Addressing the students, Honble Governor said, that the imagination of what your Institute will be in the future, will play a vital role in directing its rise and growth. Build a brand of your institution with your success and achievements. He congratulated the students and wished all success in their future endeavors.

Birla Global University is a self-financed private unitary University and has been established by the enactment of Birla Global University Odisha Act, 2015 with its main campus spread over an area of nearly 30 acres in Bhubaneswar.

Top B-schools have published their shortlists for GD-PI-WAT rounds for admission to MBA/PGDM 2017-19 while a few are about to announce them. With many MBA options available and after appearing and scoring well in CAT 2016; XAT 2017; CMAT 2017 and getting shortlisted by number of B-schools it becomes tough to arrive at the right decision.

It has become more imperative to take a decision where to go before investing huge amount of money to pursue the management course from your dream B school.

K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research hosted its 4th International HR conference on the topic Building Organizations of Tomorrow: Leadership Challenges of Human Capital in a Digital Workplace.
The event was coordinated by Humanist The HR club of SIMSR. The two day event was scheduled for the 3rd and 4th of February, 2017 in association with California State University, San Bernardino College of Business and Public Administration and Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA).

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) Mumbai has not yet started its application process for admission to its flagship management course MMS 2017-19. On the top of it JBIMS has removed all the details regarding the admission process from its website adding woes and creating panic among the MBA aspirants who wish to apply for admission to MMS 2017-19 at JBIMS.

MBA placements for the 2015-17 batch is almost over in top B-schools with yet higher average compensation packages and the reports on Placement 2017 suggest that there is no economic slow down as was earlier anticipated after demonetization. The MBA placement trends in 2017 have reflected higher than last year salary figures as well as more international packages.

The demand for MBAs in India has gone up further for consecutive 2nd year. There is no more a dismal picture of global economic slowdown that has been haunting the minds of young MBAs till last year.

Professor G Raghuram will be the Director of IIM-Bangalore, an order issued by the personnel ministry said.

G Raghuram has been a faculty member at IIM-Ahmedabad since 1985. He was also Dean (Faculty) there from September 2013 to December 2015.
Shailendra Singh and Dheeraj Sharma will be the head of IIM in Ranchi and Rohtak, respectively. Bharat Bhasker has been named the director of IIM-Raipur.
Mahadeo Prasad Jaiswal and L S Murty will be heading the premier business schools in Sambalpur and Nagpur, the order said.

The two day media fest witnessed a spectacular start with thunderous cheers & glitter on 24th January 2017. Mr. Anees Bazmee, renowned Film Director, who has directed box office hit films like NO ENTRY, WELCOME, and SINGH IS KINNG, amongst others, was the Chief Guest for the inauguration ceremony on 24 th Jan 2017 at 10 AM. After his inspiring address and release of balloons marking the inauguration, the volunteers broke into a surprise Flash Mob on the venue.

The students were guided about the various processes involved and they visited the Department of Domestic Cargo, Import, Export and the Warehouse where HERO motorbikes were ready to be exported to Malaysia. They also explained that how the Custom Documentation and the Licensing Procedure is done. Students learnt about how a dry port works and got an exposure to the Export Import Business.

Mumbai based Deviprasad Goenka Management College of Media Studies (DGMCMS) has received two prestigious Awards - the B-School Leadership Award and the Education Institute with the Best Academic Input (Syllabus) in Media & Communication instituted by Devang Mehta National Education Awards on 25th November 2016 during a glittering ceremony at The Taj Lands End Hotel, Mumbai.