Domination of engineers in CAT may become the thing of past soon as more and more non-engineers are getting high scores in this premier MBA entrance exam leading to admission in IIMs and other top MBA colleges in India.

One of the first six AACSB accredited B-schools in India, IFIM Business School Bangalore, has launched two new AICTE approved programmes - PGDM in Marketing and PGDM in Finance with Specializations to groom professionals in marketing and finance domains. Branded as ‘PGDM SpecX’, the programs will be taught by India’s top faculty in Marketing and Finance.  

IFIM Business School Bangalore, one of the first six AACSB accredited B-schools in India, has launched two new AICTE approved programmes - PGDM in Finance and PGDM in Marketing with Specializations for grooming professionals in marketing and finance domains. Branded as ‘PGDM SpecX’, the programs will be taught by India’s top faculty in Finance and Marketing.  

SPJIMR Mumbai commenced its new PGDM 2020-22 Batch on August 1 and is conducting classes virtually. SPJIMR is known for innovations in non-classroom teaching with key initiatives such as ADMAP, DOCC, Abyudaya, PG Lab and Science of Spirituality. SPJIMR also has a unique admission process that focuses on finding future business and social leaders. So how did SPJIMR Mumbai remodel its PGDMadmissions, student engagement, curriculum & pedagogy, during the COVID 19 Crisis? This exclusive MBAUniverse.com article offers a sneak-peek.

Covid-19 pandemic impact has loomed large on most of the top entrance exams for MBA admission 2021. The notifications with exam dates and schedule for XLRI-XAT 2021, IIFT MBA 2021 admission test, NMAT by GMAC 2020, Symbiosis SNAP 2020 have not yet been released, although the month of August 2020 has come to end. In previous years, the notification with complete exam schedule for all the above entrance tests was released in the month of July/August. The exam registration also used to begin in a few days from the date of release of notification.

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2020 for MBA Admission 2021 to IIMs remains unaffected by Covid-19 pandemic. Not only the exam is unlikely to be postponed but also the possibility is that more applicants will apply and appear in CAT exam this year.That’s the message coming from CAT Convenor  Prof Harshal Lowalekar, who shared the latest CAT updates with MBAUniverse.com on August 26.

IIM Indore has completely revised the IPMAT 2020 exam structure, marking scheme and final selection process for IPM 2020-25 batch. IPM aspirants should now be aware that the IPM AT exam, with so many changes in its pattern will be conducted on September 7, 2020 in the afternoon as a computer based test. 

IPMAT 2020: 5 Key Changes in Exam & Selection Process

Amid the uncertainty and challenges surrounding COVID-19, SP Jain School of Global Management has announced several new flexible learning options for its top-ranked Global MBA program. SP Jain Global is offering a new ‘Borderless Global MBA’ option where students now have the option to start the program online (Term 1) and continue on campus in Sydney and Singapore or Mumbai (Terms 2 and 3).

Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur is likely to conduct Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 20216 on Sunday, January 3, 2021. Since XAT is conducted on the first Sunday of January every year, XLRI wouldn’t like to break the legacy of 60 years in convening the XAT 2021 also. The registration for XAT 2021 would open in the last week of August, 2020.

XAT 2021 will be a computer based test. Its scores will be used by XLRI, all XAMI institutions and also by more than 100 other associated B-schools for MBA/PGDM admission 2021.

Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII),  Ahmedabad has emerged a leading management institute and is the front runner in offering management programmes in Entrepreneurship. 78% of its students have turned as entrepreneurs. Top executives of apex financial institutions are on the Board of Governors of EDII.