Sunday, January 11, 2009

MTV Roadies Hell Down Under

The verdict is out and hell is just round the corner for the 20 selected "Roadies". Post the nerve-wrecking auditions, a big surprise is coming up on the very first journey episode of roadies. The roadies will meet Akshya Kumar. The action king of bollywood will give them the first task, a commando obstacle race. Akshay Kumar will take the Roadies throughh a Chandi chowk to Chaina experience, as he introduces a new tougher terrain and unthinkable tasks.

Raghu, the man behind the show, will make a surprise entry and with him comes the first shocking twist of the season. The roadies are dividied and are made to do a task by Akshay. What happnes to them next? Have theyalready lost their chance to go Down Under?

The Prize money has been doubled from 5 lac to 10 lac. The roadies will flag off their journey from New Delhi and will travel further down to Udaipur, Ahmedbad and Silvassa. The group will aslo travel to Adelaide, Australia. From there, the journey will continue to Broken Hill, Gold Coast and Coffs Harbour to name a few. For the 20 chosen ones this year, MTV Roadies Hell Down Under is going to be once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

MAH CET 2009 MBA

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test is conducted for the students aspiring to do post-graduation in management courses. The score obtained in CET is applicable for admission in the Government, University Managed, University Departments and Unaided Institutes in the Maharashtra State. All the courses available though this Entrance test are full time two year course, approved by AICTE.


Available Courses :
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Management Studies (MMS)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA)

Eligibility Criteria :
• The candidate should have completed his Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years regular in any discipline.
• The candidate must have got minimum of 45% marks.
• The minimum percentage required in case of SC/ST students is 40%
• Final year students are also eligible to take test but they have to provide the provisional at the time of admission.
• There is no age restriction for CET.

Important Dates :
1. Sale of application form (at post offices) : from 15th Jan, 2009
2. Online submission of application form : 15th Jan, 2009 – 31st Jan, 2009
3. Last date to submit application form
(by post) : 31st Jan, 2009
4. Commencement of exam : 15th Feb, 2009 (2PM – 5PM)
5. Declaration of result : 23rd Mar, 2009
6. Registration for GD/PI : 11th May, 2009 – 22nd May, 2009
7. Final selected students list : 29th Jun, 2009
The detailed information about the dates can be availed at the official website of the Maharashtra CET given below.

Examination Pattern & Syllabus:
• Their will be total of 200 questions
• Total time given for completion of all the questions will be 2 and a half hour.
• The level of the question will be equivalent to the level of Maharashtra Higher Secondary Board.

Contact Details :
Directorte of Technical Education,
Maharashtra State
3, Mahapalika Marg, Post Box No.1967,
Mumbai-400 001
Phone: (022) 22620601, 22690602, 22641150, 22641151
Fax: 22692102
E-Mail: desk2a@dte.org.in
Web: http://www.dte.org.in/mba

FMS 2009 MBA

Faculty of Management Studies conducts an Entrance exam for the students who aspire to do MBA, generally known as FMS Admission Test. The institute was established in 1954 and is a part of University of Delhi. It has been listed in the top institutes among the Management offering institutes in the country. The institute does not provide any reserved seats for the students which are not the resident of Delhi or NCR.

Eligibility Criteria :

• The candidate must have done 10+2 from a recognized board.
• The candidate must have also done Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields:
Medicine
Engineering
Technology
• Equivalent candidates with CGPA are also eligible lest they have obtained a score of 6 or above.
• The percentage criteria for students are:
The students under science stream must have got a minimum of 55% marks.
The students under Commerce, Arts, and Social Sciences are eligible at 50% marks.
Statistics or Mathematics students must have got a minimum of 60% marks.

Important Dates:

1. Sale of Application form : from 20th Oct, 2008
2. Last date for submission of the application form : 1st Dec, 2008
3. Date commencement of exam : 11th Jan, 2009

Distribution of Seats:


There are total of 144 seats for the course, out of which the distribution is made like:
• General category : 70 seats
• OBC : 25 seats
• SC : 18 seats
• ST : 9 seats
• Supplementary category : 22 seats

Selection Procedure:


The selection procedure would proceed as follows:
• The candidates would be short-listed on the basis of the performance in the Entrance Exam.
• The short-listed students would be then called for GD/PI/Extempore.
• Final declaration of the successful candidates would be made on the basis of the collective performance of the candidate in all the t Entrance test and GD/PI/Extempore.

