Prof Raj S Dhankar, Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi (Photo Credit: Astha A) PaGaLGuY.com spoke to the dean of the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University (DU), Prof Raj S Dhankar, to know his thoughts on critical issues such as the need for infrastructural additions, admissions through CAT scores and the reason […]

All information disseminated by government-owned educational institutes such as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) or the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) must be automatically trustworthy because public institutions don’t need to market themselves, so goes the popular belief. It is only the private institutions that have an incentive to game their admissions, academic and […]

Dr Kavita Laghate The Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai has a new captain on board. Dr. Kavita Laghate, the newly appointed director, has taken over the reins of the institute from Dr. Stephen D’Silva who served from 2009-2012. Dr. Laghate assumed charge of her office from August 1, 2012. PaGaLGuY did manage […]

Clockwise: Mr Deep Kalra of Make My Trip, Simrandeeep Paramar, Gunajit Brahma, Deepak Nanwani and Mohit Maheshwari That e-commerce is the most rocking business idea to hit Indian markets and pockets is an established fact. That fresh MBA grads are using the e-commerce route to fulfil their entrepreneurial dreams is a relatively contemporary drift. Every […]

Dr Eileen Peacock, Senior VP & Chief Officer, Asia, AACSB International (Photo: Astha A) PaGaLGuY interviewed Dr Eileen Peacock, Senior Vice President and Chief Officer, Asia of b-school accrediitator AACSB International on the sidelines of the MBAUniverse.com Indian Management Conclave . In a quick and exclusive interview, Dr Peacock speaks about the advantages and disadvantages […]

Pic: Flickr The Common Admission Test (CAT) which usually spans twenty days will be extended by a day this year. The exam which will begin on October 11 will end on November 6, 2012 and there will be 21 exam days in that period. This obviously gives aspirants an extra day to take the exam. […]

The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2013 notification is out today. Like we mentioned in the earlier article the exam will be conducted on January 6, 2013 and while last year there were 38 centres, this year there are in all 44 centres with additionas like Kanpur, Trichy etc. This is being done to give people […]

The classroom in ICSI building where IIMI will conduct its PGP course The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, building in CBD, Belapur (Navi Mumbai) which is to host the Indian Institute of Management Indore’s PGP course is not an established address. It took a couple of wrong turns and at least five stops asking […]

The XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur which owns and conducts the XAT (Xavier Admission Test) is planning some surprises this year. According to sources at XLRI, while some changes have been finalised, some are still at the discussion stage. The test will be held on January 6, 2013 and the form notification […]

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi and Kolkata announced the dates for its entrance test to the flagship MBA in International Business (IB) program for the academic year 2013-15. While the entrance test is scheduled to be held on November 25, 2012 between 10 am and 12 […]