BANGALORE: Guess what happened to the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore’s (IIM-B) mega plans of setting up a campus in Singapore? The institute’s dream of taking Brand IIM global is firmly grounded in Bangalore. More than two-and-a-half years after a committee was constituted to consider amendments to the Memorandum of Association (MoA), it is yet to submit the report. Inspection of various documents in this regard under the Right to Information Act, shows that the institute hasn’t been able to get the necessary approvals from the HRD Ministry as the MoA of IIM-B society is not suitably amended.

The Board of Governors, headed by Reliance CMD Mukesh Ambani, is still awaiting the report of the six-member committee first constituted in March 2006 to consider amending MoA to enable IIM-B to “expand/diversify the portfolio of academic research, training and other activities both within and outside India.” IIM-B’s request to approve setting up of the Singapore campus was turned down by the HRD Ministry on December 6, 2005, on the ground that the MoA and Rules of the IIM-B ociety did not empower the Board of Governors to set up an independent trust outside the country.

The Board of Governors at its meeting in March 2006, constituted a sub-committee to suggest suitable amendments to MoA headed by Pune University professor A N Kolaskar with AICT Chairman R A Yadav, former secretary to Government of India Samar Singh, Central Government standing Counsel of Karnataka Sarojini Muthanna and chairman and MD of IL & FRavi Parthasarathy as members. The committee was further re-constituted by inducting IIM-B professor Trilochan astry and IIM-B Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer Ketoki Basu as members on January 30, 2007.

IIM-B proposes to offer multi-tiered programmes at various levels including part-time MBA for middle-level executives, executive MBA for senior level executives and short-term programme for managers at the ingapore campus. The institute has sought the assistance of the Indian Trust which runs Bhavan’s Indian International School to provide 9,400 sq ft of space for the campus. The institute estimates to generate a surplus of 2,43,691 Singapore Dollars in the very first year of operation and 9,79,900 D by the end of three years.

The next meeting of the BoG is scheduled to be held on October 31.

WHY IIM-B WANTS A CAMPUS IN SINGAPORE

According to the project report submitted to the HRD Ministry, IIM-B is keen on setting up a campus in Singapore because of the following reasons:
* Executive education market in Singapore is an expanding market. Several universities from K, and Australia are offering a variety of programmes in Singapore. IIM-A and IIM-C are also contemplating entry into the Singapore market.
*IIM-B has an alumni association with membership of over 100 in Singapore. Many alumni are in senior positions in corporate sector and are willing to support the institute in establishing a presence in Singapore.
* The Indian Trust which runs Bhavan’s Indian International School has an eight acre campus and has agreed to provide 9,400 sq ft of built space and infrastructure facilities and support in setting up the IIM-B (Singapore)campus.

WHY HRD MINISTRY TURNED DOWN THE PROPOSAL

The HRD Ministry turned down IIM-B’s request to set up a campus in Singapore in December, 2005 stating the following reasons:

* The government does not have adequate resources for setting up of more IIMs in the country, therefore IIMs rather than going abroad are expected to concentrate first in the country itself and they should increase the intake to meet the demand of manpower in the country.
* It is apprehended any move like opening of campuses abroad is fraught with risks like dilution of IIMs brand.
* MoA and Rules of the IIM Bangalore ociety does not empower the Board of Governors to set up an independent Trust by the institute as the IIM-B itself is a Society registered under the Mysore Societies Registration Act XVII of 1960.

T I M E L I N E

October 28, 2004: IIM-B Board of Governors gives in-principle concurrence to start a campus in Singapore December 1, 2004: IIM-B director writes to HRD Ministry with a request to get the project vetted by the Ministry and also arrange to obtain clearances from all concerned departments
February 10, 2005: Ministry of HRD seeks detailed project report from the institute indicating rationale and benefits of the project; questions relationship and control of IIM-B BoG over the trustees of the proposed Trust in Singapore.
February 24, 2005: IIM-B director clarifies to HRD Ministry that a Trust will be created in accordance with laws in force in Singapore.
He states that there will be no outflow from consolidated funds of India and the programmes at Singapore will be self-sustaining.
June 16, 2005: MHRD writes to IIM-B after a board was seen on one of the buildings of Bhavan’s School in Singapore giving an impression that the ground work has been completed. It warns the institute not to go ahead with the project without obtaining the necessary approvals.
July 29, 2005: IIM-B writes to HRD Ministry with a request to approve to the Singapore campus plans so that the institute could commence classes in December 2005.
December 6, 2005: MHRD writes to IIM-B stating that “this ministry is of the view that it is not desirable of any IIM to set up its campuses abroad.” January 10, 2006: IIM-B director writes to Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Alhuwalia seeking his help to get the necessary approvals for the Singapore campus .
March 28, 2006: IIM-B Board of Governors constitutes sub-committee to consider amending MoA
January 30, 2007: IIM-B Board of Governors reconstitutes committee to consider amending the MoA.

