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It has been a week since the London branch of Pune-based Training and Advanced Studies in Management and Communication (TASMAC) group which has b-schools in Kolkata and Bangalore, shut its doors. But the 650 students who studied there are still unsure of what lies ahead in their future. Efforts are on to shift them to […]
(October leaves by Jim Crotty) Nothing beats an October sunrise flowers in full bloom and trees looking refreshed after the monsoon season. And the impending Diwali festive cheer to add to it. But Diwali is not going to be ‘cheerful’ for everyone this year. The Common Admission Test (CAT) dates are now clashing with a […]
(Photo credit: James Lee) Organisers of the Common Admission Test (CAT) have lately been urging the media to stress that this year the legal clause that prevents test-takers from disclosing CAT questions outside the walls of the test-center will be taken more seriously than ever. Anyone found violating the Non-Disclosure Agreement will be severely dealt […]
Applicants to top American b-schools might toil away their days and nights to rack up a gallant GMAT score and write plush essays and recommendation letters. But all that may amount to nothing if Googling their name up throws up unsavoury party pictures or distasteful language on their social networking profiles, painting a completely different […]
(Photo credit: US Army) In Logical Reasoning, very often we encounter problems based on games or tournaments. The first thing that as a CAT taker you need to realize is that the tournament-based format of questions offers the examiners a multitude of options to test you about. So, there cannot be a one-size-fits-all way of […]
(Photo credit: Michael Surran) Bucking the trend of marginal increases in other MBA entrance tests, 27% more candidates will take Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) University’s NMIMS Aptitude Test (NMAT 2012) this year compared to last year’s NMAT 2011. The registrations for NMAT 2012, which closed on October 10, 2011, clocked 50,800 candidates […]
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% to 50% of the total […]
Around 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 interaction between the two. Additionally, […]
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 part of Tamil Nadu, this […]
Millions 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 cancer. His legacy will live […]