Mr Bagchi, along the course of the interaction read excerpts from his recently released book Go Kiss the World the foundations of which he said, were laid during his commencement speech to the batch of 2006 at IIM-B. He reminded the audience, that the India of today was one where you didnt have to know somebody to be somebody; rather it was one where you had to know something to be somebody. He also stressed on the fact that today it is the Indian professional who is defining what it is like to be an Indian.

Mr. Kishore Asthana, an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, has an illustrious background, having worked at the Tata Administrative Services. Apart from that, Mr. Asthana has held senior roles in the corporate world. At present, he leads Indus Options Consultancy which is engaged in export of Indian technology.

Prestigious global accreditation body AACSB International has launched BestBizSchools.com, a global online resource center for students seeking information on business schools at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level. BestBizSchools.com simplifies what is often a complex research process by navigating students through the influx of information available on business schools.

From the classic Competing for the Future in mid-90s, to the groundbreaking Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid in 2004, to the New Age of Innovation this year, Prof Prahalad has impacted the way business leaders think and act. In his latest book with co-author M.S. Krishnan, also from the Ross School of Business, Prof Prahalad argues that the two key areas of value creation are: focus on individual customers, and garnering resources from a global network.

IT-ITeS Sector Skills Council NASSCOM (SSC NASSCOM) on 5th April signed MoU with IFIM Business School, Bangalore to collaborate on the introduction of Outcome Based Trainings, Assessment and Certification on Quality Packs (QP) and National Occupational Standard (NOS)

This strategic alliance between NASSCOM and IFIM Business School aims to offer Associate Analytics (Qualification Pack Code: SSC: Q2101) and Junior Data Associate (Qualification Pack Code: SSC: Q0401) courses to all undergraduate students as an add-on course to enhance the employability skills of these students

In his address, Prof Schmitt opined that much of marketing practice in India is based on traditional 4-Ps, but Indian brands need to enhance customer experience to become global brands. Prof Bernd Schmitt, Ph.D., is Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business and Executive Director of the Center on Global Brand Leadership at Columbia Business School in New York.

Prof (Dr) Atmanand, Dean of MDI School of Energy Management says, the fourth energy management batch has been started without any outside financial support and has generated unprecedented response from the public and industry.

The MoU was signedto launch the Centre of Excellence for Supply Chain Management (SCM).
LIBA says that the Centre of Excellence will see the amalgamation of industry thought leaders, domain experts, academicians and technology partners in the SCM arena. The centre will also be the fulcrum from which innovative ideas emerge to change the existing supply chains to value networks.

Last year, 111 B-schools were part of the official list of participating B-schools. MBAUniverse.com analysis of past years CAT Bulletin reveals that there is a high churn in participating B-schools.
There are 34 new non-IIMs institutions who have decided to use CAT 08 scores whereas 41 B-schools have opted out of CAT.

In perhaps the first instance of a foreign B-school enrolling with Indian management exam, Singapore based Nanyang Buisness School has been added this year in the list of non-IIMs B-schools who are using CAT 08 score.