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The Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi has invited applications from those who have pursued at least a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree Programme after 12 years of formal schooling, for admission to the two year MBA and MBA (Management of Services) Programmes commencing in July, 2009.

The minimum requirement of Marks for the different disciplines are as follows: Arts/Commerce/Social Sciences- 50%, Sciences- 55%, Mathematics/Statistics -60%, Medicine/Engineering/Technology-60%/CGPA of at least 6.00 in a scale of 10.00 or Post Graduate Degree or 2nd Degree Examination after 10+2+3 scheme, securing at least 60% marks. Candidates appearing for the final examination of Bachelor’s/Post Graduate Degree Examinations may also apply. Applicants must be at least 20 years of age as on 1.10.2009.

Admission to MBA and MBA-MS will be through a common FMS entrance test to be held on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 2 pm at Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guawahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam.

The test is designed to examine the skill and aptitude of an applicant for the management courses. There is no prescribed syllabus or format for the test which will be multiple choices and of 2-hours duration. The previous admission tests usually comprised of questions from Quantitative ability, Verbal ability, English comprehension and Analytical ability & Logical Reasoning

Information bulletin along with the application form can be purchased from the following Branches (wherever the name of branch is not mentioned, it is the Main Branch of the City), of State Bank of India from 20.10.2008 to 1.12.2008 on cash payment of Rs. 1000/- (Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/OBC (Non- Creamy Layer)/PH/CW candidates), if applying for both M.B.A. and M.B.A. (MS), or Rs. 500/- (Rs. 125/- for SC/ST/OBC (Non- Creamy Layer)/PH/CW candidates)if applying for only one Programme.

North India :

Chandigarh (Punjab University), New Delhi (Connaught Circus, Delhi University North Campus, Delhi University South Campus, IIT New Delhi, Lajpat Nagar (Ring Road), Swasthya Vihar, Vikas Puri), Gurgaon, Noida Roorkee (IIT), Karnal, Shimla (The Mall), Jammu, Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur (CSA University), IIT Kanpur, Amritsar, Jallandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Varanasi (BHU), Agra, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Hissar.

South India:

Hyderabad (Begum Bazar), Visaakhapatnam, Bangalore (St.Marks Road), Mysore, Thiruvanantapuram (MG Road), Kochi, Chennai (Besant Nagar) Madras University Branch, IIT Chennai, Adyar, Mylapore, Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tirupati, East India: Guawahati, Patna, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bhubanaeswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Kolkata -Alipore, Ballyganj, Park Street, Kalighat, Kharagpur, Shillong.

West India:

Ahmedabad (Gujrat University), Baroda, Mumbai – Colaba (Cuffe Parade), Dadar, Peddar Road, Powai IIT), Pune, Nagpur, Nasik. Central India: Raipur (Ravi Shankar University), Bhopal (Bhopal University), Gwalior, Jabalpur City, Bilaspur.

At SBI branches, applicants have to fill-in a printed Bank payment counter-foil (supplied by FMS) with their Name, Name of the Branch and the required amount. The bank will return two portions of the counter-foil to the candidate along with a packet containing the Information bulletin and the application form. Applicant is required to attach one stamped counterfoil, in original, with the duly filled application form while sending it to FMS.

Applicants can also apply and pay online at www.fms.edu. Details are available at this site. The last date of receipt of filled in applications at FMS is 1.12.2008.

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Distance learning courses have sprung up in the country mainly because of this advent of the internet. Distance learning MBA course is offered by many institutions across the country. People have really blessed the internet because if a course like MBA can be available online, it can really help people to acquire management related knowledge. If one is pursuing a distance learning MBA, one will get books through mail and can give online exams. One also saves on time that one would have otherwise spent traveling to the institute location. And of course there is saving in terms of cost.

