Mr. Manikkan has an extensive Investment Banking experience of over 12 years and has worked on some of the most high profile deals in recent times such as $12 billion Tata-Corus deal and the privatization of the Delhi and Mumbai Airports.

Axis Bank had recently conducted a massive re-branding exercise, turning a new leaf from its old avatar as UTI Bank.

The IT-Conclave 2007 sets the platform for the very first batch of IMTs PGDBM-IT as they step on to the corporate world in the year 2008.

The batch strength is 180 students at XIM-B. XIM-B officials have shared this information with MBAUniverse.com.

The lecture will be on the theme of Creative Leadership. The foundation day celebrations mark eleven years of IIM-I. Mr Y C Deveshwar, Chairman of ITC Limited had delivered last years foundation day lecture on Triple Bottom Line- ITC Experience.

It was launched in September last year with academic support from IIM-A, IIM-C and IIM-I. After getting a good response, NIIT Imperia is now ready to expand nationwide and is planning to double its centers.

Experts believe after building the basics, taking mock tests regularly sharpens test-taking abilities. All MBA coaching institutes offer various types of test as part of their test series in written course material and also hold open CAT like exams on Sundays. As a run up to CAT, MBAUniverse.com spoke to leading experts for their advice to aspirants.

In a statement issued by GOIs Press Information Bureau, a copy of which is with MBAUniverse.com, the HRD Ministry, while admitting the move to frame up an Institute of Technology Act like legislation, said Government do not wish to, in any way, curtail the autonomy of the IIMs. It adds, The Government has been examining the issue of bringing the IIMs in the country under an umbrella legislation like the Institutes of Technology Act.

The MOU was signed in JIMs Noida Campus in the presence of Finish delegation comprised of twenty-six Rectors and Presidents of the various Finland Universities. This MOU will facilitate student and faculty exchange and curriculum development.

On the occasion Dr. Pentti Rauhala, Chairperson of the Rectors Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences, expressed his delight with the commitment of the JIM in upgrading the quality of management education in India.

Writes Hamel, We have for many decades been living in a post-industrial society. I believe we are now on the verge of a post-managerial society, perhaps even a post-organizational society. The book will be published by Harvard Business School Publishing in October this year.