B-school focus should be academic strength & industry engagement

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.

CAT 2013 notification to be out in July, says CAT 2013 Convenor

One week after the CAT 2013 dates were announced, CAT 2013 Convenor Dr Rohit Kapoor told MBAUniverse.com that the notification for the same will be issued in the month of July.
We will bring our advertisement for CAT 2013 notification in the month of July, Dr Kapoor said, adding, CAT website will also be updated around the same time.

B-school Review: ITM Bengaluru offers lower cost and attractive payback

Navi Mumbai based Institute for Technology & Management (ITM) Group was in news last year for revamping its curriculum to make it more industry oriented. Called Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) iConnect, the two-year full-time programs at all ITM colleges are no longer formatted on a trimester or semester pattern rather a set of discrete terms of study, industry immersion and applied research.

B-schools must join government to solve problems: Dr Pallam Raju

Union HRD Minister Dr MM Pallam Raju has asked B-schools like IIMs to join government in finding solutions to varied problems faced by society in different part of the country. He was speaking at foundation stone laying ceremony for a new campus of IIM Raipur at Pota-Cheriya village under Naya Raipur on May 5, 2013.

No new merit list at NMIMS; waitlisted candidates to get admission

After unearthing the MBA Admission racket at NMIMS, Dr Rajan Saxena, VC, NMIMS tells MBAUniverse.com that the institute will not release any fresh merit list and the waitlisted candidates will be given admission opportunity for more than 80 candidates who forged their identity to get into the final Admission list.

Placement no longer a guarantee even in Top B-schools

While MBA Aspirants use B-school Placement reports as one of the major criterion while selecting their MBA Programme, placement 2013 season leaves them a bit confused with a reflection that placement is no longer guaranteed even at Top B-schools in India.

Despite that the convocation ceremonies 2013 at most of the top B-schools have been concluded by now, a number of students from passing out batch at many top B-schools are yet to find a job for themselves. The grim placement scenario is reflected in B-schools delayed release of placement report this year.

May CMAT Prep: Tips to crack jumbled paragraphs

With May CMAT just 15 days away, MBAUniverse.com Prep Team of Experts brings you tips to crack jumbled paragraphs in Language comprehension section.

The Language Comprehension section in CMAT contains 25 questions and not less than 3-4 questions will be based on jumbled paragraphs. Scoring around 20 percent more, that too with a little understanding to put the sentences in a sequential order, can improve your performance.

Union HRD Minister to lay foundation of IIM-Raipur new campus

Union HRD Minister Dr M M Pallam Raju will lay the foundation of a state of art new campus of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur at Pota-Cheriya village under Naya Raipur on May 5, 2013. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh and Higher and Technical Education Minister Shri Ram Vichar Netam will also be present on the occasion.

The institute which is currently operating from Government Engineering College at Sejbahar, has its proposed campus spread across 200 acres of land. The institute aims to complete the construction by 2016.

NMIMS unearths national level MBA admission racket; 6 held

NMIMS has unearthed a national level MBA Admission Test racket where more than 80 candidates had forged their identity during NMAT to secure a position in final merit list for admission to its different management programmes.
Acting on this recent complaint of the institute, a Joint Team of Crime Branch and Cyber Cell of Mumbai police have arrested 6 persons involved in the organised crime from different locations including Delhi, UP & Pune, Police said.