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• CAT 2010 Live Chat 3: Aspirants get answers from top expert

  The third session of the Live Expert Chat was held on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 with R Shiva Kumar, Director (R & D), Career Launcher. The chat was successfully held with several questions pouring in from CAT 2010 aspirants.

• Positive Trend: IIM, Prometric videos guide CAT aspirants

  IIM and Prometric have uploaded seven videos in the CAT 2010 official website. The objective of these videos is to guide the CAT 2010 takers and assure them a smooth registration and testing process.

• Live Expert Chat: CAT aspirants get answers to their queries

  MBAUniverse.com held its first Live Expert Chat of the CAT 2010 season on Thursday, September 1, 2010 on the topic of '60 Days Strategy to crack CAT 2010'. The expert was Vinayak Kudva, Head - Products, IMS Learning.

• Poll: More attempts in MBA exams will help aspirants?

  The biggest fear that lurks in the minds of MBA aspirants is the fear of losing one year's hard work if they fail to score well in an MBA entrance exam. This gives birth to high levels of stress and ends in frustration for the not-so-successful.

• 20 day CAT, aspirants still skeptical: MBAUniverse.com Poll

  The poll results show that a large number of MBA aspirants are still very skeptical after having seen the performance of test executing agency Prometric, and the indifferent attitude of the IIMs towards the fate of test takers last year.

• How is CAT scored? 3 steps all MBA aspirants must know

  The CAT aspirants have always wondered about the scoring process which takes place in a computer based exam which is held in many days. Are all test papers equally difficult? Is there a negative marking? How will the percentiles calculated across 20 days

• Indian MBA education should stop aping west: S Y Siddiqui

  Second Day of IMC 2010 saw numerous eminent personalities from the corporate world. One of them was S.Y Siddiqui, MEO, Maruti Suzuki. He shared his insightful knowledge on the theme 'Making Indian MBA relevant for the globalized world'.

• Building Human Capital must for India's future: HUL Chairman

  If the Indian growth story has to continue, then development of the India Human Capital is the key. That's the message coming from Harish Manwani, Chairman, Hindustan Unilever Limited, when he was addressing the company’s AGM on July 17, 2010.

• SP Jain initiative for developing socially responsible MBAs'

  SPJIMR, Mumbai has adopted a unique pedagogic innovation for called "Abhyudaya" which means "Welfare and Development for All" to give management students a holistic perspective of the social responsibilities of future business leaders.

• Innovation creates value: N Nilekani @ EMPI awards

  The 4th EMPI-Indian Express Indian Innovation Awards were held on July 12, 2010 in New Delhi. A total of 11 Awards were given away by the Chief Guest Mr. Nandan Nilekani, Chairperson, Aadhar (UIDAI), Gol. There were 8 gold winners.

• Aspirants stand divided on single MBA entrance exam

  To find out what our MBA aspirants, students and working executives think about common MBA entrance exam, MBAUniverse.com put forth the question: "Should there be one common entrance for all MBA courses in India?"

• CAT topper shares GDPI experiences at IIMA, SIIB, NMIMS

  Continuing with our Toppers Talk series, we bring to you, Vivek Khanduja, 96.12 percentiler in CAT 2009. In this exclusive interview Vivek will share his experience of treading the road to CAT 2009.

• How Policymakers inspired top MBAs at Convocations 2010 (II)

  In our introductory article, we cited the key topics, most convocation speeches revolve around. This edition comes with a constellation of excerpts picked up from speeches by 5 stalwarts who are in the role of policymakers now or have been so before.

• Find your 'purpose' for lasting happiness: Prof Srikumar Rao

  MBAUniverse.com brings to you an exclusive interview with Prof. Srikumar Rao where he talks about his new book and current state of MBA education. Prof. Srikumar Rao says that we can learn to create joy no matter what else may be going on around us.

• Topper Interview: My GDPI experiences at MICA, XLRI et al

  We have interviewed Shipra Pandey, 94.89 percentiler of CAT 2009. After getting selected by IRMA, MICA, XIMB, Shipra decided to join MICA as she is interested to take up marketing as a career.

• Narayana Murthy inspires Great Lakes grads

  The Great Lakes Institute of Management held its 6th convocation ceremony of its PGPM class 2010 & Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) batch 4 (2007-2009) and welcomed the new batch of PGPM Class 2011 on 27 April 2010

• Six factors for choosing the 'right' B-school

  MBA Institutes are ready to release admission lists for academic session 2010-12. Serious MBA aspirants will soon have many offers. 'How to choose the right B-school?' is the question that strikes the mind of the students.

• IIM-L team emerge international quiz champions

  From confident pressing of buzzers to intelligent guessing on impulse, the grand International Finale of Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2010 was held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Taj Mansingh, Delhi.

• Fee hike has made MBA aspirants think twice, shows Poll

  In the month of March this year most of the IIMs and other top B-schools had increased their fees, citing various economic reasons behind their decisions.

• JBIMS students share strategies for MAH-CET GD&PI

  Last year's MAH-CET toppers and current JBIMS students have shared their GD & PI preparation strategies and experiences exclusively with MBAUniverse.com. We present to you the success strategies from toppers

• MBA aspirants should dream the impossible! - IIMK Director

  If a 'Bengali-medium' student can go on to study at Harvard, and become the youngest Director of an IIM, you too can achieve the impossible, says Dr D Chatterjee, Director of the IIM K.

