GMAC Survey June 2015: MBA degree can double your salary; 89% value MBA degree as outstanding

On an average Students graduating with MBA and masters-level business and management programs nearly double their salaries as compared to pre-degree salaries- the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) survey on MBA graduates has come out with this conclusion. These students highly value their education and are having great success in placements getting highly paid jobs.

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

The twist and tug-of-war between the Central and state Government on IIM Odisha appears to be over and IIM Sambalpur in Odisha may become a reality with its maiden PGP batch 2015-17 from the academic session 2015-16.
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.

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

The shift in economic growth and power from west to east is seen to have an impact on a large pool of international students while choosing their study abroad destination for the valuable MBA degree. A look at the Global MBA rankings such as The Financial Times, The Economist and QS and we see how Singapore, China and Hong Kong are also securing their positions as global leaders for business and management education. While established destinations such as US and UK are firmly on top of the list, universities from Singapore, China and Hong Kong are also moving up few places in recent years.

Proposed 6 New IIMs: Government of India doubles the intake; decides to launch maiden batch with 140 students

Approved in the Cabinet meeting on June 24, 2015 all the proposed 6 new IIMs will now have an increased intake of 140 students in their maiden PGP batch 2015-17 instead of 60 as announced earlier. Apart from this the cities to establish these IIMs have also been finalized in the meeting.

CAT 2015: Proposed changes at operational and content level; ensure well devised preparation line

CAT 2014 brought with it number of changes as well as last moment surprises. Now CAT 2015 is not going to lag behind. The largest MBA/PGDM entrance test of the country CAT 2015 proposes to bring many changes both at the operational level of convening the exam and in content part of the test.