For those MBA aspirants who are socially-inclined, building a school or a college in a small town is possibly the goal to attain. So why on earth is Pooja Mishra, who has already built a college and a school in Rae Bareilly, pursuing an MBA from the Indian Institute of...
Read MoreThe debate continues to rage on do women make better managers than men; are women better at multitasking; are women forced to lose out to men in the corporate field due to factors like marriage and children. Of course, the likes of Indra Nooyi, Lalita Gupte and Chanda Kochhar have...
Read MoreAs expected, the first results of the season have come out from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (Delhi and Kolkata). A total of 1100 calls have been made this time for 220 seats (160 in Delhi campus and 60 in Kolkata campus) which is almost similar to last years...
Read MoreThe season simply refuses to spring any surprises. Again, a paper on the lines of last year’s – no significant changes in the difficulty level. A well-prepared aspirant probably relished the prospect of attempting such a paper and earning a big score in the process. General Overview: At first glance,...
Read MoreThe last thing you know Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for, is its love stories. But there was this love story that made news in 2004-2005, about Siddharth Choudhary, from IIMA (then an undergrad) and Nidhi from a college near-by. Then, people said their love story was sweet and that...
Read MoreAnnouncing the opening of the PaGaLGuY B-school Rankings 2010-11 survey of What India thinks about Indian b-schools. Over the last three years, these Rankings of Indias Most Preferred b-schools have taken center-stage as the most credible and referenced Rankings among those looking to join an MBA program in India, or...
Read MoreFor the khaana-peena in b-schools there is a mess. But for the mauj-masti along with the khaana-peena and the padhna, there are night canteens. All the b-schools, especially the residential ones, have night canteens and they are just so much more than eating places. And that’s because night canteens are...
Read MoreThe youngest Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Trichy, is finally taking shape. With the announcement that it will be offering admissions from the coming academic year and the recent appointment of its director, MBA aspirants have something to look forward to. Faculty of IIM-Calcutta, Professor Prafulla Agnihotri, in one...
Read MoreProfessor Govindrajan, an IIM Ahmedabad alumni, with 21 years of experience of which 16 years has been in academics, is the founding Dean of Praxis Business School. He is a celebrated professor of marketing at Praxis and also at IIM Lucknow, XLRI and XIM B. Q: It is good to...
Read MoreThe SNAP test conducted by the Symbiosis International University (SIU) is going to be conducted on Sunday, the 19th of December. A few tips on the test and an analysis of the previous editions of the test below. The Overall Picture: The SNAP Test as mentioned on the official website...
Read MoreAhmedabad Universitys Amrut Mody School of Management (AMSoM) in collaboration with, Judge Business School Executive Eduaction, University of Cambridge is launching an Executive MBA programme for family driven businesses with the first batch of participants in January, 2011. The programme has been designed for strengthening and developing participants abilities to...
Read MoreThe first thought which came to an aspirant’s mind having finished the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET 2011) was that it was easier compared to last time. But, with the various coaching institutes coming out with their keys, aspirants realised that it was not significantly easier than last year and...
Read MoreFor the third consecutive year, the TISS test clashed with another biggie, this time JMET . How was the test? How did it stand in comparison to last year’s entrance. We interviewed Akanksha Sharma, Avneet Sethi, Kapil Sangvikar, Neha Seth and Dr. Sushrut Joshi who took the test today. They...
Read MoreNew Ventures Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai is all set to open a university in Orissa, besides another b-school in Delhi. This is after taking Mumbai Business School, Mumbai under its wings a few months ago. Disclosing this, Founder and Dean of Great Lakes, Dr Bala V. Balachandran told...
Read MoreIn the years gone by, IIMs were referred to just ‘A’B’C’ depending on the city of location, namely Ahmedabad, Bangalore or Calcutta. The acronym stretched to BLACKI, when IIMs sprang up in Lucknow, Kozhikode and Indore. Some more at Shillong, Ranchi, Raipur and Rohtak and the hunt for the new...
Read MoreThe Xaviers Admissions Test (XAT) is on January 2, 2011, so a few XAT 99 percentilers from Xaviers Institute of Management, Bhubhaneswar (XIMB) have teamed up on PaGaLGuY to offer last-minute tips and advice on taming the exam. If you have questions about XAT or need help with figuring out...
Read MoreIn an interview with PaGaLGuY.com, the Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University Prof Kuriakose Mamkoottam describes the curriculum revamp that FMS underwent in 2010, plans for the new FMS campus and why he believes the day-system of placements does not serve the goals of either students...
Read MoreTraditionally, the JMET is divided into four sections, namely verbal communication, logical reasoning, quantitative ability and the data interpretation section. A short review on each of the question types and a few strategies below: Verbal Communication: Reading comprehension traditionally consists of short, crisp passages followed by 3-4 questions. The questions...
Read MoreFollowing the diversity-wave hitting Indian b-schools, Delhi-based International Management Institute (IMI) too is comtemplating using relaxed CAT cut-offs for students from commerce, economics and arts backgrounds, says Admission Director Prof Himadri Das. In this interview, he also announces IMIs thought process behind opening new campuses in Kolkata and Bhubhaneswar. What...
Read MoreFMS 2010 had no major structural surprises. The pattern was similar to that of last year-200 questions, four sections, 50 questions each and each section having an adequate number of sitters to keep one busy for the entirety of 2 hours. Here is a brief review of the test vis-a-vis...
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