The first thought which came to an aspirant’s mind having finished the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET 2011) was that it was easier compared to last time. But, with the various coaching institutes coming out with their keys, aspirants realised that it was not significantly easier than last year and the cut-offs wont shoot up […]

For the third consecutive year, the TISS test clashed with another biggie, this time JMET . How was the test? How did it stand in comparison to last year’s entrance. We interviewed Akanksha Sharma, Avneet Sethi, Kapil Sangvikar, Neha Seth and Dr. Sushrut Joshi who took the test today. They spoke to Pagalguy about the […]

New Ventures Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai is all set to open a university in Orissa, besides another b-school in Delhi. This is after taking Mumbai Business School, Mumbai under its wings a few months ago. Disclosing this, Founder and Dean of Great Lakes, Dr Bala V. Balachandran told Pagalguy that the university in […]

In the years gone by, IIMs were referred to just ‘A’B’C’ depending on the city of location, namely Ahmedabad, Bangalore or Calcutta. The acronym stretched to BLACKI, when IIMs sprang up in Lucknow, Kozhikode and Indore. Some more at Shillong, Ranchi, Raipur and Rohtak and the hunt for the new acronym started. Now, there is […]

The Xaviers Admissions Test (XAT) is on January 2, 2011, so a few XAT 99 percentilers from Xaviers Institute of Management, Bhubhaneswar (XIMB) have teamed up on PaGaLGuY to offer last-minute tips and advice on taming the exam. If you have questions about XAT or need help with figuring out a strategy for XAT, feel […]

In an interview with PaGaLGuY.com, the Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University Prof Kuriakose Mamkoottam describes the curriculum revamp that FMS underwent in 2010, plans for the new FMS campus and why he believes the day-system of placements does not serve the goals of either students or companies. How has FMS […]

Traditionally, the JMET is divided into four sections, namely verbal communication, logical reasoning, quantitative ability and the data interpretation section. A short review on each of the question types and a few strategies below: Verbal Communication: Reading comprehension traditionally consists of short, crisp passages followed by 3-4 questions. The questions are a mix of factual […]

Following the diversity-wave hitting Indian b-schools, Delhi-based International Management Institute (IMI) too is comtemplating using relaxed CAT cut-offs for students from commerce, economics and arts backgrounds, says Admission Director Prof Himadri Das. In this interview, he also announces IMIs thought process behind opening new campuses in Kolkata and Bhubhaneswar. What can the incoming batch of […]

FMS 2010 had no major structural surprises. The pattern was similar to that of last year-200 questions, four sections, 50 questions each and each section having an adequate number of sitters to keep one busy for the entirety of 2 hours. Here is a brief review of the test vis-a-vis the previous FMS paper. Reading […]

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, better known as TISS, runs one of the most sought after post graduate courses in Human Resources Management (HRM). The entrance test for the school is on December 12, 2010. With less than 10 days left for the exam, we will advise you on the things you […]