(Photo credit: US Army) In Logical Reasoning, very often we encounter problems based on games or tournaments. The first thing that as a CAT taker you need to realize is that the tournament-based format of questions offers the examiners a multitude of options to test you about. So, there cannot be a one-size-fits-all way of […]

(Photo credit: Michael Surran) Bucking the trend of marginal increases in other MBA entrance tests, 27% more candidates will take Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) University’s NMIMS Aptitude Test (NMAT 2012) this year compared to last year’s NMAT 2011. The registrations for NMAT 2012, which closed on October 10, 2011, clocked 50,800 candidates […]

The Indian School of Business (ISB) – Hyderabad on Tuesday announced the doubling of its student scholarships from Rs 4 crores to rupees 8 crores for the incoming PGP class of 2013. “Through this increased outlay, one in every seven students studying at the school will receive scholarships of 25% to 50% of the total […]

Around 150 golfers participated in this year’s Golf Cup tournament organised by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong. The event, which is an annual one has always aimed to bring corporates and the students of premier B-schools of the country on the same platform to play golf, to help interaction between the two. Additionally, […]

If you think farming is all about ploughing the field clad in a dhoti and eating packed lunch under a tree, think again. Hariharan V is one such farmer who is pursuing an MBA degree at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C). From a small village in the southern part of Tamil Nadu, this […]

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There is a very marginal increase of about 0.49% in the number of candidates registering for the Common Admissions Test (CAT) in 2011 over 2010. While the number of vouchers sold for CAT 2011 is more or less the same as that for CAT 2010 — 2.06 lakhs — the number of candidates actually using […]

(Photo: Anand Grover) Invitation letters are still being sent out to prospective employers and interview rooms are being readied in anticipation of the placement season coming up ahead. But there is an unnerving question being asked in hushed circles will placements be rosy and offers handsome? There is a fear that the damp Europe and […]

(Photo credit: TheGiantVermin) Registrations for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2011 test date and centre closed on the midnight of October 4. But by late evening leading up to the deadline, there were visibly no takers for some test-slots. Based on our observation of centre availability on the registration website on the evening of October […]

Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM) was founded in 1995 by the Lal Bahadur Shastri Education Trust to perpetuate the memory of the second Prime Minister of India, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has recognized the following courses: Two […]