Mr Rajesh Balasubramanian chose his love & passion for teaching over a plum job in Finance sector abroad. An IIT, IIM alumnus, & 2011, 2012 CAT Topper and the author of CAT books published by Access Publishing India, Mr Balasubramanian often compares the Common Admission Test (CAT) preparation journey with the passion, excitement, enthusiasm and zeal that goes in a cricketing field.

With May CMAT 2013 beginning tomorrow, the test-takers should prepare themselves well for their D-day during the four day testing window from 19th May to 22nd May, 2013. The online MBA admission test conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is scheduled to begin in more than 50 cities across the country.

As May CMAT offers you one of the last opportunities for MBA Admission 2013 in B-schools across the country, you should not leave anything to the chance for your testing day. In this article MBAUniverse.com brings you last day tips for CMAT.

Renowned academician Dr. C S Nagpal who carries a vast experience of over four decades in leading government and private institutions has been recently appointed Vice- Chancellor of Gurgaon-based Ansal University. Dr. C. S. Nagpal as Vice Chancellor replaces Dr. Raj Singh who has moved on after ably guiding the University through its formative phases, a press release from the University said.

Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management and Research (GHS-IMR) recently organized its 17th annual convocation at its campus in Kanpur. The ceremony held on 4th May 2013 was graced by noted educationist and academician Prof M Anand Krishnan, Chairman, IIT Kanpur, as the chief guest for the event.

With about 150 days left for CAT 2013 exam date, its high time for MBA Aspirants to dedicate themselves to a focused preparation based on CAT exam pattern of previous year. A well though preparation strategy around CAT exam pattern will open opportunities for you to enter into your dream B-school dream B-schools like IIMs and other top institutes such as FMS, JBIMS, SPJIMR, MDI etc.

Important dates for CAT 2013:
The common Admission Test (CAT) 2013 will be held in a 20 days window between October 16 and November 11, 2013.

B-schools across India will get an opportunity to showcase their innovative practices, ideas and initiatives implemented in last 6 to 24 months, at 4th Indian Management Conclave (IMC) on August 2-3, 2013 in New Delhi.

In the aftermath of recent Supreme Court decision restricting AICTE role regarding MBA programmes to advisory only, PGDM institutes in India have decided to prepare a future strategy for other such cases pending in different courts.

Education Promotion Society of India, a body of higher education institutes and B-schools, has convened an interactive meeting of Chairmen and Directors of all PDGM institutes and Legal Experts on May 19, 2013 at India International Centre, New Delhi from 2.30 to 4.30 pm to devise the future strategy.

Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon has concluded final placements for its batch of 2013, even as top companies like Axis Bank, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, KPMG, Accenture, Ernst & Young, Tata Sons, Times Group, Flipkart, Dell, TCS, Wipro, PepsiCo, Pidilite, Godrej, Adidas recruited all the passing-out students who sought campus placement.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore passing-out PGP batch of 2013 has fetched an average annual salary of Rs 17.30 lakh per annum. Some of the top recruiters at the campus this year include RIL, HCL, Aditya Birla Group and Tata Administrative Services (TAS), Cisco, Mahindra Group, Hinduja Group, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Cipla, DTDC, Ranbaxy, Bank of America, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Chartered, HSBC amongst many other prestigious firms.