There is a need for a reformative change in the countrys educational system, if the country is to reap what is today being termed as its demographic dividend which could otherwise become a demographic nightmare, according to the NKC.

According to CII, senior Government functionaries, political leaders and CEOs will participate in the programme.

The list of recruiting companies represents a mind-boggling array of the most reputed and respected corporate straddling almost all the sectors of the Indian economy: PSUs, banking, consulting, financial services, insurance and investment banking, FMCG, media, manufacturing, IT, pharmaceuticals, retail, telecom, education, infrastructure and SMEs.

Mr. N K Singh, Chairman, MDI Board of Governors, conferred a doctoral degree on 8 participants and declared them as Fellows of MDI. Mr. Singh then awarded PGDM degreesto 530 students of the various programs at MDI. With this ceremony 183, 55, and 38 students were declared to have completed their PGPM, PGP-HR, and PGP-IM programs respectively; 102, 65, 50 and 29 participants were declared to have completed the Executive Management Program (EMP), National Management Program (NMP), the Energy Management Program and the Public Policy & Governance Program respectively.

Commenting on the placement scenario this year, IIMK placements chairperson Dr Purani says, Its class of 2009, comprising 185 students, its largest batch ever, has wrapped up its final placement process with 88 participating firms making a total of 228 offers. It has proved that the economic slowdown has impacted IIM K also along with other IIMs. The average annual salary offered this time is Rs10.56 lakh, a 28% dip, as compared to the last years Rs14.83 lakh.

Well respected business leader Mr. Ramadorai has more than 30 years of professional experience behind him. He holds a Bachelors degree in Physics from Delhi University. After that he went on to pursue Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and a Master Degree in Computer Science from the University of California. In 1993, Ramadorai attended the Senior Executive Development Program at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

In the line of convocations, XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur, will host its 53rd annual convocation on March 28, 2009. This year, 180 students of the institute will walk up to the dais to receive their Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management and the Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations.

These are the questions that are on the minds of MBA aspirants as they prepare for MBA Admissions. Indias leading management portal MBAUniverse.com and Dainik Jagrans iNext newspaper, came together to solve these dilemmas with their 9-city MBA seminar, fair & counseling event Management Avenues 2009. The MBA seminar, fair and counseling is was held from March 7 to April 4, 2009.

With the announcement of this comprehensive survey results, MBA aspirants across the country will now be guided by credible data and ranking when they hunt for selecting their institutes for MBA test preparations.

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