissions for its two MBA programme.

• We expect a tougher JMET 2009, says PT Education on MBAUniverse.com

  Joint Management Entrance Test or JMET 2009, the gateway to the prestigious seven Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) B-schools and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore's Department of Management Studies, will be conducted on December 14, 2008.

• Admission 2009 Newsflash: FMS Delhi to accept application forms on Nov 30, Sunday too

  Owing to state elections in New Delhi on November 29, 2008, Delhi University's Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) has made special arrangements for accepting the application forms for their MBA programmes.

• McKinsey most coveted recruiter; Indian diversified companies more attractive for MBAs: Teamlease-MBAUniverse.com 'B-sch

  McKinsey & Co is the most coveted company for placements, followed by Hindustan Unilever Limited and Boston Consulting Group, amongst India's elite B-schools.

• Collaborate, not Compete for profitable growth: Kishore Biyani

  "Cooperate not Compete", said, Mr. Kishore Biyani, Founder & CEO, Future Group at the National Retail Summit organized by The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on December 11 in Mumbai.

• FMS Delhi to hold Serveskriti 2008

  Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University has announced its annual seminar of the MBA Management of Services programme -- Serveskriti-2008.

• IIM C Intaglio Launches Great Innovation Challenge to encourage entrepreneurship

  Keeping in view the growing attraction amongst MBAs towards entrepreneurship, IIM Calcutta's International B-School meet - Intaglio has launched its showcase event GIC (Great Innovation Challenge) to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit of students.

• SPJIMR Mumbai holds discussion on Economic Crisis

  The sudden financial implosion in the US, and across the globe, has caught everyone by surprise. The meltdown of the behemoth financial institutions in the US in September '08 and the subsequent credit crisis have cast shadows on the "Outlook for the Worl

• Column: 26/11 Mumbai Attack: Leadership Lessons from the gloom

  What happened in Mumbai last weekend was a sorrowful incident. Entire management community and MBAUniverse.com is shocked and condemns the attack.

• Management thinker Prof Y K Bhushan honored

  Prof. Y K Bhushan, eminent Management educator and Senior Advisor and Campus Head at IBS Mumbai, a leading Business School in Mumbai, was honored and felicitated for his outstanding support and contribution to the "Leaders of Tomorrow" program.

• MBAUniverse.com Analysis: CAT foxes Experts; MBA Test-prep institutes offer clarifications

  Common Admission Test (CAT) for the IIMs, held on November 16, 2008, managed to fox even the CAT experts.

• CAT 08: IMS Learning Analysis & expert chat on MBAUniverse.com

  As the CAT got over, India’s leading test prep company IMS Learning shared their detailed analysis of CAT 08 with MBAUniverse.com.

• CAT 08: Career Launcher Analysis & expert chat on MBAUniverse.com

  Leading test prep company Career Launcher shared their detailed analysis of CAT 08 with MBAUniverse.com.

• CAT 08: PT Education’s Analysis & expert chat on MBAUniverse.com

  Soon after the CAT got over, leading test prep company PT Education shared their detailed analysis of CAT 08 with MBAUniverse.com.

• MBA is a journey, not a destination: Column by IIT B, IIM B alumnus & Director, SDM IMD Prof Ramesh

  In the run up to CAT and other management exams, most aspirants are worried about choosing the right B-school and making the right decision on their MBA.

• NMIMS opens its Bangalore campus; Executive Management Programmes launched

  SVKM's NMIMS University of Mumbai has inaugurated its Bengaluru Operations at Koramangala on November 14, 2008.

• IIM Lucknow hosts management students from Italy for seminar on 'Doing Business In India'

  IIM Lucknow's Noida Campus hosted a one-week seminar titled "Doing Business in India" for a group of executive MBA students from MIP Politechnico Di Milano School of Management, Milano, Italy, on November 10-14, 2008 at the IIM L Noida campus.

• CAT 2008: Early Impressions by India's leading CAT experts on MBAUniverse.com

  Within hours of CAT exams getting over this afternoon, leading test prep companies like IMS Learning, T.I.M.E, Career Launcher and PT Education have shared their initial analysis of CAT 2008. MBAUniverse.com presents a review.

• Exclusive CAT-Day Coverage on MBAUniverse.com: Top CAT experts to offer instant feedback on CAT '08 on MBAUniverse.com;

  So you are taking CAT 08 on November 16, 2008 and would like to know how did you perform? What is the likely CAT cut-offs? Which were the tough or the easy sections? Also, what were the correct answers to the CAT 2008 paper?

• Countdown to CAT 2008: Experts answers from IMS Learning, T.I.M.E, Career Launcher and PT Education on MBAUniverse.com

  Its now down to the final over of this T20 match called CAT! November 16 is just a few days away. To help lakhs of CAT takers across the country, MBAUniverse.com has initiated yet another tool for MBA Aspirants – Ask the Experts.

• Countdown to CAT 08: Positive visualization, Sleep, Self belief important before CAT, says Career Launcher

  With just few days to go for November 16, the slog overs to CAT 08 have truly begun. Continuing the MBAUniverse.com series on Countdown to CAT, we brings this article by Career Launcher expert on how to manage the last few days before CAT.

• CAT 2008: Career Launcher offer tips for the last 10 days to CAT

  After publishing articles on how to prepare for DI & LR, Quantitative Analysis and Verbal Ability sections, MBAUniverse.com brings new article on 'Tips for the last 10 days to CAT' by Career Launcher.

• NMIMS to organise annual corporate event – Paragana 2008

  Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai (NMIMS) will be holding its annual B school event Paragana 2008 on November 15 – 17, 2008.

• MBAUniverse.com Column: GMAC (GMAT) CEO says current global financial crisis will increase competition to enter top MBA

  MBAUniverse.com is pleased to publish this exclusive series of columns by Mr David Wilson, president and CEO of Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the US-based global management development body that conducts the GMAT.

• Countdown to CAT 2008: Got last minute questions? Ask the Experts on MBAUniverse.com

  Its now down to the final over of this T20 match called CAT! November 16 is just a few days away. To help lakhs of CAT takers across the country, MBAUniverse.com is initiating yet another tool for MBA Aspirants – Ask the Experts.

• B-school Profile: Delhi Business School -- Creating the right fit

  Delhi Business School (DBS), one of the fastest growing B-school in the country offers a host of pioneering tailor-made industry oriented programs along with MBA degree.

• CNBC- TV18, along with MBAUniverse.com & TNS, to announce its B-school Rankings on November 8

  The moment is finally here! In a matter of days, B-schools and management aspirants will have the most definitive yardstick to compare B-schools in India.

• MBAUniverse.com Interview: Companies that understand long-term impact of current turmoil will enjoy big opportunities, s

  What do leaders need to know to lead effectively in these turbulent times? What issues are keeping top executives up at night? How can superior intellectual capital and knowledge help?

• CAT 2008: Focus on comprehension and accuracy in Verbal Ability section – Career Launcher expert

  In this CAT series on MBAUniverse.com, expert from Career Launcher offers advice on how to prepare key sections: Quantitative, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability.

• NMIMS announces NMAT; to be held on December 28

  After the announcement of dates for other important MBA entrance exams like CAT, XAT and FMS, Mumbai-based Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) has also announced dates NMAT.

• JBIMS Knowledge Week brings corporate India and management students togather

  Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) held its 'Knowledge Week' on October 20-26.

• CII Knowledge Summit KM India 2008 to focus on enhancing India's competitiveness

  CII Knowledge Summit - The KM India 2008 will be held on 5 - 7 November 2008 in Mumbai. Supported by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the summit will focus on "Enhancing Competitiveness of India through Knowledge Management".

• TeamLease-MBAUniverse.com survey reveals top MBAs fear global Financial Meltdown will impact Jobs & Placements

  With the full blown crisis in the American and European financial sector, and a slowdown in the Indian economy, fear and uncertainty is looming large at the elite B-school campuses.

• JBIMS summer placements paint a rosy picture

  At a time when the top B – Schools of the country are expecting to face some hurdles in placements, Mumbai bases Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) has got some good news.

• Former Harvard Business Review Editor & MD Thomas Stewart to hold seminar on leadership development in Mumbai

  What do leaders need to know to lead effectively in the knowledge economy? What issues are keeping top executives up at night now and do so in future?

• NITIE Mumbai'a management festival attracts business leaders and top management schools

  Mumbai based NITIE organized its annual management festival 'Prerana' from October 23 to 25. Top brains from premier Business schools including IIMs, SP Jain, XLRI, MDI, NMIMS fought to be the best in the series of management events and contests.

• "Analysing Mocks are more important than merely attempting them," says Mr R Shiva Kumar of Career Launcher on MBAUnivers

  MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone organized a Expert Chat on 'Countdown to CAT: 30-days Strategy to Crack CAT' on October 18, 2008.

• "Build your own strategy based on your strengths and weaknesses," says G Srinivasan of IMS Learning on MBAUniverse.com L

  MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone organized a live Expert Chat on 'Countdown to CAT: 30-days Strategy to Crack CAT' on October 18, 2008. The chat was organized to discuss how students should plan for next 30-days of CAT '08, to be held on November 16.

• Australia's Chifley Business School invites Indian executives for its distance MBA

  Chifley Business School, one of Australia's leading management institutions offering a range of professional development programmes, attracts over 10,000 students every year from across the world, including India for its distance MBA programme.

• MBAUniverse.com Expert Chat on CAT 08: "Balance time between revision of 'basics' and mock-tests in last 4 weeks," says

  MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone organized a Expert Chat on 'Countdown to CAT: 30-days Strategy to Crack CAT' on October 18, 2008.

• JBIMS gets ready to hold Prayaag '08

  Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) will be holding 'Prayaag '08, an inter B-school and corporate event from October 24-26, 2008.

• JBIMS gets ready to hold series of management events

  October 20, 2008 marks the start of a week at Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) which will host a series of management events and conferences.

• MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone Special: Live Expert Chat on Countdown to CAT '08; Chat with T.I.M.E., IMS and Career Laun

  CAT '08 will decide the fate of lakhs of MBA aspirants. Performance in CAT will determine if they can enter the top B-schools or join just another B-school.

• Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, KV Kamath, Ashook Soota to address CII Knowledge Management summit

  The Knowledge Management (KM) India, the knowledge summit of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is going to be held on November 5-7, 2008 in Mumbai with the theme of 'Enhancing Competitiveness of India through Knowledge Management'.

