PaGaLGuY speaks to Sangeet Chowfla, the Indian-born CEO of the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), the US-based organisation that owns and runs the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) across the world. Mr Chowfla is a 1979 alumnus of the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University and has previously spent his career predominantly in key positions […]

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode recently finished its placements for the PGP class of 2014 with 108 companies making offers for a total strength of 348 students. Four students opted out of the placement process. The institute told PaGaLGuY that one of the students is 54-year old Sudhir Kumar who was not able […]

How are careers in Security Markets better than regular MBA Finance roles? MBA in Finance MBA education has been primarily intended at readying graduates in engineering, science, accounting, economics or social sciences for careers in industry, across various functional areas, such as marketing, human resources, information systems and finance. The typical two-year MBA programme covers […]

8th December marks one of the most monumental events in the history of the world’s largest democracy. Aam Aadmi Party spearheaded by Arvind Kejriwal came out triumphant in 28 out of the 70 seats in the capital of the country, rising as a beacon of hope promising to vanquish the gloom that has settled on […]

Come February as results of various entrance exams flood our consciousness voices rise, opinions are slammed everywhere and virtues of national integration and brotherhood on which our forefathers had written the constitution are forgotten. The difference of opinion though are not on the entrance marks, surprisingly everyone though is shocked or disgusted with their marks, […]

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) has concluded its final placements for the PGP batch of 2012-14. While the incoming batch size was 460 students, 20 students did not graduate to the second year. Out of the 440 students in the second year, 15 students opted out of the placements. The institute informed PaGaLGuY […]

Which term comes close to define you – Educator or Administrator? Why? A Teacher and a Mentor! I have been associated with mentoring students for more than 15 plus years now. To me the greatest thrill of being in education is the pure joy of being a part of my student’s success. We do not […]

Fulfilling the desire to compare everything and everyone has become a profitable business today It is human nature to compare, which some would say is the start of all our problems. Siblings get into fights with their parents pointing out perceived differences in treatment, only to receive that extra whack on the head. Companies keep […]

It has been almost six years since I completed my graduation. I still remember this crystal clear how confident I was when I passed out that next year I would be in one of the top 3 IIMs (I guess everyone knows which ones I am talking about). There was simply no other thought in […]

When investment bankers and corporate lawyers negotiate, one speaks Greek and the other Latin, because while one is focused on the numbers, the other only cares about risks and words. There has always been a large gap between law and management in India. In more developed parts of the world like the US and Europe […]