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nstitute of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar (IPMG) announces the admission process for the intake of its 4th Batch (Session 2009) for the Two Year Residential MBA (Focused on Oil & Gas Sector).

Academic Eligibility :
The minimum eligibility criterion for admission to MBA (Focused Oil & Gas Sector) is the candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA,

Candidates appearing for the final bachelor’s degree / equivalent qualification examination can also apply

IPMG uses CAT (Common Admission Test, conducted by IIMs) score as an input for the admission process, which is subject to the approval of the Gujarat Government. Then it uses group discussion and personal interview process to select the most deserving candidates for its programme. The minimum eligibility criterion for admission to the programme is a Bachelor’s Degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.

Last date of applying to IPMG 05/02/2009

How to Apply?

The candidates are required to down load the form from the Institute’s website (Admission 2009 subsection) fill up it and send it by register post only (not by speed post or courier) in the address given in the form.

Contact:

Institute of Petroleum Management, Gandhinagar (IPMG)
Off Koba – Gandhinagar Highway
Raisan, Gandhinagar – 382 007.
Gujarat – INDIA
Phones: +91 79 23276911 – 18
Fax: +91 79 23276364
E-mail: info@ipmg.ac.in

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It offers 1 year postgraduate program in management for working managers. If you have a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree in any subject and are 27 years or more in age, then you can apply for this program. The candidates are selected on the basis of their GMAT scores, interview and many other criteria. You can download the application form for 2009-2010 from http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/pgpx/pgpxone.htm. The filled-in form should be submitted by 11th August, 2008.

IIM A also organizes Management development programs, which are designed to give idea of the management concepts and other key areas related to operations and functional world.

IIM Bangalore

If you are an IT professional, you can enroll for the PG Program in Software Enterprise Management at IIM B, which is also offered at Chennai. You need to have a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree and 2 years of experience in IT sector. You will have to take the admission test if you do not have a valid CAT or GMAT score.

You can enroll for several Open Programs, hosted by this B-School as a part of executive education programs. Similarly, you can pursue International Masters Program in Practicing Management, which is offered in collaboration with B-Schools of several other countries. For executives of client organizations, IIM B also has personalized executive programs.

IIM Calcutta

It organizes several MDPs and customized programs round the year. It also offers 1-year Post Graduate Programme for Executives, who have 5 years of work experience and a valid GMAT score. The filled-in application form for admission in 2009 batch can be submitted from 1st May to 31st July, 2008.

If you have 5 years of work experience in manufacturing industry, then you can enroll for Post Graduate Diploma in Management for Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing.

IIM Lucknow

Apart from MDPs, it has postgraduate program in Business Management for ‘working managers’ and an International Program in Management for Executives.

IIM Kozhikode

You can choose from Executive Education Programme in Finance, Marketing, Operations Management or Strategic Management. IIM K also offers Executive Management Education Programme, for which you need to appear in eMAT. You also need to have 5 years of work experience for applying for these distance learning programs. Even MDPs are organized for marketing executives.

IIM Indore

It offers an 18-month Executive Post-Graduate Programme for candidates who have Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent one and 5 years of work experience at least. You also need to take CAT or GMAT to apply for this program. You can also enroll for short-term MDPs or even BroadBand Based Executive Education Programmes here.

RGIIM, Shillong

Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management offers several Management Development Programmes.

Management education does not end but just begins with acquiring an MBA degree. You always have the scope to upgrade your managerial skills even as a practicing manager. Browse through our site to know that Executive MBA Programs offered by the IIMs.

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Lucknow: Amid tough economic situation across the world, a record number of companies have marched IIM-Lucknow (IIM-L) to obtain young talents in the campus. The institute’s summer placement of 2010 batch has witnessed the participation of 110 companies over 94 companies last year. The students showed enthusiasm for working with start-up firms.

IIM-L sources said the 2010 batch has the unique feature of having 92 percent of students with work experience and a number of them exhibited great enthusiasm for working with start-ups and utilizing their experience to help guide these budding organizations to success.

“The students here have experience which start-ups value and all the projects there would be live projects, which would decide future course and orientation of these organizations,” said, Shashank Mehta, Student placement coordinator, IIM-L.

More than 20 start-ups from various sectors, including Inkfruit, Rupeetalk, Redbus, Lifeblob, Netprice, Netprice, Merit Trac, Great Place to Work Institute, and Elements Akademia have participated in the summer placements.

