Which countries are Indian b-school’s alumni working in? Using LinkedIn’s ‘Education’ segment data we found that while USA has seen the largest number of Indians b-schools abroad, other destinations like UAE and Singapore also have their fair share of alumni from these colleges. What was interesting to note was that colleges like IIM Ahmedabad, SP […]

The earlier article on batch demographics (b-schools ranked 1-10) highlighted the increase in the number of girls this year while showing that engineers constitute an overwhelming majority there. For b-schools ranked 11-25 though, the trend is upside down. On an average, engineers in these b-schools formed about 80% of the batches. As many as 6 […]

The wheels of the 2013-15 batches across b-schools in India are well in motion. Taking a look at the batch demographics and admission criteria bring to light some interesting points. In this article, we focus on the first 10 b-schools from the PaGaLGuY B-school Rankings 2013. The most interesting point is the steady rise in […]

I write this as an MBA graduate who left a career in the education industry to prepare for the Civil Services exam and am halfway there. My article is particularly targeted at starry-eyed freshers going for an MBA. Let me play the devil’s advocate. Firstly, to address some traditional beliefs about the government. It is […]

Admissions for the two-year PGDM program offered by SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) will open on September 13, 2013. This year applicants can opt for two specialisations among the four on offer. Until last year, candidates could only choose one option. This was confirmed by Atish Chattopadhyay, chairperson, PGDM. Speaking about the […]

UPDATE: TISS has changed the exam date from December 15, 2013 to December 22, 2013. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has announced admissions for its full-time postgraduate degree programs. The TISS National Entrance Test (TISSNET) will be conducted on December 15, 2013. PaGaLGuY spoke to TISS director Prof S Parasuraman about the exam and […]

While writing this article, I am prepared for the backlash that I might receive from the readers. The article is about my understanding of ‘Normalization’ and what can one do to counter the unnecessary stress that results because of the same. In the time of paper-pencil test, when the same or a similar test paper […]

In the pursuit of that perfect VA score a lot of students tend to not focus on the big picture in the CAT. For example the average CAT aspirant will go hell for leather for Fill in the Blanks (FIB ), Word Usage (WU) , Commonly Confused Words ( CCW) and Sentence Correction (SC). The […]

Normalisation of the AT scores has been termed as a “highly unjust process”, that has left a lot of candidates frustrated because their scores have been scaled down. It has also led to widespread debate about whether the technique is even reliable. A lot of students have found it difficult to explain the sudden dip […]

Prof Rakesh Godhwani of IIM-B and Prof Soumendra Bagchi of XLRI have recently published books. In a first of sorts, we got the professors to review each other’s books. Below is Prof Soumendra Bagchi’ review of Prof Godhwani’s book titled – Seek: Finding Your True Calling Rakesh Godhwani The book is a finely packed collection […]