MUMBAI: Indian Institutes of Management have decided to continue with the existing admission system of conducting group discussions and personal interviews independently , at least for this year. With the new IIMs starting operations this academic season, the Union human resource development ministry had asked the management schools to draw up a common admission process so that students are saved the trouble of travelling to various campuses. However, some of the IIMs have alread...

Delhi University’s (DU) Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) is moving south by having an integrated campus in the south campus of the university. The plan has been approved by DU which will go ahead with the activities and execution of the new campus. FMS currently operates from two campuses and offers both full time and part time MBA programmes. It offers the flagship two-year MBA programme from north campus and the full time MBA- Management of services programme from south campus besides a pa...

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The Indian School of Business (ISB) has been ranked twelfth in the global B-school rankings released on Monday by the Financial Times, London. This is the third successive year that ISB featured among the top 20. It was 15th in 2009 and 20th in 2008. London School of Business leads the pack, followed by the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) and Harvard Business School, Stanford University. “ISB is consolidating its position as a top-ranked global business school,”' said Rajat Gupta, chairma...

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10,000 students to take CAT retest on january 30-31

Around 10,000 students have been scheduled to retake the Common Admission Test (CAT) in its second phase on January 30 and 31. The first phase of CAT had to be extended by a day this year due to major technical glitches. Those who experienced difficulties due to various disruptions such as frozen computer screens, blank screens, and data/graphic elements not displaying properly (identified through site reports recorded at the test labs and have not been rescheduled yet) will be eligible to appe...

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The efforts of Xavier Institute of Management-Bhubaneswar (XIMB), one of the premier B-schools in the country, to find a patch of land in and around the city for building its second campus has finally borne fruit. The Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) has allotted 35 acres of land at Pipili in the state's Puri district. But XIMB is yet to take physical possession of this allotted plot due to some local problems. “We are yet to take physical possession of the land...

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Business leaders to congregate at 'Manfest 2010'

Top business leaders will congregate on the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, (IIM-L) campus for the annual flagship extravaganza ‘Manfest 2010’, which took off in signature style today. One of the biggest B-school festivals in India, Manfest will span three days of learning with fun for the future business leaders. Reputed B-schools are participating in this much-awaited event, which will also mark the silver jubilee of IIM-L. There are several events lined up, including auto industry ...

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Delay in results is forcing institutes to move away from CAT Its disastrous brush with the computer-based format has taken some sheen off the Common Admission Test (CAT). The examination, being conducted by Ahmedabad (IIM-A) this year, forms the basis for admission to IIMs and other premier business schools in the country. But the delay in the announcement of results is forcing many institutes to revisit their admission strategy. The results are expected only around the third week of February ...

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Benefits of MBA

MBA is a versatile master’s degree program in business, management and finance. It signifies professionalism, breath of experience and success. And to achieve this success you have to firstly, opt for an appropriate MBA program and, secondly choose a respected and reputable institution. Some of the best B schools in India are located in Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Indore, Kozhikode and Lucknow. MBA in Ahmedabad, MBA in Kolkata and MBA in Mumbai is given top priority for their bright p...

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CAT retest on Jan 30 & 31, result by late Feb

NEW DELHI: The 2,000-odd candidates, who could not take the Common Admissions Test (CAT) in time because of software glitches in the exam system, can now appear on January 30 & 31, 2010, according to a posting at the exam’s website on Friday, which said that the final results are likely to be out by the third week of next months. Candidates identified for the re-test in phase II would receive communication from the exam conductor, Prometric, by January 10, 2010. The first phase of CAT was he...

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NEW DELHI: With the revival of the job market India Inc is all set to witness a significant jump in attrition levels as well, especially in sectors like aviation, information technology and business process outsourcing, executives search firm GlobalHunt India said today. "Attrition is a sign that there is a growth in the industry. Attrition will go up, the moment the job market picks up," GlobalHunt India Director Sunil Goel said, adding that sectors such as BPO as well as IT and aviation were l...

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