• NITIE awards Dr. B L Munjal & Dr. Vijaypat Singhania as Lakshya Business Visionaries '08

  The corporate event, Lakshya 2008 witnessed the icons pouring into the NITIE's Mumbai campus from myriad celebrated industrial houses of India.

• IIM B Vista 2008 draws big speakers, participation; NITIE Mumbai wins trophy

  The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM B) kicked off its three-day business festival Vista '08 on October 10.

• Countdown to CAT 08: Gautam Puri of Career Launcher shares strategy to crack CAT on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone (Part

  Continuing our special series on CAT 2008, MBAUniverse.com brings expert advice from one of India's leading MBA test preparatory company Career Launcher.

• Countdown to CAT 08: Gautam Puri of Career Launcher shares 'D-day' strategy (Part 2)

  Continuing our special series on CAT 2008, MBAUniverse.com brings expert advice from one of India's leading MBA test preparatory company Career Launcher.

• Welingkar ties-up with KPMG to offer specialised programme in Tax and Regulatory Management

  Mumbai base Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research has announced a tie-up with leading audit company KPMG to offer a six month programme in tax and regulatory management.

• IIFT to hold National Finance Symposium on Banking Industry

  The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is organising the National Finance Symposium in association with the Bombay Chamber of Commerce in Mumbai on October 22 in Mumbai.

• MBAUniverse.com Interview: "XLRI looks to admit students with strong analytical skills, openness to new ideas, ability t

  Started in 1949 in the steel city of Jamshedpur, the Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) has been one of the pioneers of management education in India. Its focus on 'human values' and excellence makes it one of the leading Indian B-schools.

• Economist ranks IMD, IESE, Chicago GSB top global MBAs; IIM-A ranked global No 2 on ‘new career opportunities’

  Leading international business publication Economist has released its global MBA programme rankings that covers institutes in Europe, US, Asia and Australia.

• MBAUniverse.com Column: "GMAC's Response to Scoretop Cheating Scandal" by GMAC CEO

  MBAUniverse.com is happy to publish this exclusive series of columns by Mr David Wilson, president and CEO of Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the US-based global management development body that conducts the GMAT.

• CNBC- TV18, along with MBAUniverse.com & TNS, launches India's most comprehensive B-school Ranking

  Come November and B-schools and management aspirants will have the most definitive yardstick to compare B-schools in India.

• Shailesh J Mehta School of Management to hold annual International B-School Festival AVENUES 08

  IIT Bombay's Shailesh J Mehta School of Management (SJM SOM) is organizing the annual International Business Festival AVENUES 08 on the October 18-19, 2008.

• AIMA 35th NMC: 'How to create an Entrepreneur Manager'

  In a session chaired by management consultant Mr Sunil Alagh, at AIMA's 35th National Management Convention (NMC) in Mumbai, experts deliberated on how managers can be entrepreneurs as well.

• AIMA National Management Convention inaugurated in Mumbai

  All India Management Association (AIMA) is holding its 35th National Management Convention (NMC) on September 30 & October 1, 2008 in Mumbai.

• IIM Calcutta student bags Dewang Mehta Management Award

  Mr. Harsh Vardhan Chhaparia of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) has bagged the "Best Student in Management" Award at the 16th Annual Business School Affaire concluded in Mumbai on September 26, 2008.

• AIMA 35th NMC: Experts advice on developing a global mindset

  All India Management Association (AIMA) is holding its 35th National Management Convention (NMC) on September 30 & October 1, 2008 in Mumbai.

• Innovation in Education: Harvard Business School launches new "2+2" MBA for college graduate

  Fabled for the development of Case-study method of learning, Harvard Business School (HBS) has decided to change the rules of the MBA game.

• CAT 2008: Career Launcher experts on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone: Stay focused for the final lap

  For lakhs of MBA aspirants, it’s Now or Never! Common Admission Test (CAT) for the IIMs and hundred other reputed B-schools will be held on November 16, and for serious CAT takers every day counts.

• CAT 2008: Career Launcher on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone: How to improve your Verbal Ability and Data Interpretation s

  For lakhs of MBA aspirants, it’s Now or Never! Common Admission Test (CAT) for the IIMs and hundred other reputed B-schools will be held on November 16, and for serious CAT takers every day counts.

• CAT 2008: Career Launcher on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone: How to improve your Quantitative Analysis

  For lakhs of MBA aspirants, it’s Now or Never! Common Admission Test (CAT) for the IIMs and hundred other reputed B-schools will be held on November 16, and for serious CAT takers every day counts.

• MBAUniverse.com Column: “A Global Perspective on Graduate Management Education” by GMAC CEO David Wilson

  MBAUniverse.com is pleased to welcome Mr David Wilson, president and CEO of Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the US-based global management development body that conducts the GMAT.

• Oxford MBA students offer advice to ICC on managing Twenty20 cricket

  MBA students at Oxford University's Saïd Business School recently completed their strategic consulting projects in more than 25 organizations in 12 countries around the world, including India, Australia, Tanzania, Dubai, Jamaica and the USA.

• Great Lakes visit Malaysia and Singapore on International Study Tour

  Students from Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai embarked on a 7 day International Study Tour to Singapore and Malaysia. Around 45 students were part of the student's delegation headed by Professor Rakesh P Singh.

• IMS Learning on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone: Success mantras to crack CAT 08 – Part 1

  With just two months left for the D-day i.e. November 16, 2008, when Common Admission Test (CAT) will be held for IIMs, keen MBA Aspirants are burning the proverbial mid-night oil.

• IMS Learning on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone: Success mantras to crack CAT 08 – Part 2

  With just two months left for November 16, 2008, when Common Admission Test (CAT) will be held for IIMs, keen MBA Aspirants are leaving no stones unturned.

• IMS Learning on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone: Success mantras to crack CAT 08 – Part 3

  To help CAT takers, MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone is publishing a series on expert guidance by India's leading test prep companies.

• MDI launches carrier opportunities forum

  Carrier Opportunities Forum was launched in Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon, on Wednesday, 17 September 2008 in association with the French embassy in India, and the French Trade Association.

• Modi Apollo International Institute & Western International University to provide MBA programs for working professionals

  Modi Apollo International Institute (MAII) along with Western International University, USA have tied up with IT Outsourcing company Genpact and Quintiles to offer customized management programme for working executive.

• Rahul Bajaj, R Gopalakrishnan, Nirmalya Kumar to address AIMA National Management Convention in Mumbai

  All India Management Association (AIMA) is holding its 35th National Management Convention (NMC) on September 30 & October 1, 2008 in Mumbai.

• PT Education on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone: Success mantras to crack CAT 08 – Part 1

  With just over two months left for the D-day i.e. November 16, 2008 when Common Admission Test (CAT) will be held for IIMs, keen MBA Aspirants are burning the proverbial mid-night oil.

• PT Education on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone: Success mantras to crack CAT 08 – Part 2

  Continuing our focus CAT 2008 on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone, where we are publishing a series on expert guidance by India’s leading MBA test prep companies,

• PT Education on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone: Success mantras to crack CAT 08 – Part 3

  Continuing our focus CAT 2008 on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone, where we are publishing a series on expert guidance by India’s leading MBA test prep companies,

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: Pictures from AIMS Management Convention

  The three-day 20th AIMS Annual Management Education Convention commenced in Mumbai on August 27 with the inaugural ceremony witnessing management thinkers and corporate leaders.

• 20th AIMS Annual Management Education Convention kicks off in Mumbai

  The three-day 20th AIMS Annual Management Education Convention commenced in Mumbai on August 27 with the inaugural ceremony witnessing management thinkers and corporate leaders.

• Don't try to predict CAT, focus on preparation instead: Mr Gejo Srinivasan of IMS Learning on MBAUniverse.com Expert Cha

  There are about 75 days left for the D-day i.e. November 16, 2008 when Common Admission Test (CAT) will be held for IIMs.

• MOCK Tests is key to preparing well for CAT: Mr Shivakumar of Career Launcher on MBAUniverse.com Expert Chat on CAT 2008

  MBAUniverse.com hosted the Live Expert Chat on September 2, 2008 on the topic 'Expert Mantras to Crack CAT '08'. Mr R Shivakumar, Director, R&D, Career Launcher answered CAT related queries posed by MBAUniverse.com readers.

• TAS, E&Y, P&G, HUL amongst firms offering 'autumn placements' at SPJIMR

  Even though the economy is not as buoyant as it used to be some months back, Mumbai based SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) was successful in placing its largest batch for corporate internship projects this August.

• MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone: Expert Chat series on CAT 2008; Sep 2, 5 pm onwards

  CAT '08 will decide the fate of lakhs of MBA aspirants. Performance in CAT will determine if they can enter the elite IIMs or just another B-school.

• IIT-IIM start-up entrepreneur launches online venture

  Ankur Gattani, the IIT Bombay, IIM Calcutta graduate who opted out of his campus placements to launch his own venture, launched his startup – Lifeinlines.com in beta at IIT Bombay on August 28.

• FMS MBA (MS) hold marketing summit

  Markit - The Marketing Society at MBA (Management of Services) of Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi organized a marketing summit titled "Markibrand" on the theme of: "Brand Managers‟ High -wire act: Going global, staying local" on August 30

• Max New York Life partners NMIMS to launch programme in Insurance Management

  Max New York Life Insurance has tied-up with SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies University (NMIMS), Mumbai for the launch of one year full time Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management in Insurance Management (PGDM-IM).

• MBAUniverse.com Special: Stage set for the 20th AIMS Annual Management Education Convention

  The AIMS Annual Management Education Convention, one of the biggest management forums held every year, is all set to highlight and discuss key management trends sweeping India and the World.

• 20th AIMS Annual Convention: KV Kamath, Vijay Govindarajan, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Kishore Biyani to address theme 'Thoug

  The stage is all set for the 20th AIMS Annual Convention, to be held on August 27-29, 2008 at the Mumbai based Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai.

• Lessons from the Masters: MBAUniverse.com Videos from AIMS Management Convention at Welingkar

  Leading management thinkers and business leaders like Dr Vijay Govindarajan, Professor, Tuck School & Chief Innovation Consultant at GE; Mr KV Kamath, Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Bank;

• 'Road to CAT 2008': MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone special series for MBA aspirants

  So you want to bell the CAT, this November, and enter into the prestigious B-schools like IIMs, JBIMS, XLRI and MDI? But you have several questions about entrance test preparations and life at B-School?

• NMIMS to commence F-MBA programme in September

  Mumbai based NMIMS University's School of Business Management announced admissions for its 10th batch of one year Family-Managed Business Administration (F-MBA) programme 2008-09.

