IIM Indore all set to welcome the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is visiting the IIM Indore campus to deliver a speech on Compassion and Non Violence

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore has geared up to welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama who is to deliver a talk on Compassion and Non Violence at the campus on June 10,2009. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is both the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet.

MBA Placement Report 2009 (Part 1): Changing state of job market

The MBA placements at top B-schools, this year, have not been as lustrous as compared to previous years owing to the global economic slump, and slowdown in India. The downturn led to a significant decrease in the average salaries of the MBA students. Based on comprehensive and updated inputs by Top 20 B-schools, this special report by Amrita Das of MBAUniverse.com sheds light on the trends of Placements 2009. We begin the series with the trend of salary drop witnessed across all B-schools this year.

Highlights

In spite of recent hiccups, future of MBA education is bright: Dr. Anwar Ali, Director, IMT Ghaziabad

With an experience of a career spanning over 30 years in both the industry as well as the academic field, Dr. Ali talks with MBAUniverse.com about the future of MBA education. Dr. Anwar Ali took over as the Director of IMT Ghaziabad just two months back.

The CAT experts opine that the change in form shouldnt affect the preparation for CAT 2009

The nature of study preparation doesnt depend on whether the CAT entrance exam is a paper-based or a computer-based test is what CAT experts from T.I.M.E, Career Launcher and IMS Learning agreed to during the expert chats held by MBAUniverse.com on How to prepare for computer-based CAT 2009.

ITC Chairman Y.C. Deveshwar to address IAJBS 15th World Forum at XLRI

The world forum will be hosted at XLRI Jamshedpur campus from June 7 to June 10, 2009Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) is all set to host the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS) 15th World Forum from June 7 to June 10, 2009. Y.C. Deveshwar, Chairman of ITC and a firm believer in sustainable growth, is to deliver the keynote address at the conference, which will see participation from around a hundred delegates including directors, deans and senior professors from business schools in the USA, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and India.

BIMTECH kicks off its 22nd academic programme

Students of BIMTECH should become job-creators instead of job-seekers and encouraged them to think global

Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida (BIMTECH) on May 30, 2009 commenced its 22nd academic programme. Addressing the gathering, Dr. H. Chaturvedi, Director, BIMTECH, called on young leaders to work for sustainable development of India. He pointed out how a section of the society is still deprived of basic amenities and inspired the would be managers to think about the marginalised sections of the society.