Photo Credit: Flickr What’s in a name? Plenty, if you take Union Minister for Human Resources and Development, Kapil Sibal’s latest drive in question, to get the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to start doling out degrees instead of diplomas. Sure, the move seems noble considering that in management studies, a degree is the preferred […]

Rajeev Gowda, Prof of Economics & Social Sciences, IIM Bangalore (Photo credit: Tejas Team, IIM Bangalore) In a short interview with PaGaLGuY, Rajeev Gowda, Professor of Economics and Social Sciences, of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, explains how management education can connect to a career in politics and and why women are seen […]

Prof SSS Kumar, of The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK) has been appointed CAT (The Common Admission Test) Convenor for 2012. Prof Kumar who teaches Finance, Accounting and Control is from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and joined IIMK in 2003. The news was confirmed by an official from IIMK, though Prof Kumar was unavailable for […]

Manoj Rana on graduation day Uttar Pradesh born Manoj Rana is not the predictable computer engineer who ended up doing an MBA. His reasons were slightly different. A dreadful fire in 2005 had rendered both of Manojs hands and his upper extremities severely contracted. Today, after suffering 95% burns, undergoing 54 surgeries, in coma for […]

Ankur Kumar of Wharton ( Photo: Wharton ) In a quick Q&A; with PaGaLGuY, Wharton’s admissions director Ankur Kumar talks about the new curriculum at Wharton, the move to eliminate alumni from admission interviews and the school’s approach to the new GMAT. Could you describe what your role as Director of Admissions and Financial Aid […]

Goizueta Business School, Emory University (Photo: Daniel Mayer) From the previous blog posts in this series, we know that essays can play a key role in helping candidates differentiate themselves from the rest of the competition. This time we look at some guidelines to start working on those first drafts. Why Nine tips? Why not […]

Photo by Tony (Flickr) The fall-out of the food poisoning incident that took place at the Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIMI) on Saturday which rendered about 200 students ill, has forced a change in hygiene rules in the campus as well as an addition in the menu. Besides checking and replacing all water coolers […]

About 200 students of the Indian Institute of Management, Indore have fallen ill after eating food in the college mess. While many were admitted to the Choithram and Unity hospitals in Indore, as of now 12 are still there and being kept under strict observation. One student is still being treated at the school’s medical […]

After numerous technical issues held back the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GCET) last week, the re-exam was conducted smoothly on Sunday. There were problems reported in 23 of the 25 centres across the state on Thursday and Friday and for all the exam slots. Not only were there mechanical problems but in some cases, the […]

The present IIM Trichy campus IIM Tiruchirapalli (IIMT) will be opening a new campus in Chennai. According to details available, a new building has been taken over in the Guindy, which is considered prime real estate in Chennai and is the entry point to the city from the southern parts of Tamil Nadu and south-western […]