According to the official information shared by XLRI with MBAUniverse, XAT 08 has received 89,000 filled application forms this year. This is 19 per cent higher than last years number of applicants.

Says XLRI, Last year we have received 75,000 application forms where 72,000 students took the exam.

When asked how many XAT 08 application forms were sold this year, XLRI informs that this year total 90,000 application forms were sold out of which 89,000 filled application forms were received by XLRI.
The submissions of the forms were closed on November 30, 2007.

Snyder will present his speech on January 9, 2008, at XLRI School of Business and Human Resources in Jamshedpur. Snyder will deliver a speech titled, Triple Bottom Line: Pathway to a 21st Century Business Paradigm. Triple-bottom-line business accountability, which is also gaining global recognition as sustainability reporting, is the practice of expanding traditional business reporting to take into account environmental and social performance in addition to financial results.

While ruling out any sea-change in this years paper, Career Launcher recommends proper question selection and accuracy.

Says Career Launcher, What we have noticed over the past two years is that, in XAT its only the packaging that changes; the paper inherently remains the same. This years paper, too, should not be an exception.

MYSTAT 12 is a freely downloadable statistical analysis software package designed specifically for use by students and teaching community.

MYSTAT 12 which has many of the core statistical functions available in the SYSTAT 12 product contains standard statistical and graphical functionality, as well as teaching aids such as Random Sampling and a Probability Calculator.

Yet more than 45% of the batch has already bagged Pre Placement Offers and Pre-Placement Interviews (PPOs/PPIs) from their dream companies.

This year has seen a marked increase in the pre placement offers made by companies at JBIMS. Comparing this years PPOs/PPIs with last year JBIMS informed MBAUniverse.com, As opposed to 30% last year, 45% of the students have already received PPOs and PPIs and the offers are still pouring in. There is a 50% increase over last year.

focused on the theme Advantage India - The bird of gold spreads its wings. The fest will be held from January 25-26, 2008.

This fest will hold an Idea Summit, where speakers coming from myriad backgrounds will share their vision and experiences from their life; and also share their expectations with the generation next.

What is the relevance of this essay question in XAT, and what are the topics fielded in last many years? MBAUniverse.com special series on XAT 08 has some answers.

Aspirants across the country wish to know what they should expect from XAT and some last minute tips to soothe their nerves. MBAUniverse.com spoke to Mr Sandeep Manudhane, Founder Chairman, PT Education for his advice to all XAT takers.

Mr Manudhane believes that XAT is going to be tough exam. Said Mr Manudhane, The test is going to be a tough one, especially for those who had also taken SNAP and NMAT. Considering the past two years trend, Mr Manudhane said, The toughness level of some questions in Maths, specially from Algebra, could be high.

For the first time the summer placements 2007 at Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM) at IIT Bombay witnessed various international offers with banking giant ICICI Bank and US Technology leading the way. SJMSOM was reports an increase of 80% in the number of companies coming to campus, over the last year. For a batch of 74 students around 42 companies participated in the process. According to SJMSOM, the highest stipend offered this time was staggering Rs 1.2 lacs excluding benefits.

Former Director of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubneshwar (XIMB) Fr E Abraham has taken over the charge as new Director at Xavier Labour Relations Institute of Management, Jameshedpur on Jan 1, 2008. Father P T Joseph is the new Director of XIMB. He assumed the charge at XIMB on December 26, 2007.

Talking to MBAUniverse.com, Dr Sasmit Patra of XIMB said, Father P T Joseph has taken over the charge of Director of XIMB on December 26, 2007. Our former Director Father Abraham has also joined the XLRI.