AICTE has announced the second CMAT test for the year 2013-14. The computer-based exam will be held in a window of five days, from February 21 to February 25, 2013. The registration for CMAT 2013 has started from Thursday, November 1, 2012. The last date of registration is January 2, 2013.

Candidates who already appeared for the CMAT September 2012 exam may also appear for the second test, and the better score of the two tests will be considered for admission.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), in partnership with the ministry of human resource development and the Planning Commission, is organizing the 8th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2012, a two-day global conference, on November 5 and 6 in New Delhi.

An acknowledged management visionary and a radical thinker, Vineet Nayar, vice-chairman and chief executive officer of HCL Technologies, a $4.2-billion global information technology services company, is credited with developing his companys Employees First, Customers Second (EFCS) philosophy. His deep belief in this philosophy prompted him write the highly acclaimed book on management principles, Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down (Harvard Business Press, June 2010).

It seems that Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A) has become a launch pad for start-ups with a number of students taking the entrepreneurial plunges in line with the course they pursue.

A student of second year, Byomkesh, has initiated a cafe-cum-home -delivery business of sprouts. Primarily targeting breakfast seekers keeping in mind the hectic work schedule and lifestyle, the cafe, Happy Sprouting, offers a healthy option to consumers comprising students, professors and other staff members inside the campus as of now.

CAT 2012 is less than two weeks away from now. To provide the last-minute guidance to aspirants, MBAUniverse.com is hosting Live Expert Chat with Arks Srinivas, CEO, VistaMind Education, and former director, T.I.M.E., on October 5 from 5 pm on the topic, Last lap of CAT 2012.

The purpose of holding the chat is to equip aspirants with last-minute tricks and help them formulate the exam strategy.

S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, has announced additional 36 seats for persons of Indian origin (PIOs) for admission to its PGDM programme for the 2013-15 batch.

In a bid to provide global exposure, S P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) has sent its 1-year batch of post graduate program in management (PGPM) to the US and the UK for a three-week international immersion.

Students of all the four specializations marketing, finance, operations and information management are availing themselves of this unique opportunity of interacting with faculty members of reputed institutes, acquiring specialized knowledge & skills and getting industry exposure at some of the globally-acclaimed corporate houses.

Faculty of Management Studies, one of top management institutes in India, has for the first time admitted students through the Common Admission Test (CAT) this year. Raj S Dhankar, dean of FMS, is certain about the quality of students selected through the exam. In an interview with MBAUniverse, he also shares his thoughts about inadequate faculty and the plans to make FMS an internationally competitive B-school.
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To get aspirants doubts and queries answered regarding XAT 2013, the registration process for which is currently underway with the examination being scheduled in the first week of January, MBAUniverse.com conducted a Live Chat with Prof. Vishwa Ballabh, admission chairperson of XLRI, on September 12.

Aspirants asked questions not only on XAT but also on the admission process of XLRI.

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As the economic slowdown continues to haunt placements at majority of B-school campuses in India, job-seeking MBA graduates might be getting more opportunities to work in smaller and tier II cities than the major metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai Banglaore.