http://feeds.business-standard.comThe latest news from India's most respected business daily.enBusiness Standard LimitedSat, 07 Nov 2009 11:45:06 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/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=375413http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/imn-LMr4w8U/storypage_c.phpBorrowing the pace of Day Zero, the second day (Day 0.5) of the summer placement process at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) saw companies from the fields of marketing, general management, consulting and finance offer internships to students.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375199Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:19:20 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375199http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/oU2HxD0Hu3Q/storypage_c.phpKeeping up the pace at which companies converged on the campus on the first day of summer placements at the premier Indian Institute of Ahmedabad (IIM-A), the second day saw companies like Procter & Gamble, Hindustan Unilever, Coca-Cola, Nokia, Tata Administrative Service (TAS) and the Aditya Birla Group.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375266Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:03:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375266http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/S4s-cNh_BZg/storypage_c.phpSummer placements at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) started on a good note today, with consulting firms and investment banks continuing to rule the roost on Day Zero the opening day.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375152Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:06:30 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375152http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/Nj_DsWY3Dao/storypage_c.phpRajeev Parashar, a quality assurance engineer in an IT company in Bangalore, appeared for the Common Admission Test (CAT) last year but couldnt 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.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375014Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:27:26 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375014http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/Fz3Oz9PKBo8/storypage_c.phpThe Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K), has developed eco-friendly biological pesticides, which will be of immense use in organic farming. The IIT students and professors have successfully tested the bio-pesticides in the farms, yielding better and encouraging results. IIT professor, S Padmakar told Business Standard that after two years of research the pesticides had been made from biological extracts like lemon, tulsi, lantana and madar, which had strong anti-bug properties. The pesticides have yielded best results for potato, guava, tomato, cauliflower, brinjal and some flowering plants. We are still trying to bring down the raw material costs by scouting for cheaper alternatives, he added.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374981Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:24:02 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374981http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/aAbnL3s1Zrg/storypage_c.phpIndia Incs 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.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375013Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:22:35 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=375013http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/PMEu-98-Id8/storypage_c.phpThe Indian School of Business (ISB) on Friday announced the setting up of a Centre for Case Development together with Richard Ivey School of Business (Ivey), University of Western Ontario, for developing Indian case studies.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374831Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:45:43 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374831http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/v0ner4JffpY/storypage_c.phpThe biological science and bio-engineering department of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has successfully designed an artificial knee joint composed of polymer products. The knee joints used in transplantation till now are made from metals alloys which leave excruciating pain after surgery, apart from being needed to get replaced after stipulated time.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374627Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:01:08 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374627http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/yNgSRAqNuVI/storypage_c.phpKIIT School of Management, a constituent of the city-based KIIT University today entered into a MoU (memorandum of understanding) with global IT major IBM for training the faculty and students on DB2, a data management software.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374378Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:18:25 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374378http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/yKbK7tzhNuo/storypage_c.phpWith 240,000 applicants Common Admission Test (CAT) preparing for the paperless examination to be scheduled between November 28 and December 7, the favourite date amongst masters of business administration (MBA) aspirants seems to be December 6, states a poll conducted by PaGaLGuY.com, an MBA resources website. As many as 1,821 voters (24 per cent) prefer to take the test on the date, which falls on the first Sunday of December, out of the total 7,635 voters in the poll that began in August this year.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374233Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:58:01 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374233http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/KKnoLCQwDRQ/storypage_c.phpIn a bid to expand its footprint in India and abroad, Hyderabad-based Triumphant Institute of Management Education (TIME), an education and test preparation institute, is currently evaluating proposals from some professional training institutes and schools for a possible acquisition.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374236Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:57:37 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374236http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/IovfaEYSGag/storypage_c.phpEncouraged by the positive response they received from the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) on opening up campuses on foreign shores, some of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have also started scouting for foreign collaborations.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374234Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:55:07 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374234http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/CUTupKaL3Nw/storypage_c.phpThe All India IIT Faculty Federation (AIIITFF) President M Thenmozhi today urged faculty members of all the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to accept and implement the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374195Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:45:30 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374195http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/LyJ-bhMQCX4/storypage_c.phpAll documents in the IIM Lucknow (IIM-L) library are barcoded. But soon, the premier institute will implement radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to enable users to "self-check and self-issue" documents at any time of the day as well as return items without library staff assistance.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374194Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:44:38 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374194http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/7cB2ozB4kMs/storypage_c.phpIBS Hyderabad, a constituent of ICFAI Foundation offering MBA programme, is seeing a revival in placements. The demand is particularly from the banking and financial sector, according to IBS director DS Rao.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374022Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:30:55 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=374022http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Business-Standard-Management-Mktg-B-schools/~3/SdsnY7NXKQ8/storypage_c.phpPankaj Chandra, director of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B), says its time now to take on the INSEAD and IMDs of the world.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=373958Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:46:00 GMThttp://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=373958