The expert chat was hosted on MBAUniverse.com for the benefit of lakhs of MBA aspirants across the country, who are working hard to crack the all important Common Admission Test for IIMs, to be held on November 16, 2008.

It is aimed atbuilding intellectual capability of JBIMS student fraternity and its close link with the corporate world. The week consists of Strategym JBIMS annual business convention, Marketing Maestro JBIMS entrepreneurial event, Samanvay JBIMS annual corporate symposium and Prayaag JBIMS annual inter B-school corporate festival.

CAT experts from test-prep companies like TIME, Career Launcher and IMS Learning participated in this chat. On the MBAUniverse.com expert chat, Mr Gejo Srinivasan, General Manager, IMS Test Prep answered lots of queries posted by MBA aspirants from around the country on October 18.

The expert chat was hosted on MBAUniverse.com for the benefit of lakhs of MBA aspirants across the country who are working hard to crack the all important Common Admission Test for IIMs, to be held on November 16, 2008. With only a few weeks left for the D-day, students want to know the expert strategies and mantras for last minute preparations.

The occasion was to bestow Lakshya Business Visionary Award 2008 upon Dr. Brijmohan Lall Munjal, Chairman, Hero Group and Dr. Vijaypat Singhania, Chairman Emeritus, Raymond Group. Mr Ajay Bijli ,Chairman PVR Cinemas was awarded Best Startup Entrepreneur and Mr. G.M.Rao , Chairman GMR Group was awarded the Most Inspiring Entrepreneur for the year 2008.

Dr. Bhala Chandra L. Mungekar, Member, Planning Commission, was the chief guest on the occasion.

Says IIM Calcutta, This is the only Business Plan contest of its type in India, which provides an ideal platform for budding entrepreneurs to realize their dreams as we connect them to ideas, money and people who matter. The legacy of i2i has grown in proportions in a short span of time. While i2I 08 became a springboard for 4 finalists to launch their own firm successfully, i2I09 promises to raise the bar further.

Former President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam will deliver the Keynote Address at the summit. MBAUniverse.com is the Official Management Portal of this summit.

Mr K V Kamath, President, CII and Managing Director &, Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Bank Ltd will deliver the special address and Mr Ashok Soota, Past President, Confederation of Indian Industry and Chairman and Managing Director, MindTree Limited will deliver the welcome address.

The lack of concrete information motivated the three consulting enthusiasts to develop www.learn2consult.com. The portal aims to act as a one-stop shop for people who want to know what consulting is all about and want to start their career in it.

The conclave revolved around the theme Looking East Redefining Global Dynamics. The primary focus of this three day event was on the Real Estate, Retail and Media & Entertainment Sectors.
The event saw a record number of twenty five speakers across three industries come together the highest to congregate for any event across all B-schools, shared IIM K.

In such a backdrop, the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad recently organised a forum to analyse the genesis of the global financial crisis, to derive lessons that can help avoid or at least reduce the possibility of such circumstances in the future, and also to discuss its implications for India, and finally take lessons for the way forward.