• SPJIMR holds Lock, Stock & Trade: the annual entrepreneurship event

  Mumbai based SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) and National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) organised the annual entrepreneurship event - Lock, Stock & Trade (LST) on August 9, 2008 at SPJIMR.

• ICFAI Business School announces admission tests for MBA & Executive MBA Program

  ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad has announced admissions for its two year full time MBA and one year full time Executive Program for the batch of 2009-11.

• Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to deliver the convocation address at NITIE Mumbai

  Mumbai based National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) will be holding its fourteenth convocation on August 16, 2008 in Mumbai.

• MBAUniverse.com on Executive Education: Interview with Prof Biju P Abraham, Chairman, PGPEX, IIM-Calcutta

  Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) started the one-year executive management programme Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPEX) in December 2006.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: FMS Delhi to hold its entrance test on January 11, 2009

  After the announcement of exam schedule for management entrance exams like IIM's CAT and XLRI's XAT, Delhi University affiliated prestigious institute Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) has also finalized the schedule for its own entrance test for MBA pr

• West meets East: Georgetown University students visit IIM-L Noida Campus; discuss ITC e-Chaupal case with IMPX students

  A group of 32 Executive MBA students of Mc Donough School of Business, Georgetown University, USA visited Indian Institute of Management (IIM L), Lucknow Noida campus and met students of International Programme in Management for Executives (IMPX).

• CRSI to hold workshops on Case Method of Teaching

  To promote Case method of teaching and writing, the Case Research Society of India (CRSI) is conducting workshops on Case Method of Teaching across India in centers like Bombay, Bangalore, Madras, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Delhi and Ahmedabad.

• MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone Exclusive: XLRI to hold XAT 2009 on January 4

  Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur has announced dates for its entrance exam XLRI Admission Test, popularly called XAT.

• SJMSOM - IIT Bombay holds annual Finance Conclave

  Finesse, the Finance club of Shailesh J Mehta School of Management, organized their annual finance conclave – The Finance Continuum, 2008 on August 9.

• “Understanding your skills and motivation is key to right career planning,” says Shailesh Rao, MD, Google India

  Young executives and MBA students must introspect about their skill-sets and likes, and choose career accordingly. In a hyper competitive world, success in work life comes only when you are best-in-class and motivated to learn everyday.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive Interview: “MBAs and young professionals should plan their careers like musicians, or sportsme

  Born in Patnagarh in Orissa in a place which had no electricity and no school, and then starting his work-life as a lower divisional clerk in Bhubaneshwar in1976, the life of Subroto Bagchi has many a lesson for all of us.

• 'Road to CAT 2008': MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone special series for MBA aspirants

  So you want to bell the CAT, this November, and enter into the prestigious B-schools like IIMs, JBIMS, XLRI and MDI? But you have several questions about entrance test preparations and life at B-School?

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: IIM-C revamps its PGP curriculum

  IIM Calcutta has revised its curriculum for the two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) from year 2008.

• Mission Skills: IMS Proschool first batch of students ready to join in financial services, retail sector

  To cater to the rising demand for trained manpower in sector like Financial Services and Retail, IMS Proschool, part of Mumbai based education training company IMS Learning, had started offering specialized short-term courses in late 2007.

• 'Road to CAT 2008': MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone special series for MBA aspirants

  So you want to bell the CAT, this November, and enter into the prestigious B-schools like IIMs, JBIMS, XLRI and MDI? But you have several questions about entrance test preparations and life at B-School?

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive Interview: “Indian management institutes need to remodel and evolve”, says Dr Pankaj Chandra,

  In December 2007, Ministry of HRD took management sector watchers by surprise when they announced Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) faculty Professor Pankaj Chandra as the Director of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

• From classroom to Mumbai-streets for CSR, action-learning; NITIE students to sell toys made by NGO

  Three hundred students of the management batch of 2010 in NITIE, Mumbai are taking action learning as pedagogy to a new level.

• MBA students with work-experience jump to 89% at IIM-L

  One of the most significant trends sweeping the Indian management education domain is the significant importance being attached to prior work-experience of MBA candidates.

• IIFT and Bombay Stock Exchange to offer course in capital markets

  The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) has tied up with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to launch a four-month long certificate programme in capital and financial markets.

• 'Road to CAT 2008': MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone special series for MBA aspirants

  So you want to bell the CAT, this November, and enter into the prestigious B-schools like IIMs, JBIMS, XLRI and MDI? But you have several questions about entrance test preparations and life at B-School?

• MDI and French B-school Grenoble Ecole de Management strike alliance

  French business school Grenoble Ecole de Management has signed its seventh partnership in India, this time with the Management Development Institute (MDI), the only AMBA-accredited institute in India.

• IIFT to hold its entrance exam on November 23, 2008

  Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi has announced dates for its entrance exam for MBA (International Business) for Delhi and Kolkata campuses.

• NITIE invites participation for 'Lakshya -On-the-Job Achievers Contest' & B-Plan contest Empresario

  Mumbai based National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) is seeing a spate of students led initiatives. NITIE has announced the dates of its annual flagship event 'Lakshya' which will be held from 17th to 19th of October 2008.

• MICA and Welingkar Institute deny opting out of CAT 2008

  After the announcement of Common Admission Test on July 13, 2008 MBAUniverse.com published the news on new B-schools who will use CAT scores and B-schools who have opted out from the CAT list.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive Interview: Management education should be personalized and global: CK Prahalad

  C.K. Prahalad, professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, is widely recognized as a leading business guru.

• Now, dream big! MBAUniverse.com & National Entrepreneurship Network to offer resources on entrepreneurship

  To spread more awareness and provide useful resources, India's leading management portal MBAUniverse.com has launched a new section on Entrepreneurship on its popular portal MBAUniverse.com.

• 'Road to CAT 2008': MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone special series for MBA aspirants

  So you want to bell the CAT, this November, and enter into the prestigious B-schools like IIMs, JBIMS, XLRI and MDI?

• From Ahmedabad to Shillong: MBAUniverse.com relives the IIM journey

  As India gets its seventh IIMs, MBAUniverse.com Research Team goes down the memory lane -- to the 1960s when IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta were set up, and traces the long, fruitful journey.

• ICRI launches ICRI HEALTH; to offer MBA in Healthcare

  Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI) has launched its new division – ICRI HEALTH on July 8, 2008 in New Delhi.

• India Calling: Oxford University's Saïd B-school MBAs to visit India seeking recruitment opportunities

  The Indian growth story is now attracting international MBA students looking for a joyride in the booming economy.

• ‘Road to CAT 2008’: MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone special series for MBA aspirants

  So you want to bell the CAT, this November, and enter into the prestigious B-schools like IIMs, JBIMS, XLRI and MDI? But you have several questions about entrance test preparations and life at B-School?

• Leaders must have the vision, passion and integrity: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

  This is one MBA commencement speech that will perhaps be without a parallel for some time to come.

• FMS inaugurates new academic session of MBA & MBA (MS) programmes

  Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi inaugurated its two year full time programme, MBA and MBA (Management of Services) for the batch 2008-10, on July 1.

• IIFT inaugurates new academic session; 114 students join Delhi, 60 Kolkata

  The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) inaugurated its new academic session on July 1 for its flagship course of MBA (International Business).

• NMIMS Mumbai recognized as BMA's Outstanding Management Institute

  SVKM's NMIMS University of Mumbai has awarded with the 'Outstanding Management Institute Award for the last Five Years (2003-2008)' by prestigious Bombay Management Association (BMA).

• ‘Road to CAT 2008’: MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone special series for MBA aspirants

  So you want to bell the CAT, this November, and enter into the prestigious B-schools like IIMs, JBIMS, XLRI and MDI? But you have several questions about entrance test preparations and life at B-School?

• ‘Road to CAT 2008’: MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone special series for MBA aspirants

  So you want to bell the CAT, this November, and enter into the prestigious B-schools like IIMs, JBIMS, XLRI and MDI? But you have several questions about entrance test preparations and life at B-School?

• MBAUniverse.com launches Executive Education channel for young executives to accelerate career growth

  Are you an ambitious young executive, and want to know how to accelerate your career growth? You, like thousands of corporate executives, are feeling the need to go back-to-school, and re-tool yourself to play more important 'leadership role' in India Inc

• MBAUniverse.com Executive Education Special: Interview with Dr Arvind Sahay, Chairperson of IIM-A's PGPX

  To kick-off its new initiative, MBAUnivese.com Executive Education Channel for ambitious young executives, MBAUniverse.com interviewed Prof Arvind Sahay, Chairperson, Post Graduate Porgramme for Executives (PGPX) at Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A).

• MBAUniverse.com Column: “A Global Perspective on Graduate Management Education” by GMAC CEO David Wilson

  MBAUniverse.com is pleased to welcome Mr David Wilson, president and CEO of Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the US-based global management development body that conducts the GMAT.

• ‘Road to CAT 2008’: MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone special series for MBA aspirants

  So you want to bell the CAT, this November, and enter into the prestigious B-schools like IIMs, JBIMS, XLRI and MDI? But you have several questions about entrance test preparations and life at B-School?

• MBAUniverse.com seminar on Executive Education brings experts from BCG, ISB Hyderabad, U21Global, Nanyang Singapore, IMT

  India's leading management portal MBAUniverse.com organized a special seminar on Executive Leadership & Education on June 13, 2008 in New Delhi.

• MBAUniverse.com Executive Education seminar on June 13: Speakers from BCG, ISB Hyderabad, U21Global, Nanyang Singapore,

  Realizing the need for creating awareness about executive education to cater to the rising demand for business leaders, India's leading management portal MBAUniverse.com is holding a seminar and information-sharing platform on Friday, June 13.

• ‘Road to CAT 2008’: MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone special series for MBA aspirants

  So you want to bell the CAT, this November, and enter into the prestigious B-schools like IIMs, JBIMS, XLRI and MDI? But you have several questions about entrance test preparations and life at B-School?

• SMU Cox MBAs visit India for 'global immersion'

  India is on top of mind amongst global B-schools. Dallas (US) based SMU's Cox School of Business sent all of its first-year MBA students on a global business experience this month through a mandatory program at the Cox School.

• V.B.Hemanth of FMS Delhi wins Cognizant's B-school summer project contest

  For MBA students, summer internships provide a platform to gain experience and insight into the corporate world. Corporates are holding contests around the internship to add more excitement.

• IIT Bombay to offer workshop on establishing and operating a Business Incubator

  Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) is holding a workshop on 'Establishing and Operating a Business Incubator' at its campus from June 9-12, 2008.

