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:

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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.

For the first batch starting Feb 2008, the admissions are currently on at the various Avalon Aviation Academies across the country.
This Course is a part time one year diploma that comes with a Dual Certification. The student gets a Karnataka State Open University Certification and also an Avalon Aviation Academy Certification on the completion of the program. The course focuses on enhancing human asset quality and productivity, and inculcates business and customer orientation specifically attuned to the requirements of the aviation industry.

The brightest minds from across the best B-schools in the country competed for top honors across all management verticals in this two day management extravaganza.

The showcase event was the Idea Summit wherein renowned speakers from different walks of life distilled and shared their experiences, insights and thoughts with a diverse audience. The summit revolved around the discussion on inclusiveness in Indias growth story.

According to CRISIL, CCAP is a unique programme to set new benchmark for finance education. The programme is aimed at developing world-class financial professionals for analyst positions in CRISIL.

According to CRISIL, the first batch of CCAP was launched in March 2007 where 45 candidates were selected who joined the programme in June 2007. This year, CRISIL-CCAP intends to hire 75 candidates as interns for the second batch of the programme. After the successful completion of the programme, the candidates will be awarded the Certified CRISIL Analyst certification.