Some of the prestigious institutes like Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad, , Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and Indian Institute of Technology are offering online MBA courses in India. Apart from these institutes, Symbiosis and Institute for Executive Development are also offering online post graduation education in the country.

To choose an appropriate MBA program, one has to carefully evaluate and select the college that best suits the need. Apart from the fees and the curriculum, what should also be taken into account is whether the institute provides adequate textual material. Try and find out if the institute is offering the specialization that one is interested in. This is because many institutes may offer an online MBA but what is the use if there isn’t the specialization that you want.

Other institutes that offer distance learning MBA are IGNOU (Indira Gandhi Open National University), Delhi, Indian Institute of Commerce and Trade, Lucknow.

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Gandhi Seva Sadan – PO, Pathiripala, Via – Perur
Palakkad, Kerala. 679 302.
Telephone : +91 491 2874861/62/63

Palakkad Office : +91 491 – 2515597 , 2529325, 2520660
Email: info@sicoms.info, admissions@sicoms.info
Website: www.sicoms.info

A B-SCHOOL
PROMOTED AND MANAGED BY IIM/IIT ALUMNI AND PROFESSIONALS WITH RICH INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

PGDM ADMISSION 2009-2011 (Equivalent to MBA)

A UNIQUE 2 YEAR, FULL TIME RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMME THAT NOT ONLY PROVIDES DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE BUT ALSO FUNCTIONAL SKILLS THROUGH SUPER COMPETENCY PROGRAMMES IN

AIRLINE AND AIRPORT MANAGEMENT
SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
SUPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
RETAIL MANAGEMENT

HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED FACULTY/ EXCELLENT PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THORUGH THEIR EXTENSIVE INDUSTYR NETWORK/ BANK LOAN FACILITATION FOR STUDENTS/ STATE OF THE ART INFRASTRUCTURE WITH MOST MODERN A/C CLASSROOMS, LIBRARY, COMPUTER LAB AND HOSTEL.

ELIGIBILITY: GRADUATION IN ANY DISCIPLINE WITH VALID MAT/ CAT SCORE

– The candidates who wish to join SICOMS should apply in the SICOMS application form which can either be downloaded from www.sicoms.edu.in or obtained directly from the SICOMS office at Palakkad. The application fee is Rs. 500/-.

Those who download the application may send a draft for Rs. 500/- (DD drawn in favour SADANAM INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES – Gandhi Seva Sadan P.O., Via-Perur, Palakkad, Kerala. 679 302) along with the application form.

– You will be called for a group discussion and finally, a personal interview. For the final selection, points will be given to past performance, extra curricular activities, communication skills, work experience and performance in MAT/CAT.

PLACEMENT:
Assisting students to find suitable jobs on the completion of the programme is a key focus area for SICOMS. Ensuring our students are competent for the dynamic world of business and are able to leverage their unique abilities will be our test and our students’ success, the results. At SICOMS we have faculty with international and national industry experience to ensure best possible placements for the students.

Summer Internship Program – 6 weeks- 2 credits
The 6 weeks project offers the student an opportunity to learn management practices through live projects in the Industry. Students will be assigned to a business establishment for the period and will do an organizational-relevant project. Students may be allowed to make their own arrangements for summer projects provided a satisfactory written communication is received from the concerned organization and approved by SICOMS.

There will be an external guide (from the organization where the student chooses to do the summer project) and a faculty guide from the Institute. The proposal of the study has to be approved by the internal as well as the external guide prior to the start of the project.
The student must report the progress each fortnight, failing which the student may not be allowed to complete the project.
On completion, the student will have to prepare a case study report and submit the same to the Academic Coordinator by a specific date. The report should have the attendance certificate and recommendation of satisfactory work from the external guide and faculty guide.
Students would then have to present their work before a designated panel on a pre- announced date failing which; the satisfactory completion certificate will not be issued.
The satisfactory completion of summer project is a requirement of the PGDM Program. Students whose projects are declared “unsatisfactory” will have to REPEAT project work on a new topic.

