18 IIM MBAs walk out of placements braving current financial turmoil, reports Amrita Das from MBAUniverse.comMany full-grown companies shelved new projects this year, putting all blames on recession. Industry top-shots argued recession is the worst time to start new ventures and that it was best to remain cost-effective until sings of recovery begin to emerge. But this was not the case with the fresh lot of MBAs, recently out from some of the top MBA institutes in India.

Prometric the body organising CBT CAT for IIMs talks exclusively with MBAUniverse.com about CBT pattern. Jodi Katz from Prometric also talks about the heightened security measures for the upcoming CAT computer-based test.

The seasons new flavour was the active participation of the PSUs finds Amrita Das of MBAUniverse.com

Global Talent Track organized a seminar on its launch of First Global Educentre in Delhi. Mr. Raman Roy and Dr. Ganesh Natarajan suggested ways to cope with the current economic situation.

The awards recognise leaders courage to make a difference in their chosen fieldIndian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow conferred the Lakshmipat Singhania national leadership awards to eminent personalities at a function held in New Delhi on June 10, 2009.

ITM Navi Mumbai starts its regular study session on July 1, 2009 The Institute for Technology and Management (ITM), Navi Mumbai, commenced another session for the new PGDM batch of students on June 15, 2009. At the 19th inaugural function, held at its premises in Kharghar, the students interacted with Pallavi Jha, Executive Chairman of Walchand TalentFirst and C Subramaniam, Group President HR Gitanjali Gems.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama kept his date with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore and welcomed the Class of 2010 PGP students for their second session on June 10, 2009. While addressing the gathering the Nobel Peace Prize winner said that todays youth has the power to shape the 21st century in their hands. He also commented on the potential he sees in India to carve a new peaceful and more compassionate century ahead.

The year saw more MBAs shifting towards Marketing as a profession finds Amrita Das from MBAUniverse.com

The cell will instruct companies how to innovate at low cost and how to manage and assess associated risks.

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.