In 2008, a new version of the Oxford AMP will be launched by Dr Lalit Johri, the new Programme Director, to reflect emerging issues faced by its participants and their organisations. Oxford AMP will be held from 15 June to 12 July, 2008 at the Sad Business School, Oxford University.

To bridge the knowledge gap between Indian SMEs and the government policies, Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida organized SMEs Summit 2008 on the theme Indian SMEs In Exports on February 2 in Delhi. The Summit was inaugurated by Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Industry, Govt. of India.

This year, the average stipend on campus has increased 25% from last year. According to IIM-K, PepsiCo, AIG, RPG Enterprises, IBM Business Consulting, YES BANK and Reliance Industries Ltd were amongst the recruiters who made the highest number of offers across business schools at IIMK this year. PricewaterhouseCoopers offered roles with the Performance Improvement division for the first time at IIMK.

There were batch of 193 students including members of Fellow Program in Management, where 66 top recruiters participated from India and abroad.

Come February 2, more than 10,000 contestants will participate in the City Finals. These finalists have made it through the grueling first round competing against more than 1.5 lakh contests, conducted across more than 100 cities nationwide.

Each of the rounds in the City Finals will involve elimination. There will be three rounds that will test the business awareness, aptitude and leadership potential of the candidate. The first round is a written business quiz comprising 100 questions to be answered in a span of 30 minutes.

IESE Business School, a leading Spanish B-school, in partnership with the Indian School of Business (ISB) will be organising for the 3rd consecutive year, a five day India study programme for an international group of executives.
Inside India programme will provide a close-up view of doing business in the country by covering critical topics such as off shoring, investment opportunities, consumer behaviour, and the social and political environment. The programme is part of executive education courses offered by IESE.

Mumbai based S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), along with National Innovation Foundation (NIF), is organizing its annual entrepreneurship event Uddyam on February14 2008.

E Week India 2008 aims to bring over 2,00,000 people including students, faculty, entrepreneurs, investors and other experts together through more than 1800 entrepreneurship activities across 30 cities and towns. The central theme to E Week 2008 is Connecting Industry & Academia, in order to bring the best value of both to India.

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.

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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.