[embedded image] Guess who is who? Rupali and Sonali (L to R)Not many of you would have the inclination to reject an offer from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore if that's the best option you have. However, Rupali Jain, who has converted her IIM-B call, is willing to give up the seat if her twin sister Sona...

[embedded image] CAT takers at Thakur College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai on Oct 16, 2012 The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode released registration data for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2012 on Monday. The data revealed that the number of girls registering for CAT 2012 has increased by 8.6% as ...

[embedded image] Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai is revamping its curriculum for the MA in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations program for the 2013-15 batch. The primary change being an emphasis on research, the new curriculum will allow students more time for research as the classroom worklo...

So it's time we made the new version of PaGaLGuY a little more exciting by addressing the biggest obstacle of getting through a top Indian b-school: cracking MBA entrance tests. Preparing for a test like the Common Admissions Test (CAT) can be boring. There's a lot of theory to read, based on which you try to crack proble...

[embedded image] Deepak Gopalakrishnan is a cartoonist from Mumbai. Catch all his cartoons and work here , and follow his tweets here .

[embedded image] All information disseminated by government-owned educational institutes such as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) or the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) must be automatically trustworthy because public institutions don't need to market themselves, so goes the popular belief. It is on...

[embedded image] Above : The scene outside the Shivaji Park Axis Bank branch today, on the first day of CAT voucher sale Below : The scene outside the same Shivaji Park branch last year on the first day of CAT voucher sale [embedded image] The pictures say it all. Queues for The Common ...

[embedded image] PlaceComm is a holy committee without which any of us wouldn't have jobs. We can't make fun of them :mg: If you liked this comic, head on over to Deepak 'Chuck' Gopalakrishnan's Facebook page , yo.

[embedded image] Neeraj Kakkar, CEO, Hector Beverages (Photo credit: Astha A) Most entrepreneurs that we interview here tend to have started their businesses during b-school or right after graduating from one. But how are their startup stories different from those who work in a corporate job for a few years before deciding ...

[embedded image] Concept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaikar who blogs here and tweets here.