While talking to MBAUniverse.com on the schedule and allocation of centres for the test, AIMA Center for Management Services (AIMA-CMS) said that around 69 institutes and Universities from the eastern region would be accepting MAT scores for the admission.

A detailed-list of participating institutes from the eastern region is given below:

Institutes/Universities
Locations
Websites

Academy of Business Administration
Balasore
www.abaindia.com

Affinity Business School
Bhubaneswar
www.affinity.ac.in

The objective of the conference was to discuss the role and importance of managing information technology for business value and to review the success of information technology on the applications and practices being followed in business. The theme of the conference was divided into three major parts i.e Application of Information Technology in Business, Global Competition & Competitiveness of Corporate and Corporate Survival Strategies.

Consulting Continuum, which was held on March 14, addressed the theme Hard times come hand in hand with opportunities: A consultants perspective. This continuum was graced by top-notch consultants from esteemed organizations like KPMG, Mc Kinsey & Co., Stern Stewart & Co., AT Kearney, Protiviti, Avalon Consulting etc. The event saw participation from almost 300 students, including the management students and Alumni from the Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Mumbai.

AIMA reveals that around 434 management institutes/universities will be accepting the MAT scores when students go to seek admissions in these institutes. The test will be conducted through 84 centres located in different parts of the country. Last time, MAT was conducted in the month of February this year. Lakhs of students appear in the MAT exam which is held four times in a year in the months of February, May, September and December.

The Convocation ceremony saw students being awarded their diplomas by Dr Devi Singh, Director IIM Lucknow, and Dr JJ Irani, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Lucknow and Director, Tata Sons.

Dignataries who spoke at the seminar include Prof MM Pant, Former Faculty at IIT Kanpur and University of Western Ontario, London; Mr Manish Saraf, Chief Operating Officer, PT Education; experts from MBAUniverse.com; Prof Prem Vrat, Vice Chancellor of UP Technical University, Lucknow; Mr Arun Sharma, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore alumnus and 11 times CAT qualifier; Dr SR Musanna, Dean (Academics), Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow; Dr Niraj Kumar, Former Director and Head, Department of Business Administration, Lucknow University; Dr Syed Haider Ali, Assistant Professor,

The duration of the diploma programs is 6 months to 1 year with options of selecting evening or week-end Sunday classes.
The objective behind the launch of the distance learning management programs is to make employees at work understand the management principles and hone their skill sets to achieve efficiency in the allocated work domain, says Dr Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, Welingkar Institute of Management.

The graduating students of the course meeting minimum criteria will be offered placements opportunities with Max New York Life. Application for the admissions to 2009-10 batch can be submitted till March 28, 2009. The first batch of 60 students will commence from June 09, 2009, at Mumbai.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. Speaking about this unique program, Dr.

The placement report, announced on March 10, for the tenth graduating PGDM batch of the institute with 175 students saw offers from sectors like Manufacturing, IT/ITeS, FMCG, Banking & Financial Institutions, Media, Travel & Tourism, Infrastructure, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals, Education and allied services and Energy.According to IIM I report, the regular recruiters such as Deutsche Bank, HSBC Global Research, Standard Chartered Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, FuturesFirst, Johnson & Johnson, ITC, Deloitte Innovation, Knightfrank, Larsen & Toubro, Jindal Steel & Power Cor

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