The Indian School of Business (ISB) – Hyderabad on Tuesday announced the doubling of its student scholarships from Rs 4 crores to rupees 8 crores for the incoming PGP class of 2013. “Through this increased outlay, one in every seven students studying at the school will receive scholarships of 25%...
Read MoreAround 150 golfers participated in this year’s Golf Cup tournament organised by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong. The event, which is an annual one has always aimed to bring corporates and the students of premier B-schools of the country on the same platform to play golf, to help...
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If you think farming is all about ploughing the field clad in a dhoti and eating packed lunch under a tree, think again. Hariharan V is one such farmer who is pursuing an MBA degree at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C). From a small village in the southern...
Read MoreMillions try to learn business, but rarely does the world produce individuals that business learns a volume of lessons from. Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc and one of the greatest businessmen-innovators to have ever lived, died at the age of 56 on October 5 after a long battle with...
Read MoreConcept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaiker who blogs here and tweets here.
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Read MoreThere is a very marginal increase of about 0.49% in the number of candidates registering for the Common Admissions Test (CAT) in 2011 over 2010. While the number of vouchers sold for CAT 2011 is more or less the same as that for CAT 2010 — 2.06 lakhs — the...
Read More(Photo: Anand Grover) Invitation letters are still being sent out to prospective employers and interview rooms are being readied in anticipation of the placement season coming up ahead. But there is an unnerving question being asked in hushed circles will placements be rosy and offers handsome? There is a fear...
Read More(Photo credit: TheGiantVermin) Registrations for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2011 test date and centre closed on the midnight of October 4. But by late evening leading up to the deadline, there were visibly no takers for some test-slots. Based on our observation of centre availability on the registration website...
Read MoreLal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) was founded in 1995 by the Lal Bahadur Shastri Education Trust to perpetuate the memory of the second Prime Minister of India, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has...
Read MoreThe Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode conducted a unique workshop for its first year students a couple of days ago. Called the Managerial Perspective Workshop, it was designed to give the students a holistic perspective and a better understanding of how the various different functions of management, such as...
Read MoreCerebration – the flagship event of the National University of Singapore, (NUS) Business School, is a global business plan competition where student teams from top business schools compete to provide solutions to real-life business cases, provided by corporate sponsors. This entirely student-run event, spanning 4 rounds of competition, will culminate...
Read More(Photo: Shayan) Hotdogs and French Fries are good for a while, but the aroma of a hot piping dosa or parantha dripping with desi ghee will always be irresistible. Of course, that is not why Non-Resident Indian (NRI) MBA aspirants are leaving foreign shores to pursue the degree in India....
Read More(Photo: Aniruddh Phukan) PaGaLGuY.com’s Official CAT 2011 Helpline is back, powered by the student community of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode. Click here to go to the PaGaLGuY CAT 2011 Helpline — Powered by IIM Kozhikode students On the helpline thread, you can ask solutions to your last-minute...
Read MoreEditors note: This article contains a lot of mathematical equations, which due to the limitations of HTML have been depicted as images. If you are able to view the equations, all is well. If not, please make sure your browser is not blocking image content. Figuring out the last digit...
Read MoreSubject to a favourable legislation allowing foreign investment in higher education, the top-ranked Darden School of Business, University of Virginia may set up a campus in India. “India lies in a sweet spot in any international investment decisions we make. I would love to open a school in India,” Darden...
Read MoreOdisha (until a month ago Orissa) is better known for the architectural wonder of the Sun Temple at Konark and the beaches of Puri. But a push from the state government, cheap land prices, a pool of students from the neighbouring states of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and the North...
Read MorePic: Chris Isherwood I deliberately bought my Common Admission Test (CAT) voucher today sometime 11.00 am thinking I’d catch the rush of other aspirants like me. Today was the last day of the voucher sale and by 1pm, the Axis Banks would stop selling them too. It was also a...
Read MorePic: Whatcount’s photostream It’s possibly the oldest rhetorical question and dean of Darden School of Business, Robert Bruner asks it once again for the sake of asking – Are business schools really worth it? Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Steve Jobs (Apple), Bill Gates (Microsoft), Sergey Brin/Larry Page (Google) didnt go to...
Read MoreBusinesses are obligated to walk great lengths to ensure that none of their dealings throw up a conflict of interest situation. For instance, an insurance company cannot also be in the business of damage claim assessment. Or a news media company should not be in the real estate business. In...
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