• During GD-PI your dress matters, says top MBA expert

  The questions centralized on GD, PI & how to develop essay writing skills to which Mr. Dhrubajyoti Banik gave detailed answers to help the students to be better prepared.

• Strategies to summarize a Group Discussion

  Summaries can be either individual, or group. In individual summaries, one of the group members is asked to summarize the entire group discussion. In the group summary, everyone in the group is asked to summarize.

• APIM records 100% placements; 92 companies participate

  The Asia Pacific Institute of Management has heralded a cent percent placement record in 2010, boasting of 92 companies from eclectic arenas visiting the campus.

• Crossing the GD-PI Hurdle: Starting the discussion fetches you extra points, advises S. Jindal, PGP student, IIM-L

  MBAUniverse.com held its another round of Live Expert Chat on GD, PI and Essay preparation on Saturday, March 13, 2010. The expert was Mr. Siddharth Jindal, IInd Year PGP student at IIM Lucknow. The chat saw participation from a lot of MBA aspirants pouri

• 10 gestures that you should avoid during GD & PI

  Body language plays a major role in your group discussion and personal interview rounds. As you have read in the previous article on MBAUniverse.com about the role of body language, (http://www.mbauniverse.com/campusinner.php?id=3058), your action speaks

• Focus on building social capital, says Sibal at ISB

  An atmosphere of pride and excitement prevailed in the campus as students in traditional academic regalia went on stage to collect their certificates in the presence of family, friends, faculty.

• 10 tips for interjecting during a heated Group Discussion

  In most of the GDs conducted by the MBA institutes, the discussion ultimately turns a fish market where every member tries to speak at the same time and this leads to all the points getting shrouded in the commotion.

• Tips on body language for Personal Interview

  Body language may provide clues as to the attitude or state of mind of a person. For example, it may indicate aggression, attentiveness, boredom, relaxed state, pleasure, amusement, besides many other cues.

• Listening is important - Live Expert Chat Excerpts

  It is advisable to involve every body in the discussion by making firm eye contact with the group. One to one situations are not recommended and they do not last long in a healthy group.

• 10 tips to make a dull Group Discussion lively and participative

  In such GDs, either the topic is abstract or too uncommon where a lot of thinking has to be done and anyone can hardly contribute much. This article of MBAUniverse.com gives you 10 tips on what to do and what not to do in a quiet GD.

• Challenges for India's higher education many: NU President

  On his first visit to the Indian School of Business (ISB), Morton Schapiro, President, Northwestern University interacted with the ISB community recently. He presented his views on the lessons to be learnt from the US higher education system.

• Top experts answer questions on GD, PI, Essay Writing on MBAUniverse.com Live Expert Chat

  Continuing with its unique initiative of providing answers to all the queries of candidates going to give the GD, PI and Essay writing rounds at leading B-schools via Live Expert Chat, MBAUniverse.com hosted on Saturday, 20 March Mr. R Shiva Kumar, Direct

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: Sai Kumar Swamy of T.I.M.E. answers all queries from aspirants on Live Expert Chat

  MBAUniverse.com organized the Session 2 of the Live Expert Chat on GD, PI and Essay Writing preparation on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. The expert of the day was Mr. Sai Kumar Swamy, Course Director, T.I.M.E. Mr. Swamy is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore and he

• Kapil Sibal stresses on the need to make the educational delivery system more participative

  The growth of the Indian economy and the compulsion to sustain it is forcing the Indian government to accelerate the process of developing all the branches of Indian education system today. While India’s future lies in the classrooms it is very necessary

• Lessons from IIM-A: CAT 2009 toppers share their experiences of GD, PI and Essay Writing round

  The GD, PI and Essay Writing rounds have begun at IIMs and other top B-schools. For many of the MBA aspirants the grueling rounds are over while some are awaiting their D-days.

• Mantra for successful essay writing: Maintain balance between time and thoughts

  Essay writing is gaining more and more importance as a component of the personal assessment round of the top B schools. The general notion about writing an essay is to organize it according to the word limit, structure it into paragraphs and make it worth

• IIM Indore students get firsthand American industry experience

  Thirty nine executive students from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore visited Pittsburgh in USA in February 2010 to attend the inaugural leadership program offered by the Center for Executive Education (CEE) of the University of Pittsburgh J

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: Last minute guidelines for the Personal Interview round

  The Group Discussion and Personal Interview rounds have started in many of the top MBA institutes. While many institutes are not conducting a GD but PI is the common factor of all the MBA institutes. This article of MBAUniverse.com gives you the important

• Critical success factors for MBA Group Discussion - Part 1

  Group Discussions are largely used by institutes where there is a high level of competition. The number of participants in a group may vary from 8 to 15 people. In most cases a topic or a situation is given to the group and the members have to discuss it

• Environment, Economy, Social issues expected to be key topics for MBA group discussion this year

  In the last articles on GD&PI by MBAUniverse.com, you have learned about GDs in general. The most important aspect of GDs are the topics. If you are not comfortable enough about the topics to be discussed, you won’t be able to give your best shot. After a

• India Inc’s upward curve gives boost to dreams of MBA aspirants; Time to tap the billion opportunities

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, are organizing ‘Management Avenues 2010’. Under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a Billion Opportunities Ahead” the even

• GD tests the managerial attributes of candidates, says Jaya Desai of IMS Learning

  Continuing with our series on ‘How to be Successful in the GD Round’ we bring to you today advice from Ms. Jaya Desai, MBA expert at IMS Learning. According to Ms. Desai the GD-PI stage is arguably the most crucial stage in the post test scenario. It is a

