In a Paper on Regulatory Framework for Technical Education, FICCI has called for dissolution of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and setting up a single regulatory authority, independent of Government, as recommended by the National Knowledge Commission (NKC).

Being an alumnus of the institution, Mr. Rakshit broke the ice and in a session interleaved with humour and relevant examples, he discussed various issues in advertising. He stressed on the fact how brand managers today are not realizing the importance of the research in Macro areas. Though a lot of time is spent on the vision and mission marketing people find it difficult to define the current status of their brand.

Speaking to MBAUniverse.com, Prof R S Nirjar, Vice Chancellor of Gautam Buddha University, said, The pattern of Graduate Proficiency Test will be similar to Common Aptitude Test (CAT), IIFT Admission Test (IIFT) and other management entrance exams.Prof Nirjar also shared with MBAUniverse.com the batch size and other details of the admission process.

MDI has planned international training to the first batch on specialization module, Taxation Policy and Revenue Financing, at Duke University, USA.

For design of curriculum and conduct of aptitude test for selecting participants in the two-month course, MDI has been chosen and awarded the consulting project.

The hikes were announced on Tuesday following a board of governors meeting at the institute.

According to information shared by IIM-C with MBAUniverse.com, First-year students will have to shell out Rs 1 lakh more from this session, with the annual fee being increased to Rs 3 lakh from Rs 2 lakh. The fee will be further raised to Rs 4 lakh in 2009. Second-year students, however, have been spared any fee increase.

It will take a couple of years for the launch of this new campus. Speaking with MBAuniverse.com, Dr M Rao, Dean, ISB, said, We are planning to develop our second campus in Mohali. We are in the process of discussions with the Punjab Government. It will take a couple of years to establish campus.

When asked what will be the focus of this new campus, Dean Rao said, The campus will have special focus on three major areas -- Healthcare, Manufacturing and Public policy. Dr Rao spoke to MBAUniverse.com on the sidelines of AIMS round table conference in Delhi on February 26.

A number of top companies from diverse sectors are participating in the placement process at the ISB this year. As many as 200, top of the line, national, and international companies are already visiting the campus. This number is expected to increase further before the placements come to a close by end March.

The pattern of CET 08 was same as last years exam and is being evaluated by experts as easy. The 150 minutes long paper had a total of 200 questions and the maximum marks possible were 200. MBAUniverse.com Aspirants Zone presents a review.

These new courses lead to the batch size increasing to almost a double of last years at 180 students.

The highest domestic salary offered this year was Rs. 17 Lakhs offered by Abhishek Industries - Trident Group, whereas the highest international package offered was $ 85,000 by Olam International, Singapore.

The highest international salary offered was a high Rs 26 lakhs pa. The average salary offered to PGDM (HR) candidates was Rs 6.89 lakhs pa.

Earlier, the Batch of 2008 returned from their summer placements with a record number of PPOs (Pre-Placement Offers). Some of the prominent domestic companies who offered PPOs were: Asian Paints, Dr. Reddys Laboratories, DSCL, Firstsource, Genpact, RPG Group, Tata Motors, Vedanta.