Indian Institutes of Management have announced the preliminary registration data for the Common Admission Test 2011 (CAT 2011). The CAT 2011 voucher sales ended on 1 October, and about 2.06 lakh vouchers were sold. The CAT 2011 registration window ended at midnight on 4 October with approximately 2.05 lakh registered CAT aspirants. There is marginal increase of 0.49% when compared to last years CAT registrations of 2.04 lakh. Of these registrations, 73% are male and 27% are female candidates.

With just two weeks left for the big entrance exam, the CAT 2011 to begin, MBAUniverse.com has launched the Cracking CAT 2011 Special Video Series in association with Tata McGraw-Hill and MindWorkzz for MBA aspirants who are seeking to crack CAT 2011 and working towards making it to their dream B schools.

In this special video series, CAT guru, Author and IIM Bangalore alumnus Arun Sharma shares with you the mantras for preparing for the very crucial 20 days to CAT 2011 for each of the sectional areas QA, VA, DI, LR -- as well as special tips on test taking strategy.

Management Development Institute - MDI, Gurgaon one of the top B schools of the country completed its Final Placement for the batch of 2012-14 with a flourish. The average compensation at MDI Gurgaon Placement 2014 saw a significant increase of 15.15% over the last year. Average Salary offered to the students of PGPM Programme for the Batch 2012-14 was Rs. 14. 74 lakhs while highest salary was Rs. 23.36 lakhs per annum.

Average Salary offered to the students of PGP HRM was Rs. 13.43 Lakhs while for PGP IM, it was Rs. 13.10 lakhs.

University of Petroleum and energy Studies -UPES, Dehradun will organize UPESMET 2 from March 28 to 30, 2014. It will be an ONLINE MBA Entrance Test for admission to 10 MBA programs in the specialized sectors of Oil & Gas, Power, Energy, Infrastructure, Aviation, Port & Shipping, Logistics & Supply Chain, Business Analytics and International Business. The last date to apply is March 26, 2014

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The month of October is finally here. CAT 2011 exam is now less than three weeks away. By now you must have done a reality check for yourself and you already have an estimated percentile which you can expect in CAT 2011. If that is above 90, then you can feel a bit relieved. But you should not be totally relieved as this is not the end until you reach your destination, which is the actual CAT test.

The students of IIMA have taken the decision to change the nature of selection for candidates for their event A Day IIMA, which is being conducted on the 8th of October as part of the Joy of Giving Week.
On 26 September 2011, IIMA had announced that it will allocating the seats for Day@IIMA based on auction, where student community had to bid. MBAUniverse.com had published that news.

The deadlines for applying for the major MBA entrance exams of 2011 are fast approaching nearer. The CAT 2011 and the IRMA 2011 exams, which had extended their registration deadlines recently, will soon shut the doors for applicants.

On September 24, 2011, HT Education and MBAUniverse.com hosted Mission MBA CAT 2011 Workshop in New Delhi. One of the key speakers was Arun Sharma, the renowned author of CAT preparation books and an alumnus of IIM Bangalore.

Arun Sharma addressed an audience of over 200 serious CAT aspirants who are presently studying at colleges in Delhi NCR, as well as aspirants who are working in leading firms. The topic of his address was How to prepare for CAT 2011 in these remaining 30 days. He also talked about the new pattern of CAT exam.

Union Minister for Home Affairs Mr. P Chidambaram inaugurated the 38th National Management Convention in New Delhi today. Organized by All India Management Association (AIMA) the theme of the two day convention is Inclusive Growth: A Challenging Opportunity.

In this week there have been some developments which you must have noted, if you are aiming to take the major MBA entrance exams like CAT 2011, XAT 2012 and IRMA 2011. While XAT 2012 has started the registration process from this week, CAT 2011 and IRMA 2011, which have already started the registration process, have announced the extension of the dates. MBAUniverse.com has updated its MBA exam calendar 2011-12 with all these details.