• ABS organizes MBA FEST for aspirants

  Aryans Business School (ABS) organized a MBA FEST in Chandigarh on May 30. The fest was inaugurated by Wg. Cdr. V.S.Bejoy (Retd.), Director, (CMS), All India Management Association (AIMA), New Delhi.

• Dr JJ Irani, Naina Lal Kidwai address IIM-L Leadership Summit

  IIM Lucknow held its leadership summit 'Prodigies 2008' in Mumbai to facilitate interactions between industry-leaders and students.

• IMS Learning and Career Launcher hold seminar on preparing for CAT 2008

  To reach out to CAT 2008 aspirants, two of the leading MBA test prep companies in India– Mumbai based IMS Learning Resources and Delhi based Career Launcher are organizing seminars focusing on cracking CAT exam.

• MDI set to join global consortium of OneMBA; hosts 100 executives

  Gurgaon based Management Development Institute (MDI) has been invited to join the consortium of five other international B-schools as the sixth partner institute of the 'OneMBA program'.

• MBAUniverse.com Column: “A Global Perspective on Graduate Management Education” by GMAC CEO David Wilson

  MBAUniverse.com is pleased to welcome Mr David Wilson, president and CEO of Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the US-based global management development body that conducts the GMAT.

• Convocation 2008: Hindu's N Ram and Satyam's R Raju inspire students at GREAT LAKES, Chennai

  The fourth batch of Great Lakes flagship program PGPM and its EMBA students graduated on April 30, 2008. The event saw Chief Editor of Hindu N Ram and Satyam's Ramalinga Raju addressing the students.

• IIT Bombay - CII hold University-Industry partnership meet

  "If India has to progress at 10% growth rate, we have to find solutions for our citizens with the help of technological and innovative ideas. Last few decades of world growth has largely been technologically driven.

• Convocation 2008: “Uncertain world needs new competencies to succeed”, Kewal Handa, MD, Pfizer at NMIMS

  Mumbai based NMIMS University held its convocation on April 26, 2008.

• Convocation 2008: “NMIMS to expand to Hyderabad and Chandigarh soon”, NMIMS VC Dr Kondop

  Mumbai based NMIMS University held its convocation on April 26, 2008.

• MBAUniverse.com MBA Placement Report 2008: Highlights from the analysis

  India's leading management portal MBAUniverse.com has released its annual MBA Placement Report 2008.

• SP Jain students help NGO develop energy conservation programme

  On Earth Day (April 22), three students from Mumbai based SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) will help Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF), a Pune based NGO.

• Harvard Business School appoints Anjali Raina as ED of India Research Center

  Harvard Business School (HBS) has appointed ex-Citibanker Anjali Raina as Executive Director of its India Research Center (IRC) in Mumbai.

• Fee-hike Review: MBA price tag gets more expensive

  With the recent hikes in admission fees, management education at India’s top B-Schools is set to become much more expensive.

• Top Pharma companies announce academic awards for NMIMS students

  Major Pharmaceutical companies have come forward to establish awards for academic excellence for the outstanding students of MBA-Pharmaceuticals Management Programme of SVKM's NMIMS University.

• Final Placement 2008

  The MBA Placement Season is in full swing. Corporate India is recruiting with a vengeance. B-schools are reporting historic highs in the average salaries offered on their campus. And freshly minted MBAs are laughing all the way to the banks!

• MBAUniverse.com Placement Report: Salary offers up by 22% across top 20 B-schools

  MBAUniverse.com MBA Placements Report 2008 analysis says that across top 20 campuses, the average salary offered this year is about 22% more than what was offered last year.

• MBAUniverse.com Placement Report: It’s the Wall Street and Dalal Street all the way!

  Which sectors are leading the great Indian MBA salary rush? According to MBAUniverse.com MBA Placement Report 2008, Banking & Financial services are biggest recruiters across top MBA campuses in India.

• MBAUniverse.com Placement Report: MBAs choose job Profile over salary

  While the salaries trends are up across the top campuses, Indian management graduates don’t just follow fancy packages with blindfolds.

• MBAUniverse.com Placement Report: B-schools foster Entrepreneurship

  Placements 2008 were also a strong reinforcement that MBAs aren’t just training to be good managers.

• JBIMS gets set for holding GD/PI round from May 12

  Mumbai based leading B-school Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) is getting ready to host the personal assessment rounds after the written management exam – Maharashtra CET.

• JBIMS wins India round of Global Investment Challenge

  The team from Mumbai based Jamanalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) emerged as the national winners in the India round of the Global Investment Research Challenge organised by the CFA Institute, USA.

• MBAUniverse.com News Flash: IIM Indore Director Dr S P Parashar Resigns

  Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM-I) Director, Dr S P Parashar has decided to end his association with the institute.

• NMIMS to admit 240 students for its MBA programme

  Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai has announced the final admissions for its two year full time MBA Programme.

• IIM Ahmedabad wins Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2008

  Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad ((IIM-A) team of Keerthi Raghavan and Dushyant Mullur have won the National Finals of the Tata Crucible – The Campus Quiz 2008, held in Mumbai on March 27, 2008.

• MBAUniverse.com exclusive: Oxford University conducts research on Indian executive education market; Set to roll out pro

  Oxford University's Said Business School is keenly looking at India as a potential market for its executive education programmes.

• Placement 2008 at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay

  The placement season came to an end at SJM SOM at IIT Bombay recently. A total of 53 companies gave 153 offers to the batch of 53 students.

• Final Placement 08: IIFT grads bag higher average salary

  Final placements of the MBA (IB) students at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) saw 52 companies recruiting students at higher average salary.

• IIT-B's SJM SOM holds Systems and Consulting Continuums

  IIT Mumbai based Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJM SOM) organized a series of knowledge events recently.

• NMIMS team wins L'Oréal Brandstorm 2008 Finals; to represent India in Paris

  Global cosmetic major L'Oréal announced Team Chrysanthemum from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai as the winner of L'Oréal Brandstorm, India 2008.

• Final Placements '08: JBIMS grads shine with three jobs in each kitty

  The Batch of 2008 at Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies is celebrating a successful final placement season.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: "Our entrance test will be similar to CAT; we'll admit 120 students," Gautam Buddha Universit

  Newly established Greater Noida based School of Management of Gautam Buddha University is going to conduct its own entrance exam -- Graduate Proficiency Test on June 1, 2008.

• Google, EBay, Yahoo, Accenture execs to speak at Shailesh J Mehta School of Management seminars

  Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay is organizing 'Continuum 08', a series of seminars focused on Systems and Consulting area. It will be held on March 8 and 9, 2008.

• MBAUniverse.com exclusive: Indian School of Business plans a new center in Mohali, Punjab

  Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad is considering Mohali, the rapidly growing township on the outskirts of Chandigarh, for setting up its new campus.

• Final Placements 2008: SPJIMR grads bag multiple offers; average salary up by 25 %

  The PGDBM class of 2008 at Mumbai based SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) has concluded their placement process with exciting profiles and increased salary packages.

• NMIMS and FMS win the Paper Presentation competition at FMS

  A team from NMIMS, Mumbai consisting of Saurav Nandi and Shridhar Ramkumar won the paper presentation competition on the ‘Rethinking of Development of Financial Institutes’ (DFIs) Model and Post Sub prime Issues at Faculty of Management Studies (FMS),

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: Gautam Buddha University to offer MBA programme this summer

  On the outskirts of bustling Delhi metropolitan region, a new entity is getting ready to offer 'European and US style' education, including management programmes.

• Laura Parkin, executive director of National Entrepreneurship Network & Wadhwani Foundation to answer readers queries on

  Are you an entrepreneur-in-making -- dreaming big and ready for whatever it takes? You are quietly working on your B-plan, while rest of your mates are busy checking out companies for placements?

• NMIMS University to host workshop on international accreditation with AACSB, AMBA, SAQS and EQUIS

  Global accreditation is a new buzzword among Indian management schools today.

• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology inaugurated; to offer MBA in Petroleum Management

  To nurture top managers and innovators in the field of Petroleum Technology, Sonia Gandhi laid the foundations of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) at Jais near Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh on February, 20, 2008.

• MBAUniverse.com presents Thinkers 50: Wisdom from Tom Peters and Jack Welch

  Continuing our special series on Thinker 50, the global Business Gurus ranking, we put the spot light on # 7 ranked former McKinsey consultant Tom Peters and # 8 ranked GE's iconic Jack Welch.

• Noida Management Association organizes competition on MBA and Employability

  The Noida Management Association, organized an essay and presentation competition on “How to make MBA’s more employable’ on February 21, at Noida based Jaipuria Institute of Management.

• Chicago GSB woos Indian executives for its EMBA programme

  Leading B-School University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business (GSB) visited India recently to promote its Executive MBA programme (EMBA).

• PPO pour in at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay

  If the Pre Placement Offers (PPO) made by the companies is any indication to the growing confidence of the industry in the quality of students, then the prospects for the students at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay certainly look bright.

• US Consul General addresses students at IIM Indore

  Mr. Michael S. Owen, Consul General of the US Consulate General in Mumbai, delivered the talk on "India and the US in the new world order" on February 5, 08 at IIM Indore.

• MBAUniverse.com presents Thinkers 50: Strategy and Innovation gurus Gary Hamel and W Chan Kim move up the rankings

  Continuing our special series on Thinker 50, the global Business Guru ranking, we put the spot light on # 5 ranked Gary Hamel and # 6 ranked Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne.

• IT big-wigs Arthur D. Little, Capgemini, HP, IBM, McKinsey KC, others hire SPJIMR Systems and IT masters

  The third batch of Mumbai based SPJIMR's dual-degree program Post Graduate Diploma in Systems Management & Master of Information Technology (PGDSM-MIT) has concluded its final placements on high note.

• FT MBA 2008 Rankings: Wharton is # 1 B-school; ISB Hyderabad debuts in global Top 20

  London based business daily Financial Times announced its annual MBA-programme ranking on January 28.

• FT MBA 2008 Ranking: ISB Hyderabad celebrates its achievement

  With business daily Financial Times ranking Indian School of Business (ISB) as # 20 in its debut year (ISB is eligible to participate in the rankings only this year), it was celebration time for ISB community.

• CET 08 for Jamnalal Bajaj, Welingkar, Somaiya, others to be held on February 17

  The Common Entrance Test (CET), conducted by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) for admission of MBA/MMS/PGDBM/PGDBA course for the year 2008-2009 will be held on February 17.