Contact Details :

North Campus:

The Administrative Officer
Faculty of Management Studies
University of Delhi, Delhi - 110 007
Tel: +91 11 2766 6382 / 6387 / 6388

South Campus:


The Administrative Officer
Faculty of Management Studies
Shanti Prasad Jain Advanced Management Research Center
University of Delhi South Campus
Benito Juarez Road, Delhi - 110 021
Tel: +91 11 2687 5875 / 5879
Fax: 2687 5878

IIBF 2009 MBA

Indian Institute of Banking & Finance is an institute, which provides the facility of Distance Learning in Management of Banking and Finance programme. The candidate appearing in the examinations not only get the adequate education and knowledge inputs but the institute also offers various educational services namely publishing specific courseware for each paper/examination, publishing work books, tutorials through accredited institutions, contact classes, virtual classes, e-learning through portal and many more.


Eligibility Criteria:

* The candidate who has done a Bachelor’s course from a recognized University in any disciple.
* The minimum duration of the course must not be less than 3 years.
* The candidate must have got an aggregate of 50% marks in the Bachelor’s degree.
* The candidates currently in their final year of graduation are also eligible to apply lest they have to submit all the necessary documents before their admission.

Important Dates:

1. Enrolment for the program starts : June, 2008
2. Last date of the exam : End of Jan, 2009

Examination Pattern:

* The medium of the exam will be English.
* Total of three sections would be there, based on the difficulty level viz. basic, intermediate, and advanced level
* Their will be total of 120 questions which need to be answered in 120 minutes.
* Their will be negative marking scheme applied in the test. For example, if there are 4 choices in one question then 1/8 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Passing Criteria:

* The one who gets minimum of 50% marks as aggregate in a single attempt with 45% marks in individual section will be declared as pass.
* Candidates getting more than 70% marks will be declared as First Class.
* Candidates getting more than 80% marks in first attempt will come under First Class with distinction category.

Syllabus:

The questions in the exam will be asked from:

* Decision Making
* Problem Solving
* Case Analysis
* Conceptual
* Knowledge

There could be a case study with a set of about 5 questions.

Contact Details:


The Officer-in-Charge
DBF Examinations of IIBF
Manipal Universal Learning Private Limited
Syndicate House Manipal 576 104,
Karnataka

IITD 2009 MBA

Indian Institute of Technology Department of Management Studies provides both part time and full time management programs. The duration of the part time program is 3 years. The main aim of the program is to embed students with skills of Marketing, Finance, Strategy, Human Resource, Operation and Information Technology. The program was started with intension to enable the managers to effectively contribute in evolving core competencies in Indian industry.


Eligibility Criteria:

* The candidate must have done bachelor’s course of minimum 4 years in any of the fields like Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy/B.Sc Agriculture Engineering OR
* The candidate must have obtained Master’s degree in any of the fields like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Application, Electronic Science, Environmental Science, Operations Research, Computational/Information Science, Agriculture or Commerce / Economics.
* The candidate must have got a minimum of 50% marks as aggregate in the respective degree course or a minimum OR
* The candidate must have got a score of 6.75 or above in equivalent CGPA.
* The candidate should possess a minimum of 2 years work experience for applying into this course.

Important Dates:


1. Last date for receipt of application forms : End of Feb, 2009
2. Date of commencement of test : 2nd Week of Mar, 2009
3. Group Discussion/ Personal Interview : 3rd Week of Apr, 2009
4. Declaration of successful candidates : Starting of May, 2009
5. Commencement of Classes : Starting of Aug, 2009

Admission Procedure:

* The students will be short-listed on the basis of their performance in the written test.
* The students short-listed will be then called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
* The final selection will be made on the collective performance of the student in the written test as well as in GD and PI.

