Articles in BIMTECH Noida
Dr Harivansh Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH NoidaInstead of stifling b-schools with autocratic punitive powers, an AICTE-like regulator should instead be aiding them with faculty development, upgradation and internationalisation, argues BIMTECH Noida Director Dr Harivansh Chaturvedi. ——— Two decades of economic liberalisation have proved that the dismantling the license-quota-permit raj and infusing healthy competition into the Indian […]
Clearing confusion about the acceptance of the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) for admissions at autonomous business schools, the Supreme Court today ordered that CMAT shall not be the singular management entrance test and PGDM institutes could admit anyone with CAT, MAT, XAT, ATMA and JMET (now replaced by the GMAT) scores. The Educational Promotional […]
A Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Initiative classroom in progress at ISB Hyderabad For 42-year-old Hiresha Verma, starting a business was not just about passion but also necessity. A post-graduate in human resources, Hiresha had been a housewife before a personal tragedy forced her to rethink her future. With no lucrative jobs coming her way, Hiresha […]
The Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida with a 23 year old Birla legacy is one of the pioneers and pillars in Management education. It has been providing highly conducive environment not only on academic and professional fronts but also on personal fronts. The institute believes in providing all sorts of opportunities to […]
CMAT 2012 advertisement by AICTE that appeared on December 3, 2011 While b-schools and MBA aspirants have a lot to complain over All India Council for Technical Education’s (AICTE) Common Management Admission Test (CMAT), a senior AICTE official told PaGaLGuY that the exam is not compulsory for its affiliated b-schools. This comes as a breather, […]
Photo: Alex E Proimos The notification issued by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) about the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT), a few days ago has caught MBA aspirants, b-schools and coaching institutes off-guard. While schools say that they have received no intimation about the new exam, likely candidates are clueless on whether […]
Every year after the Common Admissions Test (CAT) registrations are completed, newspapers report the test statistics and highlight the percentage of candidates from unlikely fields such as veterinary science and animal husbandry. What is attracting vet doctors to study an MBA? While there cannot be one reason for all, Gujarat’s Dr Hardik Badgujar is studying […]
The first version of the MBA entrance exam launched by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is scheduled to be held in February 2012. Called the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT), it is little more than two months away and there is already hectic work in progress at the AICTE headquarters in New […]
Odisha (until a month ago Orissa) is better known for the architectural wonder of the Sun Temple at Konark and the beaches of Puri. But a push from the state government, cheap land prices, a pool of students from the neighbouring states of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and the North East as well as investments […]
Here’s a story offering insights into how the seemingly inefficient practices of a regulatory body can affect the quality and price of education. The lament of business schools and engineering colleges in the middle of every year is usually directed at the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for not approving their courses, or […]