The book traces the journey of Indian management education, and reviews the contributions of Indian management thought leaders. It also commemorates AIMAs Golden Jubilee which is being celebrated this year: the book gives AIMA due credit for its role in propagating management education in India since the late 1940s.

Mr Chacko, an IAS officer of the 1973 cadre, has been associated with foreign trade for the last 15 years. He has served as private secretary to Commerce Ministers from 1985 to 1987, as director, Trade Policy Division, Ministry of Commerce, and has held several posts with the Government of Madhya Pradesh -- such as Development Commissioner, Secretary Forest, Environment Commissioner, Divisional Commissioner, and Director of Institutional Finance.

The placement week for the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) was scheduled during February 22-28, 2016. Placements at the Institute for the graduating batch of its flagship programme, Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM), has been completed.

Over 350 jobs offers were received from about 100 recruiters for the batch. While 12 participants accepted the pre-placement offers made to them during their internship phase, two were sponsored candidates and five opted out of the placement programme this year.

According to information shared by XLRI with MBAUniverse.com, Abhishek MallandSandeep Agarwal from XLRI have received the scholarships.

Bharti Foundation has initiated Bharti Scholarship Programme in 30 institutions across India. The scholarships are meant for academically bright students, who are keen on pursuing higher education (in management, engineering and agriculture) but have limited financial resources for the same. As part of this scholarship scheme, two scholars from each institute are selected on merit-cum-means basis.

Industry leaders like Nandan Nilekani andKishore Biyani are sharing wise words on campuses. Convocations is also a good time to review the progress that leading B-schools are making.

MBAUniverse.com continues with its in-depth coverage of Convocations 2007. Read all stories and speeches here.
 

Yes, thats true! GMAT takers from India have the highest average score: 572 out of a total of 800. Thats not all: Indians account for the largest number of GMAT takers outside the US. The number of GMAT takers from India grew from 12,210 in 2003-04 to 16,541 in 2005-06. There numbers were shared exclusively with MBAUniverse.com.

IIM Lucknow and IIM Kozhikode were the first ones to hold their Convocation: both institutes held them on Saturday 17th March. Convocations at other IIMs too are scheduled over the next two weeks.

Healso urged students to make the maximum use of the unprecedented opportunity available,Your education equips you with a trained intellectual capacity and critical judgment. And as a resurgent India becomes a global pivot, your advantage is greater than any previous era. The world today needs Indias leadership in its march towards prosperity, he said.

Aimed to bring government, industry, academia and future business leaders on a common platform to deliberate on issues confronting Eastern India in its march to prosperity. According to VGSOM, The conclave would encompass vital sectors, which would play a prominent role in Ascent of the East We hope it will generate ideas that will leave their impression on the sands of time and give solutions to those issues that act as roadblocks to the growth of the East.

The conclave will push forward various developmental agendas and dwell on implementation plans and issues.

The theme of the futuristic Summit is Next moves in Global Economy. According to Wharton, the summit will link leaders in business, the academic world, and the government as they discuss key economic issues and the challenges to look out for in 2007.The objective behind the summit is to gain knowledge of todays changing global business climate. The Indian outsourcing phenomenon will be one of the topics of discussion.