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IIM : Indian Institute of ManagementIIM delay confuses MBA aspirantsIIM delay confuses MBA aspirantsThe Centre is likely to go the Supreme Court this afternoon in the OBC quota case. In the meantime, with the IIM admissions being deferred, many MBA aspirants have been left in the lurch. Private management schools are going ahead with their admissions and have asked students to pay the first installment of fees. Confusion reigns over IIM admissionsConfusion reigns over IIM admissionsA day after IIM Ahmedabad director Bakul Dholakia announced that the IIM admission list would be declared on April 21, the ministry of human resource development said its yet to receive any communication from the IIMs. In the absence of an official communication from the IIMs, it is not clear whether the institutes will be able to go ahead with their plan. In the event there is no clarity from the judiciary on this, things might just get worse. The government had, in its order of April 5, asked the IIMs to keep their admission list on hold. A decision as to when the final list would be put up can only be taken after the matter is settled in the court, once the government files its petition. The government is likely to move the apex court in this connection on Monday. Meanwhile, the ministry of human resource development maintains that government orders are sacrosanct. Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com IIMs Che in Red cubicleIIMs Che in Red cubicle The mane and the beard are missing; so are the smouldering eyes of a rebel. All the same, a Che has come to the CPM. In contrast with the guerrilla guru from Latin Americas jungles, Chepuri Sri Krishna represents the cream of the corporate world. And he has no lessons to teach the CPM but only to learn. The student of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has travelled to Delhi to do his two-month summer internship with Indias largest communist party. More : telegraphindia.com IIM Indore announces 46 MDPs for 2007-08IIM Indore announces 46 MDPs for 2007-08 The Indian Institute of Management-Indore (IIM-I) has announced its Management Development Programs (MDPs) calendar for 2007-2008. According to the information shared by IIM Indore with MBAUniverse.com, in the financial year 2007-2008, it has planned 46 MDPs on the variety of topics. The MDPs will cover a wide range of areas including General Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Supply Chain Management, Production & Inventory Management, Quantitative Techniques, Decision Making, Information Technology, International Business, Business Communication, Human Resource Management and Behavioral Science. The fees will range between Rs 8,000 and Rs 18,000. More : mbauniverse.com Gujarat Global News Network, AhmedabadGujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad In a move that will leave hundreds of students in lurch the Central Government has put a halt to admissions in IIMs and IITs for the current academic year following the Supreme Courts stay on the implementation of 27 per cent OBC quota. We were told on Thursday by the HRD ministry that admissions to all these institutes have been put on hold till further communication, an official at the Indian Institute of Management said. IIM-A was scheduled to release admission offer letters on April 12 to as many as 280 students, an increase of 30 seats. This has now been put on hold. The group discussions and personal interviews have also been concluded. More : gujaratglobal.com 9 Gateforum students in GATE 2007 top 10, next batch from June9 Gateforum students in GATE 2007 top 10, next batch from June Nine students from the Gateforum Institute of Jadavpur University were ranked in the top ten according to the recently published results of the Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE), 2007. More than 72 students also obtained a rank below 100. Avik Ray and Patel Ketan Kumar topped in Electrical Engineering and Pharmacy respectively, while Vikas Kumar Garg achieved the third position in Computer Science. Jitendra Kumar, head of Academic Affairs of Gateforum, stressed the importance of thorough and planned preparation, and the presence of right guidance in cracking the otherwise tough GATE exams. Despondency and depression are the worst enemies for any candidate who has failed to clear GATE 2007. Instead of feeling low, let your failure motivate you to succeed in the next GATE exam, he said. More : cities.expressindia.com IIMs will now wait for govt green signalIIMs will now wait for govt green signal While government is clear that it will seek remedies to the situation created by the SC by going back to the apex court, it is under severe pressure to ensure that the quota regime gets going in 2007-08 itself. Big OBC players like RJD boss Lalu Prasad have not raised the tempo — given new alignments in north India, they too are seeking some upper-caste support. But all parties with OBC bases point out that the staggered introduction of the quota was acceptable to their constituents only if it began rolling out this year. More : timesofindia.indiatimes.com IIM-C hikes fee to Rs 2,00,000IIM-C hikes fee to Rs 2,00,000 The Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta) has hiked the fees for its postgraduate programmes by Rs 25,000 from the next session to strengthen its infrastructure. The institutes board approved the fee hike from the existing Rs 1.75 lakh to Rs 2 lakh on Sunday, an IIM-C source said on Monday. Since IIM-C spends around Rs 4 lakh per student each year which cannot be met even with the fee hike, the board also decided to explore options to wipe out the deficit at the earliest, the source added. More : economictimes.indiatimes.com After IIM-A and IIM-I, IIM-Kozhikode too announces fee hikeAfter IIM-A and IIM-I, IIM-Kozhikode too announces fee hike The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode has decided to increase the fee for its post-graduate programme in management (PGP) from the coming academic year by about 25 per cent. The annual fee for the first year will be Rs 1.90 lakhs, while for the second year of the course it will marginally higher at Rs 1.95 lakhs. IIM-K Director Prof Krishna Kumar made this announcement last weekend. The fee for the first year currently is Rs 1.5 lakhs and for second year Rs 1.65 lakhs. The increase in the fee was to attend to various needs of the institution. More : mbauniverse.com IIM-A hikes fees for two PG coursesIIM-A hikes fees for two PG courses The Indian Institute of Management -Ahmedabad (IIM-A) yesterday hiked the fees for its post -graduate management programme from Rs177,000 to Rs200,000. The fees for the post-graduate programme for executives (PGPX) has also been increased from Rs1 million to Rs1.4 million IIM (A) Chairman Vijaypat Singhania told reporters here yesterday. The decision to hike the fees was taken at the meeting of Board of Governors of IIM-A here. Source : khaleejtimes.com IIM Ahmedabad hikes feesIIM Ahmedabad hikes fees The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) Saturday announced a nearly 12 percent fee hike for its prestigious two-year post-graduate programme. The IIMA has decided to hike its fees for PGP (post-graduate programme) by 12 percent, Vijaypat Sighania, chairman of the IIMA board of directors, told reporters. The IIMA board of directors has decided to increase the fees for the PGP courses from Rs.177,000 per annum to Rs.200,000, he said. More : indiaedunews.net IIM-Indore, US NGO tie up for new lessonsIIM-Indore, US NGO tie up for new lessons New York-based non-profit organisation Institute of International Education (IIE), headed by vice chairman and chief legal officer, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, Thomas A Russo, will collaborate with IIM-Indore to start a high-level course in international finance and banking. The ministries of commerce and industry and human resources had consented to IIEs proposal for conducting such a course, sources told FE. The first-of-its-kind in India, the six-month course will have modules in international finance, accounting, valuation, local and cross-border laws, regulations, investment banking and corporate banking, sources said. Russo, who is also the chairman of IIEs executive committee of the board of trustees, met minister of state for industry Ashwani Kumar last year in this regard. When contacted, Kumar said Russo had informed him about the New York-based NGOs plan to formulate the course. More : financialexpress.com IIM-A to defy SC diktat, wants resvn order alteredIIM-A to defy SC diktat, wants resvn order altered The air of uncertainty over admissions to IIMs this academic year has been cleared. IIM -Ahmedabad says it will not implement the 27% OBC reservation for now, unless the Supreme Court stay is vacated by April 12, reports CNBC-TV18. The Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad was in a fix after the Supreme Court stayed the Centres decision to provide 27% reservation to OBCs in higher educational institutions like IITs and IIMs. When the Board of Governors of IIM-Ahmedabad met on Saturday morning, they had to decide whether they would go by the Supreme Court order or by the directions of HRD ministry. The Board chose to follow the apex court Bakul Dholakia, Director, IIM-A, says, If there is not alteration of SC order, then the admission process will not be any different from last years. More : moneycontrol.com IIM-A launches new PG courseIIM-A launches new PG course The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has launched a new post-graduate programme in Public Management and Policy (PGP-PMP) for mid-career managers, administrators and professionals. The course fee is about Rs 9 lakh. Meanwhile, IIM-Kozhikode has hiked the fee for its post-graduate management programme from the coming academic year. The annual fee for the first year will be Rs 1.90 lakh, while for the second year of the course it will be Rs 1.95 lakh, IIM-K director Prof Krishna Kumar said. The fee for the first year currently is Rs 1.5 lakh and second year Rs 1.65 lakh. More : economictimes.indiatimes.com Join hands with poor for inclusive growth, PC tells IIM-A gradsJoin hands with poor for inclusive growth, PC tells IIM-A grads Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday urged the graduating students of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to join hands with the