Instead, an emerging tribe of MBA- Entrepreneurs is emerging who under go the best management training at B-schools, and leverage it to pursue their dreams. This year, almost all campuses that MBAUniverse.com Placement Report 2008 surveyed, graduates have opted to take the road less travelled. Interestingly, B-schools are supporting and promoting this trend wholeheartedly.

They are putting more and more emphasis to Job Profiles on offer, and even choosing lesser salary for a better job content. Corporates, on their part, are tailoring specific profiles and positions to lure whiz-kids. This is a significant trend emerging from the MBAUniverse.com MBA Placement Report 2008 that surveyed top 20 Indian B-schools.

Approximately 40 % of graduates chose financial services and banking sector over marketing, operations or general management jobs.
At IIM-A, put together, financial services jobs accounted for almost 45% of jobs accepted. Consulting sector lured a high 31% of IIM-A graduates. Some of the major recruiter from the sector included Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch amongst others. Twelve students choose to join private equity players like Carlyle Group.

At IIM-C, a large 34% of the batch opted for jobs in the financial sector.

And thats a big jump! The trend cuts across majority of leading B-schools. Graduates in many institutes have in fact got even higher salary increases.

In the last few weeks, all six Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) have decided to raise the fees for their Post Graduate Programme (PGP), albeit with varying degrees. Other B-schools of repute too are increasing their fees. MBAUniverse.com presents a review of the new fees scenario.

This is the first of its kind in the country where three Business Schools together offer a Ph.D programme. These institutes are: School of Business Management, NMIMS University, Mumbai, T.A.Pai Management Institute, Manipal and Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore.

The comprehensive report analyses final placement trends from Top 20 B-schools including all IIMs, ISB, XLRI, MDI, JBIMS and others. The report estimates that across these B-schools, the average salary offered has increased by a heft 20-22%.

Magsaysay Awardee Dr. Kiran Bedi, IPS (Retd.) presided over the convocation. On the occasion the Dr. Bedi, gave away the awards and medals to the meritorious students of LBSIM. The successful candidates were also conferred their degrees and and diplomas during ceremony.