IIM calcutta helps Entrepreneur students

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, or IIM-C, has decided to allow the students of its its executive MBA programme to participate in campus placements as many as two years after the completion of their MBA in case they plan to be entrepreneur just after completion of their MBA.

If The Executive MBA students fail at entrepreneurship they will have an opportunity to sit in the placement upto next two years. This is done to promote Entrepreneural spirit in bschool students which is need of the hour.

Pune Based NICMAR seeking tieup with Oxford University of UK

Pune Based based National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR) is

Speaking at a press conference , Dr Mangesh G Korgaonker, director general of National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR) at the institute's premises said that the institute is keen on exploring collaborative opportunities in the field of research with the Oxford University of UK.

Based in Pune City , NICMAR is hosting convocation ceremony on April 4 and Dr John Hood, vice-chancellor, University of Oxford will be the chief guest.

NICMAR institute is also planning to launch a two-year postgraduate course in real estate and urban infrastructure management from July 2009.

IBM University Research awards

IBM Corp. has granted its Shared University Research (SUR) awards to the International Institute of Information Technology in Hyderabad (IIIT-H), the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad (ISB-H) and the SP Jain Management Institute and Research (SPJMIR) in Mumbai.

The awards total Rs.1.04 crore ($210,000) in research funding targeted for areas of mutual interest.

Source : http://www.eetindia.co.in

B school students opts teaching career

The economic slowdown has forced many students to take up entrepreneurship because of lack of jobs in the market. However, some students are also taking up teaching as a career , as they feel that it is an equally lucrative profession as the corporate sector.

At the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L), around 20 students have opted for PhDs. “Students are showing greater interest in teaching and the sentiment is quite positive,” said a student from IIM-L.

However, there is cause for concern, because it is only change in the economic environment that has changed the students’ mindsets.

source : http://www.business-standard.com

ISB Hyderabad 2009 placements

Till now 57% students of ISB Hyderabad has secured placement , the inter nation b school has to extend the placement season indefinitely.

Indian School of Business ( ISB ) Hyderabad started placement season for the 2009 class in early January. Till now Only 250 of the 440 students (around 57 per cent) in the class of 2009have been able to get placement.

Many students graduating in April 2009 will still have access to ISB’s resources and services over the next few months to find a job. The school will be in regular touch with students to help them find a suitable job that fits students’ profiles.

XLRI placements 2009

XLRI School of Business & Human Resources has completed its final placements after a month-long rolling process which saw the highest international salary of $110,000 offered by global pharma major Novartis for a HR leadership role in Basel, Switzerland actually breach last year’s $100,000 mark despite the economic downturn.

Overall placements , however, weren’t spared by the slowdown. The highest domestic salary of Rs 22 lakh fell 21.42% from last year’s Rs 28 lakh. The average domestic package of Rs 12.12 lakh offered on campus too saw a 17.83% drop from last year’s Rs 14.75 lakh.

Source : Economic Times

Icfai wins case study writing competitions

The Icfai Centre for Management Research has won awards in two international case study writing competitions organised by the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Canada

The case study ‘Starbucks: Back to Basics?’ written by SS George and Sachin Govind won the first prize, and the case study ‘Tata Motors’ Acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover’ by Vivek Gupta and Indu Perepu won the third prize in the John Molson Case Writing Competition 2008

AICTE now Recognises one year MBA courses

B-schools in India that started a one-year MBA course were considered "unrecognised'' by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). But now the AICTE has given nod to one year mba courses.

ISB ( Indian School of Business Hyderabad ) and Great Lakes Institute of Management , Chennai have applied for AICTE recognition.

Cat 2009 online

All seven IIMs are pushing to take CAT 2009 online, highly placed sources confirmed to The Sunday Express. The online test will be based on the GRE/GMAT format with multiple versions of the test formulated with “consistent difficulty level” and conducted over a period of time on different dates across cities. As many as three versions or more are being considered.- Indian Express

GCET 2009 MBA Entrance Exam Date Announced

Date for GCET 2009 MBA Entrance Exam has been declared by the GTU ( Gujarat technical University ) which is going to conduct GCET 2009 online. GTU will setup 2 computer centers equiped with 5 0computers each , in all districts which are selected as GCET 2009 Exam center.

GCET Date : The MBA aspirants will take GCET exam on any of the day between 1st june 2009 to 15 june 2009

There will be diferent sets of GCET papers , and the student will receive the score card just after 2 hours. Also the GDPI has been removed from the Admission Process.

GCET is a state level examination conducted by association of Gujarat Based universities offering MBA and MCA courses.


Following is the list of universities which will accept GCET 2009 score :-

Bhavnagar University
Bhavnagar

Dharmsinh Desai University
Nadiad

Ganpat University
Kherva

Gujarat University
Ahmedabad

Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
Patan

Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya
Gandhinagar

M.S University
Vadodara

Sardar Patel University
Vallabh Vidyanagar

Saurashtra University
Rajkot

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University
Surat

For more information visit GCET 2009 online

Sri Balaji Society hosts alumni meet

On Completing 10 years , Sri Balaji Cociety has organised an all india alumni meet of all its Management institutes on April 4 and April 5 2009.

The Sri Balaji Society was founded by Colonel A Balsubramaniam.

About 1,200 alumni of Balaji Institute of Modern Management, the Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management, Balaji Institute of International Business and Balaji Institute of Management and Human Resource Development have already registered for the alumni meet event.

A formal alumni association will be setup during 2 day long event.

London Business School wins MBA Odyssey competition

Students of London Business School won the first prize at MBA Odyssey competition at Columbia Business school.

winning Team Members are Rajiv Chandna, Vivek Makhija, Andras Mecser, Robert Parikh and Bjoern Koertner .

Management Students were tested in delivering an ‘elevator pitch' of a business idea, negotiating as individuals and teams, and cracking two cases for a team from McKinsey in New York.

Babson college to host Marketing Case Competition for mba

Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College is all set to host its first annual Marketing Case Competition for MBA , Where Marketing and Entrepreneurship Meet, April 17-18 2009.

The Babson College Marketing Case Competition will connect top MBA talent with a variety of corporations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small start-ups. Participants will have the opportunity to network with representatives from Ocean Spray, Procter and Gamble, Dunkin' Donuts, as well as with entrepreneurs.

MBA student competitors will have the chance to meet, network and collaborate with students from different MBA programs.

News Source : http://www.babson.edu

Clarkson launches Online MBA Supply Chain Management

The Clarkson University School of Business has launched new online MBA program in supply chain management . The Online MBA Programme of Clarkson University is targeted at working professionals . The supply chain MBA will focus on integrating strategic management, operations management, organizational behavior, marketing, and economics.

Supply chain management focuses on the integration of information technology, engineering design methodologies, quality management, logistics and distribution, global issues, and strategic partnerships.

The MBA is fully accredited by the AACSB and can be completed part-time in two years by taking courses during four 12-week sessions each year. All online courses are led by School of Business faculty, who also will conduct two on-campus leadership development sessions.

Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues