Indias leading management portal MBAUniverse.com has officially tied-up with UK based Thinkers 50, to present this global ranking of business gurus. Read on for detailed profiles of these global thinkers who are reshaping the strategy and business maps.

Gary Hamel: Strategy Icon for the new Business World

According to information shared by SPJIMR with MBAUniverse.com, this years final placements season saw rise of 63% in salary compared to last years placement season. The highest domestic salary was pegged at Rs 15 lakhs per annum while the average salary has grown to INR 10.9 lakhs per annum.

The batch of 63 students of SPJIMRs dual degree program has received 104 offers on Day 1. In all, 145 offers were generated including 2 international offers from ConVista Consulting (Germany) and Cedar Consulting (UAE).

Next on cards is the City Finals, to be hosted in 80 cities. The final of the event will be held on February 18-20.

Mudra Institute of Mass Communications-Ahmedabad (MICA) has announced a Post Graduate Programme in Communications Management for Executives (PGPCMX). According to MICA, PGPCMX is designed to suit the requirement of the industry, which needs qualified professionals at middle and senior level. The programme will commence from March, 2008.

Continuing our series on management entrance exams, MBAUniverse.com Aspirants Zone presents an article by Mumbai based Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.The article explores trends in CET and preparation tips for CET 08. Read on to be better equipped:

Some of the leading recruiters included JP Morgan Chase, HSBC Bank, SEBI, Barclays Bank PLC, Vodafone and Deloitte Consulting.

According to XIMB, for the PGDM programme, the number of PPO/PPIs offers was 32. There were a total of 4 international offers made and the highest offer of $85,000 was made by Olam International.

According to XLRI, with domestic stipends reaching astronomical heights of Rs 5 lakhs from Lehman Brothers, the process resulted in the batch of 2009 being placed in exclusive roles with the leading companies in the industry, both from India and abroad.

HSBC, Ernst & Young, ABG, Edelweiss, Deloitte Consulting, IBM and Nokia were the largest recruiters where Lehman Brothers, J P Morgan Chase, Hay and Microsoft offered stipends of more than a lakh for domestic offers and Novartis, HUL, ABG, P&G, Transworld, Asian Paints and ICICI made foreign offers.

In its second year, E Week is an initiative of NEN, and co-hosted with over 270 NEN member institutes, TiE, IVCA Indian Angel Network and many other organizations. During E Week, over 2,00,000 students are running and participating in more than 2,500 activities across 30 cities of India. MBAUniverse.com, the Official Management Portal of E Week, presents the highlights of the week.

E WEEK YATRA by Shubha Narayanan:

Look who I said Hi to
February 2, Kolkata, NSHM Knowledge Centre, 3:30 pm

As part of the Foundation Day ceremony, Prof. Barun De, Chairman, West Bengal Heritage Commission, Vice President, Asiatic Society and ex-Faculty Member of IIMC and Founder of Center for Studies in Social Sciences, will deliver his address on Relevance of History in Management Studies.

Says IIM-C, The institution stands for meritocracy, its abiding principal with a goal to be an international centre of excellence in all aspects of management education. The Institute marks 8th February as the Foundation day and it celebrates with full enthusiasm.

The event was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Mr.Sanjay Kaul, CEO, NICR- National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Institute of Commodity Markets and Research .Eminent leaders and strategists were invited to discuss pertinent issues relating to the fields of Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology & Operations.