“Going beyond a traditional summit, AIMS 2007 in association with Calicut IT Initiative (CITI, a professional citizens’ initiative) launches ConnectCalicut, a round table discussion where decision-makers from major IT companies, the Kerala Government and infrastructure developers including the Aditya Birla Group will converge. ConnectCalicut will set the stage for high-level...
Read More“India has seen an explosion of its middle classes over the last few years with an emerging generation of highly educated young workers earning higher incomes than ever before,” says Arun Mehra, Head of Investment Strategy at Fidelity India. “This has driven massive growth in domestic consumption and if you...
Read MoreTable 1 depicts the employment sectors in which MBA candidate respondents are currently employed. Table 1: Current Employment Sectors of MBA respondents – Worldwide (expressed as a percentage) Accounting 3.9 Banking 6.0 Consulting 9.3 Consumer Products 5.0 Education 5.5 Engineering 8.8 Financial Services 7.4 Industry 5.5 Information Technology 14.1 Media...
Read MorePreferred Industry Sectors – India Academia 1.72 Consulting 25.08 Financial Services, Banking & Accounting 27.23 Industry & Engineering 9.8 IT & Telecommunications 18.62 Non-Profit & Public Sector 2.05 Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare 3.23 Retail, Consumer Products & Media 9.26 Other 3.98 Source: 2007 QS TopMBA.com Applicants Survey But many students, both...
Read MoreThe school reported an increase in internships into the finance sector with recruitments by Lehman Investment Banking, EightCapital Hedge Fund, Indea Capital, Lotus Asset Management, in addition to the traditional recruiters like JP Morgan Chase, The Carlyle Group, Edelweiss, Rabo Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Citi Bank, Standard Chartered, ICICI Bank,...
Read MoreCourses that the IIM-A students will study in one week include ‘Introduction to Business Negotiations’ with Prof Elke Weber, a ‘Marketing Module’ with Prof Gita Johar and ‘Credit Risk & Fixed Income Markets’ with Prof Suresh Sundaresan. Over the course of the week, the students will also have the opportunity...
Read MoreThe theme chosen for Intaglio 2007-08 is ‘Reaching Out… Staying Ahead’. Boundaries and limits are set only by the ability to dream, and the new era calls for an exploration beyond these old mental blocks, to reach out and uncover new avenues. Survival, Sustenance and Success, in that order, no...
Read More‘Crescita’, the annual conference of the BIM Trichy saw speakers from various sectors sharing their perspective on issues such as currency appreciation, inclusive growth, energy requirements, supply chain establishment, financial inclusion, effective communication with target audience and talent retention. Mr BL Ghasolia, executive director-chief corporate finance, ONGC, who inaugurated the...
Read MoreMr Anand Singh visited campus to take the session. Mr Singh is the Director-Knowledge and Insights at Coca Cola India. An MBA himself, he passed out in 1994 and has worked with markets research firms which have given him expertise in the domain. Post that he has also worked with...
Read MoreSummer Placements 2008 saw participation from 66 top recruiters from India and abroad. IIMK’s continuous emphasis on forging new relationships meant that 22 new recruiting partners participated in placements at IIMK for the first time. Some of the new names added to IIMK’s increasingly impressive roster included: Google, Freudenberg, Accenture...
Read MoreWith the increasing number of Mergers and Acquisitions that have taken the global corporate scenario by storm, the role of HR in cultural integration was an issue addressed by almost all the speakers throughout the course of the symposium. Change in organizational structures and having an international outlook were some...
Read MoreMr J Robert Carr, Chief Professional Development Officer and Mr Brain J Glade, Vice President, represented SHRM and Dr Aneeta Madhok, Dean SP Jain Center for Human Resources and also a Master Trainer for GPHR Certification along with Prof Christopher Abraham, Sr Vice President, S P Jain Center for Management,...
Read More“This is a momentous occasion for us,” said Rammohan Rao, Dean, ISB “I am proud that ISB and IIT Madras, two leading academic institutions of the country, are joining forces to encourage research activities. With the best minds working together on issues that industries face today, I am sure we...
Read MoreWith the interesting speakers, there also came interesting topics which were discussed. The discussion ranged from how Media and PR were evolving for GenNext to creative PR strategies to Current ‘Hot Spots’ in the field of PR and Journalism. The speakers gave anecdotes and examples to bring out the essence...
Read MoreThe underlying theme of Prerena 2007 – ‘From Concept to Creation: India’s Journey’ was highlighted by each of the dignitaries, and experiences of how they transformed their companies using creativity. Mr Hiranandani started the session with an advice for the youth – “Do better than the best.” He emphasized the...
Read MoreIntroducing the topic- ‘Grow & merge or merge & grow’, Fr E Abraham, Director of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar said, “The recent spurt in the M & A deals by the business leaders has led to increased activities on this front. This topic is extremely relevant in the current...
Read MoreThe seminar included key note addresses and speeches from eminent personalities from the industry working in the field of Logistics and SCM like Mr J Sridharan, President ‘WCM Cell’ Aditya Birla Group, Mr Amit Kawoor, Cadbury’s India Ltd, Mr Nagendra, Country Head, Maersk Logistics Ltd and Mr Sachin Bhatnagar, Head...
Read MoreMBA students turned out from b-schools across south India, including Bangalore, Chennai, Manipal, Trichy and Calicut to participate in India’s best known battle of knowledge, intelligence and wit between future managers. After the preliminary rounds on November 3, the teams that reached the debate finals were ISB Hyderabad, IIM Bangalore,...
Read More“The average GMAT score for the admission offers that are going out is 731 among, the highest in the world, if not the highest. For comparison, the entering class of 2008 at Harvard had an average GMAT score of 707 and that at Wharton had an average GMAT score of...
Read MoreThe Open SimCAT was designed to make the students CAT-ready. The CAT can be tamed by those who manage to remain composed under any given test scenario. While conceptual clarity and management aptitude are the requisites for taking the CAT; poise, confidence and presence of mind are instrumental for succeeding...
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