MBAUniverse.com, as part of its special series on Distance MBA Programs brings to you this exclusive article on Sikkim Manipal University. The Distance Education department of SMU offers diverse range of Distance MBA programs to cater to the growing demand among working professionals.

For students at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, the bullish trend at the job market has brought them back in the forefront during the annual placement season this year.

The final placements for the students of PGDM 2009-11 batch of IIM Indore concluded recently in flat 5 days. The placements process witnessed a participation from almost 100 companies offering a wide array of profiles across the functions of finance, marketing, HR, operations, strategy and IT.

The Campus Recruitment 2011 at XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur, witnessed for the first time ever, a batch of 240 students getting placed in less than 4 days with a total number of 109 firms taking part in the recruitment.

If you are aiming to crack CAT 2011, then this is the right time to start. The best guides for your preparation are the books for CAT preparation. Self-study is critical for your CAT success.

In this era of technology, understanding and leveraging the right Education Technology is fast becoming an important imperative for progressive academic institutions. To usher in this revolution, MBAUniverse.com is organizing first-of-its-kind annual conference on the theme of Leveraging Education Technology in MBA Education on Friday, March 4, 2011, in New Delhi.

Hindustan Times and MBAUniverse.com Mission MBA is back with the GD PI Workshop from February to March 2011. The initiative is taken for the MBA aspirants who are going to appear for the GD PI rounds of the top B schools. The series of workshops will allow you to get the real feel of a GD and also give you the Expert Tips on how to excel in GD PI.

To help all you MBA aspirants in making the right B-school selection, a B-school that matches with your career aspirations, we are now starting the series on How to Select the Right B-school, Based on Your Sectoral Preferences.

This sub-series is part of the Guide to Selecting the Right B-school series under which we have presented to you till now articles on the various factors that you should consider while selecting your B-school. These factors were: Number of Faculty, Number of students sent on student exchange, Number of seats, Cut Offs, etc.

Distance MBA: For the masses as well as classes Unlike most regular in-class MBA courses, programs offered through distance learning are generally affordable and cost-effective. Distance learning eliminates the costs incurred on infrastructure, travelling and a variety of other peripheral expenses otherwise incurred by full-time or regular MBA program students. Distance MBA also provides a golden opportunity to the students living in remote areas to obtain MBA education from renowned management Institutes.