• GD-PI round likely to be held in March; MBA schools still undecided on giving more weightage to GD-PI scores

  On January 4 the IIMs had announced that the CAT 2009 result is likely to be delivered by the third week of February, citing Phase II of CAT 2009 as the reason for the postponement. The Phase II is scheduled for January 30 and 31. The latest announcement

• PIL against online CAT 2009 filed in HC; Petitioner asks for re-holding of test in paper pencil format

  The CAT 2009 saga has gone more tragic. Harsha Shettigar, a Bangalore-based software professional (aged 26 years), has filed a writ petition on January 2 in the Karnataka High Court, requesting for the cancellation of the online CAT 2009 and re-introducti

• Karnataka HC finally admits PIL against online CAT 2009; Hearing next week

  The CAT 2009 saga is now becoming more and more tragic. The Karnataka High Court has finally admitted the PIL against online CAT 2009. The High Court today has issued notices to all the three respondents named in the petition. The hearing is likely to be

• Kapil Sibal finally takes action on revamping of AICTE; Starts online approval system for new institutes

  The AICTE is going to initiate an online approval process for setting up new technical education institutions from January 10. The AICTE will grant approval to only MBA and MCA courses to be conducted through the distance-learning mode.

• Management Avenues 2010: Top academicians, MBA experts to address aspirants in Kanpur on Jan 19

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, are organizing ‘Management Avenues 2010’. Under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a Billion Opportunities Ahead” the even

• Management Avenues 2010: UPTU VC, IIM students to enlighten MBA aspirants from Lucknow on Jan 20

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, are organizing ‘Management Avenues 2010’. Under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a Billion Opportunities Ahead” the even

• To check fraud Kapil Sibal envisages national database of academic qualifications in e-format

  Mr. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister of Human Resource Development announced in New Delhi on 12 January the initiation of a process for the establishment of a national database of academic qualifications (degree/certificates from school to graduate/postgraduat

• Allahabad MBA aspirants to get guidance from .renowned academicians and IIM students on Jan 20

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, are organizing ‘Management Avenues 2010’. Under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a Billion Opportunities Ahead” the even

• Road to right MBA? Deans, IIM students to guide aspirants in Varanasi on Jan 22

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, are organizing ‘Management Avenues 2010’. Under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a Billion Opportunities Ahead” the even

• Communicating in a clear and fluent manner is a must, says Manish Saraf, COO, PT Education

  Manish Saraf, the COO of PT Education tells you in great detail about the nuances of Group Discussion. In the exclusive interview with MBAUniverse.com, Saraf discusses the nature of GDs, preparation plan and what MBA schools look for in a candidate during

• Academicians and IIM students to show guiding light to Patna MBA aspirants on Jan 28

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, are organizing ‘Management Avenues 2010’. Under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a Billion Opportunities Ahead” the even

• MBA school's check candidate's capacity to think out of the box, says Manish Saraf, COO, PT Education

  On January 15 we presented to you the first part of the interview with Mr. Manish Saraf, COO, PT Education, where he talked about in detail on the various aspect of Group Discussion round. Today we present to you the concluding part of the interview which

• No more tag flaunting! 44 Deemed Universities may soon get derecognized

  The HRD Ministry has moved the Supreme Court on January 18 to derecognize 44 ‘unsatisfactory’ deemed universities. The government has also filed a report by the expert committee on deemed universities. In another important move on the same day the Ministr

• MBA aspirants from Kanpur flock inaugural event of Management Avenues 2010

  Management Avenues 2010 witnessed a rocking start on January 19 in Kanpur. Over 600 MBA aspirants from Kanpur and the neighbouring towns got answers to all their questions by participating in the various sessions of the MBA seminar. The accompanying MBA f

• Management Avenues 2010: Top academicians exhort MBA aspirants to tap the billion opportunities ahead

  After a flying start of the 8-city Management Avenues 2010 event at Kanpur on 19 January, the City of Nawabs hosted the second leg of the event with great fanfare and high enthusiasm levels on January 20. The MBA aspirants from the city and the neighbouri

• Management Avenues 2010: Braving winter chill MBA aspirants from Allahabad participate in large numbers

  After the successful events at Kanpur and Lucknow the 8-city Management Avenues 2010 moved to Allahabad on January 21. The venue was Delegacy Building at the Allahabad University campus. There was a great response from the MBA aspirants from the city with

• Wake up MBA aspirants! Ranchi to host Management Avenues 2010 on 29 January

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, are organizing ‘Management Avenues 2010’ in Ranchi on 29 January under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a Billion Opport

• MBA aspirants from Varanasi get to know all about career in management from top experts and IIM students

  Management Avenues 2010 has been successful in fulfilling its objective of providing a platform to MBA aspirants where they get the opportunity to get guided by VCs, Deans and Directors of India’s leading universities and students from top MBA schools.

• MBA aspirants from Patna to get answers to all their questions on 30 January

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, are organizing ‘Management Avenues 2010’ in the city of Patna on 30 January under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a Bil

• Journey of life is to rediscover self, says Kapil Sibal to IIM Kozhikode students

  The Union Minister of HRD Mr. Kapil Sibal visited the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode campus on 25 January as part of the Leadership Series and addressed the faculty and the students of the MBA school.

