ISB admits 579 candidates for Class of 2010; O Week held

This year the mean age of the new batch is 27 years, with maximum age being 39. The GMAT score average is 716, with 22 percent scoring 750 and above. The Class has an average work experience of five years. There are 336 students with international work experience, while 17 students were self-employed before joining the ISB. 26 percent of the total body of students are female, and 28 percent of the Class is married.

CAT 2009: For quant, NCERT math of class 7, 8, 9, 10 is a great start, -- Top MBA test-prep experts answer MBAUniverse.com reader queries

Over 250 expert Q&As have been published so far. Using this platform, MBAUniverse.com reader Harish from Pune asked: What is the weightage of hobbies towards preparation for MBA. Is it necessary to develop one as part of preparation? How much time should be dedicated towards this?Responding to the query, Mr. Ulhas Vairagkar, Director, T.I.M.E, Delhi said: Dear Harish, it is not mandatory that you need a hobby to get into a good B-school.

MBA Placements: 80% of the batch placed with an avg. salary of Rs 8.5 lakhs, says Great Lakes

Major recruiters include Big Entertainment, Cognizant Technology Solution, CSC, HCL, Knight and Frank, L&T, Marg, Mu-Sigma, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Redpill Solution Pte. Ltd (Singapore), Renoir Consulting, Siestema Shyam Telelink, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata International, and ZS Associates.

NIILM Center for Management Studies to set up new campus in Greater Noida

The new campus will offer AICTE approved courses in emerging areas like Services Management, Retail, Banking, Finance, Insurance and International Business.
The campus is coming up at Plot No. 53, Knowledge Park V, Greater Noida, UP. The Bhumi Pujan ceremony of the new campus site was held at Greater Noida on April 15, 2009.

Battlefield to Boardroom: Armed Forces officers to undergo management training at MDI

MDI has so far imparted management training to above 550 armed services officers who are now working in various business establishments and companies.
Says MDI, We were the pioneer in starting management programs for the armed forces officers. The trend later on spread over to other management institutes including IIMs. However, due to general slowdown in economy, the number of officers undergoing training has considerably receded.

For CAT 2009, first get your fundamental concepts right, -- Top MBA test-prep experts answer MBAUniverse.com reader queries

MBAUniverse.com readers post their queries, and the portal then gets answers from CAT experts from leading institutes like TIME and IMS Learning. Over 250 expert Q&As have been published so far. Using this platform, MBAUniverse.com reader Abhishek from Lucknow asked: Sir, I am pursuing B.Tech and currently in the 3rd year. I want to know about the books & the study material for which I should go for CAT. Responding to the query Mr.