India improves it Doing Business ranking, but long way to go
The report covers 178 economies. India now ranks 120, against 132 last year. However, the ranking is still behind its 2005 rank of 116.
This years performance, however, marks a significant improvement over last year, when the countrys ranking dropped 16 points over 2005.That decline had prompted the Centre to initiate a serious exercise aimed at removing bottlenecks in rules and regulations for starting businesses or closing them.
M&A Mantras: ABN AMRO Executive Director discusses M&A deals with JBIMS students
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 Banks Hemant Kaul offers lesson on services Re-branding at JBIMS
Axis Bank had recently conducted a massive re-branding exercise, turning a new leaf from its old avatar as UTI Bank.
IMT Ghaziabad holds IT Conclave
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.
XIM-B opens its PPO scorecard
The batch strength is 180 students at XIM-B. XIM-B officials have shared this information with MBAUniverse.com.
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam to deliver Foundation Day lecture at IIM Indore
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.
MBAUniverse.com Interview: NIIT Imperia hits the sweet-spot of mass accessibility without diluting the quality, Dr Smarajit Dey, President, Strategic Initiatives, NIIT
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.
Countdown to CAT: Take lots of tests, say experts
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.
Government do not wish to curtail the autonomy of the IIMs
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.
Jaipuria Institute of Management signs MoU with Finish Universities
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.