SICOMS has a highly dedicated, qualified and competent group of academicians and industry experts who are committed to take you through the journey to a highly rewarding career, that can enable you to realize your dreams.
The academic freedom that SICOMS enjoys under AICTE can assure you that you will complete your course on time as scheduled and be in the job market when most of the Companies go for recruitment

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Manipal university The Manipal group has built educational institution, providing inspiration to thousand of people Recognized by the government of India as a deemed University in the year1993, the Manipal University is amongst the foremost colleges and Institutions in India. Students from over 55countries worldwide come seeking education in this culturally diverse institute. Degrees from Manipal are recognized worldwide, making it a Mecca of educational services. AIHSS

Acharya institute of health and science has completed a commendable 10 years. Since its inception in 1997, the institute has excelled in providing students with state-of-the-art facilities and a highly qualified faculty. The faculty comprises experienced professors and professionals from the industry with ample expertise. The institute offers undergraduate postgraduate and diploma courses, which are recognized by the national councils. The popular streams offered by the institute include health care-nursing, radiography, lab technology and physiotherapy, bio-technology and genetics, management and administration (business and hospital.) SAE

SAE opened the world’s first audio engineering school way back in seventies. Now it has become the world’s largest audio, film, animation, and gaming training provider. Headquartered at byron bay, Australia, SAE is today the world’s largest media education college spread of over 53 campus in 21 countries across four continents. SAE was brought to India by access atlantech with the opening of its first campus in Chennai. Courses offered by SAE college in include BA in digital film making and recording arts; BA in animation and digital film making and various other short term courses.

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BANGALORE: Calling for massive expansion in admissions made by older Indian Institutes of Management, the IIM Review Committee headed by R C Bhargava, former head of Maruti Suzuki India, has asked the IIMs in Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta to almost double their intake by 2011. Stating that the expansion of MBA capacity and increasing quality publishing are “important and urgent issues”, the five-member committee has asked IIM A, B C to admit 500 students each by March 2011 for the PGP programme, 100 students each for the executive PGP and an annual intake of 20 students each for the fellow programme. This year, IIM-A admitted 318 candidates for the Post-Graduate Programme, while IIM-B and IIM-C admitted 271 and 304 students respectively. For the IIMs at Indore, Lucknow and Kozhikode, the review committee has set a target of 250 seats each for the PGP and 50 seats each for the executive MBA programme by the end of three years. IIMs in Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta have also been asked to have at least 10 papers published in top 25 journals every year. In addition, they have also been asked to make it to the top 50 ranking in international business journals by 2011. “The Boards of IIM may consider these recommendations and make suitable plans for each IIM, adding such other targets as they consider necessary. IIMs do need to keep in mind the benefits of economies of scale,” the reports says. For the proposed six IIMs, the committee has prescribed an intake of 100 each for the two-year programme and five each for the fellow programme. It has said the annual admission capacity of an IIM should be restricted to 750 a year.

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NEW DELHI: Rahul Tripathi was excited after taking admission in a Delhi-based management school even though he had to resort to education loan to pay Rs 7-lakh fee. Similarly, Swati Seghal heaved a sigh of relief getting through an engineering college.

Both began weaving the dream of a secure and settled future with a good job and a handsome package once they stepped out of their respective institutes. However, today the duo, on the verge of completing graduation, have a harsh reality staring at them.

Instead of hiring professionals, the companies are either laying off hundreds of employees or cutting down on packages, training costs and also on fresh recruitments

. If at all some plan to hire, they would turn to toprung professional educational institutes.

The global financial crisis has worst affected the graduating students in lower-rung engineering or management colleges. Words like ‘no idea!’ ‘indefinitely postponed!’ ‘scrapped’ and ‘regret letters’ have suddenly become a part of the latest lingo that can be heard in all college campuses. The diffidence is ruling the sentiments of students, as they are now even questioning the career choice that they made.

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Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News_by_Industry/No_takers_for_small_B-school_grads/articleshow/3639256.cms

BMA India has been affiliated with best universities in the world; it is learning portal dedicated to professional students and corporate. It has committed to offer the best MBA and Master Degree programs from across the globe like Edith Cowan University Australia to the students

Edith Cowan University has decades of history and a second largest university with 21000 students from 80 different countries. Bangalore Management Academy offers admission in MBA and Masters Degree.

BMA India offers MBA in Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Information Technology, Marketing and Hospitality Management and also Masters Degree in Master of Professional Finance and Banking (MPFB), Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) and Master of Hospitality Management (MHM).

This Course offers Certificate from ECU University and other accredited programs also. Admissions open for the November Batch Students.

