The convocation will start with a presidential address by Mr B Muthuraman, Managing director of Tata Steel and Chairman a Board of Governors, XLRI. Mr OP Bhatt, Chairman, SBI will give the convocation address. aSir Jehangir Ghandya medal for Industrial and Social Peace will be conferred on Mr Ratan N. Tata, Chairman, Tata Group of […]

Salary statistics and international placements The maximum annual remuneration for a domestic offer was Rs 24 lakhs, a drop of 17 percent from 2008 placements. The average annual salary (obtained by converting international job offers at current exchange rates) stood at Rs 10.61 lakh which is a reduction of 28 percent from last season. Students […]

Briefly, what is the admissions process followed at DoMS, NIT Trichy (NITT) and what are the specific weightages allotted to the different components of the process?All aspirants necessarily need to appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) after which they can apply to DoMS NIT Trichy. After screening the application forms we call the suitable […]

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Anand Mahindra said that aIn India, the cost of innovation per unit is low and that the corporate should be looking at the bottom of pyramida. He emphasized that the corporate should not neglect the segment of people who do not currently have the purchasing power to purchase their products. […]

The Government of India is focusing on increasing the manufacturing sectoras contribution to GDP to 25 pc from around 17 pc. The Indian IT services sector is estimated to remain the fastest growing in the Asia Pacific region with a CAGR of around 18 pc. To achieve overall growth, these sectors need skilled people in […]

The Starbucks case highlights the problems specialty coffee retailer Starbucks faces due to rapid expansion, falling service levels and reduced consumption of expensive coffee in the wake of economic downturn. The case discusses the transformational initiatives implemented at Starbucks to revive the brand and bring the customers back to the stores. The Tata Motors case […]

Dr BS Sahay has been honored with various national and international recognitions including ISTD National Book Award (2007, 2001 and 2000), Emerald 2005 Award for Excellence, Escorts Book Award (199, and more. He has also received Asian Productivity Organizationsa fellowship for Advanced Program on Management Consultancy for Productivity Improvement organized by Japan Productivity Center, Tokyo […]

The Czech Republic is presently heading the activities of the European Union (EU) and hence Dr. Hynek also represented the EU. He expressed his concern over the fact that though the EU was Indiaas biggest economic partner, it was hardly ever in the news. India being one of the only six strategic partners of the […]

The Higher Entry Placement Process (HEPP), which facilitates lateral placements at IIM Lucknow, was held from January through March 2009. Ernst & Young (Middle East), Barings Private Equity Partners PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM, Wipro Consulting, Deloitte, Citibank, Aditya Birla Group, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant and Larsen & Toubro were among the major recruiters that participated in HEPP 2009. […]

For the PGDM Class of 2009, the CM Kandoi Gold Medals, instituted by Aditya Steel Industries, were awarded to Ms Lalitha Charanya Ganesh for securing first rank and Ms Shikha Agarwal for securing second rank in order of merit. The Faculty Council Gold Medals were awarded to the next eight rank holders. The Orissa Jesuit […]