What you need to know about the changing GRE

For millions of students like you, a graduate or business degree can give you a big advantage in your future career. An important step toward achieving that goal — and the path to thousands of graduate and business programs all over the world — is to take the GRE® General Test.

Starting August 1, 2011, the GRE® revised General Test will replace the current GRE General Test, giving you the advantage of a better test experience — and new types of questions that help show your readiness for graduate-level work.
Here's What You Can Expect from the GRE revised General Test

TOEFL and GRE-A winning combination for a strong application

Representatives of Educational Testing Service (ETS), creator of the TOEFL® test and GRE® General Test, will participate at upcoming educational fairs throughout India to answer questions students may have regarding the two assessments and share the latest program information, resources, and study tools.

The TOEFL test and the GRE General Test are the two most widely accepted assessments used for admission into higher education. The TOEFL test is the most widely accepted English language assessment for undergraduate and graduate admissions. The GRE General Test is the most widely administered admissions test used by graduate and business programs around the world. Together, the GRE and the TOEFL tests are two important pieces of a university application for study abroad.

Sitaram Yechury to address IIM-C students

As part of IIM-C’s Institute Lecture Series, senior CPI (M) leader and a Member of Parliament, Sitaram Yechury will address the students on Friday, 17th December at the Institute’s auditorium.

Mr. Yechury is expected to dwell on the dangers of crony capitalism. This will be his first talk after the breaking of the 2G spectrum scandal, about which Mr. Yechury has been very vocal in his criticism.

IIM-A Launches Business Book Series

IIM Ahmedabad has become the first IIM in the country to launch its own Business Books series. The book launch ceremony was held on December 11, 2010 at the B-school campus as part of the inaugural day events of the IIMA Golden Jubilee Celebrations.

The books, published in association with Random House India, are written by IIMA faculty and cater to general Indian readers in the Indian business context. The books are based on facts, research and examples that are powerfully positioned with a clear Indian focus.


CMU U.S offers career based MBA online

Career based MBA programs are designed to add value to corporations and organizations, as well as to the business student. Career based MBA programs are also becoming more highly desired by Fortune 500 corporations and large organizations around the world. Companies are looking beyond just the management-level training programs that have been historically part of the MBA degree. They are looking for specific skills that will add immediate value to the bottom line. Career based MBA programs are widely referred to as the ‘passport for a successful career'.


Admission Open for ICICI fellows programme

ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth today announced the opening of applications for ICICI Fellows, a pioneering leadership programme designed to create a cadre of socially responsible leaders for India.

Ms. Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Bank Ltd and member of Governing Council, ICICI Foundation, said, "We are delighted to continue with ICICI's five decades of contributing to India's development with this new initiative to provide the next generation of leaders with the experience and skills required to promote inclusive growth."

IIM-L Manfest 2011-International Business Conclave

IIM Lucknow today announced the launch of its 24th Annual International Business Conclave, Manfest 2011 with the unveiling of the event's website - http://www.iimlmanfest.com. This edition of Manfest is based on the theme "Renaissance 2030: Shape the Change" and aims to create new paradigms of thought that foresee our lives, our society, our economy, two decades from now. Manfest 2011 will be held from January 21-23 in the IIM Lucknow campus.

Summer Internship Details for 2010-12 batch at IIMs'.

The Summer Placements at the Indian Institutes Of Management are done with for the 2010-12 batch.Giving you a glimpse of how the Summer Internships have been this year at the premier IIMs'.

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow completed its summer internship placements for the PGP class of 2012 with 417 offers from 151 companies. A slot-based process spread over 6 days was followed, with 123 offers being made in Slot Zero, said an IIM Lucknow press release.

Visaually Impaired NMIMS grad sets new standards

Got to read an article just a few days ago about Ashish Goyal.
An NMIMS grad who even after getting visually impaired in his adolescence has,
against all odds emerged a champion.
A fighter in the real sense,this boy has managed to get dual MBA degree's from NMIMS and Wharton and is all set to receive the National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2010 from the President of India.