Common Admission Test (CAT) makes me mad; I am not aware what all this stuff is about and how to begin with it; It has a vast syllabus, I get flummoxed as to where to begin my journey from; all the topics appear so important to me -- These thoughts are too pressing at times for MBA Aspirants beginning their preparation for one of the most coveted MBA Entrance Test.

How should they ward-off such concern as they begin their CAT journey?

Indian Management Conclave (IMC) 2013, the much awaited Indias definitive thought-leadership platform for MBA educators, will be held on August 2-3 in New Delhi. With the Conclave theme Enhancing the value of Indian MBA, the 4th Edition of annual mega-event on MBA Education organised by MBAUniverse.com, seeks solutions to the crises facing Management Education in India.

Seeking Solutions

Amidst continuing economic slowdown worldwide and low industry sentiments, the average salary offered at Top B schools show a mixed signal indicating that the post-MBA job scenario may take more time to get better.
With placement 2013 season coming towards end, the placement reports released by most of the top B-schools indicate to a sluggish growth in the average salary offered to their passing-out graduates. Some B-schools have even witnessed a decline in the average salary offered at their campus as compared to the placement season 2012.

Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi has concluded final placement for its class of 2013 even as a total of 30 top companies including American Express, ANZ Bank, Citibank, CRISIL, Deloitte, GE, HP, IBM, Nomura, Panasonic, Reckitt Benckiser offered multiple jobs to many passing-out graduates at the campus. While the average annual domestic package for the students was Rs 12.6 lakh, the highest annual package stood as high as Rs 18 lakh, the institute said.

While your preparation towards scoring high percentile in Common Admission Test (CAT) and securing admission to your dream B-schools should be your focus now, you also must enjoy this journey and face the preparation challenges with a determined mindset. But, what if CAT preparation begins haunting you? Just try to recall your learning of a bicycle ride. When did you first ride your bicycle? Try to remember. How did you learn riding and pedalling a bicycle? Who was your guide? Who motivated and inspired you, when you fell off it?

School of Business Management of NMIMS, Mumbai has concluded final placements for its class of 2013 even as top companies including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, ICICI Group, GE, HDFC, RBS, Idea Cellular, KPMG, Kotak Group, CRISIL, Wipro, Infosys, Accenture, Cognizant, Capgemini recruited the entire passing-out batch with lucrative job offers.

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida conducted 7th annual convocation ceremony for its passing out batch of 2013 on May 5, 2013 at its Campus in Noida.|

During the ceremony, Mr Sharad Jaipuria, Chairman, Jaipuria Institutes of Management awarded diplomas to all the graduating students of 2011-2013 batch including 118 students of PGDM, 39 students of PGDM Services and 24 students of PGDM Marketing.

With Internet and Social Media websites heavily proliferating into the lifestyle of new generation, it is increasingly becoming imminent for students especially those preparing for highly competitive exams like CAT to optimize their online media behavior to their best advantage.

Dr Pritam Singh is Director-General of International Management Institute (IMI). With his rich insight into management education, Dr Singh has immensely helped build many institutions including MDI Gurgaon and IIM Lucknow, which he headed in past. With his entrepreneurial vision and path breaking innovative methods, Dr. Singh has earned the repute of Midas touch Director.