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: Preparing for GD? IIM-C alumnus S Balakrishna offers advice on Hot Topics

  After having already taken the MBA entrance exams you must be eager to know how to successfully pass through the next round of MBA admissions, i.e. the GD and personal interview round. To make you successful in passing through this hurdle successfully we

• MBAUniverse.com Live Expert Chat answers queries on GD, PI and Essay Writing

  MBAUniverse.com held the first Live Expert Chat on GD, PI and Essay preparation on Saturday, March 13, 2010. The expert for the day was Ms Jaya Desai, Product Manager (Communication Skills Building), IMS Learning. The chat saw participation from a lot of

• Today’s hot GD topic: Division of larger states into Smaller Ones

  To arm you better for the GD round, which is one of the last hurdles to be crossed for your dream MBA course, MBAUniverse.com had launched its special series of topic-specific articles on 25 January. In this series the objective is to provide you exclusiv

• UTV Motion Pictures CEO talks on career in media and the changing face of movie business at JBIMS

  Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai hosted Mr. Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures on campus recently. With the illustrious journey that Mr. Kapur has had in a short career span, the students had lots to look forward t

• Management Avenues 2010: Deans, Directors and IIM students to address MBA aspirants in Meerut on Feb 1

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, are organizing ‘Management Avenues 2010’ in the city of Meerut on 1st February under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a

• XLRI Dean provides guiding light to MBA aspirants in Ranchi at Management Avenues 2010

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, organized ‘Management Avenues 2010’ in Ranchi on 29 January under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a Billion Opportuniti

• Management Avenues 2010: Renowned academicians and top MBA experts to address MBA aspirants in Agra on Feb 2

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, are organizing ‘Management Avenues 2010’ in the City of the Taj Mahal i.e. Agra on 2nd February under the theme of “India, You an

• Corporate gurus guide MBA students at Inspired Leadership Conference 2010 hosted by SOIL

  January 29 seemed to be a day of milestones. The Delhi Metro train finally entered Gurgaon on this day and the fast-growing MBA school, School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL) reached an important milestone by conducting its first Inspired Leadership Confere

• FMS Results declared; GDPI round likely to start by March last week

  The FMS 2010 entrance exam results have been declared for the courses MBA and MBA (MS) for the 2010-12 batches. In the MBA program, total number of shortlisted candidates is 748 including all the categories. For the MBA (MS) program, total number of short

• The Do’s and Don’ts of MBA Group Discussion – Part I

  Group Discussions are largely used by institutes where there is a high level of competition. The number of participants in a group may vary from 8 to 15 people. In most cases a topic or a situation is given to the group and the members have to discuss it

• The Do’s and Don’ts of MBA Group Discussion -- Part II

  On February 1 we had presented to you the first part of the article from Mr. Ravi Pokharna, Director of Delhi center, PT Education., which talked about the Do’s for the GD round. You can read the first part here:

• SBI offers alternative path to MBA aspirants; announces recruitment of officers for rural business

  For all the MBA aspirants who have kept their options open in case they are not able to qualify for their desired B-school, the State Bank of India has brought some good news for them. The bank has announced on 1st February the recruitment drive for 2,500

• Author & IIT-D IIM-A alumnus Chetan Bhagat urges MBA aspirants to have 'Faith in Yourself'

  Chetan Bhagat needs no introduction today, but still, to talk about him, he is one of the most popular best selling author in India today. A Mechanical Engineer from IIT Delhi, he did his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, and then had a stint in investment banking,

• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: CAT topper interview on GD & PI -- G Agarwal, IIM I, CAT 99.37 Percentiler

  Most of the big MBA entrance exams are over now and results of exams like XAT, FMS, SNAP are already declared. After crossing the first hurdle, it is time for you to face the second hurdles of Group Discussion and Personal Interview.

• GD&PI should carry more weightage than written test, says MBAUnivese.com Poll

  The MBAUniverse.com Poll, conducted from 1 to 6 February 2010, has revealed that India’s management fraternity and the MBA education community are in favour of giving more weightage to GD&PI, as compared to test scores, for selecting future managers. Curr

• MBA GD: In abstract topics focus on imagination and creativity rather than analysis, says IIM-C alumnus

  The IIMs and other leading MBA schools are readying themselves for the next round of their admissions exercise with the major MBA entrance exams getting over recently. To arm you better for the GD round, the last hurdle to be crossed for your dream MBA co

• CAT 2008 topper Pallav Trivedi of IIM Indore shares his success mantras for MBA GD and PI

  Clearing an MBA entrance exam, such as CAT 2009, will be just half the work done. You need to be fully prepared for the second half i.e. the GD&PI, as it will finally decide your chance of gaining entry into a good MBA school. To help you achieve your goa

• Today’s Hot MBA GD topic: Post the Copenhagen Summit, what is the way forward?

  To arm you better for the GD round, the last hurdle to be crossed for your dream MBA course, MBAUniverse.com has launched its special series of topic-specific articles on GD. The articles in this series have been written by Mr. Sidharth Balakrishna exclus

• No complaints against engineers for taking up major pie of IIM seats, shows MBAUniverse.com poll

  The MBAUniverse.com Poll, conducted from 8 to 13 February 2010, has revealed that the country’s MBA education community has no complaints with the engineering students who take up the major share of the seats at IIMs and other top MBA schools. It is a kno

• MDI to give 70% weightage to CAT 2009 scores and 30% to work experience and GD&PI, says Admission Chairman

  After taking the CAT 2009, XAT 2010 and other MBA entrance exams, the questions that are hitting your mind now and then are: How to pass the GD and PI? and What is the Admission Criteria of the MBA schools? To provide you solutions for the first question

