Aimed at imparting managerial tools for family businesses in India, Harvard Business School (HBS) is conducting a four-day leadership development programme in India this month. The executive education program, Managing Family Businesses for Generational SuccessIndia, will be held from June 24 to 27, 2013 at the HBS classroom, Taj Lands End in Mumbai.

Once you have built your Verbal Ability preparation strategy for CAT 2013, your next step is to focus on each major areas of the section. You must have divided the syllabus into different major sections. Our previous prep article on VA suggested how you can divide CAT Verbal syllabus. In the first major area - Error Correction, you need to be very attentive while solving these questions as it carries minor errors also.

Aiming to guide CAT Aspirants on Prep-strategy for CAT 2013, MBAUniverse.com will host CAT Expert & Author Mr Rajesh Balasubramanian as Guest Expert on CAT 2013 Live Chat on Friday, June 14. The hour long Chat session will begin at 3.00 pm and continue till 4.00 pm.

Indian Management Conclave (IMC) Awards 2013 is set to showcase success stories from across B-schools in India with diverse set of institutions including IIMs, NMIMS, SPJIMR, BIMTECH, TAPMI, IFIM, MIT-SOB nominating their successful initiatives for the Awards even as the last date of nomination was extended by 10 days till June 20, 2013.

A selected set of case-studies shared by the B-schools will be highlighted and awarded at the IMC Awards 2013 which is being held in conjunction with Indian Management Conclave (IMC) Conference on 2nd & 3rd August in New Delhi.

How should CAT Aspirants approach preparation for quant section? What is the mantra of problem solving in Quant section? What is the key to solving different level of questions in Quant?
Mr Rajesh Balasubramanian, an IIT, IIM alumnus, & 2011, 2012 CAT Topper and the author of CAT books published by Access Publishing India, suggests a 3-step process that you must go for each topic in Quant section.

JRE School of Management has concluded final placement for its first passing-out batch of PGDM programme even as top companies including Hindustan Unilever, Dabur, Nestle, Haier, Schneider Electric, Honda Moto Corp, HT Media, Parle Products and Perfetti Van Melle recruited the entire batch with multiple job offers in diverse profiles.

How much time one need to devote for VA on daily or weekly basis? How do I plan my Verbal Ability preparation for CAT beginning now? What are the most difficult areas in Logical Reasoning?
These are some of the questions that MBA Aspirants ask to MBAUniverse.com as they seriously take plunge into their CAT journey which can lead them to dream IIMs and other top B-schools like FMS, JBIMS, SPJIMR, IMT etc.

To help aspirants identify and choose right MBA institutes, MBAUniverse.com B-school Reviews brings some common but sought-after information about different business institutes in India. Each story tells about a particular institute, its selection process, scopes for study loans & scholarships, placement details and notable alumni.

This article shares with you updated information on Hyderabad Business School (HBS), Gitam University.

HBS at a glance

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur has almost concluded its final placements for its first passing-out batch of PGP even as more than 30 top companies including Hero MotoCorp, Tata Power ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, BPCL, IFFCO Group offered lucrative jobs to the budding managers of the new IIM.

In its interim final placement report, the institute said that the average annual package offered at the campus was Rs 10 lakh, and the highest package stood as high as Rs 16.25 lakh.