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  • India in top 4 among B-school destinations

    India in top 4 among B-school destinations.

    MUMBAI: That the US and the UK are the most popular destinations for management studies is not big news. But the findings of a survey conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which conducts GMAT, a B-school entrance test used globally, have thrown up some surprises. Number 4 on the list of the Top 10 preferred destinations for B-school aspirants is India, with Canada at No. 3. Israel and Spain are the other surprise entrants.

    According to experts, India’s foray into the elite league has a lot to do with the emergence of institutions such as the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, which was ranked No. 12 globally in the Financial Times ( London) Global MBA rankings earlier this year. The IIMs, which use GMAT as an entrance test for their executive MBA programmes, are also responsible for India’s popularity.

    ”B-school aspirants are looking at a return on their investment, and with the investment being lower for management education in India when compared to the US and the UK, the returns are higher,” said an expert. Many feel that India can soon emerge as a hub for management studies amongst Asian countries such as Singapore and the Philippines as the country will be a far less expensive destination than western giants.

    Although making it to the US has, for long, been the great Indian dream, it is not the only North American country that’s attracting desi students. Many are now making a beeline for Canada, which not only has a robust economy and liberal visa policies but also promises good job prospects. ”In testing year 2010, India was the top foreign country that sent score reports to Canadian graduate management programmes,” reveals GMAC’s survey.

    According to the report, 78% of full-time MBA programmes in Canada received the largest number of foreign applications from Indians. Not surprisingly, all Canadian management programmes that recruited foreigners targeted India, as did 44% of European programmes that undertook special recruitment efforts to attract overseas candidates.

    Source: TOI

  • Don’t shift practicals: Colleges

    Don’t shift practicals: Colleges .

    The state government is facing immense pressure from junior colleges that do not want the state to implement the “jumbling system” for the Intermediate practical exams that will be held in February 2011.

    The government has already made two attempts to implement jumbling in the practical exams in order to check malpractice, but it reversed its decision owing to pressure from the colleges.

    In the jumbling system, candidates of a particular college appear for the exams
    in another college. The jumbling system is used for the theory examinations and it has helped curtail malpractice to a large extent.

    There were complaints that the managements of certain colleges were influencing the officials to get better scores for their students. These complaints gained credence when over 90 per cent of students in certain corporate colleges secured 100 per cent marks in the practical exams every year.

    The managements of the colleges have been arguing that jumbling in practical exams was “impractical” as many government colleges and even private colleges located in rural areas do not have the adequate laboratory facilities. The managements said that the performance of their students could be affected if they had to give an exam in an under equipped college.

    Meanwhile, the minister for secondary education, Mr
    D. Manikya Vara Prasada Rao, said that, “The colleges have submitted a representation to the government to reconsider its decision. The colleges said the government should first ensure that all colleges can provide the adequate laboratory facilities and only then should the government implement jumbling.” The minister refuted the colleges’ claim and said that the officials have identified colleges with good laboratory facilities. “They have already informed the colleges about the facilities and the equipment that is required for the exams,” said Mr Rao.

    Source:     DC

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