IIT Madras students win BL case study competition

Basant Baweja and Mayur Gupta of Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, won the Business Line case study competition .

The case presented to all the participating teams was to develop and implement an effective marketing strategy to attract more donors to The Interface, an NGO that seeks to bridge the gap between donors and the underprivileged.

The team of Muralidhar Selvamani and Arvind Rajendran from the Great Lakes Institute of Management secured the place of first runners-up and the team of Rajkumar P. and Rajivkumar K. from the School of Management, D.G. Vaishnav College, were the second runners-up.

MBA JOBS INDIA Portal launched : MBA Naukri Dot Com

MAWMEDIA India , has launched an online MBA JOBS portal for Management Students. www.mbanaukri.com , an online job portal will be a great help to all management students who are facing placement problem due to recession.

MBA Naukri also has career section which will help Management students about getting preparedfor interviews and other career enhancing tools.

IIM Ahmedabad fees hike

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad ( IIM-A ) has raised post-graduate tuition fees for first and second year students by Rs.50,000 annually from the 2010 academic session.

Fees for first-year students will be be increased from Rs.5.5 lakh per annum now to Rs.6 lakh, and that for second-year students from Rs.6 lakh to Rs 6.5 lakh, a senior official of the institute told IANS.

Decision regrading the fees hiked was taken by IIM-A board of governors in the presence of its chairman and industrialist Vijayapat Singhania.

IIM Ahmedabad Convocation on March 27 2009

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad ( IIM-A) will award degree certificates to 2007-09 batch pass outs in the convocation ceremony scheduled to be held on March 27 2009.

Deepak S Parekh, chairman of the Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited is the chief guest of the Convocation. All FMP, PGP, PGP-ABM, PGPX and PGP-PMP students who has successfully completed their course , will receive degree from institute board of governors. While chief guest Deepak Parekh will award special medals.

SIMS students and PMC to make business plan for slum-dwellers

Students of SIMS ( Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies ) and Pune Municipal Corporation ( PMC ) together are working on a Bplan model for the uplift of people staying in the city's slums.
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IIM Bangalore achieves 100 percent placement for batch 2007 - 2009

According to Business Standard News Report , IIM Bangalore is done with the placement of batch 2007 - 2009. The Indian Institute of Management , Bangalore ( IIM B ) has achieved 100% placment for its students with decline in the avg. salary packages.

The director of the Institute also gave the hint that , the Fees wont be increased this year due to global financial downturn.

At IIM B , This year , The No. of Recruiters has increased . 97 companies participated in the placements process this year against 66 last year. Major recruiters Boston Consulting Group and Jaypee Capital, which made 10 offers each. While IBM Consulting and Finance offered jobs to seven students, Bosch and Cognizant Consulting recruited six students each. Other companies who visited the campus include McKinsey & Co, Bain & Co, Arthur D Little, Deloitte, Accenture, Diamond and Booz & Co.

A few start ups who came and recruited were Enzen, HT Media, TVS Capital and Loreal

Overall, 25 per cent of the batch accepted a position in a consulting firms, finance (29 per cent), marketing (16 per cent), and general management (16 per cent) . Around 7 students of IIM Bangalore Batch 2007 - 09 didnt seat in placement process as they aspiring to be Entrepreneurs.

IIM Indore 1 year executive programme

Prestigious , IIM Indore is launching 1 year Executive management programme in September 2009. This will be a residential course. The Students will have to choose electives amongst Strategy, Leadership and International Business in addition to the functional areas. An international module provides an opportunity to develop an understanding of the global business environment and the ability to operate in a multicultural environment.

The Institute’s placement cell will provide assistance and guidance to the EPGP participants.”

Admission Requirements :-

A Bachelor degree

Valid CAT or GMAT score ( CAT 2008 or GMAT between 1st Jan 2006 and 15th March 2009 only will be considered ).

Minimum 5 years of managerial, entrepreneurial, professional experience is one of the eligibility criteria. Experience gained after obtaining the bachelor’s degree only will be considered.

Fees :-

Fees For Indian resident is Rs. 15 lakhs and US $40,000 for others.

The fee will cover tuition, course material, library, network /computer charges, lodging and a contribution towards the international module.

IIM-A student chooses politics over Corporate Placement

World economy is down. Top Indian b schools are not able to provide 100% placements this year. In this situation , an IIM-A Students has chosen Politics over Corporates.

Final year post graduate programme (PGP) student Srijan Pal Singh has opted out of placements to pursue his dream of joining politics.

an IIM Grad , Srijan Pal Singh has 2 good offers still he wants to join Politics , specially he wants to work with Rahul Gandhi of Indian National Congress.

Prior to joining IIM-A , Srijan Pal Singh has worked with Boston Consulting Group and One NGO.
Srijan Pal singh did his graduation at Government Engineering college , Lucknow , UP , India.

Clemson MBA students to participate in duke games

Around 12 MBA Students of Clemson University will travel to Duke University March 27-29 to compete in the 21st annual Duke MBA Games , which raise money for Special Olympics North Carolina.

The Other Participating Institutes / Universities are the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, the University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University.

MBA candidates of above mentioned bschools will team up with several special Olympians to compete. This event also will provide networking and socializing opportunities .

The Clemson MBA Student Association raised $3000 last year. An this year it tries to exceed it.

Welingkar Institute Organiser Seminar for MBA Aspirants

The Global economic slowdown has impacted employment opportunities after MBA. We have seen the news reports saying that only 7 companies came on Day zero at IIMA placements.
In such situation , an MBA Aspirants must be thinking that whether it is the right time to Pursue MBA ?

To Guide the students on this dilemma , Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research organized a seminar on the themes “Is recession the right time to pursue an MBA?” and “Analyzing recent events in corporate governance” at Hindu College, New Delhi .

The keynote speakers for the seminar were Prof. Kanu H Doshi, Dean Finance at Welingkar & a Chartered Accountant; and Dr. Ulhas Vairagkar, Director of T.I.M.E.

Dr. Ulhas Vairagkar said, “The best time to go for an MBA is when alternate opportunities are less attractive. So, in the time of recession when opportunities are limited, students must pursue the course in which they are most interested irrespective of the economic slowdown.”

Dr. Ulhas Vairagkar also said that MBA Aspirants should consider MBA fees as Investment and not as Expense.

While speaking to MBA aspirants on the current economic slowdown and recession, Prof. Kanu Doshi said, “The recession is marked by the shrinking economy for two consecutive quarters with a decrease in GDP. So, GDP is a crucial indicator of the country’s economy. Other indicators are unemployment rate, consumption rate, demand and supply, etc.”

The objective of Welingkar Institute behind the seminar was to provide proper guidance and make clear picture of the economic slowdown in the minds of MBA aspirants who feel little jittery about pursuing an MBA programme particularly in the time of recession.

Yale launches three year J.D. MBA program

Yale university , one of the top-notch b school of the world has announced three year joint Juris doctor and Master of Business Administration Program. The Yale MBA school is also offering the same course for 4 academic years duration.

Apart from Yale University , Indiana University School of Law — Indianapolis and Northwestern University School of Law also have three-year joint MBA programs.

This Joint MBA Programme will prepare bschool student equipped with law knowledge.

The new accelerated and integrated J.D. and MBA program is geared to students with an interest in business law, but will also prepare students for careers involving management and other business fields.

The J.D. and MBA Program is spread over six semesters . The Students will have two free summers during which they can work with Law or Business firms to gain practical experience.