Deadlines that extend like rubber bands. MBA applicants to Maharashtra b-schools who had failed to submit their domicile certificates before the stipulated deadline now have a reason to smile. The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), which conducts the common admission process has decided to allow them to submit their domicile certificates between June 20 and […]

(Photo: Christina Rutz) You have probably wondered how a no-name private b-school caught hold of your mobile number each time you received a telemarketing call or an SMS from such a school asking whether you would like to consider appearing for its admission process. More often than not, the telecaller knows the roll number of […]

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There is a slight glimmer of hope for MBA applicants to Maharashtra b-schools caught in the domicile imbroglio at the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) office in Mumbai. For those candidates who have not submitted Maharashtra domicile certificates while applying for admission to various management courses and face omission, there just could be an extension […]

Among the only two few Padmashri recipients in the management education space, management guru Dr Pritam Singh, Director General of International Management Institute (IMI), Delhi is well-known for having hauled up the fortunes of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow and the Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon during his tenures as their Director. This […]

Pic by Max Wolfe Photostream In a bid to fill up 2,100 PGDM seats, about 52 b-schools in Maharashtra are, for the first time, conducting a centralized admission process for b-school aspirants. The service will hope to net students who have taken any of the entrance tests namely: CAT / MAT / XAT / ATMA […]

ISB Hyderabads Admissions Director Mr VK Menon is back on PaGaLGuY for the fifth year in a row hosting an admissions question and answer thread to address queries about ISB admissions, curriculum, faculty, placements, scholarships, etc. However unlike conventional online chats, this will continue 247 until the end of ISBs admission season. Mr VK Menon […]

With a legacy of excellence spanning 2 decades, the Amity Education Group today comprises of 23 campuses spread over 1,000 acres and includes 4 world-class universities. It also has 17 schools & pre-schools, 150 top-ranked institutions and 5 international campuses across UK,USA, Singapore and Mauritius. The group is home to over 80,000 students pursuing 240 […]

The vitriolic public reaction to Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh’s seemingly innocuous comment that “The faculty in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is not world-class. It is the students in IITs who are world-class. The IITs and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are excellent because of the quality of students and not because of quality […]

If the court battle this year between the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and management institutes confused students and delayed admission processes in many schools, expect far more delays and confusion this year. None of the parties engaged in the legal battle over the controversial AICTE circular seems to be in a mood […]