The 7th Indian Management Conclave (IMC) 2016, Indias biggest Management education conference to be held at IIM Ahmedabad onAugust 5 & 6, has opened nominations for the prestigious IMC Awards 2016. More than twenty five leading B-schools have already submitted their nominations. Last date to participate is June 10. B-schools candownload nomination form and submit their successful initiatives in two themes: Achieving Academic Leadership and Leadership in Corporate Engagement.

With the admission result announced by the new IIMs, candidates who have been offered admission in more than one of the new IIMs are now confused which one they should choose. Many of them have approached MBAUniverse.com about the current placement trends in the 6 new IIMs, so that they can get guidance while arriving at the right decision to choose the high RoI IIM among the new ones. It is worthwhile to note that the fee structure of 6 new IIMs is more or less same with little substantial difference but the placement 2016 has remained much varied at all of them.

DTE Maharashtra has extended the last date for online registration of application for Centralized Admission Process (CAP) till June 7, 2016 from earlier June 3 for admission to MBA programmes in the B-schools across Manaharshtra. The application can now be made through computer connected to Internet on the website for all categories of the candidates including Maharashtra State, All India and J & K Migrant candidates.

Despite being the last to declare the placement 2016 statistics, IIM Kashipur has proved that it is not the least achiever while talking about the placements. Among the 6 new IIMs who started operation in 2010-11, IIM Kashipur has recorded highest international placement grabbing offer equivalent to Rs.53.75 lakhs while the highest and average domestic packages have also gone up at the B-school.

Almost all the top rated B schools whether IIMs or non-IIMs have increased their fee for MBA/PGDM 2016-18 but still the admission seekers outnumber the intake at these B-schools. IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Kozhikode, MDI, SPJIMR, XLRI among others have already increased their fee in a range of 7% to 30% http://www.mbauniverse.com/article/id/9482/IIM-Fee-Hike . Latest is the ISB who has followed IIMs and has increased the programme fee to Rs. 24 lakhs, probably the highest in India.

With a view to enhance the management skills amidst the fast evolving Indian economic landscape, MDI Gurgaon has offered a variety of courses for Indian and International students at the International Summer University and the Research week 2016 commenced at its campus.

IIM Ahmedabad has announced that the institute is set to launch several e-learning programs over the next few months. The top B-school of India has tied up with NIIT and Hughes to deliver education in the form of synchronous studio-to-classroom programs. The decision was taken on June 1, 2016 after takingcognisance of the fact that management education is going through dramatic changes, especially with regard to infusion of technology challenging the traditional content delivery model.

AICTE order issued to the institutes to discontinue 5 year dual degree management programme will not be applicable to the 5 year IPM at IIM Indore, this fact has been conveyed by IIM Indore to MBAUniverse.com

Entering the silver Jubilee year of imparting management education, NDIM Delhi has again achieved 100% placement. The admission process to PGDM 2016-18 batch is going to close shortly at NDIM. Candidates with CAT 2015, XAT 2016, CMAT 2016 or MAT 2015 and 2016 scores can explore admission opportunity in NDIM Delhi.

IIM Bangalore appears to be in mood of doing some serious business on CAT 2016 as the first CAT 2016 group meeting to finalize the modilities to convene Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016 under the convenership of Prof Rajendra K Bandi, faculty IIM Bangalore and CAT 2016 convener is going to be held this week. Pandoras Box may open after CAT 2016 Group meeting. The CAT group meeting will decide on the modalities, issue of notification, dates of CAT 2016 exam, its notification date among other key points to convene CAT 2016.

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