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Although not very logical, the popular method of calculating the return on investment (RoI) of an MBA programme is to count the number of years it takes for your post-MBA earnings to equal the fees. That works out really well for top b-schools in India because even if you are paying Rs 12 lakh for […]
Last year was dominated with Team Anna’s slogans and Dhanush’s Kolaveri Di on Youtube. Catching in on the waves, many Indian b-schools introduced the study of both these newsmakers in their MBA classrooms as formal case studies or informal sessions with the stated intent of making students understand why these sensations had gripped the country’s […]
Kolkata’s Vishal Kedia, one of the nine 100 percentilers of CAT 2011 It’s like pumping in whatever you have and still being left empty-handed. The 2011 Common Admission Test’s (CAT) nine 100 percentilers are going through a similar situation. Hoping to have been flooded with calls from all the top Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), […]
Dr Pritam Singh The time when most b-schools are gearing up for the GD-PI round — a standard part of the MBA admission procedure — there are some who are experimenting with a cocktail of criterion. International Management Institute (IMI), Delhi, is one of the few b-schools which is planning to profile your personality using […]
Even former US President Richard Nixon could screw up in an interview — all the more reason why you should read this. (Photo: from the movie Frost/Nixon) Editors note: This is the final part of the two-part series by guest author Charanpreet Singh that gives you a checklist about the important don’ts at a personal […]
Many doctors are pursuing a management degree to get into healthcare management. (Photo: Truthout.org’s photostream) Shashank Prabhu, a doctor by profession, made headlines last week by cracking the Common Admission Test (CAT) and that too with a 100 percentile score. One question that the entire media asked him was why did he opt for an […]
Now that the Common Admission Test (CAT) results are out, all eyes are on the next round — GD-PI. PaGaLGuY spoke to some of the top b-schools other than the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to find out what is their plan of action for the next round and whether Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) […]
IIM Trichy, celebrated its first foundation day on January 4 this year. The event was marked by the presence of corporate honchos like Srikant Gathoo, director, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), R Chandrasekaran, president and managing director, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Xavier L’Official, chief executive officer (CEO), Societe Generale Global Solutions Centre. There was a […]
With the date for the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) round the corner, most state universities are agreeing to accept CMAT scores. However, private institutes such as Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur and Symbiosis International University, who conduct their own MBA entrance tests, have been firm on not accepting CMAT scores for 2012. Universities […]
Just a day after the CAT ‘purred’, it was time for being SNAP ‘ed’ at. The Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) 2011 results that were declared yesterday has left many aspirants worked up. Not the top scorers though, who seem content with the results, but most of those who have scored between 80 and […]
