CAT 2013 dates announced; 20 days test window begins on Oct 16

The Indian Institute of Management Indore has announced the dates for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2013, declaring the test will be held in a 20 days window between October 16 and November 11, 2013. Registration for the same will begin on July 29.

The CAT for 2013 will be held in a 20 days window beginning October 16 at a total of 40 centres across India, said IIM-Indore Professor Rohit Kapoor who is the convenor for CAT 2013.

Four new test centres Surat, Udaipur, Trivendrum and Vijaywada, have been added for CAT this year.

Sales & Marketing rule FMS placement: Median salary@ Rs 16 lakh

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi has completed placement for its Full-time MBA class of 2013 with top companies including E&Y, KPMG, TAS, M&M, RIL, Ranbaxy, Jindal Steel PepsiCo, RB, Coca Cola, Britannia, Airtel, Vodafone, Philips and Tata Motors recruiting talents from the institution. The annual median salary offered to the student was Rs 16 lakh, according to the FMS placement officials.

Have fun, laugh & use more brain to sharpen your memory

As you undergo your Common Admission Test (CAT) journey, your ability to capture and retain the important topics holds the key to scoring a high percentile for admission to your dream B-school.

Since you are going to take one of the toughest and trickiest written MBA exam CAT 2013, you will need a lot to remember, a lot to analyse and plenty of the material to practice- the solution of which will come from the stock of your rich memory.

IIM Trichy completes first placement; Avg salary @ Rs 10.92 lakh

Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli (IIM-T) has concluded final placements for its flagship two-year PGPM even as top companies including ICICI Bank, YES bank, Cognizant, KPMG, Wipro, Tata Power, BPCL, HPCL, Kellogg India, Ranbaxy recruited all the participating students of the very first passing-out batch of the new IIM.

While the average annual package offered to the students was Rs 10.92 lakh, the highest package stood as high Rs 18.25 lakh, the institute said.

Preparing CAT? Know how to develop good Reading Habits

While MBA Aspirants seeking admission to Top B-schools require paying undiluted attention for preparation to Common Admission Test (CAT), they also need to simultaneously develop a good reading habit that could ease their CAT journey, GD-PI process, and time at B-schools.

Besides your main preparation focused on section-wise preparation for Common Admission Test (CAT), you also need to take some time from your daily schedule to develop a reading habit.

10 ways to enhance & sharpen your memory for CAT

As you undergo your Common Admission Test (CAT) journey, your ability to capture and retain the important topics holds the key to scoring a high percentile for admission to your dream B-school.
Since you are going to take one of the toughest and trickiest written MBA exam CAT 2013, you will need a lot to remember, a lot to analyse and plenty of the material to practice- the solution of which will come from the stock of your rich memory.

Harvard Professor Dr Ashish Nanda to be new IIM-A director: IE

The long wait for new director at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad seems to be over with Dr Ashish Nanda of Harvard Law School set to take over the coveted position at Indias Top B-school, a media report said. According to a report from Indian Express, Harvard professor Dr Ashish Nanda is set to take over as director of IIM Ahmedabad. It is the first time an academic from an overseas institute will head any of the 13 IIMs.