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More students may opt out of B-school placements this year
Placement process yet to be completed at most of top B-schools including IIMs
 "More students may opt out of B-school placements this year")
PIL, MHRD fail to deter PSUs from IIT-IIM hirings
Placement panel members at IIT Guwahati, Kanpur and Gandhinagar too admit that the institutes are not discouraging PSUs from campus hiring
 "PIL, MHRD fail to deter PSUs from IIT-IIM hirings")
Globalisation top agenda for IIM-A's new director
It's been four months since Ashish Nanda took charge of India's top management institute and there are a host of changes on campus
 "Globalisation top agenda for IIM-A's new director")
We cannot have so many regulators: B K Chaturvedi
Inteview with Member, Planning Commission
 "We cannot have so many regulators: B K Chaturvedi")
Should CAG audit private companies?
Companies have to live with multiple audits, but two audits with the same objective must be avoided
The long road to a regulator
Around Rs 17,000 crore worth of road projects are stuck in arbitration and litigation. Presence of a regulator could have avoided the logjam
Modi's IIT, IIM idea: Few takers, many critics
Sceptics say funds should instead be made available to improve infrastructure, pay of faculty members at existing institutes
 "Modi's IIT, IIM idea: Few takers, many critics")
Students' Corner
Do you think the current format discourages female aspirants from attempting CAT?
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Engineers will continue to dominate IIM campuses
High enrollment in engineering courses and CAT's math tilt help these students
 "Engineers will continue to dominate IIM campuses")
Students' Corner
Would conducting counselling sessions help institutes make students' expectations towards placement more realistic?
IIM Bill goes in the cold storage
Sources say the Bill is not likely to be passed anytime soon and its fate rests with the next govt
We fill a needed niche and we aim to keep it that way: Ambarish Datta
Interview with Managing Director, BSE Institute Ltd
 "We fill a needed niche and we aim to keep it that way: Ambarish Datta")
B-schools bank on counsellors for a good placement season
Instances of students rejecting job offers not meeting their expectations rising
 "B-schools bank on counsellors for a good placement season")
 "Management institutes bet on pre-placement offers")
Do B-schools fudge salary, stipend data?
Students say the figures are highly inflated as institutes want to keep their rankings intact, top managements deny the possibility
 "Do B-schools fudge salary, stipend data?")
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Women from small towns throng finishing schools
The market for finishing schools is expected to grow between 40 and 55 per cent in the next three years
 "Women from small towns throng finishing schools")
Engg colleges fear grim campus hirings
Manufacturing and automobile sectors facing slowdown; sluggishness in hiring to have an impact on pay packages as well
 "Engg colleges fear grim campus hirings")