Following the diversity-wave hitting Indian b-schools, Delhi-based International Management Institute (IMI) too is comtemplating using relaxed CAT cut-offs for students from commerce, economics and arts backgrounds, says Admission Director Prof Himadri Das. In this interview, he also announces IMIs thought process behind opening new campuses in Kolkata and Bhubhaneswar. What can the incoming batch of […]

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, better known as TISS, runs one of the most sought after post graduate courses in Human Resources Management (HRM). The entrance test for the school is on December 12, 2010. With less than 10 days left for the exam, we will advise you on the things you […]

Is the meaning of MBA abroad gradually changing for Indian MBA applicants? Those in the thick of the business think so. It is not just US b-schools that Indian applicants target now, but they are also exploring destinations closer to home. An increasing number of candidates are opting to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test […]

Having written a ready reckoner with the help of a few FMS Delhi students a few months back, and with about a week to go, we are back with some analysis of the last few years’ FMS papers and the DOs and DON’Ts for the test scheduled on December 5, 2010. The FMS entrance test […]

(L-R): Prometric MD Soumitra Roy, CAT Convenor Prof Himanshu Rai and IIM Lucknow Director Prof Devi Singh at a press conference in New Delhi to mark the end of CAT 2010 The Common Admissions Test (CAT) 2010 completed its 20-day run on November 24, 2010, paving the way for the results which shall be declared […]

Now that CAT is almost done with, the next big entrance exam of the season will be the test conducted by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade(IIFT) on Sunday the 28th of November. A few months back, we brought to you the IIFT Ready Reckoner which explained a bit about the test and also compiled […]

With 15 per cent lesser number of candidates taking the Common Admission Test (CAT) this year and the number of seats in all the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) put together increased, is there a better chance for a candidate to get in? The IIMs have started talking about handling their biggest batch already, but […]

With only a few days left for CAT to end and most of the junta done with it, the focus will now be on the other major entrance exams of the season. Now, each exam has its own identity and one should ideally have a specific strategy to counter this uniqueness. For that, one needs […]

With only about 1750 approved MBA colleges in the lists of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the list of non-approved almost double that figure, the challenges and scope of management education is immense. The chairman of the Board of Management Studies, an advisory body of experts at AICTE, professor N Sambandam talks […]

Pagalguy spoke to Dr Jitendra K Das, who is director at FORE School of Management and more importantly a former CAT paper -setter. Below he has not only disclosed important information on the normalisation process and on how CAT papers are set but also discussed the overdependence of students on coaching classes to get them […]