With its 4th edition of annual MBAUniverse.com B School Ranking 2013-14, Indias most comprehensive & toughest MBA ranking has thrown up many surprises. The survey results which included B schools from nearly all the regions of the country have reached & influenced more than 150,000 MBA aspirants helping them apply to right B schools for MBA admissions 2014.

Since unveiling its B School ranking 2013-14 MBAUniverse.com has been bringing out articles based on ranking patterns and about how the respective B schools have been able to make a place in the ranking.

The Seventh Annual CFA Institute Research Challenge India West Zone Final winner is NITIE Mumbai .It was organized by the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP) in which 43 B schools participated. National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbaihas emerged as the winner of the CFA Institute Research ChallengeIndia West Zone Final. It was organized by the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP) across five zones in which 43 B-schools were participated.

IIFT 2013 entrance exam for IIFT flagship MBA programme in International business, to be held on Sunday, November 24, 2013 is approaching fast. Aspirants are all set and have fastened their belts to crack this coveted examination. In your endeavour to finalise the preparation before the examination, learn the key areas from expert and seasoned trainer Prof. S.K. Agarwal, where your preparation will need more attention before the examination.

Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai are key cities of choice for MBA admission seekers. MBAUniverse.com is starting a new city wise series to update you about the B schools in these leading cities. This article focuses on one of the aspects of pursuing MBA in Delhi i.e. fee structure to help you decide which B schools in Delhi to apply for Admission 2014.

Following articles will provide all the key details you need to decide which B school to apply:

MBA in Delhi/NCR MBA in Mumbai/ Pune MBA in BangaloreMBA in Chennai

Not all the registered number of candidates took the CAT 2013 and the total number of absentees in the test was more than twenty thousand. Revealing the facts, IIMs and Prometric have admitted that although 194,516 was the number registered for CAT 2013 but actual test takers were only 173,738. The rate of non test takers has however remained the same at 11% in 2012 and 2013.

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S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) announced that number of applications for their flagships two year PGDM program have jumped 25 per cent as compared to last year.

The SPJIMRs PGDM online application process for 240 seats was launched on September 15 and is scheduled to close on November 18. The interview process will begin in January 2014.

Vice Chancellor of Symbiosis International University (SIU) Pune Dr Rajni Gupte while talking to MBAUniverse.com said that there has been a very positive response to the revamped admission process for SNAP 2013.
Symbiosis International University hasrevamped their SNAP 2013Exam pattern by bringing the complete admission process under one umbrella to make it convenient, advantageous and economical the candidates for the Academic Year 2014-15. Symbiosis International University will conduct the complete process centrally under its aegis.

Directorate of Technical Education, Mumbai shall conduct the Common Entrance Test for Admission to First Year MBA/MMS for 2014-2015 in Maharashtra.

According to a notification released by Director of technical education Dr. Subhash Mahajan, 85% seats in the government run and aided MBA /MMS institutes in the state and 65% seats at private unaided and minority institutes will be filled through the MAH-MBA / MMS-CET from 2014. Another 15% seats will be filled through the all India quota.

Since the year 2009 when CAT went green, 2013 could be recorded in the CAT history as the year of smooth and successful completion of examination during the five years as it had less disruption, less technical snags, least number of question errors, a very balanced test and above all had no surprising elements.

The Indian Institutes of Management and its CAT testing partner, Prometric have shared with MBA Universe that a total of 194,516 candidates completed testing in 76 secure test centres across 40 cities over a 20-day testing window from 16 October to 11 November 2013.

Prof. Sushil Vachani , professor of strategy and policy at Boston University School of Management has been appointed as the new director of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, according to the IIMB sources.
The Union Human Resource Development Ministry has approved the appointment of Prof. Sushil Vachani as the newdirectorof Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore. His name was cleared by an appointment committee of the Cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister.