Test taking trends for MBA admissions abroad seem to imply that there is an inverse relationship between the economyas strength and B-school enrollments. The number of test takers for the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) from July 2007 to June 2008 was the highest number since the test was established in the 1950as. The second […]

aThe economic slowdown will affect MBA applications for foreign business schools as only candidates with work-experience apply to such programs. If pink slips are handed out then it is natural for people with work-experience to strive to do an MBA at B-schools abroad. In India, the scenario is not the same with fresh graduates constituting […]

What is JICM all about and what are its launch plans?JICM is promoted by the Jagran Social Welfare Society, the non-profit arm of the Dainik Jagran group in Madhya Pradesh. In the long term, JICM will be a collection of schools training professionals in Marketing Communications Management, Electronic Communication, Digital Communication and Print Media Management. […]

After CAT, the midnight oils are burning to take on the Xavier’s Admissions Test (XAT) on January 4, 2009. Get past your XAT preparation obstacles and get advice on preparation and test-taking strategy from XIM, Bhubhaneswar’s 99 percentile scorers in last year’s XAT. Click here to launch the Official XAT Advice thread by XIMB students.

Faculty from IMS say, aThe increase in the number of questions in the Verbal Ability section would have caught many by surprise, but this was offset by the fact that the questions were easier as compared to the last two yearsa. According to Munira Lokhandwala, aAs the number of questions increased, ambiguous questions will play […]

According to Mumbai-based CAT trainer Munira Lokhandwala, “Data Interpretation was considerably tougher than last year, while Quant was as tough. English was easier.” Munira attempted 85 questions, the 5 unattempted questions being from DI. CAT 2008 Analysis and Discussion threads on PaGaLGuYOverall discussion | Quant Section | Data Interpretation Section | Verbal section Now while […]

What is unique about AIM Manila’s MBA in contrast with peer b-schools? AIMas uniqueness among Asian B-schools is case-based learning. Few schools in the world practice the case method in pure form: AIM, HBS, Darden, Ivey are probably the ones left. In Asia we continue to be its main proponent. AIM is one of Southeast […]

The workshop would kick off with a mock CAT conducted by IMS followed by a panel discussion with the faculty and students of IIM Indore and an informal session with students. Registrations are open on the website www.iimi-iris.com.

The typical situation for most such people is as follows. They have done well in at least one of the mock CATs that they appeared for and many wonder whether it was a fluke. Unfortunately itas the stage when many give up hope, thinking simply that they are just not good enough and many lose […]