The student intake capacity in six Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) is expected to increase by 157 during 2007-08. These are some of the details from the report of the Outcome Budget placed on the table of Parliament a few days back.

The report further adds that IIM Lucknow will add the maximum 45 seats this year. IIM Ahmedabad is expected to add 34 seats, IIM Bangalore 30 seats and IIM Calcutta 18 seats. Younger siblings IIM Indore and IIM Kozhikode are expected to add 15 seats each.

Mr. Bhargava has been closely associated with technical and management education in India. He was chairman, Board of Apprenticeship Training, and member of the board of governors of the University of Roorkee. Currently, hes on the board of IIM, Indore, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad.

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.