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Who really gains from M&As?

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Whatever be their motivation, the fact remains that mergers and acquisitions are a risky business. Be it a desire to gain access to new technology, increase market share or achieve economies of scale, M&As rarely live up to the expectations trumpeted by the acquiring company's management Just how unsuccessful is illustrated by a 2007 study of more than 200 major European M&As by consultancy, Hay Group. This found that senior business leaders believe that fewer than one in 10 M&As were "completely successful" in achieving their stat...

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Now, malware bugs users on CAT site

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NEW DELHI: CAT's online presence seems to be bugging students again, literally. Common Admission Test 2010 aspirants received a scare when they visited the official site www.cat iim.in on Wednesday night as they found the portal hosting malware files.  The timing of the bug makes it even scarier as the sale of CAT 2010 vouchers and online registration started just two days ago, reminding people of the vir us attacks during CAT 2009.  The site began acting up late on Tuesday, affecting a number of visitors. Whenever the site was open...

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Official CAT website hacked

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Amidst last years controversy here comes another debacle from he house of IIM’s. Official CAT website is hacked and seems like a malware is nesting on dreams of million of CAT takers.   This is the screenshot from the official website http://www.catiim.in. Please do not open this site untill the message is gone.   Google reports: What is the current listing status for catiim.in? Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer. Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 2 time(s) over the past ...

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XLRI XAT 2011

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XAT is an annual entrance exam conducted by XLRI School of Business and Human Resources for admission to Post Graduate Management Programs of XLRI, Jamshedpur and 60 other management institutes. Therefore, every year a large number of management aspirants apply for XAT to get admission in XLRI or other good institutes where XAT is applicable. XLRI Jamshedpur was founded in 1949 by Fr Quinn Enright, S.J. in the Steel City of Jamshedpur and since then is considered to be amongst the most prestigious institutes for management education in Ind...

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Where G in GMAT stands for growth

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To keep up with the growing demands of business education, the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), has announced that a new section will be introduced from June 2012. The new integrated reasoning section will provide business schools a way to determine how prospective students respond to the complex challenges they will encounter as managers in an information-rich business environment. We spoke on the phone to Ashok Sarathy, vice-president, GMAT Program of Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). The company, GMAC, owns the GMAT. Sa...

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Demand for full-time MBA falls globally

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A year after the global financial crisis that had students from Bschools worldwide struggling for jobs, a survey on application trends for management education has thrown up some interesting findings. According to the survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) which conducts GMAT—an MBA entrance test used by B-schools across the world—there has been a steep rise in the popularity of the executive MBA for mid-career professionals as well as an increase in part-time MBAs. Simultaneously, there has been a decline in the applicatio...

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60 Days To CAT 2010

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With CAT Just 60 days away, many of you must be getting anxious with questions about the technical glitches faced by students last year. The test will be computer based this year as well but be assured that IIMs and Prometric are extra careful to make it a smooth run unlike last year. CAT is one of the prestigious entrance examinations and as you read this article, the CAT notification is already out. CAT 2010 is being conducted earlier than usual. Most of you would have started preparation for CAT 2010 months ago. Some would have even started...

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CAT Over More Days

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The Common Admission Test (CAT), the gateway to the Indian institutes of Management and other top B-schools, will be held over 20 days between October 27 and November 24 this year.  The computerised test has been brought forward by almost a month to avoid the dates clashing with those of other examinations. Last year, the test was held daily between November 28 and December 7. Himanshu Rai, the admissions chairman of IIM Lucknow and the convener of CAT 2010, said: “The test centres where there were glitches last year have been elimin...

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Bombay HC Question IIMs On Quota

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The Bombay High Court today sought data from IIM Ahmedabad as to how many seats have been reserved in all the IIMs for disabled students, and how many of those have been filled up this year. The order came on a petition by Rahul Girreddy, who took CAT, but was denied admission in the quota for the disabled, alleging that three per cent reservation as prescribed under Persons With Disabilities Act, 1995 is not being implemented.A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice S C Dharmadhikari asked the IIM Ahmedabad (which alone was re...

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IIMs Prometric release CAT specific information

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Common Admission Test (CAT) 2010 will be administered across 33 cities from 27 October through 24 November 2010.CAT is a mandatory test for admission to the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and 150 other B-schools across the country.IIMs and Prometric in a media statement announced that vouchers for CAT 2010 will be available for sale at selected Axis Bank branches from 30 August through 27 September 2010. Registration and scheduling will open on 30 August and close on 30 September 2010. In addition to this, Prometric said it...

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Now, malware bugs users on CAT site

NEW DELHI: CAT's online presence seems to be bugging students again, literally. Common Admission Test 2010 aspirants received a scare when they visited the official site www.cat iim.in on Wednesday ...

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Official CAT website hacked

Amidst last years controversy here comes another debacle from he house of IIM’s. Official CAT website is hacked and seems like a malware is nesting on dreams of million of CA...

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XLRI XAT 2011

XAT is an annual entrance exam conducted by XLRI School of Business and Human Resources for admission to Post Graduate Management Programs of XLRI, Jamshedpur and 60 other management institutes. Ther...

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Where G in GMAT stands for growth

To keep up with the growing demands of business education, the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), has announced that a new section will be introduced from June 2012. The new ...

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Demand for full-time MBA falls globally

A year after the global financial crisis that had students from Bschools worldwide struggling for jobs, a survey on application trends for management education has thrown up some interesting findings. According ...

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60 Days To CAT 2010

With CAT Just 60 days away, many of you must be getting anxious with questions about the technical glitches faced by students last year. The test will be computer based ...

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CAT Over More Days

The Common Admission Test (CAT), the gateway to the Indian institutes of Management and other top B-schools, will be held over 20 days between October 27 and November 24 this ...

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Bombay HC Question IIMs On Quota

The Bombay High Court today sought data from IIM Ahmedabad as to how many seats have been reserved in all the IIMs for disabled students, and how many of those ...

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IIMs Prometric release CAT specific information

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2010 will be administered across 33 cities from 27 October through 24 November 2010.CAT is a mandatory test for admission to the premier Indian Institutes of ...

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CAT is here, but no need to panic

It’s time again to bell the CAT, as dates for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2010 have been announced. The test is scheduled to be held between October 27 and ...

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CAT window expanded, to begin on Oct 27

CHENNAI: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have flagged off the admission season to B-schools by announcing the dates for the Common Admission Test (CAT), which is set to begin on O...

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