With bids touching Rs 70,000, the Indian Institute of Ahmedabad, (IIM-A) has decided to change the method of selecting participants for the ‘A Day at IIM-A’ event. The original idea was to have an auction and open seats to the highest bidder. However, IIM-A has now decided to hold a...
Read More(Photo credit: Orin Zebest) If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isnt, it aint. Thats logic. Tweedledee in Lewis Carolls Through the Looking Glass. If the above line confused you, trust me you are not alone. Even God can...
Read MoreWe are delighted to invite you to our annual flagship events Meeting of Minds (MOM) and Inspired Leadership Conference (ILC). We, at SOIL, take pride in our team-based and collaborative culture and the success of last years MOM and ILC was the result of exceptional teamwork among students, faculty, and...
Read More(Image credit: Chris Hand) Heres a language test for all of you: what do you call ‘business management’ in Hindi? Okay, before you pull out all those English-to-Hindi dictionaries gathering dust in your ancestral bookshelf, just log on to Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabads swanky new Hindi website that...
Read MoreDelphique, National Management Convention along with SEED of MDI, Gurgaon is launching a unique International Business Coaching Program, ‘Vincenza’. Vincenza will be held as a business coaching program, with a business plan competition as the prelude. Participants will be mentored by a panel of top venture capital partners and entrepreneurs...
Read MoreThe University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School on Thursday announced the establishment of the Wharton Innovation Fund. According to Wharton, “The fund seeks to promote the inventiveness and creativity of the academic community at the University of Pennsylvania in the design and development of new technologies or services which...
Read MorePrometric, the testing services provider that executes the computer-based Common Admissions Test (CAT) by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) on Thursday announced the opening of two new testing facilities. According to Prometric, “The new flagship centres meet the highest global standards for security, reliability, consistency of candidate experience, and...
Read MoreThe country’s two premier b-schools, Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad and Calcutta will hold a joint conference on the future of India’s management education on October 14 and 15, 2011 at the IIM Calcutta campus. Titled ‘Management Education: The road ahead, Meeting the challenges of globalization’ the conference...
Read MoreConcept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaiker who blogs here and tweets here.
Read More(Photo credit: Jimmie) Data Interpretation questions typically have large amounts of data given in the form of tables, pie-charts, line graphs or some non-conventional data representation format. The questions are calculation heavy and typically test your approximation abilities. A very large number of these questions check your ability to compare...
Read MoreThe Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Trichy at Thuvakudi, is a good 25 kilometres away from Trichy city, on a non-traffic day. Located on the main Thanjavore road, the only way to get there is by auto and auto drivers love haggling with the price. Only 1000 rupees both ways...
Read MoreThe Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the association of top business schools around the world and owner of the GMAT exam, on Tuesday announced the appointment of three new members to its board of directors — among them Ajit Rangnekar, the Dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad....
Read More(Photo credit: Jim Ryan) Earlier this year, Radha Sharma got an unexpected visit from an ex-student and his family. The student had taken her course on emotional intelligence at Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon. While still a student, he had sought her advice when he was upset over his father’s...
Read More(Photo credit: Kunjan Detroja) You don’t have to crack the Common Admissions Test (CAT) in order to experience the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad as a student anymore. The school is auctioning out ‘A Day at IIMA’ on Ebay, and 50 winners will be given a flavour of life...
Read MorePic: Jingdianmeinv1 The biggest news of the week, was the International Monetary Fund (IMF) rap on world debt markets a warning that dark days are looming ahead. In a message, the IMF sounded a global caution both Europe’s debt woes and a painfully slow recovery in the United States could...
Read MoreAnd here go the Four Second Prize Winners of the PaGaLGuY B-school Photography Contest results. The Four Second Prizes! Institute of Rural Management, Anand — By Satwick Thumu Camera: Canon SX20 Sun rays making their way through the verdure inside the laid-back IRMA campus. Management Development Institute, Gurgaon — By...
Read MoreYes I hear you. It is indeed high time we declared the PaGaLGuY B-school Photography Contest results. Here we go. The Four First Prizes first! (Second Prize Winners here) Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak — By Krishna Jayadev Camera: Canon 500D A beautiful evening shot outside the campus building. The...
Read More(Photo: Cody and Maureen) As an astute man Mr Gump once said, Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. The Permutations & Combinations that life presents us daily is baffling and probably it is because of that inherent fear of choices and cases...
Read MoreXLRI Jamshedpur on September 22 announced the opening up of a Behavioral Lab on campus, which will allow researchers to explore the minds of prospective consumers across industries. “The lab will provide students and teachers with cutting-edge research tools designed to peer into the unconscious mind said to influence consumer...
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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