Sharing the information with MBAUniverse.com, XLRI said, XAT 2009 would be conducted on the first Sunday of January, that is, January 4, 2009. The application procedure begins on September 1, 2008 and ends on November 30, 2008.
XLRI said that XAT aims at testing a candidate on skills such as Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning.

In a knowledge sharing session topics on social investment and developmental products of the World Bank were shared with the students.

Beginning with a brief introduction of World Bank history and its initial operations in India the lecture further delved into the two forms of credit -- social investment and the developmental products, given in the form of loans to member countries. The session was followed by interesting questions from students.

In a hyper competitive world, success in work life comes only when you are best-in-class and motivated to learn everyday. Thats the message from Sailesh Rao, MD, Google India when he was delivering a lecture organized by The Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in New Delhi on August 6, 2008. MBAUniverse.com was the Official Management Portal of this initiative.

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Across sessions, speakers reiterated the importance of HR as a function adopting a more strategic role in organisations, emerging as a value driver, by articulating the key interventions that will become enabling factors for achieving business results.
Another challenge was the building a strong performance driven work culture, which is supported by a plethora of people practices - including Performance Management, hi-pos identification, Career Management and Training & Development.

CAT 2016 targets to increase the number of non-engineers and female students in IIM class rooms in PGP 2017-19 batch so says the test convener Prof Rajendra K Bandi faculty and admission chair at IIM Bangalore.

IIMs need diversity to improve learning

Department of Management Studies, NIT Trichy organized a Two-day employability Skill Enhancement Programme (SEP) for college students on 9th and 10th October, 2015. The training programme aimed at enlightening the students in realizing their potential and in building confidence to face the employment opportunities.

Participating in the CII HRM Summit 2008 on he Winning HR Strategies here, they outlined the implications of growth for HR and discussed the evolution of the HR function from a business partner to a business driver adding value for the organization. The tone was set by Mr Sunil Kant Munjal, Past President CII and Chairman, Hero Corporate Services, in his keynote address when he said a company is known by the people it keeps. People are the real asset of any company and the only asset which keeps on appreciating.

PwC and IIM-C have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner in areas of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). As a part of the agreement, IIM-C and PwC will develop and deliver training programmes on IFRS.

Now, the first batch of IMS Proschool students will graduate to join the industry. The convocation ceremony will be held on August 8, 2008 in Mumbai. The convocation address will be delivered by Prof G Sethu, Director and Officer on Special Duty at National Institute of Securities Market.

As part of the Building IIM-B for Tomorrow initiative, undertaken by the students and faculty to further strengthen the brand IIM-B, the 2006-08 Batch of students have set up the Class of 2008 Fund. The fund will be used for instituting faculty and student excellence awards as well as for supporting infrastructural developments on campus. This is the first time ever a graduating batch has made such an effort as a sign of their commitment to the growth and development of the institute.