The institute has already announced the date for its admission test - IBSAT - for both of the programmes.

The IBSAT (IBS Aptitude Test), acronym for ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test, will be held on December 21, 2008.

According to IBS, The IBSAT 2-hour long paper is aimed to test the applicants ability in quantitative techniques, data interpretation, data adequacy, vocabulary, analytical reasoning and reading comprehension.

Bharat Ratna and Former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam will preside over the function and deliver the convocation address.

Dr Kalam will also hand out the coveted Industrial Management, Information Technology Management and Industrial Safety & Environment Management diplomas to the 2008 Batch. He will also address the present batches, Class of 2009 and 2010, currently pursuing their MBA.

Padmasri Sudha Raghunathan, Noted Carnatic Vocalist, Ms. Mridula Ramesh of Sundaram Textiles and Ms. Hemu Ramaiah, founder of Landmark enlightened the audience on Women as Trailblazers: Dreaming, Exploring and Discovering new horizons.

SWIM is an initiative by the students of Great Lakes to empower women with traits to assume leadership roles in the corporate world. The SWIM community, initiated in 2005, works towards identifying and drawing inspiration from successful women from various walks of life.

The conference was held from August 11-13, 2008 at IIM Indore. At the conference, a total of 160 papers were received out of which 128 papers were presented. In total, 30 Doctoral papers were presented.

Dr Kalam spoke at length about the Role of consultants in an emerging knowledge-based economy. Later, he responded to questions from both the Delhi as well as Kolkata campuses on the topic.

The objective of the visiton August 11, 2008was to give both groups of students a chance to network and discuss cases in the area of business strategy.

On the occasion, a two hour joint case-discussion on ITC e-Choupal was held at IIM-L Noida campus which was facilitated by Prof Stanley D Nollen, Mc Donough School of Business and Prof M Akbar, Professor of Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship, IIM Lucknow.

The workshops began in July, 2008 and will continue till February 2009.

The workshops are divided into four sessions which include Case Method of Teaching Demonstration; Case Method of teaching by participants and feedback; Presentation of draft cases by participants and feedback and Sharing experiences in case writing.

The workshops are aimed at faculty members from B-schools in India; trainers from large industrial organizations and senior HR executives who are involved in training related activities.

Samhar, the annual sports meet between IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta was held on August 10, with IIM Bangalore winning 15 out of the 17 events.

More than 90 students from IIM-C had traveled to Bangalore to participate in Samhar. The meet kicked off on Friday with Throwball (Girls), an event that never fails to draw large crowds. IIM-B won it in straight sets and then went on to win Volleyball that was much more closely contested.

The auditorium bustled with 121 students; each one stepping into a new and perhaps the most important phase of his or her life. Dr. Chavan, Director, JBIMS and Mr. Nitin Paranjpe, CEO of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) addressed the students at the induction ceremony.

Mr. Murthy addressed the student fraternity and extended community at the ISB on how to build and sustain institutions. He also underscored the importance of corporations in creating a social impact.