• MBAUniverse.com presents Thinkers 50: Business Mantra's from Alllan Greenspan & Michel Porter

  Continuing our special series on Thinker 50, the global Business Guru ranking, we put the spot light on # 3 ranked former head of the US Federal Reserve Chief Allan Greenspan, whose book The Age of Turbulence struck a chord with businesspeople around the

• IIM C PGPEX Placements '08: Consulting, Tech co. lap up seasoned pros; make $200,000 offer

  This is one brand extension that has hit the bull's eye! After making the two-year MBA programme (PGP) the benchmark, IIMs have got another winner in their post-experience one-year programmes.

• NMIMS University to set up 90 acre campus near Hyderabad

  Mumbai based SVKM's NMIMS University is now headed down south. NMIMS University has been allotted 90 acres of land at Rajapur Village of Mehboob Nagar Dist. which is 70 kilometers from Hyderabad on NH –7.

• Column by BusinessWeek's Phil Mintz: MBA Education: Too much stress?

  Since 1998, BusinessWeek has published MBA Journals [ http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/mbajournal/ ] by business school students describing academic and social life at top business school campuses in the U.S. and internationally.

• MBAUniverse.com presents Thinkers 50: What makes Bill Gates influential global business thinker

  Continuing our special series on Thinker 50, the global Business Guru ranking, we put the spot light on # 2 ranked Bill Gates.

• Books: New MBA self-help book ‘HIGH ON LIFE’ offers useful tips; Q&A with author Siddharth Banerjee

  FMS alumnus and young corporate executive Siddharth Banerjee has had a rollicking time in last half a decade.

• SP Jain Institute & NEN to hold entrepreneurship contest; Captain Gopinath to deliver Keynote

  Mumbai based leading management school SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), in collaboration with National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), is getting ready to host its annual entrepreneurship event Lock, Stock & Trade (LST) on January 19

• FMS 08 Analysis: 'FMS test quite different from CAT', Q&A with IMS Learning expert

  The entrance test for the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi was held on January 13. MBAUniverse.com conducted a Q&A with Gejo Srinivasan, Group Product Head - Test Prep, IMS Learning.

• MBAUniverse.com exclusive: Q&A with IIM Indore Director Dr S P Parashar on CAT 07: “We have shortlisted 1730 candidates

  After bring to you the first official word from IIM-A and IIM-C, MBAUniverse.com presents official news from IIM Indore.

• MBAUniverse.com exclusive: 'FMS aspirants should do well in all sections,' says FMS Dean Dr JK Mitra

  The management exam for Delhi based Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) is now hours away – the FMS Test '08 will be held on Sunday, January 13, 2008.

• MBAUniverse.com exclusive: Interview with IIM CAT Group spokesperson Dr Ashish K Bhattacharyya: "IIM-C shorts 993 candid

  CAT results were announced yesterday. MBAUniverse.com is first off the block with official information from CAT Group and IIMs.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: IIM-A shortlists 745 candidates for GD/PI rounds; Q&A with IIM-A official

  MBAUniverse.com brings the official information from IIM-A on CAT 07 shortlists. MBAUniverse.com conducted a short interview from IIM-A admission office on short listing of candidates and GD PI round schedule.

• MBAUniverse.com reports from XAT test centers: XAT 08 fields 120 questions, paper 'moderately tough'

  Perhaps the most important management exam after CAT, XLRI Aptitude Test (XAT) was held today on January 6. Editorial team from MBAUniverse.com was present on test centers and reports on exam patterns and other XAT highlights.

• MBAUniverse.com live chat: XAT 08 was a relatively easy paper, says IMS expert; CL expert says 'Essay' relevant only for

  How did you fare in XAT 08 exam? Did you find any particular section tough? What are the likely cut-offs by sections?

• MBAUniverse.com Expert Chat: Compared to last year, XAT 08 was a tough test, says PT Education

  The XAT 08 was tougher than last years, believes Mr Madhur Naneria, VP – Knowledge Resources Group (KRG), Indore based PT Education.

• MBAUniverse.com exclusive: 89,000 applicants set to take XAT 08, applications up by 19%

  The competition for getting into top Indian B-schools seems to be getting tougher every year. After CAT 07, where over 2 lakh aspirants took the exam, it's now turn of XLRI Admission Test (XAT 2008).

• Essays topics for XAT: MBAUniverse.com series on XAT 08

  Management exams are all about testing the candidate’s skills in Quantitative, English and Decision Making areas. XLRI Admission Test (XAT), which will be held on January 6, also includes a separate section called Essay Writing.

• MBAUniverse.com to hold Live Expert Chat on XAT 08 on Jan 6 and 7

  If you are taking XAT 08 on January 6, you would have queries on your performance in the exam – were there any errors in the test, what is the likely cut-off, which were the easy or tough sections…

• "Proper question selection and accuracy is key": Career Launcher on XAT 2008

  Continuing our special series on XAT Test, scheduled for January 6, MBAUniverse.com sought advice from Career Launcher on their last minute tips for aspirants.

• MBAUniverse.com to present Thinkers 50, the global ranking of business gurus

  It is surely turning out to be a global Indian takeover.

• MBAUniverse.com presents Thinkers 50: CK Prahalad is # 1 global guru; tells MBAUniverse.com, “I am humbled”

  It takes a lot to be crowned as the badshah of business thinking on the world stage. And when an Indian takes that honour, the whole world takes a notice.

• Pre-Placement season at JBIMS witnesses increase in PPOs and PPIs

  The final placement season at the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai is yet to begin in began in February 2008.

• P&G, UBS, HSBC and other coveted companies offer summer placements at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay

  The summer placement process at Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM) at IIT Bombay is now complete.

• TeamLease MD & co-founder Ashok Reddy to offer advice on entrepreneurship on AskMBAUniverse.com

  Entrepreneurs like Narayan Muthry, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Sanjiv Bhikchandani and Capt Gopinath have captivated young executives and management students alike. These icons inspire young bright souls on India's leading campuses to pursue their dreams.

• IIT Bombay E-Summit '08 to focus on entrepreneurial ecosystem

  Noticing the emerging Entrepreneurial ecosystem in India, Entrepreneurship Cell of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is hosting its Entrepreneurship Summit on February 10, 2008.

• MBAUniverse.com exclusive: Dr A P J Abdul Kalam kicks off his lecture series at FMS Delhi

  The former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam inspired the management graduates at Faculty of Management Studies (FMS),

• MBAUniverse.com Column by Business Week B-school Editor Phil Mintz: "The China Model"

  How hard is it for business schools in rapidly developing economies to improve to a level where they provide an viable alternative to the long-established schools in the U.S. and Europe? Not as hard as it seems.

• How to do well in GD & PI: PT Education offers advice on MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone

  Continuing our series on Group Discussion (GD) & Personal Interview (PI), MBAUniverse.com brings this article by Mr Madhur Naneria, Academic Head of Indore based test prep institute PT Education.

• MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone Exclusive: Career Launcher advice on GD & PI

  It's the time to countdown to Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD & PI) for management aspirants.

• MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone exclusive: Advice from IMS Learning on GD & PI round

  Only a good performance in written exams like Common Admission Test (CAT) is not sufficient to win the battle to reach at prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) or other top B-schools.

• FMS holds seminar on changing paradigms in service industry

  MBA (Management of Services) students at Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, South Campus held their annual seminar Serveskriti 2007-08 with the theme, "Services: Jumping into Higher Value Orbit".

• NITIE launches campus magazine 'Verve'

  On December 5, National Institute of Engineering (NITIE)-Mumbai released its first student magazine.

• BIMTECH ties up with BSE to offer training in capital markets

  Understanding the increasing demand of trained professionals in capital markets, Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) Greater Noida has joined hands with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

• How leading Test Prep Institutes analyze JMET 2008 for IIT B-schools

  After the analysis of Common Admission Test (CAT) 2007 and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Entrance Exam (IIFT) 2007, MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone looks at analysis of Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) 2008.

• MBAUniverse.com Aspirants Zone: Q&A with IIFT spokesperson on Exam '07 shortlist and next rounds

  Delhi and Kolkata based Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is first off the block by announcing results of its admission test held on November 25. The shortlist of candidates who go through the next round was declared on December 12.

• HR is a key building block for building new India: P Chidambaram

  Speaking at the TiE Entreprenurial Summit in New Delhi on December 13, Finance Minister put the spotlight on Human Resource development, identifying it as a key building block in building the new progressive India.

• Countdown to TiE Entrepreneurial Summit 2007: CK Prahalad, Kamal Nath, Kanwal Rekhi, P Chidambaram amongst host of power

  Talking about entrepreneurship, it really doesn't get any bigger than this. The forthcoming TiE Entrepreneurship Summit 2007 will feature a galaxy of speakers.

• IIFT 07: Leading prep institutes analyze the test

  Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Admission Test was held on November 25, 2007. How do leading test prep institutes look at the test paper – what are the cut-offs? MBAUniverse.com presents a review.

• Exploding Demand: A Threat to the MBA? Column by Tim Westerbeck

  It's all you hear—demand for management education, training and skill development in India is growing exponentially.

• NITIE grads net record-breaking 78 PPOs

  Mumbai based National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) has registered a total of 78 offers (55 PPOs and 23 PPIs) till now with more than a month before the start of formal placement season.

• MBAUniverse.com Interview: “We want to be an education behemoth,” Satya Narayanan, Chairman, Career Launcher

  Started with a princely sum of Rs 17,000 in 1995, Career Launcher, and its founder R Satya Narayanan, have come a long way.

• The Great Indian Skill-crunch: IMS Learning launches skill-development institute IMS Proschool; to rollout in 40 cities

  To cater to the growing talent scarcity in India's booming sectors like Retail, Financial Services and other industries, Mumbai based IMS Learning has announced aggressive launch of its job oriented education institute christened IMS Proschool.

• FMS Delhi holds its HR Summit Impetus

  The MBA (Management of Services) students of Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi recently conducted their annual HR Summit themed 'HR Reincarnated: The Glocal Organizations'.

• Summer Placement 07/08

  The MBA Placement Season is in full swing.

• Breaking Myths: MBAUniverse.com partners with TeamLease and Synovate to present real face of Indian B-school Grad career

  Beyond the usual headlines and the hyped-up crorepati media stories, what is the reality of career aspirations of India's top notch MBAs.

