Over the last few decades, many Indians like Satya Nadella at Microsoft, Indra Nooyi at Pepsico, Sundar Pichai at Google, have occupied top positions in global MNCs. Infact, there are now more Indian CEOs heading top 500 S&P companies in USA than any other nationality except American!So, what has led to such a prominent presence of Indian CXOs on a global stage?

IIMs and FMS Delhi have closed their MBA admission 2019 application process now. But the silver lining is that there are more than top 10 MBA/PGDM colleges where you can still apply within next few days. If you have applied for CAT 2018 and are looking for top MBA colleges for admission in 2019, you have good opportunity to apply in best MBA colleges. If you have applied for XAT 2019 or can apply for the exam by November 30, 2018, you again have the opportunity to explore admission in some of these best MBA colleges.

If you wish to explore MBA admission 2019 opportunity in the best MBA colleges in India through a good but not so tough National level MBA entrance exam like CAT or XAT, the CMAT 2019 can be your preferred choice. There are 500+ management institutes and universities including some of the top MBA colleges in India who will accept CMAT 2019 exam scores for MBA admission 2019.

AACSB Accredited IMT Ghaziabad is consistently ranked among top B schools in India.IMT Ghaziabad has recently seen change of guard and DrAsish K Bhattacharyyahas taken over as the newDirector. An alumnus of Calcutta University, Dr Bhattacharya is a Chartered Accountant and ICWA.He has been associated with many leading institutions including IIM Calcutta and SPJIMR Mumbai.In this column,Dr Bhattacharyashareshiscandidviews aboutover emphasis on Placements at B-schools and the need for a long term perspective amongst MBA aspirants.

If you think that it is possible to cheat and get the actual CAT questions before the exam day, you may pull a long face as the Global Head of TCS, the CAT exam testing agency clarifies that it is impossible to cheat and lay your hands on the actual CAT question paper that you are going to face on CAT exam day.

Do you want to be a Marketing Wizkid, a Finance superstar on Wall Street or an IT Geek? While you may want to defer this decision, you will get much more value from your MBA/PGDM, if you have given this question a good thought. Not only will you get more out of your studies during the 1^st year of MBA, you will also land into better placements. After all, winners begin their journey early! That’s exactly the thinking behind the approach of SPJIMR Mumbai where they want every applicant to map career goals, and choose a specialization right at the application stage.

After completing the CAT 2018 Admit Card download from official CAT website iimcat.ac.in, have you ensured that your CAT candidature is admissible and all the details mentioned in the CAT exam admit card 2018 are correct? Whether your test centre has been allotted as per your choice? Even a small error in your personal details may create a problem and you may not be allowed to appear in the CAT 2018 exam on November 25, 2018.

Mahatma Gandhi famously said, India lives in its villages. That was true then and even now. The hinterlands in India comprise approximately 650,000 villages which consist of 850 million consumers that make up for about 70 per cent of Indias population and contribute around 50% of Indias Gross Domestic Product (GDP). With Green Revolution and recent Government initiatives to double farmers income, consumption patterns in our rural areas are gradually changing to resemble those in urban areas.

IBSAT 2018, gateway to MBA 2019 in 9 ICFAI B-schools across the country is scheduled to be held on December 22-23, 2018 at 95 test centres in India. Registration and application for IBSAT 2018 will close on December 12, 2018. IBSAT 2018 is a 2 hour computer based test.