IMT Ghaziabad, AACSB Accredited one of the premier B-schools with four campuses at Ghaziabad, Dubai, Hyderabad and Nagpur, has completed 100% Placements for its Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management Accelerated program (PGDM ExP) batch 2021-23. The 18 Month PGDM-Executive program is meant for executives with 5 years of work experience. The placement season 2023 for PGDM-ExP has not only registered 100% placements yet again despite the increase in batch size, but has also achieved higher salary packages.

AACSB accredited Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSoM) has partnered with three prestigious International B-Schools namely KEDGE Business School, France; University at Albany, State University of New York, USA and University of Wollongong, Sydney Business School, Australia to offer a unique International Bachelor in Business Administration (IBBA) program in India. As part of the four-year program, the student has the opportunity to study for 2 years in India and 2 years at any of the three B-schools in France, Australia or USA and earn two undergraduate degrees in management.

On September 12, Financial Times (FT) released its Global Masters in Management (MIM) Rankings 2022. FT MIM Ranking 2022 has ranked seven B-schools from India. IIM Bangalore MBA is the top ranked program in India, followed by SPJIMR Mumbai and IIM Lucknow.

IIM Admission Policy is a major annual document released by each IIM which decides the fate of 200,000 MBA aspirants. Each year, top 3 IIMs - IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta -- used to release their admission policy immediately after the start of CAT registration in August. However, this year, none of them have released their admission policy, even as CAT 2022 registration began on August 3. As on September 10, of the 20 IIMs, only IIM Lucknow has released its admission policy. It is this a usual delay, or there more to it?

XLRI - Xavier School of Management, one of India’s premier B-Schools, has announced change in leadership. XLRI has appointed Fr. Sebastian George, S.J., as the new Director of the institute and Prof Sanjay Patro as the Dean Academics at XLRI Jamshedpur. Both the functionaries have taken over the responsibilities of XLRI from August 26, 2022.

September 1, 2022 marks the end of an era in All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). On this date, Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE stepped down from his position as he attained the age of 65. However, appreciating the transformation that he had brought at AICTE, the Government immediately appointed him as the Chairman of the newly formed National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) with same remuneration, perks and privileges as are applicable to the Chairman of AICTE.

IIM Indore has inaugurated the 13^th Batch of 5 Years Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) 2023-28 with 156 students including 49 Girl students on August 22, 2023 at its campus.

A survey released by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) on April 10, 2023, revealed that for the first time ever, prospective business school students said that they prefer one-year MBA programs over the more traditional two-year options. In India, while two-year MBA remains very popular, there is a growing demand for a shorter program. IIMs have launched 1 year MBA programs, while top PGDM B-schools like IMT Ghaziabad have launched 18-month AICTE-approved PGDM programs for executives.

India’s most prestigious management education conference is back! IIM Kozhikode, one of the top management institutes in the country, is the Partner and Host institution for the 12^th edition of INDIAN MANAGEMENT CONCLAVE (IMC) 2022. The conference will be held on December 9-10, 2022 at the picturesque IIM Kozhikode campus.

Welcoming the conference to its campus, Dr Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM Kozhikode said, “IIM Kozhikode is happy to partner MBAUniverse.com to bring the 12^th edition of Indian Management Conclave to ‘God’s Own Campus’.”

IIM Bangalore, the convener of CAT 2022 is one of the 6 IIMs that are awarded the responsibility to convene Common Admission Test (CAT) on yearly rotation. Apart from IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore and IIM Kozhikode conduct CAT exam by rotation.  

While IIM Indore and IIM Ahmedabad modified and revamped CAT structure and pattern when they conducted it second time only, now it is IIM Bangalore which is convening CAT for the second time after 5 years. Going by the historical data, you should expect more changes in CAT 2022.