XAT 2016 Convener Dr Munish Thakur to address IMC 2015


Enhancing competitiveness in Admission Management is one of the key themes of IMC 2015. Convenor of Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT), Indias second largest MBA entrance test after CAT, Dr Munish Thakur will be addressing IMC 2015 and sharing insights from the test, and changing student behaviour. More than 90,000 students take XAT exam every year, and the scores are used by 100+ B-schools.

Dr Munish Thakur was the convenor of XAT 2015, and will be leading XAT 2016 as well. He is a Fellow of IIM Calcutta and also Chairperson of XLRI Admissions.

Harvard Business School: MBA without Work Experience (HBS 2+2 Program); final year students can apply by Jan 6, 2016

If you are in the final or senior year of your college having no work experience and aiming for an MBA from a top business school in the world, there is no better bet than the ever-demanding Harvards 2+2 program.

MICA commences new batch for PGDM-C 2015-17; registers greater academic diversity in class rooms

MICA has announced commencement of new academic session 2015-17 for Post Graduate Diploma in Management-Communications programme (PGDM-C) on June 30, 2015. Concurrently, they have also announced batches for Fellow Programme in Management Communications (FPM) and Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Crafting Creative Communication (CCC). A total of 191 of the three flagship programmes: PGDM-C (162 students), FPM-C (5 students) and CCC (24 students) joined the renowned student fraternity of MICA.

CAT 2015: Get ready to face tricky Questions on genders & Plurals; know the strategy to score high

Correct answers to more questions based on English language grammar usage in CAT 2015 could improve your percentile to the extent that you would get shortlisted by your preferred IIM but the wrong answers could also lead to lower your percentile. One of such topics on usage of grammar is to know well the correct usage on genders and Plurals.

MBA Abroad: Singapore v/s China B-schools; how to choose the most preferred one

Latest trends show that popularity among MBA abroad aspirants to study business in China and Singapore is rising. Reasons are the growing economy and quality MBA education at half the price of MBA education in USA or UK, although earning an MBA from the West may still be considered prestigious enough. Despite USA still dominating when it comes to MBA abroad, now many domestic students in Asia choose to bank upon staying closer to their home countries while opting for the quality MBA degrees from established business schools in Asia itself.

IIM Visakhapatnam to have Dr Sourav Mukherjee, Dean programmes IIMB as Nodal officer; 70 students to get admission

Awaiting some formal approvals from MHRD to finally begin the academic session at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Visakhapatnam, the mentor IIM Bangalore has appointed Dr Sourav Mukherjee, Dean Programmes at IIMB as the Nodal officer for IIM Visakhapatnam. Sharing with MBAUniverse.com Kavitha Kumar, Head Communications at IIMB says Dr. Sourav Mukherji, IIMBs Dean Programs, will be the nodal officer during the mentorship period.

IIM Indore: 5th IIM & 10th B school in India to join GMAC membership

Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) owner and administrator of the GMAT exam has announced IIM Indore as its 10th member B-school in India and 5th IIM to join GMAC membership. The announcement was made in New Delhi on June 30, 2015. After IIM Ahmedabad; IIM Bangalore; IIM Calcutta; IIM Lucknow, the IIM Indore has become 5th IIM to join GMAC membership. Other GMAC member B schools in India include Indian School of Business, NMIMS University, S P Jain Institute of Management & Research, XLRI and Great Lakes Institute of Management.