Pic from David Feltkamp’s photostream The Association of Indian Management Schools, which is the largest body of b-schools in India, has no plans of discontinuing ATMA its own management entrance exam. Unlike the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) which is contemplating closing down not too far in the future knowing that eventually there will be only […]

Every year after the Common Admissions Test (CAT) registrations are completed, newspapers report the test statistics and highlight the percentage of candidates from unlikely fields such as veterinary science and animal husbandry. What is attracting vet doctors to study an MBA? While there cannot be one reason for all, Gujarat’s Dr Hardik Badgujar is studying […]

Alliance University is notified under the list of Private Universities maintained by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. Alliance University School of Business has carved a niche for itself among the best B-schools in the country, having been ranked consistently among the top B-schools and being the first Indian B-school to be accredited by […]

The IITs’ (Indian Institutes of Technology) loss is GMAT’s (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) gain. With the canning of the Joint Management Entrance Exam (JMET), regulatory body All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has added the GMAT to the six acceptable entrance tests for admissions to the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) offered at […]

(Photo credit: Anusheel Shrivastava) The Xavier’s Admission Test (XAT) 2012 that paves the way for admissions to b-schools such as the XLRI School of Business and Human Resources – Jamshedpur, SP Jain Institute of Management and Research – Mumbai, Xavier’s Institute of Management – Bhubhaneswar and Goa Institute of Management is scheduled for January 8, […]

Here is some surprising news for those tracking the demand for the Common Admission Test (CAT). Despite a marginally higher number of registrations in 2011 compared to CAT 2010, the actual turnout of test-takers in 2011 was lower than that in 2010. About 1.85 lakh candidates appeared for the CAT 2011 out of the 205,345 […]

With Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) 2011 entrance exam coming to an end on Sunday, curiosity propelled us at PaGaLGuY to ask some basic questions to test takers in New Delhi and Mumbai about the education offered at IIFT. And to our surprise many had little clue about the nuances of the specialised MBA […]

Outside an IIFT 2011 test center in New Delhi. (Photo credit: Astha A) The General Knowledge and Data Interpretation sections emerged as the two sore points for candidates who appeared for the Indian Institute of Foreign trade (IIFT) admission test held today between 10 am and 12 pm across 20 cities of the country. The […]

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Entrance Test 2011 turned out to be pleasant surprise to anyone who had worked hard. I am sure those taking it for the second time would be laughing while the first-time applicants would keep wondering why. It seems that b-schools are in the mood to change patterns and […]

All the anxiety of going through CAT and the GDs and the PIs seems paid off, and paid off well at Institute of Management, Nirma University. The Institute of Management, Nirma University (IMNU) in the out skirts of Ahmedabad, has its own life. Besides its beautiful and lush green campus and state-of-the-art infrastructure, the institute […]