Steering a new course

Foreign B schools’ response to the financial crisis.

Summary:

B Schools partly blamed for financial crisis – now pondering about reinvention
Failed firms such as Lehman Brothers were full of prestigious school alumni who were complacent and greedy
Programme directors’ dilemma: totally overhaul curricula and appear hasty / change nothing and seem to be in a state of [...]

How to Bell this CAT?

Excerpt from Indian Express article titled ‘How to Bell this CAT?‘, dated 21st September’09 :
Gautam Puri highlights some Do’s and Dont’s that a student should watch out for while taking the exam:

Expect easier reading comprehensions and data interpretation as their length is going to be shorter in the new test.
Don’t get stuck with a question [...]

Puzzled by the cat?

Every November, students aspiring to pursue the coveted MBA at the Indian Institutes of Management appear for the CAT — arguably, the largest management entrance exam in the country. But this November will be different. Setting a precedent, the CAT will be the first MBA entrance exam to go online. The anticipation attached to the [...]

IIM-B starts student exchange prog with Paris-based HEC

Summary:

IIM-B and Paris-based HEC School of Management (HEC) started a student exchange programme – HEC-IIMB (Hiep)

20 students from each of the institutes will visit India and France and work jointly on projects of mutual interest
IIMB Director Pankaj Chandra: “This initiative is part of our strategic vision to increase the size of the institute in terms [...]

IIMs face many hurdles in mentoring newer ones

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IIMs face difficulty in mentoring new ones due to shortage of resources like faculty, staff etc
In August, the govt. approved 7 new IIMs, with 4 becoming functional in 2010-11 and other three a year later
Each new IIM to start with batch of 140 which will rise to 560 eventually
However, unlike the existing IITs, existing IIMs [...]

CAT website glitches to be rectified by Sep 18

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Currently, there’s no option for rectifying mistakes in online CAT registration form (each form costs Rs. 1,400/-)
Authorities working on making CAT registration and scheduling website more user friendly by ironing out glitches and adding new features
Corrections and changes in the forms to be made possible September 18 evening onwards

Students can get a refund for their [...]

Road to CAT 2009

FAQs answered by Career Launcher, Vice-Chairman, Gautam Puri

Q: What is the basic preparation strategy for the last few months of CAT 2009?
A: To start with, my advice is that you should spend at least four to five hours every day on CAT preparations. By this time you must be thorough with your basic knowledge on [...]

CAT 2009 Registration Process Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial for CAT 2009 registration – from the IIMs and Prometric

You can also view the tutorial at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQzvSq15RLQ

Make a Fast Track Career In Commodity Trading Market Along With College

Does commodity trading interest you? Have you been dabbling in commodity trading out of interest? Ever considered making a career out of it along with your college studies?

NCDEX and Career Launcher presents NCDEX Commodity certification- country’s first and only e-learning programme in the commodity sector for those wanting to make a lucrative career [...]