| Common interview plan of IIMs may get delayed | 09-NOV-09 |
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| The plan of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to conduct a common interview in just one city for aspirants is unlikely to start from the 2010 academic session as was planned earlier. Most IIMs are juggling with issues that are hampering the process which is aimed at easing admissions for students and saving costs too. |
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| 'Sensex fair valuation seen at 17,500' | 20-AUG-09 |
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| Hitesh Agarwal, Head of Research, Angel Broking sees Sensex fair valuation at around 17,500. In an interview with BS Web Bureau he shared his views on some of the buzzing sectors like auto, banking and sugar. |
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| Language interview day for US visa | 30-JUL-09 |
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| The American Consulate General has set aside August 11 solely for interviews for people who do not speak English. It will also increase the daily number of visa appointments to 500 per day from August 1. “We understand that many people who speak only Telugu, Hindi or Urdu are facing delays in getting appointments, and we want to make a special effort to make sure they get visa interviews on time,” consul general, Cornelis M Keur, stated in a press release. |
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| 'The market expected too much' | 07-JUL-09 |
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| You say there will be disinvestment, but the Budget document has only accounted for only Rs 1,100 crore from this. |
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| 'It's a dream come true for the brand' | 31-MAY-09 |
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| American brewer Molson Coors has acquired a majority stake in the Karan Bilimoria-owned Cobra Beer. In a telephonic interview, Bilimoria shares his insights on the deal with SUVI DOGRA. |
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| Govindraj Ethiraj: Mussoorie to Manchester | 12-MAY-09 |
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| I had the privilege of interviewing former Reserve Bank of India governor Dr Y V Reddy last week. He has just released a book of 23 speeches made between September 2003 and September 2008. The book is remarkable as much for the selected speeches as it is for the sequence in which the speeches are presented. |
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| Trading in horses | 22-APR-09 |
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| During the personal interviews for the next lot of IAS officials, held in the capital recently, a candidate was asked what he knew about horse-trading. Within a second, he replied, “It happens in Parliament”. The interviewers’ panel burst out laughing and, presumably, the candidate was chosen. |
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| One too many | 12-APR-09 |
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| Given the T20 format, KKR should avoid having multiple captains. |
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| Letters: Farcical interviews | 29-JAN-09 |
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| The government is reported to be thinking of conducting interviews for the selection of the fourth Deputy Governor (DG) in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from out of a shortlist. There will be enough information available on the candidates and if there are criteria with appropriate weights, it should be possible to make the selection without any interview. In the normal course of work, the appointing authorities must have already interacted with the candidates on a number of occasions in the past. Each one of which could be considered an interview in itself to make judgements about their relative merits. The quality of appointment is important in upholding the dignity of the post. Nondescript appointments lower the prestige of the office. |
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| Post-CAT interview calls for IIMs up 15% | 10-JAN-09 |
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| Given the increase in other backward class (OBC) seats across the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), the number of Common Admission Test 2008 (CAT) candidates to be called for interviews will go |
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