• Today’s hot topic for GD: Greater role of Government in monitoring the economy

  Continuing with our special series on GD topics we present to you the hot topic for today: Greater role of Government in monitoring the economy with respect to the global economic recession 2008-09. This article has been written by Sidharth Balakrishna, M

• Mitesh Thakkar of JBIMS offers key strategies for cracking MAH-CET 2010 and shares his mantras on GD&PI

  The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MAH-CET) is coming up on Sunday, February 21, 2010. Thousands of MBA aspirants have registered as test takers for the MBA part of the common entrance exam. With just 4 days left for the MAH-CET MBA entrance exam to be

• M&M, Tata Steel, Vodafone pick SOIL MBA students; Offer compensation package of Rs. 6 to 12 lakh

  The Indian economy is on the rise and so are the expectations of the MBA students who are ready to rock the corporate world. MBAUniverse.com is bringing to you all the updates from the MBA school campuses across India. We had earlier provided you with the

• MDI, IIT-D DMS faculty, experts guide aspirants at HT Horizon-MBAUniverse.com seminar

  HT Horizon, the education supplement of Hindustan Times newspaper, and MBAUniverse.com, the No.1 management education portal in India, successfully held the first seminar of the MISSION MBA series of Post-CAT seminars on 18 February.

• Don’t bluff in front of the panel, advises CAT topper Laxmi Agarwal of IIM Indore

  Here is your chance to learn your strategies for achieving success in the GD & PI round from them who already crossed the hurdle last year. Continuing with the MBAUniverse.com special series of CAT topper interviews on GD & PI preparation strategies, we p

• CAT topper Sumit Solanki of IIM-K shares his success mantras for GD and PI

  The IIMs have just announced that the CAT 2009 results will be out by the end of this month. This is another round of postponement of results, but you should not be worried much if you have given your entrance very well. This delay is a boon in disguise f

• For success in GD&PI focus on knowledge and confidence, says CAT topper Amitabh Shankar of IIM-K

  With few days left for the CAT 2009 results to be declared it is time to gear up for the GD&PI round. Continuing with our CAT topper interview series we present to you today advice from Amitabh Shankar, who grabbed 99.97 percentile in CAT 2008 exam. Amita

• NITIE faculty to guide MBA aspirants on 27 Feb; to also hold GD PI workshop for CAT 2009 test takers

  The one and only event for management aspirants by a premier MBA school, the ‘Best Business Brains’ or ‘B Cube 2010’ is going to be held on Saturday, 27 February at the campus of National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai.

• MDI Gurgaon declares shortlist for GD & PI; 2,490 candidates to compete for 240 seats

  MDI Gurgaon has declared the shortlisted candidates for the GD & PI rounds for the PGPM, PGP –HR and PGP –IM of the academic year of 2010-12. 2,490 candidates have been shortlisted for the second and the final round for the admission in MDI Gurgaon. The t

• MBA aspirants in a fix: NMAT 2010 clashes with CAT 2009 Phase 2 dates

  Thousands of MBA aspirants across the country are a worried lot nowadays as the dates of NMAT 2010, the online entrance exam for Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai are clashing with CAT 2009 Phase II dates.

• Aspiring MBA students get answers to their questions through Kaleidoscope

  A 2-day conference-cum-fair on management education ‘MBA Kaleidoscope’, organized by leading test prep institute Bulls Eye, started on January 8 at DAV College in Chandigarh. The fair witnessed participation from MBA educational institutes such as: Aryans

• Expert advice on how to deal with Case Studies as a MBA Group Discussion topic

  Among all types of Group Discussions, a major one is Case Studies. In this article by MBAUniverse.com, we will discuss how to tackle Case Studies as a GD topic. We talked to Ms. Jaya Desai, Product Manager, IMS Learning and Mr. Manish Saraf, COO, PT Educa

• Author Peter Block to speak at Inspired Leadership Conference organized by SOIL

  The School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL), Gurgaon, is organizing the ‘Inspired Leadership Conference – 2010’ on 29-30 January 2010. The conference will provoke thoughts about Inspired Leadership and how can it be empowered by the five values that SOIL bel

• MBA aspirants from Patna get the right guidance from the right people at Management Avenues 2010

  MBAUniverse.com, India’s No. 1 management portal and iNext newspaper, the youth newspaper from the house of Jagran Prakashan, organized ‘Management Avenues 2010’ in Patna on 30 January under the theme of “India, You and MBA: Tapping a Billion Opportunitie

• Prof. Ajay Singh of IIM Lucknow gives his advice on cracking GD and PI

  MBAUniverse.com recently interviewed Prof. Ajay Singh, Chairman MDP & Corporate Interaction Committee of IIM Lucknow (Noida Campus) to find out the ways for cracking the GD round and to find out what exactly do the IIMs look for in a candidate in the inte

• Government’s ad-hoc expansion will ruin brand IIM, say MBA aspirants, students and executives

  In the MBAUniverse.com Poll conducted from February 22 to 27 it has been revealed that India’s management education community is not much happy with the fast-paced expansion of the IIMs. To the question: Will the ad-hoc expansion of IIMs lead to damage of

• Selecting future managers? MBAUniverse.com raises hot question in its Poll section

  MBAUniverse.com thanks all the respondents who voted in the first poll that took place from 25 to 29 January 2010. This week the Poll raises the important question of: Should GD-PI be given more weightage (compared to test scores) in selecting future mana

• MBAUniverse.com Book Review: SIMPLY FLY by Capt Gopinath urges you to take wings!

