An attractive destination for multinational, India has had successful companies on its soil which have adapted their businesses to the local conditions instead of imposing foreign models on India. Be it food chains, home appliances or even personal care products &mdash; companies have changed their product designs and policies to attract the Indian consumer.

'Global universities must think local '

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Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) will soon offer its executive post graduate programme (ePGP) in management in cities like Dubai and Sharjah.

IIM-K may enter Dubai, Sharjah

For students like Saurabh Kumavat, cracking the Common Admission Test (CAT) to secure admission in the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) comes with its share of concerns.

Admission queries a click away

Engineering institutes in the country will now be able to access course materials designed by the Indian Institutes of Technology free of cost.

Log on to IIT courses, AICTE tells engineering colleges

The India-born global management guru not only helped companies but also MBA students and faculty to think laterally.

Prahalad taught them to think outside the box

Not only has the number of offers risen this year but students are also being offered multiple choices by recruiters this academic year.

It's raining offers at Management schools

The Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) Centre for Executive Education (CEE), which conducts customised programmes for companies, has witnessed a double digit growth with over 2,600 participants across 83 programmes.

Executives lap up customised courses at Indian School of Business

Twenty-two government-run polytechnics are expected to come up in more than 10 districts of Orissa in 2010-11. These polytechnics will come up in those districts which are not yet served by the government polytechnics. The districts include Boudh Gajapati, Nabarangpur, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Koraput, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj and Balasore to name a few.

Orissa gets 22 polytechnics, 91 ITIs, 415 skill centres

The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago plans to expand its course offerings. It offers post-graduate degrees through distance education programmes, at its centres in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai.

Illinois Tech to expand in India

ICICI Bank was the largest recruiter at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) final placements&rsquo; third cluster today, with the number of its offers in double-digits.

ICICI largest recruiter over the weekend at IIM-A

While 2009 placements saw a 20-50% dip in salaries, the institutes are optimistic this time, even though salaries and number of offers per student are yet to touch 2007-08 levels.

Job offers aplenty at IIMs this year

IIMs, students spar over CAT score method

The Delhi-based Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) this year has seen its highest international salary package, till date, of $150,000 per annum, besides recording the highest average salary of Rs 11.54 lakh.

IIFT sees 100% placement; highest-ever salary of $150,000

Not long ago, family businesses were seen as a route taken by the less adventurous. It&rsquo;s no longer the case. Today&rsquo;s youth are seeing family businesses as potential growth drivers and are not hesitating to give up corporate offers to be part of family businesses.

More youth at ISB take the family business route

A majority of students who graduate from technical institutions and engineering colleges are not &ldquo;employable&rdquo;, if a new survey by &lsquo;Aspiring Minds&rsquo; is any indication.

Engg college students not industry-ready: Survey

Prometric, the American firm that conducted the first computer based Common Admission Test (CAT) in December last year, has been in the line of fire for the way it conducted the entire test and the glitches that surrounded it. Soumitra Roy, managing director, Prometric Services, India, explained to Kirtika Suneja the teething problems that his company faced and says if given another chance, he would establish Prometric&rsquo;s credibility besides restoring students&rsquo; confidence in CAT.

'We will establish our credibility if given another chance'

The Delhi-based Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) has recorded a highest international salary of Rs 26 lakh compared with Rs 20 lakh domestically that was offered by a supply chain consulting firm.

FMS highest international salary at Rs 26 lakh

While students at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are uncorking the bubbly with salary offers that have bettered last year&rsquo;s figures, the scenario at many Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this year is not all that chirpy.

Salary offers at IITs yet to pick up

Indian management schools are not leaving anything to chance when foreign universities eventually get permission to set up campuses in the country.

B-schools gear up to prevent faculty from switching loyalties

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which owns and administers the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), plans to set up its third office in India after the US and UK. The decision comes close on the heels of the Union Cabinet approving the Foreign Educational Institutions Bill, which is expected to tick-off futher demand for GMAT. On a visit to India, David A Wilson, President and CEO, GMAC talks to Chitra Unnithan on why India is a growing market for GMAT.

'We see India as a strategic growth market for GMAT'

Manipal Group investee U21 Global, the online university promoted by a consortium of international universities, is getting a makeover.

U21 Global sharpens focus on corporate education

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