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.

Logical Reasoning (LR) section of Common Admission Test (CAT) carries 10-11 questions as part of the Verbal Ability section. Your good preparation in the Logical Reasoning can help boost your percentile as well as ease up pressure on the Verbal part.

A comparatively easy section in CAT, Logical Reasoning requires tricky methods to solve questions. Unfortunately, CAT Aspirants generally dont pay as much attention to it as they do for other sections like Quant and Verbal.

IIM Calcutta Director Dr Saibal Chattopadhyay, who has recently taken charge of the coveted IIM, believes that a positive and healthy competition among the top IIMs will only work in the interest of quality Management Education in the country.

In a free-wheeling chat with MBAUniverse.com recently on the sidelines of IIM summit in Goa, Dr Chattopadhyay said that the clear mandate for IIMs is to focus on quality and accordingly all the IIMs are striving to achieve academic excellence and do more research in the larger interest of Indian society.

As you begin with your CAT 2013 preparation strategy, how should you take on Verbal Ability questions which carry a total of 20 questions in VA section. With most of the CAT Aspirants coming from Commerce, Science or Engineering background, their focus on Verbal Ability (English) as a core subject during their graduation usually gets a back seat since they do not need to appear for any subjective or objective English Examination. Your CAT, however, will test your verbal and language skills in detail as the questions come from different segments of this particular section.

Aiming to guide CAT Aspirants on 5-month Prep-strategy for CAT 2013, MBAUniverse.com will host seasoned CAT trainer Mr S K Agarwal as Guest Expert on the third Live Chat of CAT 2013 season on Friday, June 7. The hour long Chat session will begin at 3.00 pm and continue till 4.00 pm.

Mr S K Agarwal is a seasoned CAT trainer with over 25 years of experience in guiding MBA Aspirants, & author of many CAT books. He also guides Verbal Ability Section to CAT Aspirants through MBAUniverse.com online coaching classes.