• MBAUniverse.com Expert Chat: “CAT 2007 is a very balanced paper; we expect cutoff of 102-107,” says Career Launcher

  The IIM CAT Group can take a bow. After several years of criticism, this year’s CAT is wining many a heart. Praising CAT 2007 for its overall balance, Career Launcher’s Director – Academics, Mr Arindam Lahiri said,

• MBAUniverse.com Expert Chat: "We expect cut-off be 123+", says Career Forum

  Pune based Career Forum believes that overall cut off for CAT 07 will be 123+. Responding to a query on MBAUniverse.com expert chat, Ms Sujata Khanna, Chairperson, Career Forum said,

• Instant Feedback: MBAUniverse.com to hold Expert Chat series on CAT Day with experts from IMS, Career Launcher and Caree

  India's leading management portal MBAUniverse.com continues to offer pioneering content and services for its over 100,000 readers.

• MBAUniverse.com to publish instant answers to CAT 07

  Given the twists and turns that CAT is famous for, if you are taking the test on November 18, you are certain to scratch your head and wonder -- did I get that answer right?

• Finance Minister P Chidambaram delivers Mahindra Lecture at Harvard Business School

  Finance minister P Chidambaram returned to HBS in mid-October to deliver the 2007 Harish C. Mahindra Lecture on "Poor Rich Countries: The Challenges of Development."

• Column ‘Global B-School Pulse’ by Tim Westerbeck: “MBA India: The Next Global Brand?”

  Leading US-based international education-branding and marketing expert Mr Tim Westerbeck will write an exclusive column ‘Global B-school Pulse’ on B-school and management education trends.

• Entrepreneurial bug bites SMU Cox MBA Indian alumnus; builds company with India focus

  Senith Mathews was on a fast track to success in India when he decided to attend graduate school in the U.S. in order to strengthen his business skills and gain International exposure.

• Exclusive MBAUniverse.com pictures from FICCI Higher Education Summit

  Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is organizing the two-day Higher Education conference on the theme of "Innovation for Quality & Relevance".

• IIM-A PGPX students get ready for International Immersion

  Students at IIM-A's prestigious 1 year full time residential MBA program Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPX) 2 will soon be heading to learn some global mantras and be the ambassadors for Indian management education.

• JBIMS holds its Annual fest Prayaag 2007

  Annual Inter B-school event Prayaag 2007 of Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) kicked off in style on October 27, with the annual corporate symposium 'Samanvay'.

• SJMSOM (IIT B) Avenues 07: Day 1 sees discussions on entrepreneurship; competition held

  Day one of Annual International Business Festival Avenues 07, held at Shailesh J Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM) at IIT Bombay, saw panel discussion on entrepreneurship and several management games where teams from leading institutes participated.

• MBAUniverse.com Interview: “MBA market will change dramatically in near future,” Mr Kamlesh Sajnani, MD, IMS Learning Re

  For those who have anything to do with management education in India, IMS Learning Resources (popularly known as just IMS) is a familiar name.

• "MBA adds more value after some work experience," says Naukri Founder Sanjeev Bikchandani at Chifley Business School for

  Sanjeev Bikchandani, Founder and CEO of InfoEdge (India), better known for its jobsite naukri.com, shared his views about education and career with the aspiring management graduates.

• SJMSOM, IIT Bombay to hold its annual International Business festival

  Shailesh J Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM) at IIT Bombay is bringing together internationally recognized speakers during Avenues.07, its Annual International Business Festival. Avenues 07 will be held on October 27 and 28.

• Vodafone, Citibank, KPMG and other blue-chips pick JBIMS grads for Summer internship, average stipend up

  The summer placements for the batch of 2006-08 of Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) have been successfully conducted.

• NMIMS School of Business Management holds convocation for part time MBA

  The School of Business Management (SBM), SVKM's NMIMS University, conducted its Convocation 2007 for its graduating batch of the MBA (3- Year, Part Time) on October 20.

• JBIMS to hold Annual Fest 'Prayaag 2007'

  Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) is organizing its Annual Inter B-school and corporate event titled 'Prayaag 07' on October 27 and 28.

• Dr Smarajit Dey, President - Strategic Initiatives, NIIT to answer queries on Executive Education on AskMBAUniverse.com

  More and more executives are evaluating their current career path and their future aspirations.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive Column by Phil Mintz: Are U.S. B-schools loosing relevance?

  Where is the American MBA heading? That's the question we've been hearing often in recent weeks.

• ITM Business School organizes Leadership Convention and Asia Brand Summit

  Mumbai based Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) Business School has organized a series of management events in past few weeks.

• How to solve Critical Reasoning for CAT ‘07: Career Forum Chairperson offers advice to MBAUniverse.com Readers

  With just four weeks to go for November 18, the slog overs to CAT 07 have truly begun. Continuing our series on Countdown to CAT, MBAUniverse.com brings this article written by Ms Sujata Khanna, Chairperson, Career Forum.

• NITIE's Lakshya 2007 to honor Rahul Bajaj, Tulsi Tanti & RP Goenka

  National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai is all set to host its annual corporate event – Lakshya.

• Summer Placement scene hots up at JBIMS

  Summer placement activity at the Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) is in full swing.

• MBAUniverse.com Interview with Marketing Guru Philip Kotler: “Marketing's core concepts work globally, but marketing pra

  Since 1967, when he first authored classic 'Marketing Management', Dr Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University)

• IIFT & FICCI to hold symposium on 'Financing corporate India 's growth'

  Delhi based Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), along with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), is organizing its National Finance Symposium on October 9 in Mumbai.

• MBAUniverse.com Aspirants Zone Exclusive: IMS Learning offers step-by-step advice to cover the last mile to CAT '07

  Continuing our special series on Countdown to CAT 07, MBAUniverse.com brings the valuable advice from India's leading MBA test preparatory company IMS Learning Center.

• FDI in Retail matter of time: Finance Minister P Chidambaram @ Wharton School

  Delivering the Wharton Leadership Lecture in Phildephia (US) on the evening of September 26, Finance Minister Mr P Chidambaram spoke on a variety of contentious issues including FDI in Retail and Indo-US Nuclear Deal.

• MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone Exclusive: TIME Education on countdown to CAT '07 (Part I)

  The D-Day for CAT takers is just round the corner. Focusing on countdown to CAT 2007, MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone is running a series on Expert advice on how should students use these remaining days to prepare for CAT.

• MBAUniverse.com Interview: “NIIT Imperia hits the sweet-spot of mass accessibility without diluting the quality,” Dr Sma

  NIIT’s executive management education initiative NIIT Imperia recently completed its one year of operations.

• Countdown to CAT: 'Take lots of tests,' say experts

  With the CAT day (November 18) fast approaching, India's leading MBA test prep institutes like IMS, TIME and Career Forum recommend that aspirants should focus on attempting lots of ‘mock tests’ to do well in the real thing.

• AXIS Bank’s Hemant Kaul offers lesson on services Re-branding at JBIMS

  Mr. Hemant Kaul, President and Head of Retail Banking at Axis Bank, visited Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) for a guest lecture on marketing and re-branding on September 18, 2007.

• Deutsche Bank wins Tata Crucible Business Quiz 2007

  The team of Vibendhu Tiwari and Rajiv Rai from Deutsche Bank has won the National Finals of 'Tata Crucible – The Business Quiz 2007', held on September 20 in Mumbai, in a 'winner takes it all' grand finale amongst 12 regional winner teams.

• Singer Palash Sen is brand ambassador for Roots education

  Youth activist and lead singer of Indian rock-band Euphoria, Dr Palash Sen has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador for New Delhi based Roots Education.

• IMS expands to tech-city Bangalore

  India’s leading MBA test prep company IMS Learning Center has recently opened its new study center at the Koramangala area in Bangalore.

• Roots Education offers advice on countdown to CAT 07

  The countdown to November ---, the D-day for over 2 lakh CAT aspirants, has truly begun. With just few weeks to go, MBAUniverse.com offers a timely series on how to make the best use of days ahead.

• ‘Only 20 percent of a manager’s success is based on knowledge’: MBAUniverse.com interview with B Muthuraman, MD, Tata St

  His calm exterior ably hides the fire within. His mellow talk is a perfect foil to the aggressive leadership he provides.

• FMS to hold Marketing Conclave on Indian Consumer trends

  Recognizing the importance of the changing Indian consumer and the challenges that marketers face, the the marketing society of MBA-Management of Services at Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi, is organizing a marketing conclave,Markitrend."

• Work experience essential for passport to international B-schools, says GMAT-prep expert Chad Troutwine

  MBA applicants should work for 4-6 years before they plan to get into a top international B-school.

• BT-AC Nielsen B-School Survey: 2007 Vs 2006, what comparison shows. MBAUniverse.com analysis

  Business magazine Business Today has just released its annual B-school rankings survey – India’s Best B-Schools.

• “For MBAs, Recession Can Bring Mixed Results”: Exclusive Column by BusinessWeek B-school Editor Phil Mintz

  Recently, I was reading in a New York newspaper about the troubles being faced by a small vending machine company following the collapse of its largest client, American Home Mortgage.

• IIM-K, IIM-I, NMIMS big gainers; IIFT, ICFAI Business School lose out: MBAUniverse.com’s analysis of the Outlook B-Schoo

  The Outlook B-School Survey, conducted by research organization Cfore, is sure to bring cheers at the six Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs).

• JBIMS organizes talks on entrepreneurship, branding and finance

  Continuing with the tradition of encouraging interactions between students and industry luminaries, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai, recently organized talks on entrepreneurship, branding and finance.

• Questions lead to Answers: MBUniverse.com launches Expert Q&A platform -- Ask MBAUniverse.com

  "The important thing is not to stop questioning,” said the great thinker and scientist Albert Einstein.

• Workshop on ‘securitization’ held at FMS Delhi

  Finesse, the finance society of MBA-MS (Management of Services) at FMS Delhi organized a workshop on Securitization as part of its ongoing initiative to impart students with knowledge from financial experts.

• Aspirants flock to IMS B-school Tour in Delhi

  Advanc’edge’s B-school tour, organized by Advanc’edge MBA, a magazine from the IMS Learning Center, reached Delhi on September 2.

• “CAT is well designed to test an applicant’s managerial aptitude,” says Mr Kamlesh Sajnani, MD, IMS Learning Center

  Students should have self-belief and do self-introspection before applying for an MBA program. And CAT is well designed to test the managerial aptitude of applicants.

• “MBA is not just another program, it’s a way of life,” says Dr Devi Singh, Director, IIM-L

  Management education is not yet another education program, but a way of thinking, planning and achieving goals – it’s a way of life.

• IMS kicks off its 8-city B-school Tour in Pune

  Advanc`edge MBA, the monthly magazine for MBA aspirants from Mumbai based IMS Learning, has organized The Advanc’edge B-School Tour across 8 cities.

