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.

The competition was held in Mumbai on March 29, 2008.

According to information shared by JBIMS with MBAUniverse.com, The local rounds began in September and the team will now move on to the regional round (Asia Pac region) scheduled to take place on April 12, 2008 where it will compete with the winners from Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong. The other regions include Europe, New York and North America. The top 5 winners will then compete in New York on May 1, 2008.

On the occasion Mr. Arun Maira, Chairman, Boston Consulting Group (India), will inspire the graduating batch of IIM-C with his convocation address.According to IIM C, 371 candidates have completed their programmes successfully and will be awarded diplomas and fellowships.

Prof Shekhar Chaudhuri, Director of IIM-C, will also present the Annual Report of IIM-C.The convocation will be declared open by theMr Ajit Balakrishnan, CEO Rediff.com and the Chairman of IIM-C Board of Governors.

the Board of Governors of IIM Indore has decided to appoint Prof Tapan Panda, Professor of Marketing at IIM Indore as the officiating Director of the IIM-I. He will take over this position from April 5, 2008 till the appointment of the new director of IIM Indore.

The average domestic salary this year stood at high Rs 19 lakhs.

ISB management was in New Delhi recently to announce their placement results. Indias leading management portal MBAUniverse.com caught up with ISBs Deputy Dean Mr Ajit Rangnekar to know more about the placements, admissions, and what lies ahead for ISB.

Through a press statement, issued on April 3, IIM-A has said, The (new fee) scheme charges the full costs of the programme to those who are capable of paying it, while providing assistance of about Rs. 8.5 crore per annum to those who may find it difficult to meet the costs. This ensures that education at IIMA is accessible to all deserving students, irrespective of their financial situation.

Apart from domain knowledge, ability to communicate well is perhaps the key for finding the right jobs. Thats where facility with English language plays a big role. MBAUniversere.com and its group print publication M NOW Magazine spoke to Ganesh Ram V., a pioneer in the area and Founder of Indias largest English-training company Veta, about how students can improve their job prospects.

Q&A with Ganesh Ram V., MD, Veta

Placements 2008 at ISB saw record-breaking salary offers made to 422 graduates. The average domestic salary offered at ISB this year is Rs 19 lakhs. This was more than double the average salary of ISB grads before they entered the institute a year back, which stood at Rs 7.19 lakhs.

The average salary offered by international recruiters at ISB was much higher. The averages salary offer for jobs in US is $ 138, 614; in Europe is $ 156, 658; in Asia pacific is $ 145, 607; in Middle East is $ 125, 389. The comprehensive average of all international offers is $ 144, 812.

According to the information shared by IIM Lucknow with MBAUniverse.com, IIM Lucknow has increased the two year PGP fees for the new academic session by Rs 50,000 per annum. IIM Ls fee revision is much more modest than the fee increase by IIM Ahmedabad and others.

According to the IIM Lucknow, after the fee increase, the PGP fees will be Rs 2.5 lakhs per annum. The current fee at IIM Lucknow for its PGP programme is Rs 2 lakhs per annum.