In an effort to attract the maximum number of applicants, the Symbiosis Center for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD), Pune has introduced a major change in its application process. It will now close application entries a day before the Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) test scheduled on December 18, 2011 as against earlier when the […]

There is more clarity about the new Integrated Reasoning (IR) section that is slated to debut in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) in its new format scheduled to launch in June 2012. Unlike the Quant and Verbal sections which are adaptive, IR will be a fixed-form test. Which means that candidates will be served […]

Photo: Alex E Proimos The notification issued by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) about the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT), a few days ago has caught MBA aspirants, b-schools and coaching institutes off-guard. While schools say that they have received no intimation about the new exam, likely candidates are clueless on whether […]

(Photo credit: Timothy Crause) As the economy enters an uncertain climate, there are indications of a lowered interest in doing an MBA among Indians. The actual Common Admissions Test (CAT) turnout was lower in 2011 compared to 2010, as we had reported earlier. The Economic Times now reports that the country’s second and third tier […]

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 […]