deprived part of the country for achieving an inclusive growth of the country. Chidambaram was speaking at the institutes 42nd Annual Convocation in which 317 students received their diplomas. The students included those from Fellow Programme in Management, Post Graduate Programme in Management, Post Graduate Programme in Agri-Business Management, and Post Graduate Programme for Executives. More : cities.expressindia.com IIM-A term for quota: BJP targets govt on Sachar findingsIIM-A term for quota: BJP targets govt on Sachar findings The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Saturday said if the OBC quota issue is resolved before April 12 then admissions will be given to students under the category. IIM-A Chairman Vijaypath Sanghania told reporters after the institutes board meeting that the view taken by the board was that if they give admission to the OBCs now it may amount to contempt of court. So if the issue is resolved by the Supreme Court before April 12, then only admission will be given under the OBC category (in the coming acadamic year). More : centralchronicle.com IIM-A hikes fee, says no OBC quota in admissions this yearIIM-A hikes fee, says no OBC quota in admissions this year Following on the lines of the IIMs in Bangalore, Indore and Kohzikode, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) also announced its decision to hike the fee for its Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) programme from the current year. The decision to increase the fee from the current Rs 1.77 lakh per annum to Rs 2 lakh was unanimously taken at the institutes Board meet held here on Saturday. The new chairman of the institute Vijaypath Singhania, who chaired the meeting said, Although cost of everything has increased at a much faster rate over the course of the year, the Board decided to increase the annual fee for PGDM course marginally from Rs 1.77 lakh per annum to Rs 2 lakh. Singhania has recently taken over as the institutes chairman from the Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy. IIM-A director Bakul Dholakia said the Board decided to recover at least 50 per cent of the graduation cost for the PGDM students that stand at Rs 4 lakh per annum, by current calculation. More : cities.expressindia.com IIM-As Public Policy and Executive Management Program to commence in AprilIIM-As Public Policy and Executive Management Program to commence in April The inaugural batch of the one-year postgraduate program in Public Management and Policy (PGP-PMP) and the second batch of the postgraduate program in Management for Executives (PGPX II) for 2007-08 will commence on 1st April 2007 at the Indian Institute According to IIM-A, the PGP-PMP is a full-time residential program for mid-career executives with at least 7 years of work experience. The program leads to a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management and Policy. The method of study for the PGP-PMP will be based on interactive lecture discussions, syndicate presentations, management games and exercises. Besides the institute faculty, guest faculty and practitioners will take some ‘contact sessions’. The course covers three modules: a core management (CM) module, a core public management and policy (CPMP) module, and electives leading to concentration in a number of areas. The program will share the core management module with IIM-A’s one-year Postgraduate Program in Management for Executives (PGPX) of IIM- A. The second edition of PGPX II programme (that will commence on 1st April) will end on 14th March 2008, and will be spread over five terms. It’s a full-time residential program for executives with substantial work experience – that has a general management focus — leading to a Postgraduate Diploma in Management for Executives. A five-week international project called International Immersion is one of the core components of PGPX. More : mbauniverse.com Quota puts IIM, medical aspirants in fixQuota puts IIM, medical aspirants in fix The anti-quota camp across the country have welcomed the stay as a vindication of their stand but students seeking admissions to medical colleges and IIMs are now a worried lot. Supreme Courts stay is likely to affect admissions for the current academic year beginning June 2007. Several thousands students are waiting for a better line than that from HRD Minister Arjun Singh. Their academic and professional future hangs in the balance after the Supreme Courts order staying 27 per cent OBC quota. More : ibnlive.com IIM Indore to increase tuition fee by Rs. 40,000IIM Indore to increase tuition fee by Rs. 40,000 The Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) has decided to increase its tuition fee by Rs 40,000 for its flagship postgraduate programs in management. Confirming this with MBAUniverse.com, Dr SP Parashar, director, IIM I, said, Yes, this year we are increasing our tuition fee from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 1.9 lakh. When MBAUniverse.com questioned the rationale for the fee hike, Dr Parashar clarified, We are increasing our fee because providing quality education has become more expensive now…. Also, we havent raised our fee for many years. The last time we increased our fee was in 