With MBA Aspirants ready to begin their preparation for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2013, they must be hunting for right expert guidance or coaching institute which can help them score a high CAT percentile and secure a seat at their dream B-school.

So, what mode of coaching should they opt for? Are off-line coaching better than On-line coaching or vice-versa? This article of MBAUniverse.com Prep Team of experts brings you a comparative analysis of these two modes of coaching classes.

IFIM Business School, Bangalore has introduced a full term of international immersion for its upcoming batch of PGDM- International Business programme.

According to the institute, the three-and-a-half month long international immersion term beginning in 2014 aims at making PGDM-IB course truly global in its perspective and helping students with cross-cultural learning.
Dr. Madhumita Chatterji, Dean-Student Lifecycle at IFIM, says, We have made the term-abroad a regular, mandatory feature of our PGDM-IB program.

With Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) gaining wider acceptance in B-schools admissions across different states, AICTE has said that about 67,000 candidates have registered for May CMAT to be held in a four day window beginning May 19.

Speaking to MBAUniverse.com, Dr SS Mantha, Chairman, AICTE said, The response to May CMAT has been very encouraging. With more states coming into the fold, we have received about 67,000 registrations from B-school Aspirants across India.

With hardly six months left for the most coveted MBA written exam Common Admission
Test (CAT) 2013, MBA Aspirants must be weighing coaching options to ensure that they score a high percentile required for admission in top B-schools including Indian Institute of Management (IIMs).
Getting a high percentile say 90 to 99+ in this computer-based entrance exam CAT, held during October-November every year, qualifies a candidate to enter the final selection round in order to secure a seat in PGDM or MBA programmes at top B-schools.

National HRD Network (NHRDN) recently organized 2nd Udai Pareek Memorial Lecture at Jaipur. Contemplating the ever growing need of leadership in every field, the topic of the lecture was Leadership Challenges: Mantra to Lead which was delivered by Padmashri Dr. Pritam Singh, an eminent scholar of Management Education and Director-General, IMI.

With various types of institutions offering two-year full-time management programmes in India, MBA Aspirants often get puzzled while understanding the system under which B-schools operate in the country.
Which are the colleges that offer MBA programmes in India? Are all the management programmes run by universities? asks Swapnil Saw, a fresher MBA aspirant from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh through Ask Your Query on MBAuniverse.com.

Another MBA Aspirant Priyanka Atwal from Mumbai, asks, Is University based MBA programme better than PGDM offered by private institutions?

Apart from being the gateway to coveted Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Common Admission Test (CAT) is the most prestigious and widely accepted written entrance exam for admission to top B-schools in India.
The first obvious thought that hits an MBA Aspirant is how to crack CAT. Just appearing in CAT does not guarantee you a seat in good B-school. You need to score high percentile, 85 or more, to reach to the next round of selection procedure at Top B-schools.

Its never late to start!
It appears true at least for MBA Aspirants who have woken up late for admission to B-schools in the academic session 2013-15.
I want to apply for MBA programme in 2013-15. What is the admission procedure? Can I apply now for the course? asks Pune-based Payal Jain, who has just completed her final year graduation exams, to MBAuniverse.com through its Ask Your Query section.

With just one month left for May Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) to begin, MBA aspirants must be ready for a rigorous preparation to score better in their last chance for B-school admission in the academic session 2013-15.

As you must be looking to utilise best the next one month for preparation of May CMAT 2013, this article of MBAUniverse.com Prep team of experts brings you strategy for preparation of General Awareness section which tests your knowledge and IQ.