India Inc&rsquo;s improving results scorecard for the July-September quarter of 2009-10 is bringing the smiles back on the faces of the students and faculty members of management schools. They believe these companies will be back on the campuses in increasing numbers this year.

Smiles are back on campuses with expectations of more offers

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Rajeev Parashar, a quality assurance engineer in an IT company in Bangalore, appeared for the Common Admission Test (CAT) last year but couldn&rsquo;t make it to any of the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). Soon after, the slowdown hit the job market in India too, which has made him defer his plan of taking the exam.

Job in hand may be better than CAT

Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal recently hinted that Class XII students may require more than 60 per cent (the current percentage requirement) to appear for the IIT-JEE exam. Notwithstanding the fact that the suggestion raised a major debate, after which Sibal backtracked, this is not the first instance of the HRD ministry floating an idea to reform the JEE system.

IIT-Jee reform not a new idea

The summer placement process, which gives first-year post-graduate students an opportunity to spend nearly two months during summer 2010 with companies that make them offers, has given the Indian Institutes of Managements (IIMs) much cause to cheer.

Summer placements at IIMs leave winter behind

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.

Common interview plan of IIMs may get delayed

This depends on the difficulty level of the paper and relative performance of others. Generally attempting around 60 per cent of the questions with around 80 per cent accuracy is good enough to get multiple IIM calls.

Common Admission Test 2009

The National Institute of Design (NID)&rsquo;s governing council will meet this December to work on its final proposal to apply for the Centre Of Excellence (COE) status through an Act of Parliament. The proposal will be forwarded to Parliament by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

NID to apply for Centre of Excellence status

It is difficult to discuss Amity University, one of India&rsquo;s private universities, without the mention of its clash with the University Grants Commission. Amity&rsquo;s Chancellor, ATUL CHAUHAN, clears the air on Amity&rsquo;s conflict with the UGC and tells Kalpana Pathak why the university is still a preferred destination for many students.

'UGC had wrong perceptions of its powers'

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has set up a Centre for Case Development by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Western Ontario&rsquo;s Richard Ivey School of Business to enhance case writing capabilities among Indian academia and distribute these cases worldwide.

ISB to help faculty and scholars publish case studies abroad

UK-based Lancaster University has tied up with the G D Goenka World Institute to set up a 68-acre campus in Gurgaon to offer six courses &mdash; three undergraduate courses and three post graduate ones. Around 295 students have taken up their places at the GD Goenka World Institute University and will receive a Lancaster University degree on completion of the course. &ldquo;The undergraduate programmes are BA (Hons) Economics, BA (Hons) Business Economics and BBA (Hons) Business Studies of which the last one is most popular,&rdquo; said Lancaster University's vice-chancellor Professor Paul Wellings.

Lancaster University ties up with G D Goenka

With the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2009 less than two weeks away, Prometric, the company that will administer the first computer-based CAT, has issued guidelines for students taking the test. The exam will take place between 28 November and 7 December this year.

CAT aspirants to be given a tutorial prior to test

The Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Nagpur, has appointed Rajendra Nargundkar as Director in place of Anwar Ali who took over as Director of IMT Ghaziabad a couple of months ago.

IMT Nagpur gets new director

Foreign universities may be going the extra mile to lure Indian students abroad, but a new report reveals that Indian students who aspire for a Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree continue to find the country an attractive destination for higher studies.

India remains attractive for B-school aspirants

The Australian government has provided over A$8 million to fund the creation of the Australia-India Institute at the University of Melbourne. The institute is a platform to support research, training, executive briefings and policy advice for the benefit of both countries, according to Australia-India Institute Deputy Director John Webb.

Australian institute for research, collaboration

The last 10 days is the time to consolidate and not experiment. Do not try to study anything new at this stage. Instead, focus on revising concepts and chapters you already know.

CAT 2009: Last Minute Tips

On the back of the economic slowdown which saw an uncertain placement season in 2008, students are approaching the one-year executive MBA degree with caution. Their apprehension may not be unfounded since some of the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are seeing a drop in applications with regard to some post-graduate programmes for executives/working professionals.

Execs wary of one-year MBAs

The summer internship placements at XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur, concluded with the entire batch of 240 students of the 2009-2011 batch being placed in reputed Indian and international firms.

XLRI gets Rs 5 lakh highest offer for global summer intern

Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) has launched two new initiatives in an effort to encourage entrepreneurship among students. ISB&rsquo;s Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (WCED) has launched the Entrepreneurs Development Initiative (EDI) and Planning an Entrepreneurial Venture (PaEV) to incubate and promote entrepreneurial ventures by students.

ISB launches two initiatives to promote student entrepreneurs

The government, along with the International Finance Corporation, which is a member of the World Bank Group, will soon invite competitive bidding from the private sector to set up a greenfield science and technology university in the country. The university, which will be among the country&rsquo;s first such institutions to use the public-private-partnership (PPP) model, will come up in a rural area, according to sources close to the development.

India to invite bids for technology public-private varsity in rural area

Even as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) nationwide continue to be sore over autonomy and pay revision issues, some of them are launching projects along with global universities to offer students and faculty more opportunities besides collaborative research and development with foreign academic partners.

IITs strike partnerships with global varsities

Education group Amity University plans to expand its presence in the country and abroad by opening more campuses.

Amity University to expand in India, abroad

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