To understand more about this phenomenon and also their charismatic new leader, the US embassy in India organized a talk on Barack Obama & Indo- US relations on the 21st January, 2009 at the Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi. Mr. John Davison, Economic Minister Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi came down to the FMS campus to share his insights on the topic.

In his inaugural address, Mr Kamal Nath, said, With greater global competitiveness, we have challenges not only of growth but also of finding space in Global economy and therefore there is a compelling need for India to have interest rates that are globally competitive. Once liquidity turns into borrowings, Indias intellectual and entrepreneurial skills will drive up growth significantly.

The new MBA program has been established through an arrangement between two leading schools -- S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) in Mumbai, India and the Schulich School of Business, Canada. The program is expected to begin in January 2010.

According to information shared by Schulich School of Business with MBAUniverse.com, students enrolled in the program will complete the first year of the Schulich India MBA at SPJIMR in Mumbai. Students will then complete the second year of the program at the Schulich School of Business, located in Toronto, Canada.

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia said this at the launch of the book Indias Strategic Interests in Southeast Asia and Singapore by Ambassador See Chak Mun in New Delhi on February 11.

Pointing out that the book has come at a very significant time when the world is going through a financial crisis and Asia is likely to play a major part in the global revival, Dr Ahluwalia said, Global crisis is likely to strengthen ties between Asian nations.

This alliance combines Tata Strategics unrivaled understanding of the Indian market with Roland Bergers experience in international markets, to provide a complete range of services to clients in India and overseas. Tata Strategic informs that this is the first formalized cooperation between a major international strategy consulting firm and a domestic consultancy in India.

With just a few days to go for MAH - CET, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) first year student and CET Topper Kachnad Banka shared with MBAUniverse.com how MBA Aspirants can excel in this exam.
Kachnar Bankar secured 200 marks last year in MAH - CET with a Percentile of 99.99. She got first rank in final CET. She is currently pursuing MBA at JBIMS, and is in the first year.
Q&A with Kachnar Banka:

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Set up at a capital outlay of Rs. 3 crores in Chennai, this new B-School will offer admissions to the first batch of MBA students in June 2009, offering full time 2-year Postgraduate Program in Management in collaboration with the Georgia State University. National Management School informed MBAUniverse.com that it will admit students in three admission cycles every year, and is supported by both corporate and leading academicians.

The Maharashtra CET is the first in a long line of State Level MBA entrance examinations that are conducted by individual states for entrance to MBA colleges affiliated to State Universities. Normally, these State level tests are meant only for students who are domiciled in that state, but the Maharashtra CET gains some significance among students from other states because of the following reasons:

A percentage of seats being kept open for students from other states (called as OMS candidates)

The plan raised the outlay on education sector from 6% to 20% of total outlay, thus making a paradigm shift in how national resources are spent. The architect of the plan and Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia is a well know economist and recognized as a strong proponent of improving education systems and output in India. Speaking at a function in New Delhi, organized by EDGE 2009, to felicitate Dr Ahluwalia for his contribution to higher education sector, Dr Ahluwalia outlined the importance of the sector in the growth of India and the challenges it faces.