MBAUniverse.com now presents Q&A with MBA students who are studying at Prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and other premier B-schools. The institutes include IIM Bangalore, IIM Indore, IIM Lucknow, SJMSOM of IIT B and others.
MBA Aspirant, this Q&A series will give you the idea of how IIMs and other premier B-schools conduct GD/PI rounds, what they tests in GD/PI rounds and students advice to MBA aspirants.
Read below the Q&A with Nagendra, the first year student of Post Graduate Programme in Management of IIM Lucknow.

Immediately after breaking this news, MBAUniverse.com spoke to Mr Ajit Rangnekar, Acting Dean, ISB Hyderabad to get the first reactions on this recognition.

Said a jubilant Mr Rangnekar, Its a wonderful feeling and we are having a big celebration here! It is really a huge achievement for ISB to be ranked at 15 position in the world. Last year also, we felt great when it got 20th position in the world. There is a sign that shows how much ISB is improving year after year.

According to the just released Financial Times MBA Ranking 2009, released on January 26, ISB Hyderabad has been ranked as the 15th best MBA in the world! ISB was ranked at # 20 in the last years ranking by FT.
London Business School is ranked in the number one slot jointly with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, Insead have been ranked at #3, #4 and #5 slots on FT MBA Ranking 09.

The programme will be coordinated by Prof. Abraham Koshy, and will be held during February 9-13, 2009 at IIM A campus.

XIMB, a premier business school of India, has been developing various innovative programmes for working executives as well as aspiring management professionals in the fields of management and insurance. The Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Business Management (PGCBM) is a state-of-the-art management programme which leverages technology enabled learning using VSAT technology and provides high quality management education to working professionals across the country.

The highlight of the batch was spending a term at McGill University, Canada as well as a three month long industry project, which were a part of the academic curriculum. Both these combined together not only focused on the academic acumen of the students but also provided a global feel to the programme.

Dr Deepak Pental, Vice Chancellor, Delhi University delivered the Convocation Address. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Nirmal Jain, CMD, India Infoline and Mr. M. Venugopalan, MD & CEO, Federal Bank. Accman Institute of Managements Chairman Mr Arun Singh and Director Prof Rajiv Kumar were present on the occasion.

Ocumen provides a platform for students to experience life at a top-notch business school. The event saw Initial participation of over 165 schools from across India and the top 15 schools were selected for the event. This is an increase of 50% over the last year.

The event would also see 30 teachers from the participating schools who will be invited to the campus where they will discuss the best education and management practices from world renowned management gurus and professors at IIM Lucknow.

IIM A Chaos is one of the biggest cultural spectacles across all Indian campuses, and it brings together students from colleges across the country to be part of the celebration.

Says IIM A, Embedded deep within the red bricks of the Mecca of higher learning called IIM Ahmedabad lays the spirit of path breaking ideas, the spirit of creating something unique, something new, something brilliant. Each sparked by a dream, a KHALBALI in the minds and hearts of people. It is exactly this Khalbali which is celebrated this year as the central theme.

How to prepare for Personal Interview

By Mr Subhasish Mitra, Vice President (KRG), PT Education
While intimidating for some MBA-hopefuls, the personal interview represents a prime opportunity. Interviews allow you the chance to not only put a face and personality to the name and credentials on your application file, but also to express your academic, personal, and professional accomplishments, experiences, and intentions.