XLRI announced a 10-day team building and village exposure programme for the freshers at the orientationThe MBA programme session for the new batch of students at Xavier Labour and Relations Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur commenced on June 15, 2009 with a large batch size of a total of 340 students. In an exclusive chat with MBAUniverse.com, Roshan N Dastur from XLRI Director Fr E Abrahams Office said, The highlight of this years MBA programme is an increase in the number of PM&IR students. This year the XLRI had to divide the PM&IR batch into two, with 60 students in each batch.

In an exclusive interview with MBAUniverse.com Dr. BS Sahay talks about the present situation of MBA education in India and his vision for MDI Gurgaon.

On the first day of study session at XIMB, the students interacted with Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik

The Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneshwar (XIMB) started another session with the new batch of PGDM program students on June 22, 2009. While speaking to MBAUniverse.com XIMB Director Fr PT Joseph said that the MBA institute has succeeded in adding 30 more seats in this years academic session. Until now 150 students have been enrolled for the MBA program. XIMB was waiting for AICTEs approval to add 30 more seats which has been done now, Fr Joseph said.

Summit will discuss the role and responsibilities of a business in current times

A series of seminars on Thought Leadership begins at IIMK
The Indian institute of Management (IIMK) Kozikode started the series of seminar on Thought Leadership as a part of its endeavor to achieve excellence and leadership in management education. The first seminar was held in IIMK campus on June 19, 2009 by Prof. Rajendra Sisodia on the topic Conscious Capitalism. Sisodia is Professor of Marketing at Bentley College, University of Bentley, USA and has a PhD in Marketing from Columbia University.

MBAUniverse.com speaks to Dean of Placements about this years placement scenario at MDI Gurgaon The placements at Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon has finally come to an end. In an exclusive interview with MBAUniverse.com, Dean of Placements and Corporate Affairs of MDI Gurgaon NR Bhusnur Math said, Im happy that although it took a longer time, the placements at MDI Gurgaon have closed for 2009.

The orientation at XIMB will kick off on June 19, while the study session would commence on June 22

ASSOCHAM also mooted turning employment exchanges into coaching institutes in its note to the Finance MinistryIn a note submitted to the Revenue Department of the Finance Ministry on June 17, 2009 the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) proposed bringing different coaching institutes under the purview of tax for minting money from young students.

Get ready for the real thing and design a strategy which can help you face the D-Day confidentlyIn the previous Road to CAT articles by MBAUniverse.com, you must have got a fair idea on how to start preparing and carry on with the practice. But when the time for taking the final CAT exam is just round the corner, how should you deal with your preparation? First, dont let the terror bell ring inside your head when the exam starts knocking on the door! Instead of getting tense its necessary to design a strategy which will help you face the D-Day confidently.

IIM C freshers will be visiting cultural sites in Kolkata as part of the orientation programme to be held on June 18

This year around 408 students have secured seats in the Indian Institute of Management (IIM C) Calcuttas two-year MBA programme, the fees for which is Rs 4 lakh for the first year and Rs 5 lakh for the second year. The new session of MBA programme for the Class of 2009-11 is scheduled to begin on June 18, 2009 at IIM C and the authorities at IIM C has organised a variety of programmes for the newcomers.