The Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) Business School Bangalore held the Inaugural Function for the PGDM batch of 2009-2011 on July 11, 2009. The chief guest of the function, S Ramadoss, Vice-President (HR & Administration), TITAN Industries Ltd., Bangalore, was welcomed by Dr. KS Srinivasa Rao, Director of ITM Bangalore.After giving general information about the all ITM centers and MBA programs offered by them, Dr. Rao announced, Three more centers, offering MBA programs, have started operations from this academic year at Goa, Noida and Vishakhapatnam.

Last week, the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), management students sat and heard the CEO of Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Supplier Association (NMTBSA), popularly known as Mumbai Dabbawalas, lecture them on management tricks. Must be sounding crazy!

Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon has organized a round table meet on Partnership for Sustainable Progress under the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) on July 17 at MDI Gurgaon campus. MDI Gurgaon had created the platform for various industry and other stakeholders to develop new ways of sustainable development, the critical need of the hour. The objective of the event was to brainstorm and reflect on what role could the CSD play to contribute towards the cause of Sustainable Development, a spokesperson from MDI Gurgaon said.

Self help is the best help! Thats what our elders tell us. But when it comes to preparing for a tough entrance exam such as CAT, how should an MBA aspirant go about it? What management entrance exam preparation books should one study, how to keep oneself motivated? In the last few weeks, hundreds of MBA aspirants asked these questions from MBAUniverse.com.

The ultimate beneficiaries of the reforms process and the resultant competitive insurance market should be the Indian public. Delivering 4th Convocation address at the National Insurance Academy School of Management, Pune (Maharashtra), he said that the Insurance is slowly moving beyond tax incentives and statutory insurance requirements towards becoming an effective risk mitigation instrument. The success of the transition and reaping of the fruits of insurance depends on the efficacy of regulation and timely innovation to cater to real needs of our citizens.

Greed is the biggest problem of capitalism, Gurcharan Das, author of international-bestseller India Unbound and former Chairman of Procter & Gamble (P&G), said while addressing the AIMA 2nd Business Responsibility Summit on July 17, 2009. The author, who took early retirement from P&G to become a full-time writer, is all set to release another book, The Difficulty of Being Good - On the Subtle Art of Dharma, in August this year.

Apart from bringing large-scale economic crisis, the recession brought with it the worst for any business the loss of faith. All India Management Association (AIMA) kicked off its two-day 2nd Business Responsibility Summit on July 17, 2009, on this note and went on to discuss business and its responsibilities towards the society. The Summit closed on July 18, 2009, with a session on Reinventing Management Education.

Even with no visible signs of recession receding, Indian MBA schools are growing at an unprecedented speed. Some time back IIFT told MBAUniverse.com about their new executive management program, and now it is the Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB) Bhubaneshwar! In an exclusive chat with MBAUniverse.com, XIMB Director Fr. PT Joseph, S.J. said, The XIMB is in the process of adding a new executive management program to its existing list of programs. XIMB is also offering more than 30 executive Development Management Programs (DMPs) in diverse rural and social areas.

All Indian Management Association (AIMA) will organize the 35th National Competition for Young Managers (NCYM)from July 10 onwards in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and New Delhi. The finale will take place on August 22 in New Delhi. The theme for this years NCYM is Innovate, Restructure, Reorganize: Challenges for India Inc.

MBAUniverse.com is the Official Management Portal for AIMA NCYM.

The Management Development Institute (MDI) commenced the 5th Executive PG Diploma in Energy Management batch on July 14, 2009 at its campus in Gurgaon. The commencement was addressed by Former Secretary Ministry of Power, Government of India and Member, MDI Board of Governors, RV Shahi.A seminar on India Energy Security was organized at MDI Gurgaon to sensitize the participants.