Much of the criticism of the MBA degree in its current form revolves around ‘soft skills‘, and how b-schools have failed to teach them to MBA students successfully. In that light, here are two examples of thoughtful communication from two b-schools, one from SIMS – Pune and another from ISB – Hyderabad that really caught […]

MDI School of Energy Management, Gurgaon organizes Round Table Conference on ‘Power Trading in India-the way forward’ A Round Table conference on ‘Power Trading in India-the way forward’ was conducted by MDI School of Energy Management, Gurgaon on October 23, at MDI, Gurgaon. The conference was attended by prominent experts from the Power Sector. The […]

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) today formally announced their joining the technology bandwagon by taking their admission test NMAT computer-based. Furthermore, the institute plans to take the test international by organizing it in Australia, UK and 12 Asian countries apart from in India. At the same time, NMIMS has steeply escalated the cost […]

With the CAT just a little more than a month away, obviously the preparations are in full swing. Something that the members of our Dream Team (DT) and UnderDog Team (UDT) will agree. For people who are still unaware of the DT and UDT concept, this is a little headstart; every year at PG we […]

When the CAT (and subsequently MAT and NMAT) went computer-based earlier this year, we at PaGaLGuY obviously got excited about the IIMs embracing technology and started working on our effort in helping you to be a better test taker. PaGaLGuY Prep is the first cut of our revolutionary new service designed to make you sharpen […]

Advisory Council formed for Center for Public Policy at IIM Bangalore The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM B), one of the leading management schools in the world, announced the constitution of an Advisory Council of the Center for Public Policy (CPP) on October 15, 2009 for providing long-term guidance to the activities of CPP. […]

An obscure turning with a small board saying ‘Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad’ leads you to a narrow road leading to MICA. The institute is so far removed from the humdrum of the city that students often call living there more of a ‘social experiment’ than a study course. MICA is a specialized institute for […]

You have probably already seen this one, but let me tip you off in case you haven’t. A group of currently studying MBA students from IIM Kozhikode have been running a CAT helpline on PaGaLGuY since September, answering MBA aspirants’ questions related to CAT strategy, weaknesses in preparation, last-minute tips and more. If you’re facing […]

As US business schools enter the 2010 admission season, Guest Writer Nunzio Quacquarelli of QS TopMBA.com speaks to Admissions Officers of four key schools – Wharton, NYU-Stern, Boston University and Duke-Fuqua on how the economic crisis affected their admissions in 2009 and the outlook for the future. We have witnessed one of the most turbulent […]

The voucher sale and the registration for CAT 2009 is over and the final figure of the registrations is here. Contrary to the popular belief of the number of CAT applicants crossing the 3 lakh mark this year, the total number of applicants who registered for CAT till October 11, 2009 (also the last date […]