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Lateral and final placements at tier-II management institutes this year have been lacklustre as companies opt out of placements or are unsure of how many candidates they would look at hiring this year. The broad trends so far include fewer offers compared to last year, and similar salaries instead of a traditional 30 per cent increase year-on-year.

Tepid response to tier-II B-school placements

Around 20 companies visited the campus of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) so far in the final campus recruitment process which kicked off on January 15 this year. The management institute has so far been able to secure placements for 80-90 students of its current batch of Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in management, consisting of 120 students.

BFSI offers take a dip at XIMB

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is organising a Management Development Programme (MDP) for officers in the Indian Administrative and Allied Services. The course will provide these officers an overview of the World Trade Organisation, the New Trade Regime and its institutional structure.

IIFT launches MDP for IAS officers

Industry honchos like Analjit Singh, chairman Max India; Yogesh Andlay, founder, Nucleus Software; Anil Sachdev- former director, Eicher and KK Nohria, former chairman, Crompton Greaves, among others have come together to launch a new B-school, the School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL).

School of leadership from industry veterans

Television viewership data is churning as TAM expands its universe.

TAMing the new viewers

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has been ranked 15th among the global B-school rankings released by the Financial Times, London.

ISB ranks 15th in global B-schools list

Analyses cricketers&rsquo; valuation based on their attributes.

IIM-A study bats for IPL players

Beating all fears associated with unfavourable market conditions, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) has been able to achieve 100 per cent placement for the students of its rural management programme.

XIM-B beats slowdown fears

The final campus placements at some of the leading city-based B-schools have started on an encouraging note this year despite the prevailing economic recession which had sparked off fears of a possible slump in placements.

Placements encouraging at B-schools

To cater to the growing demand for quality management education that provides multi-cultural exposure, Manila-based Asian Institute of Management (AIM) is planning to establish a campus in India.

AIM plans campus in India

Bangalore-based Edurite Technologies, provider of technology-enabled education services, is planning to enter the school management space and setting up its own network of schools.

Edurite set to foray into formal education sector

The one-year executive management programmes that Indian B-schools offer have emerged among the toughest in the world to gain admission in terms of average Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

Indian exec mgmt students record highest average GMAT scores

A comprehensive Regional Environmental Management Plan (REMP) for the Angul-Talcher-Meramundali area is expected to be finalised in next 2 to 3 months.

Environment plan for Angul-Talcher-Meramundali area soon

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) in association with the All India Management Association (AIMA) organised a programme on Shaping Young Minds on November 29.
Among the distinguished

XIMB hosts youth meet

Encouraged by the positive response from students, after a tie-up with two foreign universities, one of the US and the other China, the Mysore-based SDM Institute for Management Development (SDM-IMD)

MBA school plans more global tie-ups

Canada-based Academy of Learning Career and Business College and Crux Management Services Private Limited, have formed a joint venture -- Learning Works - to develop franchisee-based skill development

Crux forms JV with Canada academy

The growth of Claris Lifesciences has caught the attention of leading B-school, Hyderabad based Indian School of Business (ISB) that has done a case study on the Ahmedabad-based pharma company.

Claris appears as case study at ISB

City-based Asian School of Business Management (ASBM) today entered into an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the Hyderabad-based construction and infrastructure company Lanco Infratech Limited

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