For the first edition, the Forum will focus on a theme that is locally and internationally vital, Global Education: Working Together for Sustainable Achievements.The main sub-themes of the forum, to be addressed by internationally acclaimed, high-level keynote speakers and panelists, include:

The Corporate quiz competition of the year received more than 225 entries from corporate sectors all over India this year. The quiz was hosted by quizmaster extraordinaire Derek O Brien. Over 30 B-Schools participated from all over the country. The fun weekend saw a host of interactive games relating to various disciplines of management.

India and the international perspectiveColumn by Dr Valerie Gauthier, Associate Dean at HEC - FranceOver the past decade India has witnessed a revolution in its economic development which, despite the current global downturn, has placed it at the forefront of the next generation of mercantile powers. And alongside this development we have seen a quantum leap in the provision of business education to managers and professionals across the country.

According to NMIMS, the theme this year symbolizes the very spirit of Euphoria to break free from norms and conventions and live life on ones own terms. The four-day event kicks off with Naseeruddin Shahs troupes play All Thieves on first day of the event followed by performances from Indias leading pop and rock acts on the second day. The four days will witness a plethora of competitions ranging from a corporate quiz to music and dance events to a short film competition with participants ranging from corporate sector to postgraduate and undergraduate students from all over India.

It will be a product design competition which is now being held for the third consecutive year and has participation from colleges all over India ranging from architectural, engineering colleges to B-Schools. The last date for sending the brief to participate in the event is March 1, 2009.

Experts from industry like Sugandh Malhotra, Styling Designer of Honda Global Styling, Mr. Gurpreet Kaur, Think 3 Ltd, will be judging the participants.

While traditionally, institutes like Faculty of Management Studies Delhi (FMS), Xavier Labour Relations Institute Jamshedpur (XLRI), Management Development Institute Gurgaon (MDI) and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade New Delhi (IIFT) held placement week, where all students got placed in a matter of few days, this year the placement process may spill over to several weeks. Sharing information with MBAUniverse.com, B-schools said that this rolling placement process allows for more companies to participate.

The objective behind the launch of the lecture series and particularly the session on leadership qualities is to help management students and executives to understand the prerequisite attributes of leadership and develop a holistic approach towards problems in the emerging times.

AIMA invited Mr. Atul Chaturvedi, Chief Operating Officer of Idea Cellular Ltd, to address the theme.Mr Chaturvedi highlighted some keypoints as attributes of leadership: integrity, dedication, magnanimity, openness and creativity.

MBAUniverse.com, Indias leading management portal, has conducted a comprehensive countrywide survey to prepare an MBA Test-Prep Institutes Ranking. MBA aspirants, who dream to get admitted in premier management institutes like IIMs and others, will be hugely benefited from this survey result as it will answer many of their queries regarding test preparation institutes.During this survey, MBAUniverse.com was guided by an advisory body of experts consisting of leading academicians and researchers. Dr.

Prof Amarnath Krishnaswamy of IIM told MBAUniverse.com, IIM B kicked off the Final Placement Process on February 27, 2009. When asked about the duration of placement process, he said, As of now, we cannot comment on how long the process will go on.Last year, IIM B placed 133 students out of the batch of 256 on Day zero where a total of 120 companies participated.

According to SPJIMR, the 11-month PGPM programme comprised 56 participants who have more than 5 years of experience. The programme is uniquely designed to provide middle and upper level management talent to the industry. The HR managers find here potential managers who can be operative from day one of their joining. While commenting on the job placement scenario, SPJIMR said, Compared to previous years, the placement has drastically changed and it is not easy for even leading schools to get full placement.