Admission process for the session 2015-16 to the flagship AICTE approved PGDM programme at Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) has been announced. Approximately 11 to 14 thousand aspirants apply to explore admission opportunity at IRMA.

Registration dates

The application forms for IRMA admissions will be available online from September 15th, 2014 onwards. Applicants desirous of seeking admission in management programmes at IRMA will have to hurry up as the B school proposes to close the process on Dec 15, 2014.

MBAUniverse.com has brought a round of CAT Topper 2013 success stories for the benefit of CAT 2014 aspirants. In this CAT Topper 2013 series we present the success story of Aditi Abhay Nakhate, a CAT Topper who scored percentile of 98.74 in CAT 2013- 99.62 in XAT 2014-98.74.

To help out CAT 2014 aspirants in their CAT exam preparation, MBAUniverse.com will introduce a CAT Topper 2013 every week onMBAUniverse.com Forumwhere CAT 2014 aspirants can directly ask questions with CAT Toppers 2013.

MBAUniverse.com B-school Ranking, Indias most rigorous ranking with past participation from IIMA, IIMC, IIMB & XLRI, is now underway. The results will be available in November 2014 on MBAUniverse.com.

MBAUniverse.com B-school Rankings 2015 research process is now underway. This benchmark survey combines domain expertise, rigorous research, and customized web-based user interface on MBAUniverse.com. The Survey is being conducted under the guidance of a high powered advisory body, headed byPadma Shri Dr Bakul Dholakia, former Director, IIM Ahmedabad.

CAT 2014, the gateway to more than 4 thousand seats in 19 IIMs and more than 10 thousand in other top rated B schools, will be a computer based test to be held in two sessions a day on November 16 and November 22, 2014 at 354 centres in 99 cities across the country.

CAT has always been the aspirants most favourite of all the MBA/PGDM entrance tests conducted in the country. No other test than CAT gets around 2 lakhs registrations despite its high level of difficulty. CAT 2014 will have 100 questions as against 60 that used to appear in earlier CAT exams.

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) entrance test, another prestigious MBA entrance examination in 2014 will be held on Sunday, November 23, 2014 just a day after CAT 2014 is over. It will be a National Level Admission Test for MBA (IB) batch 2015-17 courses at IIFT Delhi and Kolkata campuses. The test is proposed to be conducted in 20 major cities across the country. Registration for admission to IIFT 2014 exam will close on September 3, 2014.

In an exclusive interview with MBAUniverse.com, Dr Rajni Gupte, Vice Chancellor, Symbiosis International University(SIU) shared that Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) 2014 for admission to MBA programmes in Symbiosis institutes for the session 2015-16 will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2014 across the country. The registration for SNAP 2014, according to Dr Gupte, will begin by September 3, 2014.

SNAP 2014: Exam pattern

XAT 2015 is going to be on the similar pattern like last many years with no change in the pattern and syllabus. XLRI has been conducting Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) for the last 60 years at All India level in the paper pencil mode. XAT that is aimed to select the most appropriate candidates who wish to pursue management education still goes in paper pen mode.

Stanford University and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) alumnus Dr Jitendra Singh is a well known global management scholar and business educator. He is currently a Professor of Management at the Wharton School, where he has played a number of significant roles in boosting the schools global presence since joining the faculty in 1987. Representing Wharton, he played a leading role in bringing forth Whartons contribution towards establishment of Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad and Singapore Management University (SMU).

Balaji Institute of Telecom & Management (BITM) of Sri Balaji Society is organizing its IX National Seminar on the theme Learning from Corporate Leaders from August 22 to August 24, 2014 in Pune. Dr Sam Pitroda will be the key note speaker on the inaugural day apart from 20+ eminent corporate leaders who are going to share their views during 2 days seminar.

Ahmedabad makes a befitting home for an institute of the stature of IIM given the fact that the city has a proud history of industry and commerce. IIM Ahmedabad was the secondIIMto be set up in the country. Over the last four decades, IIMA has excelled in the field of management education. IIMA has evolved from being Indias premier management institute to a notable international school of management in just four decades.