With the stage set for MAT 2016 going to be held tomorrow on Sunday May 1 at 51 test cities across the country, the aspirants who have prepared well and wish to get admission in top B schools in 2016 through MAT 2016 are getting a bit nervous and are under stress as less than 24 hours are left for the D-Day. Losing the high level of confidence can be detrimental to your journey to score high percentile and may be an obstacle to your success in the exam.

MICA Ahmedabad has announced the appointment of its alumnus Siddharth Deshmukh as the Associate Dean Industry & Alumni Partnerships, Associate Professor and Area Leader Digital Platform & Strategies. Siddharth graduated as a first MICAn in 1996, the first batch of MICAs two-year flagship PGDM and returns to his Alma Mater in a new capacity. He will join the institute from June 1, 2016.

Announcing the schedule of admission for PGP 2016-18 batch, IIM Nagpur has clarified that it will issue the provisional admission offers to the selected candidates by the end of first week of May 2016. The candidates need to confirm on IIM Nagpur website about their acceptance latest by May 13, 2016. IIM Nagpur has successfully concluded its 100% summer placement for all 53 participating students and has proposed to begin the 2016-17 academic session in the 3rd week of June 2016.

Karnataka Private Post Graduate Colleges Association (KPPGCA), after announcing that KMAT 2016 exam on May 29 will be held in all parts of India for the first time, has also decided to publish full Mock Test and Exam GUIDE to help test-takers.

Management Aptitude Test, popularly known as MAT is an entrance exam to PGDM institutes in India. The scores of MAT are considered to be taken as the written test marks in selection by more than 600 B-schools in the country. Arks Srinivas of VistaMind Education and expert on MBA entrance exam preparation shares some key tips on time management in testing hall and maximise the scores.

IIM Visakhapatnam has published the Phase 1 shortlist of candidates for PGP 2016-18 batch and have categorically asked all the shortlisted candidates to reconfirm their interest by end of day on April 28, 2016 i.e. today.

Including today, only 3 days are left to appear in MAT 2016 May exam. The preparation never ends but the right preparation strategy during last 2-3 days requires a bit of practice in right direction, analysing the mistakes. According to Prof S K Agarwal mentor on MBA exam preparation, candidates should avoid starting any new topic or wasting their time in trying to follow any difficult concept or question.

MAT 2016 exam in paper pen mode will be held on Sunday May 1, 2016 in 51 test cities across the country. MAT 2016 exam is the gateway to MBA/PGDM programme offered by 330 B-schools in India. You are left with only 3 days to get some shortcuts and tips to score high in the test and get the admission in one of the preferred B-school.

In order to get assurance from MHRD to protect their autonomy and waiver from the fee capping, Directors and deans of PGDM B-schools under EPSI umbrella met Smt Smriti Irani Honourable Minister of HRD, Government of India on April 26, 2016. EPSI functionaries and directors of PGDM B-schools solicited Ministers intervention for protecting the autonomy of 300+ PGDM institutions to ensure healthy growth of Indian management Education.

No doubt an MBA program is all about classroom learning and studying in the library. The overall campus-ambience and facilities make a big difference in grooming future business leaders. The 53 acre lush campus, and a host of facilities like cricket, an adjacent golf course with other sports facilities and a state of the art library at FLAME University Pune sends a different message. For a CEO, managing a business is not just about regular strategy discussions in office, but a lot about networking and social meetings, where grooming plays a big role.