Examination Pattern and Syllabus:

1. The questions will be asked of the level equivalent to CAT exam conducted by IIMs.
2. The question will be asked from the sections like:

* Verbal
* Quantitative
* Analytical
* Data Interpretation
* Business Awareness Abilities

Contact Details:

Department of Management Studies,
IV Floor, Vishwakarma Bhavan,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016.
India.
Ph. No. : 011-26591171, Fax: 011-26862620

MDR 2009 MBA

Institute of Management Development and Research is a part of 124 years old Deccan education Society. It is one of the most reputed institute providing Management courses in Pune. The institute was set in 1977 with the aim of propagating education all over the country. The institute offers management courses at a nominal fee structure, keeping in mind the traditions of Deccan education Society. IMDR has a unique selection process in which candidates are selected of their performance in ‘Group Work’ and a ‘Behavioural Event Interview’ (B.E.I).


Available Courses:

* The institute offers both full time and part time courses. The full time programs for MBA are:

1. Management
2. International Trade
3. Human Resource

* Special part time courses are also available for working professionals and training corporate.
* There is also a two year PGDM program which is based on the Instructional Systems Design Methodology (ISDM). The basic aim of the program is to integrate the various courses of management.

Eligibility Criteria:

* The candidate must appear for Common Admission Test (CAT) which is to be conducted by IIMs on 16th Nov, 2008.
* The candidate must have got a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University.
* The duration of the Bachelor’s course done should be at least 3 years.
* The candidate should have got a minimum of 50% marks as aggregate in Bachelor’s course.
* The rebate is offered for the students belonging to SC/ST category. The minimum percentage required for these candidates is 45%.
* The candidates currently in their final year of graduation are also eligible to apply lest they have to submit all the necessary documents before their admission.

Important Dates:

* Sale of application forms starts : 1st week of Sep, 2008
* Last date to submit the application form : End of Nov, 2008

Selection Procedure:

* The admission of the student will be done on the basis of the merit obtained in the CAT exam.
* The students short-listed will be then called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
* The final selection will be made on the collective performance of the student in the CAT exam as well as Group work and Behavioural Event Interview.

Contact Details:

The Resigtrar,
IMDR, DE Society Campus,
Deccan Gymkhana, Pune - 411 004.
Tel: + 91 20 25653186, 25652754.
Fax: + 91 20 25654371,
Web: www.imdr.edu

HP CMAT 2009 MBA

Himachal Pradesh Combined Management Aptitude Test is conducted for the students who aspire to take admission to Management course. The merit obtained in the Aptitude test is valid for admission to various college and institutions of Himachal Pradesh. No separate test is conducted by individual colleges for admission in MBA course in Himachal Pradesh. The exam is usually conducted in the month of June at various places like Shimla, Solan, Dharmshala, Chandigarh and Delhi.


Eligibility Criteria
:

* The candidate who has a pass bachelor’s degree in any discipline from any recognized University.
* The candidate should have got a minimum of 50% aggregate in the bachelor’s course. The candidates under reserved category (SC/ST) should have a minimum of 45% aggregate.
* The maximum age of the candidate as on 1st Jul, 2009 should not be greater than 26 years.
* The candidates belonging to SC/ST category has been given relaxation. The maximum age limit for these candidates is 29 years.
* The students who are currently in their final year of bachelor’s course are also eligible to apply lest they fulfill all other conditions stated above.

Admission Procedure:


* The admission of the student will be done on the basis of the merit obtained in the Aptitude test.
* The students short-listed will be then called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview.
* The final selection will be made on the collective performance of the student in the written test, GD and PI.

Important Dates:


* Last date for the receipt of the application forms : End of May, 2009
* Commencement of HP CMAT : Mid of June, 2009

Examination Pattern and Syllabus:

1. Their will be four sections in the aptitude test.
2. Each section will have approximately 50 questions.
3. The questions will be asked from:

* English Comprehension
* Reasoning
* Business Environment
* Arithmetic Comprehension & Data Interpretation.

Institutes in which admission can be sought through HP CMAT:

* MBA Programme of IMS, HP University, Summerhill, Shimla
* MBA (Agribusiness) programme of Dr. YS Parmar University, Nauni, Solan
* MBA Programme of other Private Institutions affiliated to HP University

Contact Details:


Himachal Pradesh University
Summer Hill, Shimla
Himachal Pradesh
Tel: 91 - 0177- 2830938, 2831653
Fax: 91 - 0177 – 2830938
Website: http://www.imsshimla.org/