Dr Ganguly was speaking at a Session on Entrepreneurship and Recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Delhi on August 11. He added that the lack of skills development was a worrying factor.

Prof J K Mitra, Dean of FMS Delhi, told MBAUniverse.com that the entrance exam for the academic year 2009-2011 will be held on January 11, 2009.

Said Dr Mitra, We have scheduled the next FMS entrance exam for the second Sunday of January that is January 11, 2009. On the subject of announcement of other important dates like release and submission of application forms, Prof Mitra said, We have only decided the FMS exam date while the official advertisement from FMS will be released in the month of September this year.

Delegates from all over the world specially from emerging economies, faculty members from India and abroad, senior Indian central government officials and state officials, representatives of multinational companies will be attending the conference at IIM Indore.

In recognition of this significant gap, MarQuity, the Marketing Club of Management Development Institute (Gurgaon), organised a three-day advertising and marketing summit Advent. With its plethora of seminars, advertising contests, quizzes and other events, Advent predominantly aimed to generate interest in advertising among B-School students.

The Summit commenced with the address of Mr. Suresh Jandial, Deputy Chairperson, ONGC and Mr. T. Raman, Consulting Editor, Business India.

To know about the progress so far, MBAUniverse.com interviewed Prof Biju Paul Abraham, Chairman, Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPEX) at Indian Institute of Management (IIM-C).
Prof Abraham, an M.Phil. from JNU, New Delhi and Ph.D. from Kings College London, he has also been the Chairman of the Post Graduate Programme at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta from November 1999 to November 2001.

Q- What is the background of launching the PGPEX at IIM-C?

The theme for this Finance Continuum.08 was, Financial sector in India- Managing growth in challenging times. The event was inaugurated by Dr Karuna Jain, Head of the Dept., SJMSOM. In all, eight industry trend setters shared their views and insights with the students of SJMSOM through talks and panel discussion.

He will be addressing the IIM-L community as part of the Leadership Series conducted by the Industry Interaction Committee of IIM Lucknow. Leadership Series is a platform for students of IIM-L to interact with the high performing leaders from different walks of life.

General Deepak Kapoor will be giving insights about Leadership on Impulse with special emphasis on the unique decision making process under time and resource constraints.

Two eminent speakers from the industry were invited to interact with the students, on the occasion.

The first address was by Mr. Ram Nomula, currently the Chief Executive, Media & Entertainment Services, Moserbaer. Mr. Nomula who steered Moserbaer to new height, has experience of working in India and abroad. He recently moved to India after working in USA for about forty years.

The programme will be offeredunder the academic guidance of S.P. Jain Institute of Management Research, the leading premier institute.

The course is divided between 7 months of class-room training and 4 months of operational on-the-job training at Cromas various stores across the country. This programme aims to give an all-round perspective of the Retail world. Not only does it plan to equip students with key skills required for a successful career in Retail, but also helps in understand Retail firsthand, through practical exposure.