IMC Awards 2014: Dr Rishikesha Krishnan, Director, IIM Indore joins Jury; Nominations process open

IMC Awards 2014, to be held in conjunction with IMC Conference 2014 in New Delhi onAugust 8-9, are all set to recognize the best-practices and successful initiatives by B-schools and Universities. The Awards will be judged by Indias most respected management educators including Dr Bakul Dholakia, Former Director of IIM Ahmedabad, andDr Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Director, Indian Institute of Management Indore.The nomination process is now open and B-schools can download the Nomination Form from IMC 2014 Website. Last date for nominations isJune 7.

MAH CET 2014 Centralized Admission Process begins May 12: Top 10 queries answered

Much awaited Centralized Admission Process (CAP) 2014 for admission to MBA/MMS/PGDM programmes post MAHCET examination will begin on May 12, 2014 for admission to B schools across Maharashtra. Fate of 49K+ hopeful admission seekers is at stake. While DTE Maharashtra is all set to conduct the operation CAP, candidates are exploring the admission opportunities in top rated b schools like JBIMS, SIMSREE, K J Somaiya, N L Dalmiya, Dugra Devi Saraf, IESMCRC, Chethna, Kohinoor, PUMBA, Singhad, DY Patil, SIES.

Indian Management Conclave 2014: Dr Bakul Dholakia to chair IMC Awards Jury

After making a very successful debut in 2013, IMC Awards are back! The 2014 edition of IMC Awards will be held in conjunction with IMC Conference on August 8-9 in New Delhi. The Awards will be judged by Indias most respected management educators including Dr Bakul Dholakia, Former Director of IIM Ahmedabad, who will be chairing the IMC Awards 2014 Jury. So get ready to showcase your best initiatives of 2013-14 at IMC 2014. The nomination process will be open soon and close on June 7.

Bank maange more; Read this cautiously before taking Bank loan for MBA

I got admission in MBA at a good b school. The Bank has agreed to provide education loan to fund the MBA course but the interest rate is 12%. Is there any way to negotiate or reduce this burden? It is a common but most prominent question, answer to which is being sought by prospective MBA aspirants approaching the banks to avail education loans. Team MBAUniverse.com made a research on funding your MBA and has come out with number of options available from banks to the MBA aspirants.

Chitra Ramkrishna Inaugurates NSE-ISB trading Laboratory at ISBs Hyderabad campus

The Indian School of Business (ISB), with campuses at Hyderabad and Mohali, announced the start of its new state-of-the-art trading laboratory in association with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on May 7, 2014. Chitra Ramkrishna, Managing Director & CEO of NSE and Ajit Rangnekar, Dean, ISB inaugurated theNSE ISB Trading Laboratoryat the ISBs Hyderabad campus.

MAT May 2014; Paper pencil over with moderate difficulty; Get ready for CBT

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) in paper pencil mode was conducted on May 4, 2014 across the country with the participation of about 20 thousand candidates. Test pattern was more or less at the same difficulty level as shared by MBAUniverse.com in its MAT May 2014 series.http://www.mbauniverse.com/article/id/7657/MAT-MAY-2014

The second option provided by AIMA for the candidates is to appear in online MAT on May 10, 2014. It will be a computer based test (CBT). No candidate can appear in Online test if he/she has already appeared in paper pencil mode.

Is CAT 2014 better bet than taking MBA admission now?

If you dont get admission in one of the top B schools and you are a working professional, you might be better off continuing to work rather than incurring the high costs associated with obtaining an MBA from a low ranking one as you may get more skills by spending less and still earning than by investing a huge amount.

Except MAH CET 2014 where Common Admission Process is still to begin, almost all the major exam results are out and candidates are taking admission based on their scores in B-schools.

MAT May 2014; Analysis of online Test held on May 10, 2014

AIMA conducted on line MAT in different time slots of 150 minutes each on May 10, 2014 across the country. Since there were a few thousands who took the test, it is unlikely that any further date would be announced for the on line test . AIMA has already stated If the number of candidates registered for Computer Based Test is limited and can be accommodated in a single day; the test will be completed on 10 May 2014 itself.

Indian Management Conclave 2014 on Aug 8-9; Keynote by Dr Howard Thomas, Dean, SMU

What is the future of Indian MBA education? What is the solution to the oft quoted challenges facing Indian MBA education? How can policy makers, MBA education thought-leaders, recruiters and other stakeholders come together to develop a shared vision for Indian MBA education? The 5thedition of Indian Management Conclave (IMC), to be held in New Delhi onAugust 8-9, 2014, will bring the best minds from India and abroad to discuss the conference theme Envisioning the Future.