2004 – when we increased it from Rs 1.25 lakh to Rs. 1.50 lakh More : mbauniverse.com Stay on OBC quota puts IIMs in fixStay on OBC quota puts IIMs in fix The Supreme Courts stay on 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in elite educational institutions on Thursday could impact admissions in IIMs this year. The IIMs had already finalised the list of candidates for admission in May 2007. At IIM-Bangalore, interviews for the 270 seats are over. There were 1,065 candidates who were called for interviews based on the seven per cent OBC reservation at IIM-B for this year. More : ibnlive.com Rahul Bajaj, Baba Kalyani preside over IIM Indore’s 8th convocationRahul Bajaj, Baba Kalyani preside over IIM Indore’s 8th convocation The Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) celebrated its 8th convocation on its campus on 24th March. Mr. Rahul Bajaj, CEO, Bajaj Auto, and Mr. Baba Kalyani, chairman and managing director, Bharat Forge, and member of the Board of Governors of IIM Indore, presided over the function. According to information shared with MBAUniverse.com by IIM-I, postgraduate diplomas of management and degrees for the executive postgraduate program of management were given out by Mr Kalyani, while Mr Rahul Bajaj awarded Scholistic Medals (IIM-Is gold medals for scholastic achievement) to three students — Anku Bhajankara, Ritesh Bansal and Rohit Arjunwadkar. More : mbauniverse.com IIM admission process for 2007 goes haywireIIM admission process for 2007 goes haywire The Supreme Courts stay on implementation of the 27% reservation for OBCs has thrown the admission process for the academic year 2007-08 out of gear. The apex court has put the brakes on the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006, by which the Indian Institutes of Management, Indian Institutes of Technology, National Institutes of Technology and Central Universities would be required to increase intake by 54% in order to provide for a 27% increase in reservation for Other Backward Classes. The most affected by the stay would be the Indian Institutes of Management. The IIMs were to have completed their admission process by April 12. As a matter of fact, IIM-Ahmedabad was in the last stage of finalising the list of successful candidates. IIM-Bangalore and IIM-Lucknow are in the process of conducting the group discussions. Sources in the IIM management said that they were awaiting the government order before working out the next step. Once we receive the governments order, we will convene a meeting of the IIM admission committee to decide the next course of action, said a senior IIM official. More : economictimes.indiatimes.com 379 students awarded degrees at IIM-Bangalore convocation379 students awarded degrees at IIM-Bangalore convocation IIM Bangalore held its Convocation 2007 on March 26, and 379 students received their degrees. Mr Nandan Nilekani, MD & CEO, Infosys Technologies, was the chief guest at the ceremony. The title of Fellow of IIM-B was conferred on 8 students, the Postgraduate Diploma in Management were handed out to 234 students, the Postgraduate Diploma in Software Enterprise Management to 104 students and the Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management to 33 students. Speaking on the occasion, IIM-B director Dr PG Apte said, On behalf of the entire IIM-B community, I congratulate each one of you on your achievements. He made a special mention of meritorious students who have emerged on top on basis of their outstanding performance: Anushree Kiran Laturkar, Kirankumar AS and Amit Gupta from PGP, Srikant Belwadi and Shailendra Narhar Marathe from PGSEM and Ravindran DS from PGPPM were among those named by the director. More : mbauniverse.com IIM-Bangalore poised for a new growth phase: PG Apte, director, IIM-BIIM-Bangalore poised for a new growth phase: PG Apte, director, IIM-B On the back of a good performance in the current academic year and many future initiatives aimed at expanding offerings for India and overseas, IIM-Bangalore (IIM-B) director Dr PG Apte is confident that IIM-B is all set to enter a new growth phase. Delivering his address at the convocation on March 26, Dr Apte said, We are poised to enter a new phase of growth. The institute has initiated steps to make necessary amendments in the Memorandum of Association with a view to expanding and diversifying its portfolio of academic, research, training, consulting and other activities both within and outside India. This is expected to open up new and exciting opportunities in the global arena… Two sub-committees constituted by the board are giving shape to the short-term and long-term vision that will guide the institute to the next level of growth. Dr Apte said the institute is responding to the growing demand for quality management education number and implementation of the new reservation policy by adding more seats. IIMB has planned to increase the PGP intake in a phased manner over the next three years. This has been done in view of the limitations that exist in infrastructure and faculty, he said, adding that the institute was hopeful of substantial support from the government. More : mbauniverse.com |
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