• Mumbai Dabbawalas offer management lessons at IMT-N

  Mr. Gangaram Talekar, Secretary, Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Charity Trust, offered a unique lesson in management and team-work to the delegates, students and faculty of IMT Nagpur on August 25, 2007.

• JBIMS holds entrepreneurship event ‘Ensight 2007’ and elimination round of ‘Strategym’

  Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) held the elimination round of its annual business convention ‘Strategym’ and its entrepreneurship event ‘Ensight 2007’ on August 24 and August 26.

• Forbes B-school Survey 2007: Tuck, IMD and GSOM top tallies

  Dartmouth-based Tuck School of Management is the top US-based management school; Switzerland’s IMD offers the top one-year non-US MBA program; and Australia’s Graduate School of Management (GSOM) offers the top non-US two-year MBA program.

• ESSEC Business School to tour Indian cities to encourage scholarship applications

  Representatives of leading French B-school ESSEC will be visiting various Indian cities to enthuse Indian students to apply for its MBA programme.

• Alcatel-TCL country head speaks on business strategy at FMS Delhi

  Dynamism of thought is the key to the success of any venture”, said Mr. Praveen Valecha who interacted with the students of MBA (Management of Services) as part of the ongoing Boardroom Guest Lecture Series at Faculty of Management Studies, South Campus.

• NMIMS announces NMAT on December 30

  Mumbai-based Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) has announced its separate entrance exam known as NMAT (National Management Aptitude Test) for its two-year full-time MBA program (2008-10).

• “We recommend two-pronged strategy for CAT 2007”: Career Forum on planning for CAT – Part II

  MBAUniverse.com presents the Part- II of Career Forum analysis and strategy on CAT. In this part, Career Forum’s Chairperson and Director Ms Sujata Khanna shares her expectations and strategies to crack CAT 2007:

• From Ahmedabad to Shillong: MBAUniverse.com relives the IIM journey

  As India celebrates its 60th Independence Day, MBAUniverse.com Research Team goes down the memory lane -- to the 1960s when IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta were set up, and traces the long, fruitful journey.

• IMS to organize B-school tour

  Advanc’edge MBA, the monthly magazine from the IMS Learning Centre, is organizing ‘The Advanc’edge B-school Tour’ across 8 cities in the country.

• “CAT focusing on accuracy, not speed”: Career Forum on planning for CAT - Part I

  Continuing our focus on CAT 2007, MBAUniverse.com asked Career Forum, a leading Pune headquartered test-prep company with over 15,000 students, to share their analysis of past CAT trends and their mantras for cracking CAT 2007.

• MBAUniverse.com Expert Chat transcript: “Top US B-schools perceive Indian applicants having strong Quant skills, but lit

  MBAUniverse.com hosted the Expert Chat on ‘GMAT trends and International MBA options’ on August 13. US based Mr Chad Troutwine, Yale MBA and Founder of Veritas Prep (one of the leading GMAT-prep companies) was the expert giving answers to the MBAUniverse.

• NITIE’s Samiksha draws focus on banking sector.

  Believing that the banking sector in emerging economies like India is passing through challenging yet exciting times, Mumbai-based National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) recently organized Samiksha which focused on “Banking in a developing E

• Naukri founder Sanjeev Bhikchandani shares his mantras at FMS Delhi

  Naukri founder Mr Sanjeev Bhikchandani shared his entrepreneurship mantras with students of Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi on August 8 while kicking off ‘Boardroom Guest Lecture Series’, an initiative by the students of MBA (Management of Servi

• B-Schools Find Their Base

  By Phil Mintz A few days ago I heard from a former BusinessWeek colleague who is now studying for an MBA at Cornell University in New York.

• “Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect”: MBAUniverse.com presents Harvard Business School Working Knowledge extract

  In most companies, no one knows and understands your customers and their changing needs better than the marketing department.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: “Take the application process seriously”, says XLRI Director

  XLRI Jamshedpur has announced the date for its XAT exam: January 6, 2008. MBAUniverse.com spoke to XLRI director Fr N Casimir Raj SJ and asked him to advise XAT aspirants.

• IIM Indore to hold programme on Strategic Thinking for Business Managers

  Indian Institute of Management, Indore will be conducting a three-day Management Development Programme (MDP) on " Strategic Thinking for Business Managers" during September 3-5, 2007 in Mumbai.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: XLRI to hold XAT 2008 on January 6

  Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur has announced dates for its entrance exam Xavier Admission Test, popularly called XAT.

• ‘To crack CAT, manage yourself! Time can’t be managed,’ says Mr Gejo Srinivasan, MBA Product-head at IMS on MBAUniverse.

  MBAUniverse.com hosted the Expert Chat on Saturday July 28 on the topic ‘Road to CAT 07: How to plan, prepare and crack CAT.’

• “Have zero tolerance for mediocrity,” says Britannia MD Vinita Bali at JBIMS

  Ms. Vinita Bali, MD, Britannia Industries recently addressed students of Mumbai’s Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies’ (JBIMS) on the ‘Challenges of an international career.’

• Want to get into a top B-school? Yale MBA and co-founder of GMAT prep company Veritas tells you how

  Indian MBA aspirants are keen to do a global MBA from top international B-schools like Harvard Business School, Kellogg School of Management, Wharton Business School and INSEAD.

• Career Launcher and Veritas hold GMAT workshop

  A seminar on how to get into top global MBA programs was conducted by test-prep company Career Launcher on July 21 in New Delhi.

• Innovation guru Dr Vijay Govindarajan to address NMIMS Seminar

  Leading management guru and author of celebrated bestseller Ten Rules For Strategic Innovators : From Idea To Execution, Dr Vijay Govindrajan will conduct a program on ‘Strategy as Creating the Future’ at Mumbai’s NMIMS University on August 1.

• XLRI students learn about leadership “On the ROCKS”

  Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur's General Management Program (its a one-year MBA course) students recently participated in a three-day adventure trip.

• “We are part of CAT 2007”: SP Jain and Nirma’s Institute of Management

  Days after the CAT 2007 Bulletin was made public and MBAUniverse.com ran a story on ten institutes missing from CAT 2007’s list of participating institutes,

• Welingkar to organize “Grow By Design” workshop with IDEO

  Mumbai-based Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research will organize a workshop on Design Management in collaboration with international design company IDEO.

• IIFT to conduct entrance exam on Nov 25, to accept GMAT scores too

  Delhi based Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) has announced that its entrance exam for MBA (IB) will be held on 25 November 2007.

• First on MBAUniverse.com: FMS Delhi to hold its entrance test on January 13, 2008

  Delhi based Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) has decided to conduct its entrance test for MBA program for the academic year 2008-2010 on January 13, 2008.

• MBAUniverse.com to organize Expert Chat on ‘Road to CAT ‘07’ with expert from IMS

  Come November and CAT ‘07 will decide the fate of lakhs of MBA aspirants. Their performance in CAT will determine weather they enter the elite B-schools or just another institution.

• Foreign B-schools pitch for Indian students at World MBA Tour

  The India leg of the QS World MBA Tour was organized in New Delhi and Mumbai on 5 and 7 July 2007 respectively.

• ‘US MBA offers tremendous opportunities for Indian students,’ says US government official Mr John Rivera-Dirks

  Addressing a group of students at the New Delhi-based International Institute of Management (IMI) on 9July, Mr John Rivera-Dirks, Special Assistant to the US Ambassador, described the relevance of a global MBA degree and the opportunities in US.

• Quality Always Comes First: Branding Guru Shombit Sengupta tells MBAUniverse.com

  What do you expect a global branding and design guru to tell you when you ask about what is the most important element in building a global business.

• TAPMI introduces Global MBA Program with US and German Universities

  The Center for Executive Education at TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) has launched a Global MBA program (GMBA) along with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA and the University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt, Germany.

• IMS holds introductory workshops for MBA aspirants

  Mumbai-based IMS, a leading management entrance training company, organized a series of workshops on July 1 to address queries about management education.

• FMS grads learn lessons from China

  Two MBA graduates from Delhi based Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) were recently in China on a 10 day visit to learn about the rise of China and their business practices.

• ASSOCHAM to offer 300 underprivileged girls free MBA education

  The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has tied up with the Rai Foundation to offer Bachelor and MBA education to 300 girls belonging to economically and socially backward families.

• Harvard Business School kicks off Class of 2007 with 900 students

  Boston based Harvard Business School held its 97th Commencement programme on its Boston campus in early June. The Class of 2007 included 900 MBA candidates from more than 70 countries.

• Prof Y K Bhushan honored with Life Time Achievement Award

  Prof YK Bhushan, Senior Advisor and Center Head, ICFAI Business School (IBS), Mumbai, was honored with the Life Time Achievement Award in Management Studies by the Bombay Management Association on June 4.

• “First, discover yourself”: Transcript of MBAUniverse.com Expert Chat with IIM Indore Director

  On June 16, MBAUniverse.com hosted the Expert Chat on ‘Orientation for a B-School Life’ and our Expert was Dr S P Parashar, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I).

• Life at B-School: MBAUniverse.com Expert Chat with IIM Indore Director Dr SP Parashar on June 16

  After the resounding success of our first Expert Chat on June 4, MBAUniverse.com is back again with another Expert Chat.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: MDI plans international foray in Doha

  Gurgaon-based Management Development Institute (MDI) is planning to expand its presence in the Middle East, by setting up a campus in Doha in Qatar.

• Inspiring Achievers: Harvard Business School recognizes students making exceptional social contributions

  MBA is not just about the lure of lucre and crass commerce. Graduates from the Harvard Business School (HBS) prove that some management grads have their hearts in the right places.

• “General MBA is a better option than sectoral MBA. Don’t put all eggs in one basket.”

  On June 4, at the appointed hour of 4.30 pm, MBAUniverse.com was buzzing with keen aspirants and executives who were putting their questions Live to Dr C S Venkat Ratnam on MBAUniverse.com Expert Chat.

• Live Expert Chat on MBAUniverse.com: IMI Director Dr CS Venkata Ratnam on management careers

  Today, there are options galore for management aspirants, but are you cut-out for a management career?

• UK-based Imperial College to offer Rajiv Gandhi scholarships to Indian MBA students

  UK based Tanaka Business School at London University’s Imperial College has launched 5 new Rajiv Gandhi scholarships, each worth £20,000, for Indian MBA students.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive Column by Business Week’s Phil Mintz: The H-1B Visa and You

  MBAUniverse.com is happy to present a series of regular columns by New York based Phil Mintz who is the B-Schools Channel Editor for BusinessWeek.com.

