Articles in GIM Goa
The quiz-master for WIZBIZ 2009 is Mr Avinash Mudaliar. He is thefounder of RV Quiz Corp., a quizzing club and is currently the creativeand content head of Times Internet Group. Participating firms atWIZBIZ 2009 include Bajaj Allianz, Synapse, Savoir and more. WIZBIZ2008 had total prizes worth Rs. 80,000, and this year there are prizesto be […]
It was about half an hour after noon when a short auto ridefrom the local train station brought me to the Somaiya Vidyavihar campus whichapart from the KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research houseseleven other educational institutes. A tall arch at the beginning of a wellmaintained road signifies the start of the campus. […]
There is a significant restructuring of industries, be it the financial services, automation, pharmaceuticals, publishing or entertainment. Part of it is caused by the current financial crisis but the trends are as much driven by long term and enduring changes in technology, consumer expectations and globalization. Does the Indian industry have the unique opportunity to […]
Lemon Tree hotel, Infosys and Cognizant campuses were the landmarks that I rattled off to the auto drivers at the Wakad flyover bus stop in order to get to the Symbiosis University campus in Hinjawadi, Pune. After some haggling I was on my way to the Symbiosis campus. I clutched my bag close to my […]
Move over B-school Dean interviews and opinion columns, because the PaGaLGuY B-school Backpacker is on the loose! Making a pilgrimage to B-schools across the country is his mission, and in this mission he shall not falter. The B-school Backpacker will travel to b-schools, write about their campus cultures, lingo, quirks and pass on freshly brewed […]
As part of the initiative, Dr Prahalad will be travelling to Goa in the second week of January 2009 to speak at an event hosted by GIM on the theme aGlobal Restructuring of Industries. Is there an India Advantage?a. GIM has also invited Mr Anoop Madhok, Professor at the Schulich School of Business, York University […]
How many applicationsdoes GIM receive and what is the number of students that are called for GD-PIafter the XAT results are declared? The number varies from year to year but to the best of my knowledge,last year about 800 to 1,000 students were called for a total of 120 seats. Thenumber of applications that we […]
It was about noon on Sunday when I arrived atthe Goa Institute of Management. For a new visitor it is quite easy tomiss the B-school with its old and timeworn building that looks overthe road and onto the river Mandovi. A small red sign on the wall ofthe building simply states, aGoa Institute of Managementa. […]
The quiz began with a written elimination round where Mr Anthony asked 25 questions to all the 14 competing teams, answers of which they had to write on a piece of paper & submit to Mr. Anthony at the end of the round. On the basis of these answers 6 teams namely Synapse 1, the […]