Clearing confusion about the acceptance of the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) for admissions at autonomous business schools, the Supreme Court today ordered that CMAT shall not be the singular management entrance test and PGDM institutes could admit anyone with CAT, MAT, XAT, ATMA and JMET (now replaced by the...
Read MoreCoupled with the global turmoil and the slowing economic growth rate back home, this placement season has been tougher compared to the previous year at India’s leading business schools. While the number of companies participating in the placement process have more or less remained the same, the number of offers...
Read MoreHarvard Business School announced the launch of a new classroom in India inside the Taj Land’s End hotel complex in Mumbai. The new space is on the same lines as the classrooms in the schools Boston campus and will provide students and participants an opportunity to have a true Harvard...
Read MoreDelivering intense professional programmes crafted by leaders of Industry EMPI Group of Institutions, founded in 1995 with Mr. Gurnam Saran, former Director BHEL, Sr. Management Consultant Commonwealth (UK) & President IEEMA as its founder President, is a unique conglomeration of institutions/centres of excellence. EMPI has been continuously involved in job-market...
Read MoreIn India, the Management Education has expanded exponentially, during the last two decades. Even today, the industry is crying aloud that most MBAs are misfits in the corporate set up. Much of what is covered in the class room is simply not relevant in the Corporate world. Industry needs executives...
Read MoreA single entrance exam is a good idea but not if AICTE conducts it, says Fr PT Joseph, SJ, director of Xavier Institute of Management (XIM), Bhubhaneshwar in an exclusive interview with PaGaLGuY.What changes in the b-school or the curriculum can the incoming batch at XIMB expect to look forward...
Read MoreCMAT aspirants outside a center in Belapur, Navi Mumbai (Photo: Ushnota Paul) Held amidst many apprehensions and uncertainties, the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) held by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) drew to an official close on February 28, 2012. While for most students the CMAT exam...
Read MoreEditor’s note: Guest writer and IIM Ahmedabad student SG Shrinivas believes that the actual life as an MBA student is far from what is portrayed in the media, and those preparing for admissions should not base their decisions on sensational placement reports. ——— Have you thought it through well? (Photo:...
Read MoreThe IIM Rohtak Campus The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak, which became operational in 2010, completed the summer placements for its second Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) batch. A total of 147 offers were made by 67 organisations, of which those by 55 companies were accepted by the...
Read MoreAll that is transparent may not serve a real objective, believes IIM Calcutta (Photo: Horia Varlan) Until the last update, 25 of India’s business schools had committed to release detailed and audited placement statistics as per the Indian Placement Reporting Standards spearheaded by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad....
Read MoreConcept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaiker who blogs here and tweets here.
Read More(Photo: Vishal Gosike) SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai is planning a detailed infrastructure expansion in view of the increase in batch sizes in various courses. With the addition of three new buildings in the planned expansion, the institute will more than double its space size. “We...
Read MoreCMAT centre at YMT Kharghar, Navi Mumbai (Photo: Ushnota Paul) Already labelled the easiest management entrance exam three days into the test, the Common Management Aptitude Test (CMAT) is inviting mixed reactions from test-takers in Delhi and Mumbai, ranging from delight to distress. According to candidates both at Delhi and...
Read MoreInstitute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) completed its placements for the class of 2012 of the Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM). A total of 225 offers were made by 65 organisations during the week-long process, of which 105 offers made by 28 companies were accepted. Two students accepted...
Read MoreEvery year, among the long list of students getting admitted into the countrys top educational institutions are the about half-dozen names who make it through the Differently Abled category. While a lot is written about the perseverance it must have required on their part to overcome problems and clear the...
Read MoreAfter much hoopla, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) conducted its first Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) today. Barring a few ‘wrong questions’ the exam was found to be fairly easy said aspirants, though the General Knowledge section was found to be a little more difficult than others....
Read MoreSS Mantha, AICTE Chairman (Photo Credit: Astha A) A short interview with SS Mantha, Chairman of All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) after the first day of the Common Management Aptitude Test (CMAT) season. Today’s CMAT paper was easy, was that deliberate? That is a good thing. AICTE is...
Read MorePic: (Flickr)All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts,…the words by William Shakespeare make particular sense in the b-school scenario today, given the number of ‘artists’ pursuing an MBA...
Read MoreConcept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaiker who blogs here and tweets here.
Read More(Photo: Zack Klein) Candidates scheduled to appear for the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) this year appear perturbed with test centers allocated at far-off places and the paraphernalia-gathering required ahead of the test. They feel that the test centers could have been allotted in closer vicinities of their homes and...
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