The program offers professional training in specialized subjects such as Insurance Sales Practices and Management, Insurance Products, Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Life Insurance and will also cover the fields of General and Marketing management. The duration of the programme is one academic year. The first batch of 60 students will commence from July 2009 at Mumbai.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Mr. Rajan Kalia, Executive Vice President & Head-Human Resources, Max New York Life Insurance and Dr. Saxena, Officiating VC of NMIMS.

490 students (including 4 PhD students) from the Core and Focused MBA programmes were awarded the degrees.
Though the current global financial crisis pose a serious challenge to the world, am confident that todays enthusiastic and young talent pool graduating from the esteemed NMIMS University shall overcome it successfully, said, MV Nair.

On behalf of Amrish Patel, Chancellor, NMIMS University, Shri BP Sheth, Vice President, SVKM declared the convocation open.

On the occasion, offering advice to graduating students, Dr Rajan Saxena, Vice Chancellor of NMIMS University said: Today we are passing through one of the most turbulent times in the global economic history after the Great Depression of 1929. Uncertainty and doubts over ones own competencies and even the utility of education may have crossed your minds and that of your peer group. In such a situation of uncertainty, it is perseverance and always remaining focused that helps.He added, In a knowledge society, information is commodity.

According to information shared by IIM Bangalore, on behalf of all IIMs, with MBAUniverse.com.

IIMs have selected Prometric ETS, a US-based testing company, after an elaborate search process to be their partner in delivering the computer-assisted CAT Entrance Exam.

Agribusiness Seminar will present case studies that engage participants in discussion on some of the key topics in the industry including the outlook for global supply and demand, food safety, as well as agribusiness technology and innovation. Using the HBS case-method, participants will discuss the future of the agribusiness industry at a time when the global economic climate and access to capital has had an effect on the sector, says HBS.

The conference, themed Riding the Elephant: Sharing Indias Success, brought Kellogg students and faculty together with Indian business experts to discuss opportunities and trends in the subcontinent, one of the brighter spots in a slowing global economy.

ISB is a partner in 10,000 Women, a global initiative by Goldman Sachs to build economic growth by providing business and management education to 10,000 female entrepreneurs. ISBs and Goldman Sachs partnership in 10,000 Women is the most recent collaboration in their longstanding relationship dating back to the foundation of the ISB in 2001.

Sharing the development with MBAUniverse.com, IIM Indore says, Due to requests from a number of prospective candidates the last date for receipt of the filled in application form is extended to 31st May 2009.IIM Indore has also informed that consequent to the change in the last date for receipt of filled in application:
(a) Candidates appearing for GMAT between 16th March 2009 and 1st May 2009 will also be considered.(b) Candidates having 5 years of work / professional / entrepreneurial experience after graduation as on 31st May 2009 will also be considered.

Addressing a special plenary at the National Conference on Education - 2009 with the theme Linking Education to Employability here today, Mr Nair agreed with the industrys concerns that the current education system was not promoting employability as the necessary skills development was missing.

However, the government also has to bring in the large number of educationally excluded people into the system. To resolve this dilemma, it is important that the industry joined hands with the government and made skills development an essential part of the educational system.

Addressing the various challenges and opportunities in the education and employability domain, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) held its national conference on the theme of Linking Education to Employability on April 21. Addressing the conference, Mr Vijay Thadani, Chairman, CII Education Committee and CEO, NIIT Ltd. said: The backbone of a countrys growth story is the education system, which is responsible for equipping the human capital of the country. India should be able to consistently produce the finest and most creative work force.