  Can a boy who grew up in a remote village and went from riding a bullock cart go onto owning an airline, one that would become India’s first and largest low-cost carrier? Yes, it is possible in the New India, where opportunities abound! Passion, Grit, Har

• Ready for the Final Leap? IIMs GD PI Essay Round kicks off this weekend!

  Come Sunday March 14, India’s brightest minds will get ready to cross the last hurdle to make it to coveted B-schools. IIM Ahmedabad is the first one amongst the IIMs to kick off the ‘personal assessment round’ from this Sunday. Other IIMs, IIM Calcutta a

• MBA Admission 2010 Alert: GD-PI to carry 40% weightage at IMI Delhi

  With the CAT 2009 results now out you should now get ready for the next stage of the admissions process. The MBA schools that are accepting the CAT 2009 scores have now activated their admissions 2010 process by sending the GD & PI letters to the shortlis

• CAT 2009: GD-PI shortlist for IIM-C and IIM-L released; Check your status on MBAUniverse.com

  The IIMs have released the list of the shortlisted candidates for IIM Lucknow and IIM Calcutta on the evening of 2 March 2010. This is coming just after the release of IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Shillong shortlist for GD-PI.

• IIM Lucknow to hold Written Ability Test in addition to GD and PI; Class X marks to get high weightage

  In an important development IIM Lucknow has announced that it will be holding a ‘Written Ability Test’ in addition to the GD and the PI for selecting the students for the batch of 2010-12. The test will be of 15 minutes duration. The GD round will be of 2

• CAT 2009 Toppers on MBAUniverse.com: Patience is the key for GD-PI, says 98.72 percentiler Anshul Kishore

  Goes a famous saying that success does not stay away for long if the path of hard work is chosen. The successful CAT 2009 candidates are true examples of this. There are many who have come out with flying colours and have shown to the world that success c

• Q&A: The What and How of cracking the GD and PI round

  With the shortlists for GD-PI declared by many IIMs and other top B-schools this is the time to prepare yourself for the final frontier to your dream MBA course. MBAUniverse.com experts provide answers to the most common questions that are coming in your

• GD PI shortlist for IIM Kozhikode announced; Check your status on MBAUniverse.com

  Following the footsteps of IIM Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Lucknow and Shillong, today IIM Kozhikode has also released its shortlist for GD and PI round for admissions to the 2010-12 academic session. In addition to the shortlist being available on the CAT 2009

• No GD at IIM-A; announces number of candidates for PI for different categories

  IIM Ahmedabad has recently announced that it has shortlisted 562 general, 200 NC-OBC, 114 SC, 53 ST, and 31 DA candidates for the Personal Interview round (http://202.41.76.206/catShort10-11.pdf). There are a total of 417 seats in the PGP programme. There

• IIM-K students to mentor GD PI call getters online

  The much appreciated Mentorship Program for GDPI call getters at IIM Kozhikode has started again this year. The IIMK Mentorship Program is the pioneer among its kind and purely driven by the students.

• MBAUniverse.com poll shows the need for creating common GD-PI just like common entrance exam

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• GD PI shortlist for IIM Bangalore announced; Check your status on MBAUniverse.com too

  Following the footsteps of IIM Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Lucknow, Kozhikode, and Shillong, today, 8 March, IIM Bangalore has also released its shortlist for GD and PI round for admissions to the 2010-12 academic session. In addition to the shortlist being avai

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• Pick the B-school that gives you career and not just Job, advise top experts at Mission MBA seminar

  Hundreds of MBA aspirants from the NCR region converged at the ‘Mission MBA’ seminar organized by HT Horizon, the education supplement of Hindustan Times newspaper, and MBAUniverse.com, the No.1 management education portal in India, on Friday, 5 March 201

• MBAUniverse.com launches one stop platform to answer all queries on GD, PI, essay writing and admission criteria

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• Top MBA expert gives tips for cracking GD and PI at Mission MBA seminar

  MBA aspirants from the National Capital Region converged at the ‘Mission MBA’ seminar to get answers to all their questions on GD and PI on 11 March 2010. The seminar, organized by Hindustan Times’ education supplement HT Horizon and MBAUniverse.com, was

• GD PI shortlist for IIM Indore announced; Check your status on MBAUniverse.com too

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• MBAUniverse.com to hold Live Expert Chat on GD, PI and essay writing on 13 March

  You have already received your call for GD-PI and you are knee deep in preparations right now. There are many questions that are cropping up in your mind as your D-day is approaching. To help you provide the answers to all your doubts and queries MBAUnive

• Critical success factors for MBA Group Discussion - Part II

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• How to get through GD&PI round? IIM-C alumnus and author Sidharth Balakrishna presents to you the Do's and Don'ts

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• How to prepare for Personal Interview: Part II

  On December 21 MBAUniverse.com had presented to you the Part I of the guide to achieving success in personal interview.

