SNAP 2014 for admission to MBA programme in one of the 13 Symbiosis institutes for the session 2015-16 will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2014 across the country.

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2015 to be conducted by XLRI Jamshedpur on January 4, 2015 in a single session is the gateway for top rated MBA/PGDM programme 2015-17 in highly ranked B schools in the country. The registration and application process for XAT 2015 will close on November 30, 2014. The scores of XAT 2015 will be accepted by almost all the top rated B schools like XLRI, SPJIMR, XIMB, IMT, LIBA, XISS for admission session beginning 2015.

To guide 1.97 lakh CAT 2014, around 1 lakh prospective XAT 2015 and lakhs of other MBA entrance test takers the 5th MBAUniverse.com annual B school ranking 2014-15 has been released. While IIM Ahmedabad has retained the top position, IIM Calcutta and IIM Bangalore are ranked at No. 2 and No. 3 slot. XLRI and SPJIMR ranked at No. 4 and No. 5 position on MBAUniverse.com Ranking 2015. Factoring in the latest admissions, accreditation and placements data, there are many ups and downs in Top 25 B-school rankings. Complete B School Rankings check here

The Dare Dreamers from IMTGhaziabad secured the runners up position at Indias biggest B-School competition, Mahindra War Room Season 7by beating some of the best brains in the country representing top notch B schools on November 20, 2014. The ceremony hosted by the Mahindra and Broadvision team was held in Mumbai and attended by some of the best business minds in the country like Mr Anand Mahindra.

In a move that is going to make CAT 2014 test takers aspiring for admission opportunity in the top rated IIMA to shell more out of their pockets, IIM Ahmedabad the premier B school of India has announced the upwards revision in fee for its PGP and PGP-ABM programs from academic session 2015-16. The fee stands increased from the present Rs. 16.6 lakhs to Rs. 18.5 lakhs. The PGPX course fee is also being raised from Rs. 21.5 lakhs to Rs. 24.0 lakhs for the batch commencing from April 2015.

MBA/PGDM aspirants who have taken CAT 2014 but in their assessment find it difficult to cross the hurdle to get into IIMs need not lose heart. A good opportunity still exists for them in the shape of XAT 2015 where registration is open till November 30, 2014.

Final year PGDM student at BIMTECH Greater Noida, Mahima Kapoor has won the international scholarship for internship sponsored by The Prudential Foundation to students from universities in Brazil, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

India has around 4000 MBA/PGDM programs offered by six different types of B schools. Prospective students after scoring a high percentile and getting shortlisted by different B schools are confused which programs and which B school they should choose to pursue their MBA/PGDM programs. The credible B school Ranking Survey plays a very important role in helping the candidate to decide which B school he/she should opt for.

Administering of most sought after and largest MBA/PGDM entrance examination CAT 2014 all over the country for 1.97 lakh registered candidates in just 2 days was a perfect show of well devised plan and management strategy by IIM Indore, the CAT 2014 convening IIM) and TCS (the CAT 2014 testing agency) that resulted in delivering a successful CAT 2014 without any technical glitches in 4 sessions on Nov 16 and Nov 22, 2014.

CAT 2014: Shortest & Glitch free test

On October 1, former IIM Ahmedabad Director Dr Bakul Dholakia took over as the Director General of International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi. Dr Dholakia is much respected for his bold stance on the autonomy of Higher Education institutions. Dr Dholakia was the guiding force behind the expansion of activities at IIMA, where he served as the director between 2002 and 2007. After his term as director ended, he decided to move out of IIM A to help Adani Group set up a Medical School, and a Management School.