http://feeds.business-standard.comThe latest news from India's most respected business daily.enBusiness Standard LimitedSun, 22 Nov 2009 01:20:06 GMTNewspapersBS RSS Generator10http://feeds.business-standard.com/images/logo_small.gifhttp://feeds.business-standard.com14428Business Standardhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/PGq6cLZmY1A/storypage_c.phpWhen the IIMs decided to award the contract to Prometric for conducting the Common Admission Test (CAT) online, and Pearson bringing its assessment brand to India, it must have been a wake up call for MeritTrac, a large assessment company. But, the company is not losing sleep.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376992Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:59:36 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376992http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/MjFJk8es9Do/storypage_c.phpIn order to bring about a sustainable integrated waste management system in place in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to implement a proposal by a team from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376862Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:14:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376862http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/ew1RYef6y3U/storypage_c.phpPutting the case study model aside, the Indian School of Business (ISB) is asking its students to do due diligence of a few business ideas for venture capitalists.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376851Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:56:33 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376851http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/dbp0b8aInTI/storypage_c.phpWith 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.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376559Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:49:04 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376559http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/FmCAGNiY9N8/storypage_c.phpUK-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 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. The undergraduate programmes are BA (Hons) Economics, BA (Hons) Business Economics and BBA (Hons) Business Studies of which the last one is most popular, said Lancaster University's vice-chancellor Professor Paul Wellings.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376563Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:48:35 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376563http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/frtRNx0Wvc0/storypage_c.phpWhen he took over as the chairman of Union Bank, M V Nair was one of the youngest entrants to the corner office of a public sector bank. So its natural that Nair didnt think twice before rewriting the rules of the recruitment game for his bank.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376574Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:47:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376574http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/FLn8L7C3Wtc/storypage_c.phpThe 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 Ontarios Richard Ivey School of Business to enhance case writing capabilities among Indian academia and distribute these cases worldwide.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376562Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:46:55 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376562http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/r2Iyyr8YNJw/storypage_c.phpThe National Institute of Design (NID)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.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376560Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376560http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/_1MNkLctDU8/storypage_c.phpInternational Management Institute (IMI), a New Delhi-based B-school, will invest Rs 50-crore in setting up its campus on 15.8 acres of land at Gothpatna on the outskirts of the city.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376398Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:19:01 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376398http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/KpNuzzawlJ0/storypage_c.phpCompanies like Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Nomura, Standard Chartered, JPMorgan and RBS flock the campuses Banking and finance companies, whose dismal performance in late 2008 caused panic among students and faculty members of the premier Indian Institutes of Management, are making up this year with better profiles and stipends.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376190Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:57:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376190http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/3Eu33E6dTxo/storypage_c.phpThe first phase of summer placements at the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L), which began in the last week of October, saw a 25 per cent increase in the number of offers as compared to last year.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376065Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:02:37 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=376065http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/J64VceYQUMY/storypage_c.phpAs a part of its endeavour to prepare future corporate managers with a human face, Xavier Institute of Management-Bhubaneswar (XIMB) is providing opportunity to its students to bond with the rural folks.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375916Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:21:53 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375916http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/H7MbsMVXEpc/storypage_c.phpIn slightly over a year since the inception of the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management (RGIIM) in July 2008, nearly half the 13-strong faculty have left following differences with the institute's Director Ashoke Dutta.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375905Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:01:28 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375905http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/Byxoa6UoEBM/storypage_c.phpThis 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.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375730Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:55:56 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375730http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/o2Cnj3BzCmo/storypage_c.phpThe 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.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375732Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:54:53 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375732http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/HkznZhpjd8Q/storypage_c.phpThe 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.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375731Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:53:50 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375731http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/PQTs65dOT7M/storypage_c.phpContinuing their association with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), the institute's alumni picked up students for the ongoing summer placements through their companies. The alumni's firms that returned to the campus included Edelweiss Capital and Feedback Ventures.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375579Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:40:53 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375579http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/i-XfWKajj_I/storypage_c.phpIndian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K), the first of the IIMs to conclude summer placements this year, saw a little over Rs 1 lakh as the highest stipend offered.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375548Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:40:38 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375548http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/lctTEW34kG0/storypage_c.phpAfter the return of leading finance and consulting firms on the recruitment scene, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) on its second day of summer placements saw general management and marketing firms giving its students a lot to cheer about.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375547Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:39:08 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375547http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/xNaeL7CDQlg/storypage_c.phpThe Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C), which started its summer placements process today, saw offers trickling in from the worlds leading finance and consulting firms on day one.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375413Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:07:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375413