An Entrepreneurship Day was also organized as part of placements to nurture entrepreneurial talent of students. “IIML had been a breeding ground for many a great entrepreneur in the past and this year’s batch had several entrepreneurs as students,” said Prof Sushil Kumar, Chairman, IIML Placements.”The confluence of alumni and current students gave us the confidence of starting this great initiative,” he added.

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Source: http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/IIM-Lucknow_gets_offers_from_record_number_of_firms-nid-49292.html

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India’s leading business news channel CNBC TV18, along with India’s leading management portal MBAUniverse.com and global research agency TNS, have announced the final consolidated CNBC TV18 ‘A of B Ranking’.The consolidated rankings presents a holistic, multi-stakeholder picture on India’s Top B-schools by combining inputs from quantitative data submitted by top 70 B-schools, and perception poll amongst MBA aspirants, students, alumni and employers. On these consolidated tables, IIM A, IIM B and IIM C have captured the top three positions.

In a first of its kind research and analysis, the ‘A of B Ranking’ survey looks at three different viewpoints to present the complete 360 degree picture on which are India’s leading B-schools. While rigorous data-driven analysis uses information and data provided directly by IIMs and other 70+ B-schools, perception poll on MBAUniverse.com brings perspectives from the MBA students, aspirants and alumni; and, recruiter’s poll on Jobstreet.com bares the mind of HR community.

While Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A) is the # 1 B-school, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM B) and Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM C) has been ranked as the # 2 & # 3 B-schools in India. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM L) is ranked at #4. Jamshedpur based Xavier’s Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) is pegged at #5 position.

Mumbai based S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Faculty Of Management Studies, University Of Delhi, Delhi, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade, New Delhi and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute Of Management Studies, University Of Mumbai, Mumbai complete the prestigious Top 10 B-school rankings table. (See consolidated Ranking Table below)

Which are some other non-IIM B-schools that have managed to show their strengths on this league table. Narsee Monjee Institute Of Management Studies University, Mumbai, Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management, Pune, Department Of Management Studies – Indian Institute Of Technology, New Delhi and Xavier Institute Of Management, Bhubaneswar are four B-schools that are part of Top 10 Non-IIMs B-schools league table.

CNBC TV 18 Consolidated B-school Rankings from Data Survey, Student Perception and Employer Perception

India’s Top B-schools

1 Indian Institute Of Management, Ahmedabad

2 Indian Institute Of Management, Bangalore

3 Indian Institute Of Management, Kolkata

4 Indian Institute Of Management, Lucknow

5 Xavier Labour Relation Institute School Of Management, (XLRI), Jamshedpur

6 Bhavan’s S. P. Jain Institute Of Management & Research, Mumbai

7 Faculty Of Management Studies, University Of Delhi, Delhi

8 Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

9 Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade, New Delhi

10 Jamnalal Bajaj Institute Of Management Studies, University Of Mumbai, Mumbai

India’s Top B-schools – Excluding IIMs

1 Xavier Labour Relation Institute School Of Management, (XLRI), Jamshedpur

2 Bhavan’s S. P. Jain Institute Of Management & Research, Mumbai

3 Faculty Of Management Studies, University Of Delhi, Delhi

4 Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

5 Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade, New Delhi

6 Jamnalal Bajaj Institute Of Management Studies, University Of Mumbai, Mumbai

7 SVKM’S Narsee Monjee Institute Of Management Studies University, Mumbai

8 Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management, Pune

9 Department Of Management Studies – Indian Institute Of Technology, New Delhi

10 Xavier Institute Of Management, Bhubaneswar

Note: For Quantitative Survey, more than 70 leading B-schools including IIM A, IIM B, IIM C, IIM L, IIM I, FMS Delhi, XLRI, MDI, JBIMS, IIT B SJMSOM participated in the survey. Key B-schools that did not participate in the Quantitative Survey are: Department of Management Studies, Pune; Fore School of Management, Delhi; ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad; IIM Kozhikode; Indian School of Business, Hyderabad; Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad; SCMHRD, Pune and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

In the run up these consolidated rankings, which were released on November 15 on CNBC TV 18′s special television show, rankings by individual stakeholder were released. These consolidated rankings combine the three viewpoints into final rankings.

CNBC TV18 is India’s No.1 business medium and the undisputed leader in business news. It delivers quality and involved audiences that comprise a comprehensive viewership base greater than similar offerings in the business space across all media. The channel’s benchmark coverage extends from corporate news, financial markets coverage, expert perspective on investing and management to industry verticals and beyond.

