Standing true to its mission to shape global leaders of tomorrow, IMI, New Delhi started the Executive PGDM program in 1984 with the aim to help the experienced middle level managers to propel their respective career forward by providing the skill set to take on more challenging leadership roles in organizations. This 15-month program has […]

Numbers and figures play a crucial role in our lives, be it our salaries, our GRE/GMAT scores, our pointers or even for that matter, the telecom operator we use(the expensive ones really impress the lot). All of this boils down to the fact that your success quotient is attributed to some NUMBER which is not developed overnight. As […]

MICAT will  undergo  major changes in 2016.  To sum up the changes:  *The selection process for PGDM-C 2016-18 to happen twice. *Candidates will have to take at least one of the three eligibility exams: CAT 2015, XAT 2016 and GMAT (2012 onwards). *MICAT will be held only in the computer based format in 14 cities […]

6 years – 5 CATs, 4 XATs, 2 FMS, 3 IIFTs, 3 GMATs, 2 JMETs and over 500 Mocks, 1 failed start up and  Finally got 760 in GMAT and joining Tepper school of Business – Carnegie Mellon University. I loved the journey, in fact I loved it too much for my liking. Met remarkable person […]

Academic admissions  criteria is something a lot of colleges and universities  in India don’t get too right.  Two streams that I have watched closely in the last couple of years,  MBA (mostly)  and engineering  (for a couple of months only) and they  seem to be constantly evolving  to suit changing times, technology and shifting student […]

PaGaLGuY is kick-starting a new series on people who have made it big in their respective professions – those who have come up by sheer grit. We get cracking on the series with an article by Ms Neetu Singh, who is the last word in SSC coaching in India. Read on…  Over the years, I […]

A broken heart and some harsh words. A failed examination and lots of scoffs. It was numbness all around with a lost sense of purpose. But life doesn’t end there.  It is often such situations that leave a void in life and academics filled up the void for me. It was during these times that […]

                                                      After sailing on ships for about 8 years, I felt that I should go for higher studies. An MBA, for sure, was the best thing I could have […]

Being an academic, how would you describe the changes in Management education over the last two decades? Management education in India has come a long way since 1953, when IISWBM – the first official management institute was established.  A few years later IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad were established with the aim of providing American […]

I had a query that has been bugging me … I tried for an MBA in India but no top ranked college wants me so I’m making plans for the USA… Strictly from getting a job perspective .. and considering the STEM extension in the USA… would it be better to do an MS or […]