Healthy debate among 8-12 candidates in a specified time period of 12-15 minutes is the Group Discussion round. The exchange of opinions on a given topic is supposed to be an indicator of your leadership qualities, judgement of knowledge domain and communication skill.

IMS Ghaziabad organized a four day long extravaganza ofA tribute to Indian Classical Music from February, 11-14, 2014. The event was organized in association with SPIC MACAY - The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth.

Performance by Pt. Shri Sarathi Chatterjee - Hindustani Classical Vocalist on February 11, 2014 and by Pt. Shri Rajendra Prasanna a master of Flute and Shehnai on February 12, 2014 graced the event. The JugalbandiofTablaandFluteevengot a standing ovation from everyone in the auditorium.

Recent trends of placing Topics in WAT in IIMs indicate that they are getting more focused on social, political and economic issues in comparison to philosophical and sports topics. Written Ability Test in IIMs, IIFT and other important B schools is a 15 to 30 minutes exercise which may contain essay writing on any topic; caselet study followed by group discussion and PI or essay writing followed by personal interview only.

The need for WAT

According to Dr. S. Peter Xavier S.J, Director, Loyola Institute of Business Administration(LIBA), Chennai Pursuing PGDM at LIBA is one of the best returns on investment among Indian Colleges.

Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has been appointed the Chairperson of IIM Bangalore Board of Governors succeeding Mr. Mukesh D Ambani at the meeting of Board of Governors held on February 11, 2014. The appointment duly notified by the Minsitry of HRD Government of India became effective from February 11, 2014.

CMAT aspirants must have geared up and must be alert on their wits to take the bull by the horns but no feeling of depression should be allowed to set in. Feb CMAT begins tomorrow on February 20, 2014 and will continue till February 24, 2014 divided in two sessions on each day.

For the first time in its history, the globally-respected accreditation body, AACSB International is getting ready to host its International Conference and Annual Meeting (ICAM) in Singapore on April 7-9, 2014. More than 1,100 deans, directors, presidents, provosts, and faculty members from more than 50 countries are expected to attend the forum. Vineet Nayar, former vice-chairman of HCL Technologies, Rachel Botsman, a well-known thought leader on the collaboration economy, and Magnus Bocker, CEO of Singapore Exchange are featured plenary speakers.

In contrast to slow down in number of MBA/PGDM admission aspirants in various B schools, number of applicants in International Management Institute has gone up by more than 17 percent than last year. According to Dr. Pritam Singh, Director General, IMI We have received total more than 14000 applications than last year. Although the ratio of applications to applicants is more than the last year, candidates stand a good chance for admission across the three campuses of IMI offering number of management programmes.

Application process closed on due date

IIM Kashipur conducted a Media Conclave on February 15, 2014 to recognise the growing relevance of media in business. Mr. Shailesh Shah, Secretary General of Indian Broadcasting Foundation was the keynote speaker for the Conclave.