The Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, better known as TISS, runs one of the most sought after post graduate courses in Human Resources Management (HRM). The entrance test for the school is on December 12, 2010. With less than 10 days left for the exam, we will advise...
Read MoreIs the meaning of MBA abroad gradually changing for Indian MBA applicants? Those in the thick of the business think so. It is not just US b-schools that Indian applicants target now, but they are also exploring destinations closer to home. An increasing number of candidates are opting to take...
Read More?? Years ago as an NMIMS Mumbai student, a corporate house told Ashish Goyal (during placements) to find himself a job in the government sector, since it has a quota system for the physically challenged. Having turned blind in his teens, Ashish did not take the advice lightly. He not...
Read MoreIt’s a gateway to the final placements, a trend-setter, a window to what the future might hold. Summer placement is believed to be as and some times even more important than the final placements to the institutes as well as the recruiters. Most of the institutes follow the traditional internships...
Read MoreBhubhaneswar-based Xavier’s Institute of Management (XIMB) is in the process of turning into a university soon, its Director Fr PT Joseph, SJ tells PaGaLGuY. In this interview, he also speaks about the curriculum changes the institute is planning for its Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and the PGDM Rural...
Read MoreWhat we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are. With the belief, determination, hard work, confidence and a zeal to perform, five students of IILM GSM,...
Read MoreConforming to the general trend of rising recruitment activity in the country owing to increased economic upturn, campus placements are significantly on the rise at the Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida this year as compared to the recession-hit previous year. The highlight of this years corporate recruitment activity...
Read MoreHaving written a ready reckoner with the help of a few FMS Delhi students a few months back, and with about a week to go, we are back with some analysis of the last few years’ FMS papers and the DOs and DON’Ts for the test scheduled on December 5,...
Read MoreComplete the above comic and win yourself a pair of jeans from your favorite brand and a Calvin & Hobbes Omnibus There are five bubbles with numbers in them in the above comic. Fill ’em in using this form so as to form a coherent, funny story. Or maybe even...
Read MoreThe summer placement process of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta ended on November 15, securing summer internships for 353 students from a batch of 362. In the five-day long process spread across three slots, there were 125 companies that participated. 215 students were placed in Slot 0 itself. The...
Read MoreThe second day November 27, 2010 of Confluence 2010 at IIM Ahmedabad revolved around the theme of Challenges in Formulation and Implementation of Inclusivity in Governance. The morning sessions were opened by Prof Sebastian Morris, a senior professor at IIM Ahmedabad. To begin the discussion, he raised several issues ranging...
Read MoreThe Anti-corruption Helpline Team with Prof Anil Gupta and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Hello, this is the Anti-corruption Helpline, How may I help you? This is the line that six second year students of IIM Ahmedabad are longing to hear soon when their special project on building an anti-corruption helpline...
Read MoreIIFT managed to surprise everyone this time around by keeping the format almost similar to that of last year. The number of sections remained the same, the number of questions increased slightly and the negative marking was also same as that of last year. The only major change was the...
Read MoreYou probably do not know but there is a law in India that says that if your husband dies while serving in the Army, you are entitled to pension if you marry your husbands brother. You also probably do not know that the width of the footpaths in cities such...
Read MoreThe Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad’s flagship festival Confluence 2010 was declared open by the head of Tata Administrative Services, Rahul Krishna and IIM Ahmedabad deans, Prof BH Jajoo and Prof Atanu Ghosh on Friday. The festival kicked off with a panel discussion on innovation along with inclusivity in...
Read More(L-R): Prometric MD Soumitra Roy, CAT Convenor Prof Himanshu Rai and IIM Lucknow Director Prof Devi Singh at a press conference in New Delhi to mark the end of CAT 2010 The Common Admissions Test (CAT) 2010 completed its 20-day run on November 24, 2010, paving the way for the...
Read MoreIn raids that stretched for almost 48 hours, the Income Tax (IT) authorities over the November 20 weekend searched the residences and office of Dr Uday Salunkhe, Director of Welingkar Institute of Management, Matunga, Mumbai. While it is learnt not a lot of cash was found, documentary evidence has been...
Read MoreThe Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi completed the Summer Internship Placements for its class of 2010-12 for both the MBA (Fulltime) and MBA (Management of Services) courses. Nearly three-fourths of the students of this batch will intern in either Sales and Marketing or Finance roles next April....
Read MoreConcept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaiker who blogs here and tweets here.
Read MoreNow that CAT is almost done with, the next big entrance exam of the season will be the test conducted by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade(IIFT) on Sunday the 28th of November. A few months back, we brought to you the IIFT Ready Reckoner which explained a bit about...
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