• Wharton School names an auditorium after Dhirubhai Ambani

  University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has decided to name a 300-seat, state-of-the-art auditorium in Jon M. Huntsman Hall as the Dhirubhai Ambani Auditorium.

• “IIFT is even more relevant as Indian businesses go global”: MBAUniverse.com Interview with Mr KT Chacko, director, IIFT

  Delhi-based Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was started in 1963 by the Government of India to support the country’s foreign trade management and to increase exports by developing human resources and knowledge.

• Don’t worry, be happy: B-schools get ready to refund fees

  MBA aspirants who had submitted program fees for 2007-09 to private B-schools but have now got calls from IIMs need not to worry.

• Google Is `Dream Company' for US MBA Students: Survey

  Google isn't just paradise for Silicon Valley engineers. It's the new dream company for business-school students.

• “Our microfinance strategy borrows from Starbucks, Coke and McDonald’s”: MBAUniverse.com Interview with Vikram Akula, F

  Vikram Akula is the CEO and founder of SKS Microfinance, one of the fastest growing microfinance institutions (MFI) in the world.

• IIM Indore issues final calls to 650 candidates

  The Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) on Friday has issued final calls to 650 candidates against 180 seats for its two-year postgraduate MBA course, including to the candidates belonging to SC/ST and physically handicapped categories.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: IIM Calcutta releases its admission list

  Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) has released its admission list today afternoon for its flagship Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) for 2007-09 batch.

• Mr. U. K. Sinha, CMD, UTI Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd, to preside over NMIMS Convocation 2007

  Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) University in Mumbai will hold its convocation ceremony on 27th April 2007.

• Indian Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat to preside over TISS convocation

  The Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) is going to hold its 67th Convocation on 6th May 2007.

• Pictures from IMI Convocation 2007

  At convocation ceremony held at IMI New Delhi on 18th April, eminent lawyer and Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Mr Kapil Sibal addressed the freshly minted MBAs.

• MBAUniverse.com Interview: Prof Rakesh Vohra of Kellogg School of Management and ‘Professor of the year’ 2007 at ISB Hyd

  Prof Rakesh Vohra, a John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at prestigious Kellogg School of Management, has a stellar track record.

• Now MBA guidance on your mobile phone!

  EnableM, a wireless applications company, and management entrance test training institute IMS have tied up to launch this comprehensive learning vertical for MBA aspirants, which is being launched with two major operators to begin with.

• MBAUniverse.com Spotlight: Inside the new placement process at ISB

  The ‘Rolling Placement Season’ at ISB, which began in October 2006, yielded good results from 416 ISBians.

• Placements 2007: New highs in domestic and international salaries at IIFT

  The outgoing batch of MBAs from the New Delhi-based Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) witnessed a record high annual domestic salary and international salary package: Rs.16 lakh per annum and $100,000 per annum respectively.

• MBAUniverse.com Interview: “Only a fraction of Indian B-schools offer quality education,” Fr N Casimir Raj S J, director

  Indian management education is in a middle of a strange paradox.

• Citigroup’s TS Siva Shankar shares investment banking insights at SJMSOM, IIT Bombay

  Finance and banking expert Mr. TS Siva Shankar from Citigroup’s Special Interest Group in the corporate investment banking division delivered a talk on 23rd March at Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay.

• 397 institutes to participate in AIMA’s MAT in May

  All India Management Association (AIMA) is going to conduct its next Management Aptitude Test (MAT) for screening candidates for MBA programs on 6th May.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive Coverage. IMTians get advice from global leaders. Celebrations follow: IMT Convocation-2007

  With leaders like Arcelor-Mittal CEO Mr Laxmi N Mittal and Commerce and Industry Minister Mr Kamal Nath addressing an eager crowd of over 1,500 people.

• MBAUniverse.com BREAKING NEWS: XLRI to establish a new campus in Hyderabad

  The Xavier Labour Relation Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur is getting ready to open its new campus in Hyderabad. The new campus is expected to be functional by 2009.

• Pictures from IMT Convocation 2007

  At convocation ceremony held at IMT Ghaziabad on 24th March, Global leaders like Arcelor-Mittal CEO Mr Laxmi N Mittal and Commerce and Industry Minister Mr Kamal Nath addressed the freshly minted MBAs.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive:“India GMAT takers have best scores,” Dr David Wilson, President and CEO, GMAC

  Indians students are best in world -- when measured on the globally accepted management entrance test GMAT.

• US-based Smith School ties up with India’s MDI and China’s University of International Business and Economics for a Glob

  University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has entered into a strategic partnership with Gurgaon-based Management Development Institute (MDI) and the University of International Business and Economics in China

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: Pictures from the Railway Museum

  On 16th March, when our Railway Minister Lalu Prasad met up with B-school grads from Darden and McCombs School of Business, it was typical East meeting the West.

• I-Banking, Consulting and PE companies hire big at IIM Bangalore

  IIM Bangalore’s Placement 2007 concluded two days before the official end of the placement season – that’s because IIM-B’s entire batch of 233 MBA students got placed even before placement within 5 days!

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive

  The MBA Placement Season is in full swing. Corporate India is recruiting with a vengeance. B-schools are reporting historic highs in the average salaries offered on their campus. And freshly minted MBAs are laughing all the way to the banks!

• ‘Design Thinking for Business Transformation’ by Welingkar and IDEO

  The Mumbai-based Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research will present a speaker session on “Design Thinking for Business Transformation” in association with IDEO, the global design form that “creates products, services and environments fo

• Placement 2007: Blue chip recruiters hire at IIM K

  The placement season at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM K) has just ended on a bright note. Going by the information shared by IIM K with MBAUniverse.com, 431 offers were made by 88 companies to the 155 outgoing students.

• The second Oxford India Business Forum to focus on new approaches to India’s development

  Oxford University’s Said Business School – Europe’s fasting-growing B-school – is organizing the second Oxford India Business Forum, that will address the theme of ‘India: New Approaches to Development’ in Mumbai, on 15 March.

• Kolilaben’s pictorial biography of her husband Dhirubhai Ambani released

  Dhirubhai Ambani, founder of the Reliance Group, has gone down in history as an icon and a legend. His rags-to-riches story continues to inspire millions.

• Average salary jump of 24% at Shailesh J Mehta School of Management this year

  Placements 2007 at IIT Bombay’s Shailesh J Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM) ended with the institute’s best-ever performance!

• SP Jain Institute’s average salary offer hits Rs 11 lakh during Placements 2007

  Mumbai-based SP Jain Institute of Management Research (SPJIMR) saw over a hundred companies participating in Placements 2007.

• Placements 2007 at NMIMS at all-time high!

  Established in 1981 as a deemed university of Mumbai, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) has experienced a new high at Placements 2007 with its of batch of 254 students!

• Placements ’07 brings smiles galore at Jamnalal Bajaj

  Students at Mumbai's Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) are a happy lot.

• French B-School ties up with Rai Business School to offer management programs for Indian students

  French higher education establishment Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) and its International Institute of Management (IIM) have announced transnational Executive MBA and Master in Management (MIM) programs with Rai Business School (RBS).

• NITIE to organize panel discussion on SEZs

  Mumbai’s National Institute of Industrial Engineering’s (NITIE) batch of Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering (PGDIE) is organizing another episode of SAMIKSHA: a series of panel discussions aimed at creating learning beyond classrooms.

• On the cards: India’s first conference on Quality Management

  The Institute for Technology and Management (ITM) and the National Centre for Quality Management (NCQM) have announced India’s first International Conference on Quality Management Practice 2007, to be held on 16th and 17th August in Mumbai.

• Kellogg’s India Business Conference 2007

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• ICFAI and CFAI lock horns over brand name

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• A new idea: IIT and IIM set up INNOVATORS NETWORK in Bangalore

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• Only 23% graduates from Tier 2 & Tier 3 MBA institutes employable, says a MeritTrac study

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• Come 21st February, and AIMA will celebrate first-ever Management Day

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• Harvard Professor writes an authoritative biography of Intel’s Andy Grove

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• ‘India can be a nursery for global talent – but we need to constantly invest in our education system’

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• Touché! Now, French B-schools want to attract Indian students

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• Chicago University’s Graduate School of Business to hold ‘information sessions’ in Bangalore, Mumbai

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• ‘You can win even when your chips are down’: Harvard professor Deepak Malhotra

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• Dr. Ranjan Ghosh is the new director of the Goa Institute of Management

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• Now, an IIM Lucknow campus in Noida

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• US & European B-Schools dominate Financial Times’ Global 2007 Rankings

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• IIM A Director recognized with Padma Shri

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• Harvard conducts faculty training for Chinese B-Schools

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• Advanced Banking Program by Welingkar and IIBF

  The Mumbai-based Welingkar Institute of Management and the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF), have come out with a professional banking program titled Advanced Management Program (AMP).

• India Poised To Be Second-Largest Economy by 2050: Goldman Sachs

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• Pick up more language skills, says Evalueserve Study

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• Nooyi, Mittal honored with Padma Bhushan

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• A Management Lesson from Mumbai’s Dabbawalas

  Mumbai’s dabbawalas have become a great source of inspiration for management students and executives.

• Sunil Mittal is Fortune Asian Businessman of the Year

  (MBAUniverse.com Bureau) Bharti Group’s Sunil Mittal has been adjudged Asia’s Businessman of the Year by US magazine Fortune for leading his telecom business in the world’s fastest growing wireless market, and now taking another big plung

• Indians are an undisciplined lot – but have a highly creative DNA: Vinod Dham at ISB

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• IIMs’ global branding initiatives: Tie-ups with Stanford and Columbia

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• India must evolve its own paradigm of management education: Dr Manmohan Singh, at ISB Hyderabad

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• Alumni unite to make IIM a global brand

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• India needs its own marketing paradigm, and needs to create intellectual capital: Experts at the Indian Marketing Summit

  At the recently concluded Indian Marketing Summit 2007 -- conceptualized and organized by MBAUniverse.com -- leading marketing thought leaders were unanimous in their opinion on marketing in India: the Indian milieu is unique, it needs its own frameworks,

• “Those were the best days of my life”: P Chidambaram on his MBA years at Harvard Business School.

  The two years in Harvard taught our Finance Minister that it’s the constant process of learning everyday that makes one a success or failure.

• Dr. Jagdish Sheth launches MBAUniverse.com

  Welcome to the world of management thinking and translating that into practice!