The summit will hold the discussions focused on the theme Changing entrepreneurial ecosystem in India.

The summit will comprises of panel discussions, venture capitalists pitch and Eureka, the business plan competition and mentoring sessions.

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Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode will celebrate this on-going evolution of Business in India through its annual management and cultural festival Backwaters 2008. The theme of the event will be Evolution which will begin from January 11 to 13, 2008. IIM K expects more than 25 international B-Schools to take part.

The fest will host Reliance White Knight 2008 to bring the discussion around the theme Urban Development and also the launch of a media contest in collaboration with Sony Entertainment Television.

It was attended by Mr. Narayana Murthy, Chairman of Infosys; Mr. Thomas Anderson, Associate Dean, IIT, Chicago; Mr. Y.V Reddy, RBI Governor; Mr. Shailesh Rao, Google India Head among many others.

On December 14, Dr. Bala Balachandran, along with the Chief Guest and the other guests, formally inaugurated the festival by lighting the holy lamps. The inauguration function was followed by key-note speeches by Dr. Thomas Anderson, Mr Y.V.Reddy and Mr. Shailesh Rao.

The fair started on December 22, witnessed over 45000 walk-ins. Participant companies shortlisted almost 4000 candidates for interviews during the next 2-3 weeks.

Delhi witnessed job seekers from NCR as well as Jammu, Ludhiana and other parts of North India. 40% of professionals that walked in had more than two years of experience. It was a multi-industry job fair, with participating companies from IT, ITeS, Education, Finance, Manufacturing and many others.

The workshop was conducted at BIMTECH campus by Dr. Omprakash K Gupta, College of Business at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, USA and the founder of AIMS International.

Dr. Omprakash Gupta, while speaking at the workshop said, This step taken by BIMTECH will prove to be a milestone in the development of B-Schools. Internationalization is already on the agenda of the B-schools, but this focused effort will begin a new era all over the country.

Dr Kalam is now formally associated with FMS Delhi as an Adjunct Professor. The lecture was the first in a series of eight to ten lectures that shall be delivered as a part of the course Economics, Technology and National Development.

Students were enthralled with his presence. MBAUniverse.com captures the mood from the campus (Click here to see the pictures)
 

University of Delhi with his inspirational thoughts on role of Creative Leaders in transforming India during his first lecture at FMS on December 22, 2007.Dr Kalam is now formally associated with FMS Delhi as an Adjunct Professor. The lecture was the first in a series of eight to ten lectures that shall be delivered as a part of the course Economics, Technology and National Development. In his first lecture, Dr Kalam focused on Leadership Qualities and essentials requirements for a Creative Leader.

to offer a specialized course in retail management titled Postgraduate Program in Retail Management (PGPRM).It has announced Common Admission Retail Test (CART), to be held for gaining entry into these programmes, on January 27, 2008. The exam will be conducted on a national basis for admission for the batch of 2008.

The aspirants have lots of confusions in their mind on GD & PI rounds. MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone offers a timely series on how to make the best use of days ahead. In this series, we brings article from Delhi based Career Launcher(CL), Indias one of the leading MBA test prep institute to present their strategies for GD & PI. In this article, Career Launcher offers their tips.