Articles in XLRI Jamshedpur
All exams have different myths surrounding them. In the case of the XAT exam there is a very popular one that it is a tougher exam than CAT.! Let us analyse some of these myths! 1. XAT is tougher than CAT: Like CAT , XAT also matches the performance of a student against the performance […]
Although the cartoon is what it is, a cartoon, but is Dilbert right? Is an MBA degree really worth it or are we foolishly joining the herd ?? Are we simply learning some complicated jargon to glamorously hide our ignorance ? Are we adding any skills when we go for an MBA or are we […]
The wheels of the 2013-15 batches across b-schools in India are well in motion. Taking a look at the batch demographics and admission criteria bring to light some interesting points. In this article, we focus on the first 10 b-schools from the PaGaLGuY B-school Rankings 2013. The most interesting point is the steady rise in […]
Prof Rakesh Godhwani of IIM-B and Prof Soumendra Bagchi of XLRI have recently published books. In a first of sorts, we got the professors to review each other’s books. Below is Prof Soumendra Bagchi’ review of Prof Godhwani’s book titled – Seek: Finding Your True Calling Rakesh Godhwani The book is a finely packed collection […]
Prof Rakesh Godhwani of IIM-B and Prof Soumendra Bagchi have recently published books. In a first of sorts, we got the professors to review each other’s books. Below is what Prof Rakesh Godhwani’s review of Prof Bagchi’s book titled – Election Campaign – A strategic theory. Prof Soumendra Bagchi Soumendra ‘s effort of writing on […]
I graduated from a reputed National Institute of Technology and joined a major automobile firm in 2010. I realised in few months that tech was not for me and decided to do an MBA . CAT 2011 was my first attempt. I prepared well but answered a few questions I unsure about. I wrote XAT […]
Photo Credit: Marian Institute of Health Care Management In jest, Fr Romuald D’Souza is often referred to as the founder of founders. After serving as director of XLRI Institute of Management, Jamshedpur and starting both, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar and Goa Institute of Management, this 88 year old now wants to start a wellness […]
The Xavier Aptitude Test (2014) paper will have a few minor changes. To begin with, GK will be made part of the main test and not a separate paper like last year, when it was introduced. This also means that the main test which was of a 2 hours and 20 minutes duration last year […]
(Photo courtesy: Matt Reinbold) It’s not easy for applicants to talk to Indian b-schools to ask for admissions-related information, something we discovered during a little experiment we did this month. Between July 4 and July 15, 2013, we posed as applicants and asked simple admissions-related queries to top 20 Indian b-schools (as per the PaGaLGuY […]
(Photo: Peter Gibbons) India’s biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has slashed the education loan interest rate for premium b-schools to as low as 10.7%. Further, for students who have two years of work experience and add a parent or the spouse as co-borrower, the interest rate would be even lower at 9.95%. These […]