FORE informs that its entire batch was placed on Day Zero itself with an average salary increase of 35 % over last year. In total there were 47 companies from 13 industry sectors that made 300 offers to FORE students.
According to FORE, the average package jumped to more than 8 lacs per annum while the highest package was offered by the international recruiter Jumbo Group, Dubai at 26 lacs per annum. The highest domestic offer is 11 lacs. The laterals of the batch also performed well with their average package being more than 9 lacs per annum.

Responding to an MBAUnivese.com query, IIM Indore Director Dr SP Parashar tells us about the shortlists drawn and the details of GD/PI rounds.

Q: How many total seats are there at IIM-I for Post Graduate Programme in Management for batch to be admitted in 2008?
A: In total, there are 240 seats at IIM Indore for the session starting 2008.

Q: What are the total number of students shorlisted by IIM-I for GD/PI rounds?
A: We have shortlisted a total of 1730 candidates.

Indias leading management portal MBAUniverse.com has officially tied-up with UK based Thinkers 50, to present this global ranking. Our readers will remember the first article in this series was on none other than CK Prahalad, who is ranked as the # 1 Business Guru on this ranking. Read on for Bill Gates Business Mantras.

Bill Gates Business Mantras

Continuing our series on management exams, MBAUniverse.com spoke to Prof J K Mitra, Dean of FMS, seeking his last minute advice for FMS aspirants. Prof JK Mitra told MBAUniverse.com: We advice all the students that are going to appear in FMS 08 exam to try and do well in all the sections. The sectional cut-offs is a new element included in FMS 08 test, and this aspect is very important.

Dr Mitra added, Students should not just do well in only one or two sections. Its the all round score that will count.

At XLRI, plans are in progress to scale the Island Peak in the Himalayas. This peak situated to the south of Mt. Everest scales to a whooping altitude of 20,305 feet. Students will attend a 2 month long training camp conducted by mountaineering professionals to build up the required stamina.

Taking inspiration from the Wharton Leadership Program, the annual event at Wharton Business School, XLRI Leadership Expedition (XLE) was started three years ago.

Management aspirants from all over the country, who have enrolled for the PGDM 2016 - 18 at SCMS Cochin School of Business will commence their much-awaited Management journey on 19th of July. The institute welcomes students with dreams in their eyes and prepares them for the challenges of the industry. It creates the ideal platform for their future careers and entrepreneurial journeys. And it all begins with the orientation program, which will give them a fair idea of the academic rigor and exciting journey that is in store for them.

In this interview with IIM CAT Group spokesperson Ashish K Bhattacharyya tells us about the shortlists drawn by IIM-C and the details of GD/PI rounds.
Q: How many total seats are there in Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta for Post Graduate Programme in Management for batch to be admitted in Summer of 2008?
A: There are 300 seats available at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta for Post Graduate Programme in Management for 2008.

Q: What are the total numbers of students shorlisted by IIM-C for GD/PI round?

While responding to a query on MBAUniverse.com Live Expert Chat on January 07, Mr Naneria said, If I compare each section of XAT 08 with XAT 07, then Maths is tougher, DI is Moderate, DS is Tougher and Analytical Reasoning is Moderate. Overall if we compare with the last year, we are seeing XAT 08 to be tough. Read on for edited excerpts from the MBAUniverse.com Live Chat with PT Education.

Edited excerpts from the MBAUniverse.com Live Chat with PT education:
(January 7, 2008)

MBAUniverse.com Team was on test centres to gauge the sentiments. A look at XAT scene with pictures from a Delhi test center... (Click here)

The highlight of M Now is its 4-steps Roadmap that promises to guide a graduate from the campus to corporate boardroom. Triumph Mediatech also publishes Indias leading management portal MBAUniverse.com. Priced at Rs 195, M Now is a 200 page quarterly magazine which is available on newsstands and bookstores.

Rejecting the piecemeal thinking on professional education and careers, M Now is built around its well-researched 4-steps Roadmap.

4-Steps of M Now Roadmap are:
Step 1: Gain Employability;
Step 2: Get Work experience;