The finals were held on 27th March 2007 at JBIMS, Mumbai. Speaking with MBAUniverse.com, LOreals India MD Didier Villanuevas said, Overall the presentations were much better than last year. The two teams from IIM A and MICA were on the top of the heap. It was tough to decide but in the end we gave the award to the team from MICA. It was a more holistic presentation.

MICA team will now fly to Paris to compete against the national winning teams from each country and present their Marketing Strategies to LOrals CEO, Jean-Paul Agon and other LOral top marketing managers.

In his directors report, Dr Anwar Ali, director, IMT Nagpur, noted the steps that the institution is taking to make its presence felt. The year has seen IMT Nagpur strengthen its position as a premier business school, he observed.
In terms of placements results in 2007, Dr Ali said, A total of 32 companies were involved in the placement process. The average salary has increased to Rs 4.67 lakh, while the highest salary this year has been Rs 7.41 lakh.

The convocation ceremony of IMT Ghaziabad on March 24, was definitely something to write home about. Set up in 1980, IMT Ghaziabad has expanded to Nagpur and Dubai. On March 24, IMT Nagpur also had its convocation at the Ghaziabad campus. MBAUniverse.com, Indias most comprehensive management portal, brings you the highlights of the three-hour long ceremony.

This was the advice of Commerce and Industry Minister Mr Kamal Nath at IMTs convocation. Addressing students, he said, When you are leaving the portals of IMT, what is the key attitude that you must take with you? Your ability to innovate! Innovation is the name of the game today. There are no one-size-fits all solutions to complex and intricate problems that confront business today.

Delivering his address at the convocation on March 26, Dr Apte said, We are poised to enter a new phase of growth.The institute has initiated steps to make necessary amendments in the Memorandum of Association with a view to expanding and diversifying its portfolio of academic, research, training, consulting and other activities both within and outside India.This is expected to open up new and exciting opportunities in the global arena Two sub-committees constituted by the board are giving shape to the short-term and long-term vision that will guide the institute to the next level of growth

Delivering the convocation address at IMT Ghaziabad where he was Chief Guest, Mr Mittal said, To succeed in the corporate world, you have to be a good professional and also imbibe the entrepreneurial spirit. Dont just follow guidelines and orders. Question them, and add value with your initiatives. Those of you who are planning to turn entrepreneurs, know that it is not an easy road. The life of an entrepreneur is not easy. Its filled with struggles. He then recounted his journey from where he started as a postal clerk in his fathers office.

XLRI Director Father N Casimir Raj S.J. broke this news to MBAUniverse.com: We are planning to open one more campus in India which will be in Hyderabad. This will be a full-fledged campus built on approximately 35 acres of land. The first academic season will start in 2009.

XLRI Hyderabad will offer both Human Resource Management and a two-year full time MBA program.

This appointment is for a period of five years. The outgoing chairman of the IIM-A Society is Infosys Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy.

A keen aviator, Vijaypat Singhania has had many achivements -- both as a businessman and as an adventure sportsman. After making Raymonds an iconic Indian brand, Singhania passed over the mantle of the Raymonds group to his son Gautam Hari Singhania who took over as chairman and managing director of Raymonds in September 2000.

According to the report, innovation is a top strategic focus for most Indian companies. An overwhelming 89% of the respondents said the importance of innovation has increased significantly over the last 10 years, while an even more overwhelming 91% of respondents said that innovation was one of the Top 3 strategic priorities.

This fifteenth edition of LOral Brandstorm is played out in 35 countries including India.

The National Finals for Brandstorm will be held on 27 March 2007 at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai. The teams are from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad.