Prof Raj S Dhankar, Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi (Photo Credit: Astha A) PaGaLGuY.com spoke to the dean of the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University (DU), Prof Raj S Dhankar, to know his thoughts on critical issues such as the need for infrastructural additions, admissions through CAT scores and the reason […]

Clockwise: Mr Deep Kalra of Make My Trip, Simrandeeep Paramar, Gunajit Brahma, Deepak Nanwani and Mohit Maheshwari That e-commerce is the most rocking business idea to hit Indian markets and pockets is an established fact. That fresh MBA grads are using the e-commerce route to fulfil their entrepreneurial dreams is a relatively contemporary drift. Every […]

Pic: Flickr The Common Admission Test (CAT) which usually spans twenty days will be extended by a day this year. The exam which will begin on October 11 will end on November 6, 2012 and there will be 21 exam days in that period. This obviously gives aspirants an extra day to take the exam. […]

Above : The scene outside the Shivaji Park Axis Bank branch today, on the first day of CAT voucher sale Below : The scene outside the same Shivaji Park branch last year on the first day of CAT voucher sale The pictures say it all. Queues for The Common Admission Test (CAT) vouchers in many […]

The Indian Institute of Management Indore is all set to introduce a Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Mumbai from this year. This development comes close on the heels of IIM Kozhikode and IIM Trichy launching new campuses to cater to its executive MBA student base. According to Mr Akhtar Parvez, who is the Librarian as […]

The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2012 notification for admission to the 13 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) is out. Much of what is tabled is what we already told you in our previous articles dated July 18 and July 20 . More information is available on the CAT website or in today’s national dailies which […]

Prof SSS Kumar At the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, Prof SSS Kumar, CAT Convenor for 2012 is known as Triple S. And the name suits him rather well because being perpetually dressed in a loose shirt and casual trousers, he can easily be mistaken for a student. With a face that breaks into a […]

Pic by flickr The Common Admision Test (CAT) 2012 will be conducted from October 11 to November 6, 2012. The test will comprise of two sections which will be seperately timed. Each of the sections will be 1 hour and 10 minutes. There will be 30 questions in each section. According to Prof SSS Kumar, […]

Prof Keya Sengupta, Director in-charge, IIM Shillong (Photo Courtesy: Astha A) Bidding farewell to its first director Prof Ashoke K Dutta on Monday, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong welcomed its new and the first ever lady director (in-charge), Prof Keya Sengupta. In her first interview, the acting director discussed her plans for the institute. […]

Whither graduate business education in India? Dr Suku Bhaskaran Dean, GD Goenka World Institute: Lancaster University In the past decade Indias annual growth in gross domestic product (GDP) has matched GDP growth rates recorded by the tiger economies of East Asia and the ASEAN in its hey days. Rapid development would mean greater demand for […]