Articles in IIM Bangalore
We wanted to do this after IIM Ahmedabad released its placement report, but with no clear timeframe from ‘WIMWI’ yet, we are publishing this anyway. Each year, India’s better known b-schools release information about their placements in the form of a report or press releases. Besides highlighting what the b-school deems is more important about […]
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore completed final placements for its PGP batch of 2009-11 with 461 offers from 135 companies. ICICI Bank recruited the most with 19 offers followed by Deloitte Consulting and McKinsey & Co who made 17 and 12 offers respectively. The PGP 2009-11 batch strength was 348, of which 16 […]
One of the first top business schools gunning to set up an India campus following the expected passage of the Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations) Bill in the Indian parliament is the Canada-based Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto. Ranked number 10 globally in The Economist’s fulltime MBA rankings 2010, Schulich […]
The tuition fees and ancillary costs for management education at the Indian Institutes of Management, private Indian b-schools and deemed universites have witnessed upto sixfold increases in the last seven years. In contrast, the government university affiliated management schools have only seen a marginal hike in their fees, making them look economically attractive. However, […]
It’s interesting to observe how sections of the latest ranking results resemble those in the PaGaLGuY Rankings of 2008. The economic recession came and went, and in many ways the last year’s (2010) PaGaLGuY Rankings reflected the challenges b-schools faced in placing their batches during hard times. With MBA recruitments back on an upswing, the […]
Is the meaning of MBA abroad gradually changing for Indian MBA applicants? Those in the thick of the business think so. It is not just US b-schools that Indian applicants target now, but they are also exploring destinations closer to home. An increasing number of candidates are opting to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test […]
The second day November 27, 2010 of Confluence 2010 at IIM Ahmedabad revolved around the theme of Challenges in Formulation and Implementation of Inclusivity in Governance. The morning sessions were opened by Prof Sebastian Morris, a senior professor at IIM Ahmedabad. To begin the discussion, he raised several issues ranging from the increasing role of […]
You probably do not know but there is a law in India that says that if your husband dies while serving in the Army, you are entitled to pension if you marry your husbands brother. You also probably do not know that the width of the footpaths in cities such as Bangalore have to be […]
(L-R): Prometric MD Soumitra Roy, CAT Convenor Prof Himanshu Rai and IIM Lucknow Director Prof Devi Singh at a press conference in New Delhi to mark the end of CAT 2010 The Common Admissions Test (CAT) 2010 completed its 20-day run on November 24, 2010, paving the way for the results which shall be declared […]
The advent of the computer-based Common Admissions Test (CAT) has brought about many changes in the way MBA aspirants prepare and strategize for the test. This has led to a complete turn-around in the way test preparatory institutes deliver CAT coaching to MBA aspirants. Mock tests are now computer-based and the sectional tests have been […]