• Road to MBA: How to prepare for Personal Interview Part I

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  The common entrance exam for the Symbiosis MBA institutes, the ‘Symbiosis National Aptitude Test’ (SNAP) was held on Sunday, December 20, 2009 in 29 cities across India. The SNAP score will be accepted for admissions to the following MBA schools: Symbiosi

• JIM Noida holds workshop on capital management for SMEs

  The Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM), Noida and Development Institute of Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) jointly organized a 5-day workshop focused on ‘Working on Capital Management in SMEs for profitable cash flows’ at JIM Noi

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  The common entrance exam for Symbiosis institutes ‘Symbiosis National Aptitude Test’ (SNAP) is the MBA entrance exam of the week. The exam is scheduled for Sunday, December 20, 2009 from 2 pm to 4 pm in 29 cities of India. Through the SNAP scores you can

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• IIM Lucknow's Noida Campus to organize CEO Conclave on the topic of 'Business Strategies for Rural India'

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• IIMs issue stern warning on information sharing by CAT 2009 test takers: Leading experts' opinion divided on Non-Disclos

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• IIM Kozhikode registers 100% summer placements despite 19% increase in batch size

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• MBAUniverse.com Mood of MBA Aspirants Survey 2009-10: CAT 2009 takers in Delhi find 'Verbal' area toughest; 52% rate pre

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• MBAUniverse.com Mood of MBA Aspirants Survey 2009-10: CAT takers 'comfortable' with computer-based test, but prefer midd

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• FICCI HES '09: "Indian education opportunity is huge, but needs home-grown innovative solutions," says Kapil Sibal

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• NIIT Imperia launches Advanced Certificate Program on IFRS for KPMG India; PGCPIB from IIFT

  KPMG India, in collaboration with NIIT Imperia, has announced the launch of Advanced Certificate Program on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The six week certificate program which commences on 2 December 2009 is designed to assist comp

• Faculty from FMS Delhi, ISB&M; SPJIMR alumnus counsel MBA aspirants at MBAUniverse.com Seminar at Delhi University

  Continuing the success of MBAUniverse.com MBA Education Seminar Series, MBAUniverse.com organized its fifth seminar of the series on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Hansraj College, Delhi University. The speakers of the day were Prof. M L Singla, faculty, FM

• Quality MBA is a long-term investment for aspirants: Faculty from IIMs, MDI & Motivation guru @ MBAUniverse.com Seminar

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  Sunday, 25 October was a very important day for the members of the prestigious MBA institute, IIM Lucknow. To mark the completion of the silver jubilee celebrations, the Industry Interaction Committee of the MBA institute organized “Samvit 09 – The Leader

• FICCI Higher Education Summit 2009: Kapil Sibal, Yale President, VCs to speak on imperatives for higher education

  The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), in partnership with United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), is organizing the FICCI Higher Education Summit 2009 on 6-7 November 2009 at Federation House, FICCI, New Delhi. Th

• Kapil Sibal breaks deadlock; IIM Singapore, IIM Dubai…can now become a reality!

  Kapil Sibal signals reforms for management education sector

• Singapore Human Capital Summit says human capital management, leadership capabilities key to driving economic growth in

  Singapore Human Capital Summit focussed on human capital management and leadership initiatives for the region

• MBE-DU to hold 36th Annual Convention 2009 on ‘India 2020: Shaping a Brighter and Safer Future’

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• FMS Dean Dr JK Mitra, CAT experts inspire aspirants on MBAUniverse.com MBA Seminar at SRCC-DU

  “MBA is a great education and training program that is even richer than Law, Medicine and Engineering. And the best time to do your MBA is now!” That’s how Dr JK Mitra, Dean, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi enthused hundreds of MBA aspirant at

• CAT 2009 Notification: 10 Things that every serious MBA aspirant must remember

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• MBAUNIVERSE.COM LAUNCHES ‘ROAD TO CAT’: ALL ABOUT CAT 2009 PREPARATION. MUST READ FOR SERIOUS ASPIRANTS!

  MBAUniverse.com brings to you preparation tools, CAT 2008 topper interviews, tests, MBA Primer, live expert chat, India’s dream campuses and last but not the least, the updated MBA entrance exam calendar for 2009-10

• Good news for MBA aspirants! 4 new IIMs to be operational from academic year 2010

  Union Cabinet gives CAT entrance exam candidates a reason to smile

• Great Lakes founder Prof Bala V Balachandran to meet MBA aspirants in 9 cities

  Chennai based Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM) is holding a 'Meet the Dean' session to provide a platform for MBA aspirants. The sessions will address topics like ‘Why MBA’ and 'long term benefits of selecting a good Business school'. The sessio

• “CAT aspirants should form groups and join competing coaching institutes” – Sayali Kale, 99.91 percentile holder

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

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• MBAUniverse.com Exclusive: Official XAT FAQS that every MBA aspirant should read

  One the most popular MBA entrance exams, the XAT entrance exam has been conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur for more than 50 years. Apart from XLRI Jamshedpur and XIM Bhubaneswar, there are more than 60 other MBA institutes which accept the XAT entrance exam sco

• BITS Pilani holds business plan competition – Conquest 2009

  Conquest drew over 300 entries from business schools across the world

• MBA Career & Placements: MBAs have unrealistic aspirations and are too focussed on money: S.Y. Siddiqui, Maruti Suzuki

  Siddiqui talks about the fundamental misconceptions that a lot of MBA students carry around as they approach their professional life

• 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

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

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

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

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• CAT 2009: Career Launcher conducts online mock tests across India to make aspirants CAT-ready

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• Kapil Sibal, JJ Irani of Tata Sons to address AIMA 36th National Management Convention

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• Greed is the biggest problem of capitalism: Gurcharan Das

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• 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

• Skipping mock tests is like committing suicide for CAT aspirants

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• Prof. Rajendra Sisodia talks on ‘Conscious Capitalism’ at IIM K Seminar

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

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• 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.

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

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• 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’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.

• 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 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.

• IIM Indore holds tenth Convocation; Business-leaders, thought-leaders inspire graduating batch

  The Tenth Annual Convocation of Indian Institute Management, Indore was held on 30 March 2009. Mr. S. Ramadorai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services Limited was the chief guest on the occasion.