MBAUniverse.com is India’s leading management portal, reaching out to over 300,000 management students, young executives, HR managers and academicians. In a short span of 18 months, it has gained thought-leadership by partnering with knowledge organizations like CII, FICCI, IIMs, IITs and others.

TNS is the world’s largest Custom Market Research Company. It provides marketing information delivered by Global Industry Sector expert consultants, innovative research expertise, in 80 countries worldwide.

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Source: http://www.mbauniverse.com/CNBC_ranking_stories.php?id=1581

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Lucknow Despite global economic crisis, a record 110 companies, as compared to 94 companies last year, participated in summer placements of IIM-Lucknow 2010 batch in which students exhibited great enthusiasm for working with start-up firms.

The 2010 batch of IIML has the “unique” feature of having 92 per cent students with work experience and a number of them exhibited great enthusiasm for working with start-ups and utilising their experience to help guide these budding organisations to success, IIM sources said.

Student placement coordinator Shashank Mehta said the students here had experience which start-ups value and all the projects there would be live projects, which would decide future course and orientation of these organisations.

More than 20 start-ups, including Inkfruit, Rupeetalk, Redbus, Lifeblob and Netprice from the IT sector, Printo from the printing sector, Merit Trac from the personal training and evaluation business, Great Place to Work Institute from the management consulting vertical and Elements Akademia from the profession training sphere also participated in the summer placements, IIM sources said.

Entrepreneurship Day was another highlight of the summer placements concluded recently to nurture entrepreneurial talent of students, Chairman IIML Placements, Prof Sushil Kumar said.

He said that IIML had been a breeding ground for many a great entrepreneur in the past and this year’s batch had several entrepreneurs as students.

“The confluence of alumni and current students gave us the confidence of starting this great initiative,” Prof Kumar said adding that this is probably for the first time that such an initiative has been hosted in a separate slot by a B-school campus in India.

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Source: http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Record-number-of-companies-at-IIM-L-for-placements/391345/

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Even as the country is scurrying to find ways to tackle terrorism, a group of four students from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, (IIM-A) have conducted a study on the biggest threat that is plaguing the country, under the guidance of former president APJ Abdul Kalam. The study aims at understanding the psyche of terrorists by analysing factors that lead to the formation of a terrorist.

The three-month study, conducted by Srijan Pal Singh, Nishtha Aggarwal, Ritesh Pase and Pinaki Ranjan under the Grass Root Innovations Technology (GRIT) course conducted by APJ Abdul Kalam, focuses on how to build a terror-free and safe society. Studying empirical data from existing literature, speaking to the young individually and collectively the students have suggested various ways to tackle terrorism effectively. The causes and the types of terrorism were use used as a reference point.

“Nobody is a born terrorist. With the study, we have tried to understand, for instance, why an Indian becomes an anti-Indian. While speaking to the youth across various communities, we realised that alienation from the society is the biggest factor that contributes to terrorism. Oppression and injustice also act as triggers for terrorism,” says Srijan Pal Singh, one of the students who conducted the study.

The students have suggested two levels at which terrorism can be tackled. The first, which looks at existing terrorism, suggests stricter laws. “There are completely brainwashed terrorists who need to be tackled with stricter laws through a responsible and dedicated system. Better intelligence sharing across states besides a thorough investigative agency combined with international collaboration will ensure that terrorism is handled well. The second and more important level focuses on nipping terrorism in the bud by providing better value system through education. Our education system is devoid of a good value system and needs to make subjects such as moral sciences compulsory, besides involving the students in social and community service. There are huge barriers between communities and the community service will enhance the aspect of learning and respecting each other better,” says Singh

The study suggests various other ways to stem terrorism before it develops in other ways. Apolitical institutes like the IIMs can be used to act as an interface between the police and society to create better faith within the system. The study also suggests inviting guest speakers to schools and colleges to talk about diverse religions and involve media to spread the message that terrorism should not be associated with religion as it is a separate condemnable religion in itself.

“The most effective way to ensure that terrorism is eradicated is to use biometric technology to create a universal citizen identification system, about which Kalam has been talking about since a long time. The system, which works by issuing cards on the basis of fingerprints of people is the need of the hour. The card, which can be shared across applications like driving license, voter ID, public distribution or even rural banking, cannot be faked as the fingerprints are unique. Besides terrorism, the government can also tackle other major problems like illegal immigration with this system,” adds Singh.

