IMC 2015 Update: Harvard Business Schools HBX and Coursera to highlight digital learning trends
Sixth edition of Indian Management Conclave (IMC) 2015, to be held on July 29-30, 2015 at the ISB Hyderabad campus, is all set to host keynotes and discussions on latest trends and themes in management education. Impact of Digital learning platform like MOOCs, Coursera and HBX, is one of the hotly debated topics globally. IMC 2015 will be hosting talks by Dr Bharat Anand,the Henry R.
IIM Tiruchirappalli commences academic session 2015-16 with 113 students in flagship PGP batch 2015-17
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Tiruchirappalli has announced the commencement of its 5th batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) 20152017 and 4th batch of Fellow Programme in Management (FPM). The announcement came in the gracefully organized inauguration programme on June 26, 2015 at the IIM Trichy campus. Dignitaries from the industry, academia and excited students with their proud parents participated in the inauguration ceremony.
CAT 2015: Quant no more to dominate the percentile rank; says convener Prof T Bandyopadhyay
In an effort to limit the dominance of more engineering graduates making it to IIMs, the CAT 2015 convening IIM Ahmedabad has proposed various measures to increase academic diversity in IIM class rooms.
This is the fact that more engineers with strong Mathematics back ground find their way to IIMs and it has been worrying Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). IIMs have been trying to find ways and means to reduce this dominance but have so far not been able to get the desired result.
GMAC Survey June 2015: MBA degree can double your salary; 89% value MBA degree as outstanding
The GMAC survey report was released on June 24, 2015 on the occasion of GMACs 45th Annual Conference at Denver, Colorado USA.
IIM Odisha christened IIM Sambalpur; dark couds cleared - proposes to launch the first batch in August 2015
Presided by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Cabinet meeting held on June 24, 2015 gave its consent and approved to establish IIM Odisha at Sambalpur putting seal on making IIM Sambalpur a reality now.
IIM Kozhikode announces admission to EPGP in Management 2015 - 17 batch; Apply before August 3, 2015
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) has announced the admission to its 8th batch of Executive Post Graduate Program (EPGP) in Management for the year 2015-2017 for working executives. EPGP in Management is a 2 year post graduate diploma program offered by IIM Kozhikode on the Hughes Interactive Onsite Learning (IOL) platform. The Programme is accredited by (Association of MBAs) AMBA.
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CAT 2015: Know how the new verbal section could become the game changer; 5 major changes in Verbal Ability section
CAT 2015 to be convened by IIM Ahmedabad proposes to introduce number of changes in the exam pattern and major part of these changes would be in Verbal Ability section as revealed by the sources. The CAT 2015 aspirant, if focuses well on this section comprising Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning could sure turn the table in his favour by scoring high percentile in the exam.
IIM Bihar to be renamed as IIM Gaya: Admission process begins for the maiden PGP batch of 140 students
With the unanimous decision taken in the Cabinet meeting headed by none other than the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi himself on June 24, 2015, the speculation on permanent campus of IIM Bihar has ended as the premier B school is finally going to be set up at Bodhgaya in Bihar. Although at its temporary campus.
IIM Bill 2015: A.M. Naik, chairman BoG, IIM Ahmedabad writes to MHRD against move to compromise the autonomy of IIMs
In an urgently called press conference at Old campus of IIM Ahmedabad on June 25, 2015, A. M. Naik, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Ahmedabad & IIMA society expressed his anguish and concern on the proposed IIM Bill 2015 which in his view aims to curb the autonomy of the premier B school and centralize the decision taking powers with MHRD.
Prof Ashish Nanda, Director IIM Ahmedabad has already shown his concern on IIM Bill 2015. In fact in its current form the IIM Bill 2015 is not acceptable to IIM Ahmedabad.
Dr. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe to take over as new AICTE Chairman; MHRD took 6 months to fill the vacuum
After keeping the post of full time Chairman of AICTE vacant for about 6 months, MHRD has finally announced the appointment of Dr Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe as the new Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) the regulatory body of higher and technical education in the country. At present Dr Sahasrabudhe is the Director and Secretary Board of Governors, College of Engineering Pune (COEP). Dr Sahasrabudhe will take over the charge of AICTE Chairman from July 2015 for a term of 3 years.