The online Registration and application process for Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) 2016 for admission to MBA programmes in 14 Symbiosis institutes for the batch 2017-19 will open in the last week of August and is proposed to remain open till the last week of November, 2016.

Well known management academic Dr Ajit Prasad took over as the Director of IIM Lucknow in November 2015.Prior to joining IIM L, Dr Prasad has taught at Indias premier management institutions including SPJIMR, MDI, Delhi University amongst others.
IIM L is Indias fourth IIM and has a large second campus in Delhi NCR, which focuses on Executive Education. IIM L has recently been given the responsibility by MHRD to mentor IIM Jammu, which will begin its first academic year in August 2016.

Although CAT 2016 may prove to be the most tricky entrance examination leading to top rated IIMs and other top Management Institutes in India like FMS, MDI, IMI, IITs, NITIE among others, if you make concerted efforts in next 4 months you may hit the target of scoring 99 percentile.

The fact that higher rating of CAT convening IIM impacts the exam pattern is substantiated with the changes in CAT brought about in 2015. When IIM Ahmedabad took reins of CAT 2015 from IIM Indore who convened CAT 2014, the entire exam process was revamped.

Classes for the academic session 2016-17 for the first PGP 2016-18 batch of IIM Jammu are proposed to commence on August 1, 2016 at the sprawling Noida campus of IIM Lucknow which is mentoring IIM Jammu. Post the preparatory classes at IIM Lucknow, the regular classes of IIM Jammu will continue at its temporary campus earmarked at Old University campus in Jammu with effect from September 5, 2016. IIM Jammu has announced a proposed intake of 45 students for the first PGP 2016-18 batch.

Consistant yearly reviewing and updating process in CAT exam brings more and more changes in its structure and content. CAT 2016 going to be convened by IIM Bangalore may again throw more changes and surprises before the aspirants, as has been the trend for the past few years. Despite all the changes in CAT 2016, it is the memory power that will retain the maximum to flow it out during the real exam day.

The only Indian Institute of Management (IIM) where admission process is still open for flagship PGP 2016-18 batch is IIM Jammu which mentored by IIM Lucknow one of the top 4 IIMs in the country. The online process for admission to IIM Jammu will close on June 30, 2016 and the candidates who do not express interest on the website http://www.iiml.ac.in/jammu/?page_id=5 till June 30 will not be considered for admission to the upcoming IIM Jammu.

With CAT 2016 notification for admission to 20 IIMs in 2017 going to be released a month from now, candidates who could not score high 2 years ago or last year and are pursuing MBA/PGDM from a lower rung B-school, still have the opportunity to take CAT 2016 to get into their dream IIM or other top rated B-school like FMS, SPJIMR, MDI, IMI, IMT, NITIE, JBIMS among others.

No restriction

The role of regulator is to mentor and facilitate the institutions, and not merely act as an inspector and find faults with the system. That is the key message coming from the BIMTECH Commencement day Address delivered by AICTE Chairman Dr Anil Sahasrabudhe on June 19 at its Greater Noida campus.

All the CAT 2016 aspirants who have already started their preparation journey to join club 99 to get entry in one of the top 20 IIMs in 2017 are almost well focused to crack CAT in November this year. While many of them have joined one or other coaching institute off-line or on-line even a higher number is there who believe in the sanctity of self-preparation. But still 99 and 100 percentilers in CAT are those who supplemented their study schedule with one or other good coaching institute. So what is the need to join a coaching to crack CAT 2016 with high percentile.

With admission offer from an IIM, FMS, IIFT, NITIE, JBIMS, MDI, IMT, IMI or other B-school of your dream in hand, sure you are beaming with aspirations and are in close discussion with your near and dears how to get ready for the graceful entry at the B-school on its commencement day and what to wear. But has it occurred to you that you need much diversified and deep preparation before taking entry to the B-school where you will always be starving for time to do even very small things?