Not one to mince words, Prof Apte spoke candidly on a variety of issues at the recently held AIMA Directors Conclave.

But first, a little background on the man himself. Prof Apte is an expert in the finance area. He holds a B.Tech degree from IIT, Bombay, a postgraduate diploma in management from IIM Calcutta and a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University, New York. He has published four major books in the areas of finance and economics, and is a consultant to leading corporates and financial institutions like Ernst & Young, Wipro, HDFC and State Bank of India.

According to SIBMs placement release, the entire batch of 143 students was placed in a matter of 6 hours; 210 offers were received. Olam International made the highest international offer at $85,000 per annum, while the highest domestic offer was Rs. 10.5 lakh per annum by Dell International and Infosys Technologies. Average salary stood at Rs. 8.7 lakh per annum, while median compensation stood at Rs 8 lakh per annum.

This was a clear message from the Directors Conclave organized by AIMA in New Delhi on 7th March. Speaking on the occasion, Prof Prakash Apte, Director, IIM Bangalore, said, Indian business and the economy is undergoing globalization in many ways. Indian management education will also see global competition from international schools like Harvard and Stanford.

A FLAME press release says, FLAME welcomes an illustrious and renowned academic Professor PM Shingi as Dean, FLAME School of Business and the FLAME School of Liberal Education. Prof Shingi will join FLAME from March 2007. Prof Shingi -- PhD holder from the University of Illinois -- was engaged in teaching and research for more than three decades at IIM-A; he was also the Dean there for some time.

The average salary offered stood at Rs 8.77 lakh per annum against last years Rs.7.12 lakh per annum -- a 23% increase. And 63 companies visited the campus, of which 24 were first-timers.

According to XIMBs placement data that was shared with MBAUniverse.com, There was 100% placement of the PGDBM batch 2007 of XIMB, comprising 118 students they all got placed on Day 1. Along with this, there was a 50% increase in the number of offers.

Goa Institute of Management recently organized Inception 2016, an enthralling musical event that brought together exciting talents on one stage. What started as a musical evening 5 years ago has grown into an Annual Music Summit, which students look forward to. This year the event was held on the Sanquelim campus of the institute on the 6th of February. It was, to say the least, a night to remember.

According to information provided by IIM-Bs Center for Corporate Governance and Citizenship, the six-day intensive program is designed to provide rigorous training to assist participants enhance and enrich their knowledge and teaching skills in the emerging field of Corporate Governance.

The seminar will be held on 9th March 2007 at Radisson MBD located in Noida. Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) is the knowledge partner of this initiative. The seminar will constitute a series of discussions on the different perspectives of industry, government/regulators and educational institutes.

Some of the coveted recruiters at XLRI this year were McKinsey, Accenture Business Consulting, KPMG, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Citibank, Standard Chartered, P&G, Nokia, Nestle, Colgate-Palmolive, Cadburys and Pepsi.
The highest domestic salary offered was Rs 16 lakh per annum while the lowest wasnt so lowly after all, at Rs 8.6 lakh! There were 10 foreign offers; the average international offer was $ 85,000, while the highest was $100,000. These placement details were shared first with MBAUniverse.com.

On March 6, 2007, addressing close to 400 management grads passing out from MDI Guragon, Nilekani took a trip down memory lane and revisited the Infosys success story. MBAUniverse.com was present at the MDI Convocation Ceremony and here we bring you the highlights from an inspiring speech made by him.