Pic from David Feltkamp’s photostream The Association of Indian Management Schools, which is the largest body of b-schools in India, has no plans of discontinuing ATMA its own management entrance exam. Unlike the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) which is contemplating closing down not too far in the future knowing that eventually there will be only […]

Every year after the Common Admissions Test (CAT) registrations are completed, newspapers report the test statistics and highlight the percentage of candidates from unlikely fields such as veterinary science and animal husbandry. What is attracting vet doctors to study an MBA? While there cannot be one reason for all, Gujarat’s Dr Hardik Badgujar is studying […]

The IITs’ (Indian Institutes of Technology) loss is GMAT’s (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) gain. With the canning of the Joint Management Entrance Exam (JMET), regulatory body All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has added the GMAT to the six acceptable entrance tests for admissions to the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) offered at […]

(Photo credit: Anusheel Shrivastava) The Xavier’s Admission Test (XAT) 2012 that paves the way for admissions to b-schools such as the XLRI School of Business and Human Resources – Jamshedpur, SP Jain Institute of Management and Research – Mumbai, Xavier’s Institute of Management – Bhubhaneswar and Goa Institute of Management is scheduled for January 8, […]

Here is some surprising news for those tracking the demand for the Common Admission Test (CAT). Despite a marginally higher number of registrations in 2011 compared to CAT 2010, the actual turnout of test-takers in 2011 was lower than that in 2010. About 1.85 lakh candidates appeared for the CAT 2011 out of the 205,345 […]

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Entrance Test 2011 turned out to be pleasant surprise to anyone who had worked hard. I am sure those taking it for the second time would be laughing while the first-time applicants would keep wondering why. It seems that b-schools are in the mood to change patterns and […]

Pic: Mickeysucks photostream An article in the one of the pink papers yesterday created ripples it was intended to create – that 3 b-schools in India had received offers of over Rs 1 crore during pre-placements. A similar story had been published a while ago and when we cross-checked with some of the schools concerned, […]

The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) held four times every year by the All India Management Association (AIMA) might be discontinued in the next twelve months, sources at AIMA told PaGaLGuY today. The possible shutdown of the test is a response to the Human Resources Development Ministry’s indication that there would eventually be a common entrance […]

We are approaching the neck-deep phase of this year’s admission season, so we thought we’d devote a post linking to some of the more active forum threads on which students of some of India’s top b-schools are answering aspirant questions related to admissions, fees and life at the school. While at it, we are also […]

Interest in the Common Admissions Test (CAT), which had been enjoying a boom until 2009 has been on the wane since 2010. Both, the CAT 2010 and CAT 2011 have seen registrations in the vicinity of 2.05 lakhs, a steep 15% drop compared to 2009. This decrease has not come without its own share of […]