To avoid a repeat of the Common Admission Test (CAT) paper leak in 2003, the Indian Institutes of Management(IIMs), which conduct the exam usually, spend a tense few months to ensure there are no leaks and glitches. This time around, aided by technology and a professional examination conducting company, the IIMs are confident there will be no security breaches.

IIMs use biometrics to prevent CAT applicants from cheating

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After a two-month long tussle with the union ministry of human resources (MHRD) over pay scales and autonomy issues, the All India IIT Faculty Federation (AIIITF) is looking forward to the IIT Council meeting to present some proposals which it believes &ldquo;will ensure that IITs keep excelling by attracting talented faculty into the system and preserve the culture of flexible cadre system that has contributed significantly to the success of IITs.

'Flexible cadre' issue to be raised at IIT Council meet

The issue of faculty salaries caused a lot of heartburn after the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) raised a pay hike demand with the HRD ministry. While the issue has been settled with the premier technology institutes, their management institutes chose not to pursue the matter. In an interview with Pradipta Mukherjee, IIM Calcutta director Shekhar Choudhuri says the institute is devising a model to evaluate &lsquo;exceptions&rsquo; &mdash; as suggested by Union HRD minister Kapil Sabil.

'We add five new faculty members every quarter'

Delhi-based premier management school Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) has recorded 100 per cent summer placements for the batch of 2011 comprising 142 MBA students and 63 MBA (Management of Services) students. Besides traditional recruiters like P&amp;G, HUL, Standard Chartered and HSBC, first-time recruiters like Nomura services, Lazard Ltd and JP Morgan Chase also picked up students.

FMS completes summer placement for MBA batch 2011

The CAT, which is administered by IIMs, is accepted as the qualifying exam by many other institutes other than IIMs. MAT is a relatively new test, administered by AIMA for other institutes. Though very few students in metropolitan cities appear for the MAT, most students in smaller towns try to adopt a combined strategy to crack both the CAT and MAT, in the hope of making it to at least one exam.

MAT beats CAT to become first computer-based test

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) India and US universities are proposing to set up an India-US Education Council that will coordinate the bilateral relations in education between the two countries as many universities in America are keen to know India&rsquo;s road map for the education sector. The areas of collaboration that the two sides are looking at include research, distant education, vocational education, skill development, exchange of faculty, models of public-private partnership and also expertise for the setting up of universities.

MHRD mulls India-US Education Council

Encouraged by the positive response they received from the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) on opening up campuses on foreign shores, some of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have also started scouting for foreign collaborations.

IIMs sharpen focus on foreign partnerships

Professor Kuriakose Mamkoottam recently took over as the dean of Delhi&rsquo;s Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) from J K Mitra and has many plans for the premier management institute. He shared with Kirtika Suneja his vision for the faculty, students and his expectations from the industry.

'Course revision is important for students to diversify'

In a bid to expand its footprint in India and abroad, Hyderabad-based Triumphant Institute of Management Education (TIME), an education and test preparation institute, is currently evaluating proposals from some professional training institutes and schools for a possible acquisition.

TIME scouts for acquisitions

With 240,000 applicants Common Admission Test (CAT) preparing for the paperless examination to be scheduled between November 28 and December 7, the favourite date amongst masters of business administration (MBA) aspirants seems to be December 6, states a poll conducted by PaGaLGuY.com, an MBA resources website. As many as 1,821 voters (24 per cent) prefer to take the test on the date, which falls on the first Sunday of December, out of the total 7,635 voters in the poll that began in August this year.

December 6 preferred date for CAT 2009, says poll

With research becoming a clear focus area at all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and with the 20-30 per cent growth in sponsored research, the premier technology institutes are now targeting a 10-30 per cent increase in PhD scholars.

IITs strategise for more PhD scholars

The Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Dubai is one of the few Indian business schools to have got an approval from the UAE&rsquo;s ministry of higher education and scientific research to offer an accredited MBA programme and executive education to companies operating in the UAE. IMT Dubai&rsquo;s director Farhad Rad &ndash; Serecht told Kirtika Suneja how the institute plans to remain different from other B-schools.

'International exposure makes IMT-Dubai different'

Chennai-based education company,Everonn Education, is planning to open around 25 business schools across the country in the next few years with an investment of around Rs 250 crore.

Everonn plans to open 25 B-schools

The University of Birmingham has opened its first overseas office in India that will focus on recruiting students besides building partnerships with Indian institutions and developing research collaborations.

University of Birmingham opens first overseas office in India

A clutch of trade talks and more

After the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), it is now the turn of the existing Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to mentor the newer ones. However, they are likely to have a limited role in mentoring the new ones due to shortage of resources like faculty, staff and other operational requirements.

IIMs face many hurdles in mentoring newer ones

With Delhi set to host the Commonwealth games in 2010, the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong (RGIIM-S) is leaving no stone unturned to explore the fast-growing sports management sector.

IIM-Shillong's sports prog from Oct

UK-based Imperial College is looking at India, Singapore, China and UAE to expand its footprint and attract more students for international education.

UK's Imperial College keen to set up campus in India

Keeping in mind the panic created by swine flu and its adverse impact on academic activities across the country, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), is preparing recommendations to be issued to various schools and colleges in the country. Once ready, the management institute, which has witnessed four cases of swine flu on its campus, will submit the recommendations to the state and central governments for further dissemination to academic institutes.

IIM-A guides schools, academia to fight swine flu

* Infosys Technologies to inaugurate its second global education centre (GEC II) at the company&rsquo;s Mysore campus. Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be the chief guest of the programme.

Two-day Nasscom meet on global economy

Week one of registration for the Common Admission Test (CAT) has kept the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and Prometric &mdash; the company that will conduct the exam online this year &mdash; on their toes. Following several technical glitches in the first few days, the IIMs have decided to introduce a 10-day window for candidates to edit their forms before submitting them to the institute.

IIMs give 10 days to edit CAT applications

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