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.

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.