A very common flaw on the GMAT, and in life, is the confusion of absolute numbers and percentages. For example, which is larger, one-third of x or one-half of y? Without any information to compare x and y, we cannot answer this question. It is true that one-half is larger than one-third when applied to […]

As you probably know by now, the GMAT is a Computer Adaptive Test (“CAT”). This means that the questions that you see on the exam are selected by the computer based on your performance on earlier questions. For example, if you answer a question correctly, your next question will be harder. If you answer a […]

Your overall score out of 800 results from your performances in quant and verbal, each of which is first scored independently on a scale of 0-60. These subscores are then combined to yield your overall score according to formulae to which only ETS (the organization that administers the GMAT) is privy. Each subscore (verbal and […]

One of the largest and longest established b-school information fairs, the QS World MBA Tour will be visiting location on date giving aspiring MBAs from country the opportunity to meet admissions teams from many of the world’s top schools and gather information on topics such as programme length and content, local conditions, GMAT testing, faculty […]

One of the great GMAT myths is that the first 8 questions in each section “make or break” your score and that nothing you do after that point has much of an effect on the score you end up with. False! Eight questions are not enough to determine your score. If they were enough, each […]

Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, the premium business school of India, has entered into a tie-up with European School of Management (ESCP-EAP) France for the PGPIM programme in International Management to give the upcoming leaders in management a global exposure. PGPIM in International Business is a full time intensive programme that offers: • An innovative […]

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has increased its student intake by 20% for the current Class of 2007. The Class of 2007 – all working professionals – has 418 students as compared to 345 students in the Class of 2006. The ISB will now be counted as one among the largest, when compared to […]

1- What is communication management and how is it different from conventional MBA? The difference lies in the choice of curriculum. Both general management and MICA’s communication management are anchored in management. The first principle is that we are creating MBAs whose ultimate purpose is to effectively run businesses and manage resources. The founding fathers […]

Has Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad violated its AICTE certification? Applicants to the 2006-08 PGDCM course were astounded on Thursday to find that MICA had screened in students with CAT and XAT percentiles between 90 and 95 but many with higher scores were left out, giving way to speculations that sectional scores were used in […]

The Indian School of Business has extended the deadline to accept GMAT scores from prospective students till January 15, 2006. This is to facilitate applicants who are unable to take their scores due to unavailability of GMAT dates. There is a substantial growth noticed in the number of GMAT takers outside US, which is coming […]