IIMs bet big on SE Asia for placements

Summary:

Premier Indian B-schools increasing placement focus on emerging South and South East Asian markets from Singapore, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia, necessitating an Occidental slant in their teaching procedures
20-30% rise in Indian applicatns at Univ. of Hong Kong. Indians keen to learn Asian business conduct
Sources said IIMs were in talks with companies like [...]

CATsunami

Gejo Sreenivasan , CAT 1996
The year was 1996. The alarm rang. It was a wake up call. Only this time, it was not a call to get up from the bed, but a call to figure out what next after IIT! While getting into IIT, I had thought, “This is it!!” After three years of [...]

Opportunity in adversity

Despite the current gloom, employers still value MBAs
Summary:

MBA students are worried about recouping the high fees they invested
Business-school officials experienced the worst ever recruiting season
Demand for MBAs is declining while supply is continuing to grow
In U.S., Congress has made it more difficult to hire foreign talent
Consulting, health care, pharmaceuticals, utilities and energy maintained demand
Downturn has [...]

27% fewer applicants for CAT, deadline extended

Summary:

CAT witnessed 27% drop in applicants this year
As per IIMs, around 2 lakh candidates registered
Online registration process closing date pushed to October 11th from October 1st
Last year number of CAT applicants was 2.76 lakh
Number of CAT applicants has been rising 10% every year, with 20-25% increase in last 3 years
CAT committee feels bank holidays [...]