• ISB’s survey finds rapid growth in global investments by Indian multinationals

  Indian multinational enterprises (MNEs) have become major investors in global markets, according to the first ever survey by the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, and the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment (VCC).

• 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.

• 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 IMT Convocation 2009

  The Annual Convocation for the academic year 2008-2009 of IMT, Ghaziabad and Nagpur was held jointly at IMT Ghaziabad campus on March 21, 2009.

• Education system in India needs to be revamped, says Sam Pitroda at CII Meet

  Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and National Knowledge Commission (NKC) jointly organized a meeting on March 19, 2009, to discuss structural reforms required in education domain.

• 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 - 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.

• 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.

• 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 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,

• IIM Indore achieves 100% placement for PGDM batch despite economic slowdown

  Despite being in the most difficult economic times, the Indian Institute of Management Indore has managed to achieve 100 percent placements for the PGDM batch.

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

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• NSHM to hold national conference on ‘Hospital Administration in 21st Century’

  Department of Hospital Management , NSHM Knowledge Campus-Durgapur in collaboration with Indian Society for Health Administrators- Bangalore, is organising the 2nd National Conference on ‘Hospital Administration in 21st Century: Challenges & Strategies’

• 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.

• 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.

• 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?

• 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

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• Quality of Education, expansion and universal access are major focus areas in Education sector: Sam Pitroda

  "The three key areas that have to be focused in the Indian education system are Excellence in terms of quality of education; Expansion in terms of more Universities, College and Schools across India and Access in terms of availability of education to the

• 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.

• AIMA to hold annual Directors' Conclave on 'Spirit of Entrepreneurship'

  All India Management Association (AIMA), the apex body of management development in India, is getting ready to hold its annual Directors' Conclave.

• 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.

• "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?

• Nobel Laureate, Spiritual Guru, Tech expert to address IMT-CDL conference on Economic Slowdown

  Institute of Management Studies – Centre for Distance Learning (IMTCDL) is organizing one-day conference on the theme of 'Organizational Effectiveness in Economic Slowdown' on February 19, 2009 in New Delhi.

• MBAUniverse.com on GD/PI: Q&A with R Sarda, IIM Indore's PGP student

  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

  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 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

  To help our readers, the MBA aspirants, to excel in Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PI) rounds, MBAUniverse.com continues the special series on how to excel in this final frontier.

• WEF's DAVOS meet to focuses on "Shaping the Post-Crisis World"; 85- member Indian delegation to attend

  The overarching theme of this year's World Economic Forum in Davos is "Shaping the Post Crisis World".

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

  Poonam, a graduated from IIT Delhi with five years of work experience at BHEL and Evalueserve, represents the new class of MBA Aspirants who have good academic background and have requisite work-experience to make the best use of MBA education.

• Law grad beat budding managers; NALSAR wins IIM Bangalore Debating Championship

  NALSAR Hyderabad defeated National Law School in the grand finals of Cicero, the IIM Bangalore Parliamentary Debating Championship 2009 presented by Standard Chartered Bank, to take home the winners' cheque of a whopping Rs. 100,000.

• 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.

• Young pioneers to address IIT Kanpur Megabucks conference

  IIT Kanpur is all set to host its International Business and Entrepreneurship festival Megabucks from 8th-11th January, 2009.

• Management lessons from Sports: "Be Passionate and take risks," says World Chess Champion Anand @ NIIT Imperia Seminar

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• Essay writing tips for XAT; last 5-years essay topics

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• We need rules, governance and ethics to solve global crisis: Professor Jean-Pierre Lehmann of IMD Lausanne @ NIIT Imperi

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• Professor Jeane-Pierre Lehmann of IMD Lausanne to address NIIT Imperia seminar on Global Crisis

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• ABS organizes MBA FEST for aspirants

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

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• JBIMS gets set for holding GD/PI round from May 12

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• LBSIM hold its annual Convocation; Dr Kiran Bedi inspires graduating class

  Delhi based Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) held its annual convocation on March 28.

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  Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) holds its 13th Annual Convocation on March 31, 2008.

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• Pictures from IIFT Convocation '08

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• IIM-B to hold its convocation on March 25; IT pioneer Gururaj Deshpande to address

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• Infotech pioneer NR Narayana Murthy to preside over the IMT Convocation

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• Final Placements 08: Top companies pick XLRI grads

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• IIM Kozhikode mentorship programme draws 1000 aspirants

  The aspirant mentorship programme launched by the Students' Council, IIM Kozhikode crossed the magical figure of 1000 mentees on 15th February, 2008.

• Former President Dr Kalam inspires MDI to establish entrepreneurship center; Azim Premji launch center

  Last year, former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam enthused Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon to set up a center for entrepreneurship to produce job givers instead of job seekers.

• Microsoft and NIIT partner for developing IT talent pool

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• UTI's Indian Institute of Capital Markets to hold test on March 15 for its 1-year Securities Markets Programme

  Indian Institute of Capital Markets (IICM), formerly UTI Institute of Capital Markets, has announced its admissions programme for the 2008 batch. The entrance test will be held across the nation on March 15.

• Entrepreneurship Week awards its Champions

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• BIMTECH ties up with BSE to offer training in capital markets

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• Marketing Communication pioneer Don Schultz visits MICA

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• Now, employers can deliver videos pitch on Monster India

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• ISB to pitch for students in US, UK and Canada

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