Prof Ashish K Bhattacharyya, chairman of admissions, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and spokesperson of CAT Group, while confirming this development with MBAUniverse.com said, IIMs are in process to conduct CAT as an online test from year 2009.

Delivering the convocation address at Mudra Institute of Communication (MICA) on March 31, Dr Kalam lifted the spirits of graduating students, faculty members and others present on the occasion with his inspiration address that covered a wide range of issues. The central point that emerged from Dr Kalams address was that students must have a multifaceted development, with integrity as a core value.

Dr Kalam began by administered a six point oath to the students. The oath read:

On the occasion Mr. Arun Maira, Chairman, The Boston Consulting Group (India), will inspire the graduating batch of IIM-C during his convocation address.

They were awarded the Post-Graduate Diploma in Management. The ceremony was presided over by the former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who delivered the convocation address.
Besides the 94 students of the Post-Graduate Programme in Communications Management (PGPCM), 19 students of the Post-Graduate Programme in Retail Communications Management (PGPRCM) also received their post-graduate qualifications from the Governing Council of the Institute.

While much has been written about the CAT exam, how were the crucial Group Discussions and Personal Interviews (GD/PIs) structured: what were the topics thrown for discussions, what was the line of interview questioning that IIMs adopted and how was the process different from last year.
MBAUniverse.com got in touch with IMS Learning Resources, the leading MBA prep institute, for their take on the matter. In a Q&A, Mr Gejo Srinivasan, MBA Product Head, IMS Learnings, shares about their analysis of GD/PI rounds. Excerpts from the interview:

According to the official information shared by NMIMS with MBAUniverse.com, the institute has announced the admissions for the batch of 2008-10 and selected 240 students for this academic session.

The students are selected on the basis of NMIMSs own written test known as National Management Aptitude Test (NMAT) and Group Discussions and Personal Interviews (GD/PI).

According to NMIMS, the final merit list of successful candidates is based on weightages assigned to performance in NMAT, GD/PI, Work Experience and over all Academic Performance.

On the occasion chief guest Mr Shekhar Datta, Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange Limited along with Mr. Rajive Kaul, Chairman of the XIMB Governing Board, Fr.P.T.Joseph, Director XIM B, Fr.E.A.Augustine, s.j., Dean (Administration & Finance) and Prof. W.S.William, Dean (Academics) of XIMB presided over the ceremony,

Mr. B Muthuraman, Managing Director, Tata Steel, handed over the National Champions trophy and cash prize of Rs 2 lakhs to the winning team.

The first runner-up was the team from NMIMS- Mumbai and the second runner-up the team from ICAI-Bangalore.

According to information shared by Tata Crucible, The winning team slugged it out in a battle with the regional champions of 11 other cities and won the contest by a whisker on the very last question.

Delhi based Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) announced the final admissions for two year MBA Programme on March 11, 2008. Out of 911 students, total 226 are selected for the final admissions in the new academic session.
MBAUniverse.com asked IIFT spokesperson Dr L D Magoaboutthe final results and how IIFT conducted its GD/PI rounds. Read on for detailed insignts on IIFTs admission process:

Q:When didIIFT announce the final results?
A: We announced the final results on March 11, 2008 for the coming academic session.

Speaking to MBAUniverse.com, Dr Parashar confirmed the development and said, Yes, I have resigned from IIM-I and will be leaving the institute on April 4, 2008. Dr Parashar has been credited with the turnaround of IIM-I. The institute made rapid progress under his leadership in last four years. His current term was officially scheduled to end in 2009.