The Indian School of Business (ISB) has increased its student intake by 20% for the current Class of 2007. The Class of 2007 – all working professionals – has 418 students as compared to 345 students in the Class of 2006. The ISB will now be counted as one among the largest, when compared to […]

1- What is communication management and how is it different from conventional MBA? The difference lies in the choice of curriculum. Both general management and MICA’s communication management are anchored in management. The first principle is that we are creating MBAs whose ultimate purpose is to effectively run businesses and manage resources. The founding fathers […]

Has Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad violated its AICTE certification? Applicants to the 2006-08 PGDCM course were astounded on Thursday to find that MICA had screened in students with CAT and XAT percentiles between 90 and 95 but many with higher scores were left out, giving way to speculations that sectional scores were used in […]

The Indian School of Business has extended the deadline to accept GMAT scores from prospective students till January 15, 2006. This is to facilitate applicants who are unable to take their scores due to unavailability of GMAT dates. There is a substantial growth noticed in the number of GMAT takers outside US, which is coming […]

The programme, which is in its conceptual stage, would use the GMAT exam followed by recommendation and Statement of Purpose letters for admission, IIM Calcutta’s Dean of Program Initiatives Dr Anup K Sinha told PaGaLGuY.com on Friday. The course would be announced very soon, he added. “We are basically pitching this program for people who […]

Having been from the IIMs where the procedure for admissions is so vastly different, can you tell us in detail about the ISB admissions process? We are looking at experienced candidates from 2 years upwards to 20 years and the predominant category is between 2 – 8 years which is where 60 – 70 pc […]

I know it has been a while since I wrote but there are just way too many things that I am currently doing! Anyways, now that you have a lot of insight into the Application Game, you must be in a comfortable position to apply for the recommended deadlines. Now, as you work on those […]

Now that you have set your eyes on the ‘right’ schools, you should not waste even a single moment…leap onto the bandwagon of essay-writers! One of the biggest deciding factors in the entire Application Game is the ‘Application Essay’. Jeez, what is an ‘essay’…? Each school abroad, no matter how big or how small, places […]

Hello there! How have things been with you? I hope with the calendar in hand, you are now in a comfortable position to look closer at the Application Game. Now, I am making a safe presumption that you are done with the GMAT and have had a fantastic score. Even if the score is not […]

Oh God, CAT or GMAT! Yippee, I am back again! Wading through the comments and mails I have received for Part#1, I thought I would spend sometime discussing some major differentiating factors in studying for an MBA in India Vis-à-vis abroad. I am sure a majority of aspirants are pretty unclear whether it is the […]