[embedded image] Guess who is who? Rupali and Sonali (L to R)Not many of you would have the inclination to reject an offer from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore if that's the best option you have. However, Rupali Jain, who has converted her IIM-B call, is willing to give up the seat if her twin sister Sona...

[embedded image] (Photo Courtesy: The Cleveland Kid) After the placement season last year, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) would have hoped that things would get better this year. However, things only seem to be moving in reverse gear as the IIMs are having a tough time placing the students of the 2011-13 ...

[embedded image] Photo credit: pasukaru76 (www.flickr.com) Padaki Sagar Shrinivas, a 24-year old aspirant from Mumbai has secured the second rank in February 2013 Common Management Admission Test (CMAT). Extremely happy with his score, Sagar said that a single minded approach and a well-placed strategy keeping in mind t...

[embedded image] Rashmi Bansal Ahead of the launch of her new book Follow Every Rainbow, Rashmi Bansal, writer and entrepreneur, speaks to PaGaLGuY about her new book and the insights that she attained during the course of writing this book: What is your new book based on? Like my earlier books,...

[embedded image] (Interactive chart by Sanjit Oberai) For the education sector, Union Budget 2013 gives reason only for a muted cheer. Finance Minster P Chidambaram has allocated Rs 65,867 crore to Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), which is an increase of 17 per cent over the Revised Estimate of the...

[embedded image] A typical bandh day in Kochi. Photo Credit: karmadue Fresh Update Those who have missed out on CMAT in February due to the bandh, can take the exam in May 2013 as well. This has been confirmed by AICTE director Mr SS Mantha. Second update AICTE Chairman Mr SS Mantha has said that CMAT exams will be on...

[embedded image] IIM Udaipur, Pic sent by Barretto Maclean Owing to a clash in interview calls from some prominent b-schools in the country, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur, the nodal point for admissions to the younger IIMs this year, has said that it will consider a date change request provided the int...

Editor's note: Guest writer and IIM Ahmedabad student SG Shrinivas believes that the actual life as an MBA student is far from what is portrayed in the media, and those preparing for admissions should not base their decisions on sensational placement reports. --------- [embedded image] Have you thought it through well? (Pho...