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Bangalore Management Academy (BMA) is a leading Business Management Institution delivering quality education aimed towards industry relevance and professional success. It has affiliated with top most universities in India, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and UK.

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TOP 10 GOVT/PSU B-SCHOOLS

1. IIM, Ahmedabad
2. IIM, Lucknow
3. IIM, Kozhikode
4. NITIE, Mumbai
5. FMS, Delhi
6. IIFT, Delhi
7. SJMSOM, IIT Bombay
8. JBIMS, Mumbai
9. IRMA, Anand
10. IHMR, Jaipur

2. TOP 10 PRIVATE B-SCHOOLS

1. XLRI, Jamshedpur
2. SP Jain, Mumbai
3. XIM, Bhubaneshwar
4. IMT, Ghaziabad
5. MDI, Gurgaon
6. IMI, Delhi
7. NMIMS, Mumbai
8. Welingkar, Mumbai
9. Symbiosis, Pune
10. KJ Somaiya, Mumbai

Top 10 Management Institutes : Personality Development

1. IIM, Ahmedabad
2. XLRI, Jamshedpur
3. MDI, Gurgaon
4. Narsee Monjee, Mumbai
5. IIFT, Delhi
6. Symbiosis, Pune
7. IIM, Lucknow
8. IIM, Indore
9. NITIE, Mumbai
10. IMT, Ghaziabad

3. Top 10: Placements

1. IIM, Ahmedabad
2. Faculty of Mgmt Studies, Delhi
3. XLRI, Jamshedpur
4. NITIE, Mumbai
5. IIM, Indore
6. SP Jain Institute, Mumbai
7. IIFT, Delhi
8. Jamnalal Bajaj Inst, Mumbai
9. Xavier Institute, Bhubaneshwar
10. SJMSOM, IIT Mumbai

4. TOP 50 Business Schools in India

Top 50 B-schools
Rank Name of the Institute City
1. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
2. Xavier Labour Relations Inst Jamshedpur
3. Indian Institute of Management* Lucknow
4. Indian Institute of Management Indore
5. National Inst of Industrial Engg Mumbai
6. Faculty of Management Studies Delhi
7. SP Jain Inst of Management Mumbai
8. Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneshwar
9. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Delhi
10. Inst of management Technology Ghaziabad
11. Management Development Inst Gurgaon
12. Shailesh J. Mehta School of Mgmt Mumbai
13. International Mgmt Institute Delhi
14. Jamnalal Bajaj Inst of Mgmt* Mumbai
15. Narsee Monjee Institute of Mgmt Mumbai
16. Welingkar Inst of Management Mumbai
17. Symbiosis Centre for Mgmt Pune
18. Institute of Rural Management Anand
19. KJ Somaiya Inst of Mgmt Mumbai
20. Alliance Business Academy Bangalore
21. Nirma Institute of Management Ahmedabad
22. Goa Institute of Management Goa
23. ICFAI Business School Hyderabad
24. Loyola Inst of Business Admin Chennai
25. Bharathidasan Inst of Mgmt tiruchirappalli
26. Inst of Health Mgmt Research Jaipur
27. Amrita School of Business Coimbatore
28. Christ University, Inst of Mgmt Delhi
29. Inst for Financial Management Chennai
30. Lal Bahadur Shastri Inst of Mgmt Delhi
31. Balaji Inst of Modern Mgmt Pune
32. NIILM Centre for Mgmt Studies Delhi
33. Dept of Mgmt Studies, NIT Tiruchirappalli
34. Institute of Management Studies Ghaziabad
35. PSG Institute of Management Coimbatore
36. Institute of Public Enterprise Hyderabad
37. SIES College of Mgmt Studies Mumbai
38 Rourkela Inst of Mgmt Studies Rourkela
39. SDM Inst for Mgmt Development Mysore
40. Moti Lal Nehru National Institute Allahabad
41. ITM Business School Navi Mumbai
42. ICFAI Business School Mumbai
43. Symbiosis Centre for Info Tech Pune
44. Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow
45. Dept of Mgmt Studies, ISMU Dhanbad
46. Acharya Inst of Mgmt & Sciences Bangalore
47. Regional College of Management Bhubaneshwar
48. Vignana Jyoti Institute of Mgmt Hyderabad
49. VIT University Vellore
50. School of Comm & Mgmt Studies Kochi

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