Artist’s impression of the IIM Trichy campus If you are gunning for Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Trichy in a couple of years’ time, chances are that you will be studying in a swanky 172-acre new campus. According to the details made available by the institute, the new campus situated on Trichy-Pudukottai highway, 17 km […]

Rohit Gharde When creepy crawlies come out for a spin at the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, there is only one person to call – Rohit Gharde. The 26-year old, second year student at IIFM, is not just a snake-catcher, more a snake-charmer, that too in the real sense. His fascination for snakes started […]

In this comic, we are trying out something new. After you read this comic, some of you might have further questions about the market research profession that you would like answered by someone who currently works in the industry. For this, we have Utsav Mamoria aka @utsavmamoria, a Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA) alumnus who […]

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) MBA aspirants who applied to the Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDM-RM) offered by Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) using their Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) test scores were in for a shock email on Wednesday. In this email, XIMB told the applicants that it will not […]

The perils of too much choice (Photo: BurgerAustin) You are done with the CAT, are probably lining yourself up for some of the other admission tests, and preparing yourself for the last mile – the Group Discussion, Essay Writing and Interview processes. This is a good time to focus some attention towards getting a fix […]

Suddenly this year, one couldnt take the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) 2012 question paper home after taking the exam anymore. No clear reason was given for this change by Symbiosis, even though the tests nature remained the same (paper-pencil over a limited time). Folks from test-preparation companies who also take the exam every year […]

Rashmi Sonthalia, product manager (MBA-India), IMS Learning Resources Today’s Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Test 2012 had a very simple quant section, a moderately easy but lengthy analytical and logical reasoning section and relatively tougher verbal and general knowledge Sections. A total of 150 questions were asked in the exam. English The verbal ability section was […]

Special thanks to cricket nerd and fin whiz @cornerd, for his valuable help in the making of this comic! Follow him on Twitter if you love your sport! Deepak Gopalakrishnan is a cartoonist from Mumbai. Catch all his cartoons and work here, and follow his tweets here.

Shweta, with her children Update: Shweta Mallick has sent a response. It is at the end of the article. The hand that rocks the cradle can also burn the midnight oil, when project-work or assignments have to be submitted the next morning. That means finding the seamless balance between being a mother and a student. […]

What is new about the Xaviers Admission Test 2013? The XAT exam this year will have a General Awareness section, and the paper will have two parts with a total time of 3 hours. The first part would have to be solved in two hours and 20 minutes and will consist of Quantitative Aptitude (QA), […]