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NEWSLETTER 16 Jan, 2009
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IIMs accept error in CAT '08 paper
In the excitement and buzz that followed the release of CAT results on January 9, one fact that escaped attention of all was that the IIMs have officially accepted an error in CAT paper.

The IIMs have published the answers of Common Admission Test (CAT) '08, held on November 16, 2008 on CAT official website - www.CATIIM.in. IIMs official answers list states that there is one question, answer to which was not taken in consideration while drawing out CAT percentiles. The official CAT website CATIIM.in says, "The key for item 39 of form 111, item 47 of form 222, item 32 of form 33 ... more

IIM Calcutta launches faculty development programme in Entrepreneurship
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, in association with the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), has launched a new Faculty Development Programme.

The programme is positioning it to be the largest ever non-governmental entrepreneurship faculty development program in the country. The foundation course started from January 12 which will continue till January 16 at IIMC campus. The first batch comprises of 60 participants from about 32 colleges across the eastern part of India.

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Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia addresses Great Lakes students
Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia gave a power talk and addressed Great Lakes students at the IIT Madras campus on January 8.

Dr. T.N Seshan, Former Chief Election Commissioner and Faculty at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai and Great Lakes' Dr Bala Balachandran.

Dr Ahluwalia stressed that thrust should be given to infrastructure development to over come the current crisis. He said that the infrastructure development had gath ... more

IIM K gets ready to hold Backwaters 2009
Backwaters 2009, the Annual International Management & Cultural Festival of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK), will be held on 16-18 January 2009 at the institute's scenic campus.

Backwaters has a plethora of interesting events lined up for all the business school students in the country. MBAUniverse.com is the official media partner of this initiative.

IIMK Backwaters and TiE will hold White Knight, the flagship event of the fest. It is a socially relevant Business Plan Competition based on the theme of agriculture. It provides a platform for e ... more

Goa Institute of Management to hold forum with Dr CK Prahalad on 'India Advantage'
Goa Institute of Management (GIM) is working towards a series of events which will involve celebrated global management thinkers.

Management guru Dr. C.K Prahalad and Prof. Anoop Madhok from the York University, among others, will be part of this initiative.  

As part of the initiative, Dr. Prahalad will be travelling to Goa in the second week of January to speak at an event hosted by GIM on the theme 'Global Restructuring of Industries. Is there an India Advantage?' Top no ... more

Amrita School of Business to set up three new campuses
The current economic slowdown is not impacting the management education space just yet. Several quality B-schools are going ahead with launch of their new campuses this year.

Comibatore based Amrita School of Business (ASB) has announced the commencement of its three new campuses at Amritapuri, Bangalore and Cochin. ASB, part of Amirta Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, has been running its campus in Coimbatore since 1996. The new campuses will be operational from June 2009.

ASB has decided to differentiate each of its new campuses. Sharing in ... more

India must not surrender its hard earned knowledge and experience: Dr. Kasturirangan
SVKM's NMIMS University celebrated its 6th University Day on January 13 in presence of prominent space scientist and Rajya Sabha Member Dr. K Kasturirangan.

Dr. Kasturirangan, the chief guest on the occasion, while addressing the gathering, cautioned India not to surrender its hard earned knowledge and experience in Space to the dictums of developed world.

Dr. Kasturirangan also released a case study titled "Life Line: A Social Initiative Led by B-School Students" on this occasion.

Th ... more

ICWAI to focus on Enterprise Governance during the Golden Jubilee year
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, inaugurated the 50th year enactment of CWA Act celebration by delivering Commemorative Lecture in the function organized by Western Regional Council at Pune.

On face of the recent economic turmoil and Satyam debacle, ICWAI will launch new programmes and courses during the year to promote stronger enterprise governance and accounting procedures.

During his lecture Prof. Kalam congratulated ICWAI and said, "ICWAI has played a crucial role in nurturing the accounting talent and practices in India. It gives me pleasure to ... more

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