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Source: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/kalam-iim-a-study-terrorist-psyche/00/09/341553/

Chitra Unnithan & Vinay Umarji

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Neil Bhapkar: Living and Learning in London

My favourite aspect of going to school in a town like London is that it offers a relatively lively downtown scene for a city of this size. I’ve seen bars come and go throughout the years, but there are always a plethora of restaurants, pubs, and nightclubs to appease even the Torontonians (myself included!).

The student bars in London have changed dramatically since my undergrad days. Gone are the Roadhouse-like bars where debauchery reigned supreme (anyone who has been to the Ridout knows what I mean). Instead, bottle service and trendier decor are becoming the norms. I even saw an oxygen bar at one of the local hotspots. Cheap drinks are still around – you just have to look harder to find the bars and/or nights that cater to a student budget.

With respect to the Western campus, it is definitely one of the most beautiful campuses in Canada. In the Fall you can cruise by Middlesex College and see the colourful leaves, and in Spring you can chill out on concrete beach or UC hill and just people-watch in the sun. Western is, however, also one of the biggest campuses in Canada, which means that one can often get lost and overwhelmed amongst so many people in such a large space.

Our MBA home at Spencer is much more calm and tranquil. It is very much a dedicated space to us MBA students, and as such, you pretty much know everyone there. Having the “electives” component of our MBA program on main campus means that we get to enjoy the best of both worlds throughout our 12 months here.

Choosing to live in London for a year was an easy decision for me. I get to live downtown and not deal with a burdensome commute (talk to Rotman or Schulick students about that one!). I also get to enjoy a nightlife that is very much centralized and tailored to a university population.

Thus, London truly is a pleasant place to live for a year while focusing on a demanding MBA curriculum.

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Source: http://iveymbastudents.blogspot.com/2008/11/neil-bhapkar-living-and-learning-in.html

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John Gapper’s blog: One group of people does not yet seem to have caught up with the crisis in financial services – Harvard MBA graduates.

Ray Soifer, the financial analyst, has just released his annual analysis of the career paths of Harvard MBAs, which shows that a record proportion became bankers or financiers when they graduated this summer.

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Source: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c00fef14-bb5a-11dd-bc6c-0000779fd18c,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fc00fef14-bb5a-11dd-bc6c-0000779fd18c.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=&nclick_check=1

By John Gapper

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Source: http://www.mbapursuit.com/average-gmat-scores-of-top-universities-2008

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The global financial meltdown has highlighted the need to create a new breed of finance experts, who are adept at creating and managing the risks of innovative financial products such as derivatives.

Closely following the current financial crisis and its impact on the financial markets across the globe, IIM Calcutta has realized that this crisis is largely the result of managers not being able to completely understand and manage the operational risks of the new generation of derivatives.

With a mission of supporting advanced applied research in financial markets and equip finance managers with the mathematical and conceptual theories and best practices in financial markets that go into the creation and management of innovative financial products, IIM Calcutta is coming up with a state-of-the-art Finance Laboratory, called Financial Research & Trading Lab(the Lab). The setting up of the Lab as a research laboratory on financial markets, in this period of crisis is thus very relevant. The lab builds on the traditional strengths of IIM Calcutta in the Finance and Quantitative Methods areas.

Currently, the Lab will have 51 terminals with trading simulator and data from five markets (NSE Cash and F&O, BSE Cash, NCDEX and MCX) and one Bloomberg terminal with plans to include real time data of other financial markets like Money Market, Currency etc and some more software like Revenpack NewsAnalytics, Optirisk Optimization Suite etc.

IIM Calcutta’s Financial Research and Trading Lab will be the first of its kind among the IIMs and will give an opportunity to students, faculty and Executive Education participants to test financial models with live financial information from all the major sources from around the world NSE, BSE, MCX, NCDEX, Bloomberg, etc.

The Lab will provide students hands-on data analysis and modeling experience through access to real time national and international financial data, market information, business news and cutting edge financial analysis software. New methods of teaching will use live market information to test market hypotheses. Some example of this are: the estimation of latency ratio to test market efficiency, intra-day market behaviour, algorithmic trading and its associated risks, and co integration of financial markets. This allows the training of tomorrow’s financial managers to take informed decisions. It would also support and enhance academic research with the availability of extensive historical and real time data. The Lab will provide opportunities for collaborative research and teaching with other functional disciplines such as Operations Management and MIS. The Lab would provide short-term training programmes in contemporary issues in finance such as market pricing, asset liability management, risk management, trading strategies, market microstructure and structured products.

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Source: http://www.mbauniverse.com/innerPage.php?id=ne&pageId=1589