Taking a cue from the written analysis component in the admission process of the new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai has also decided to introduce a similar exercise for candidates who apply for admission. The institute will now ask aspirants to write on-spot essays and submit recommendations after the […]

Welcome to our new comic series, “A Pagal Look At” (APLA). This is different from MBA (the comic, not the degree). We decided to start a new comic series because we finally ran out of ideas for the last one we realised there were many many career options after completing the MBA (the degree, not […]

Pic: Flickr The three Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIMI) students, who have been suspended for consuming drugs on campus, have been asked to go for a rehabilitation and detoxification programme. Only on the completion of such a programme and with a medical certificate deeming them fit, will they be reinstated into the institute after […]

The three students of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore who were expelled from the institute on Friday are not permitted to seek admission to IIMI or any other IIM for two years. This rule will apply to any other new IIM which may come up in that time. In effect, this means that […]

Gautam Puri, co-founder, Career Launcher The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Entrance test 2012, presented a few surprises to all those who attempted the paper today. Unlike the past two years, the test instructions clearly stated that sectional cut-offs would be levied this year. The paper also veered away from its traditionally difficult Data […]

(Photo credit: Stevie Gill, flickr.com) A day to go for the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), (New Delhi and Kolkata) entrance test 2012. On Sunday, November 25, 2012, the exam will be held at 51 centres in nearly 20 cities. Known as an unpredictable exam, the IIFT test typically contains four sections: quantitative ability, […]

Prof Dan Ariel Prof Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. He is also a visiting professor in MIT’s Program in Media Arts and Sciences. But what Prof Ariely has really earned eminence for, in recent years, are his books on irrational behaviour. Two […]

In a first of its kind, for any management department of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Department of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT Madras will open its doors to undergraduates from any stream for its MBA program from the academic year 2013-15. This was confirmed to us by G Srinivasan, head, DoMS, IIT Madras. Until last […]

Apprehensive about vacant MBA seats in Maharashtra, DTE has proposed including ATMA scores for OMS/State seats. Photo credit: foxypar4 (flickr.com) Just when Maharashtra based b-schools were close to figuring out their admission strategy based on Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) scores, the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) in the state has stirred things up again. […]

SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai has tweaked its admission process slightly for the two-year full-time Post Graduate Diploma Programme (PGDM) for the academic year 2013-15. The institute will call aspirants separately for interviews based on profiles and scores. The institute also plans to call in more applicants this year. Until last […]