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APRES- Andhra Pradesh Residential Education Society announced admission schedule for Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree Colleges (APRDC – Nagarjuna Sagar) and Andhra Pradesh Residential Junior Colleges (APRJCs). APRES shall conduct separate entrance tests, APRDC CET 2011 and APRJC CET 2011 for admission to Intermediate and Degree courses offered at AP Residential Degree and Junior Colleges. These government institute offer education with minimum cost and provide lodging and boarding facilities. Following are other details:

Following are Degree Colleges:

1. AP Residential Degree College, Nagarjuna Sagar
2. Silver Jubilee Degree College, Kurnool (Silver Jubilee College will conduct separate entrance exam for admission to degree courses. It will release separate notification for this purpose)

Following are AP Residential Junior Colleges which admit students through APRJC CET 2011:

1. AP Residential Junior College, Hasanparthi
2. AP Residential Junior College, Gyarampalli
3. AP Residential Junior College, Nimmakur
4. AP Residential Junior College, Tatipudi
5. AP Residential Junior College, Venkatagiri
6. AP Residential Junior College, Kodigenahalli
7. AP Residential Junior College, Nagarjuna Sagar
8. AP Residential Junior College, Banavasi
9. AP Residential Junior College, Sarvel
10. Colleges for Minority Students at Guntur, Kurnool, Nizamabad, Hyderabad

Application Procedure and fee: Candidates can obtain applications and detailed prospectus of APRDC CET 2011 and APRJC CET 2011 at all APR Degree and Junior Colleges, Schools and also at all DEO Offices along with AP Residential Education Society Office at Gaganvihar, Nampally, Hyderabad. Cost of applications is Rs. 150.

Important Dates for APRDC CET / APRJC CET 2011:

1. Commencement of sale of applications: From 30th March 2011 to 21st April 2011
2. Last date for submission of filled in applications: 21st April 2011
3. Date of APRDC CET and APRJC Entrance Tests for 2011: 6th May 2011 (Postponed to 13th May 2011)

Address to send Applications: The Convenor, APRJC CET 2011/ APRDC CET 2011, O/o Secretary, APREI Society, Gaganvihar, 4th Floor, M.J. Road, Nampally, Hyderabad- 500001. For any other details, please view www.apresidential.gov.in . Results of APRDC and APRJC CETs 2011 will be released during June 2011 and detailed counseling schedule also will be released at the time of announcement of results. Results and Admission details also available on www.apresidential.gov.in

London based business and financial daily, The Financial Times has released Global Business School Rankings for the year 2011. The Financial Times (FT) releases Top 100 rankings for B-Schools across the world every year based on its own criterion and these ranking have more credibility at the international level. The daily has taken increase in average salary in placements and last three years average rankings into consideration along with other set of parameters.

India has two premier B-Schools in the top 100 list. Prestigious Brand IIM Ahmadabad and Indian School of Business (Hyderabad – Andhra Pradesh have occupied 11th and 13th slots in the top 100 list. Both the institutes are famous for their reputation across the globe and have been successful in building their own brand of education, training, research and placements. Following are the Top 20 B-Schools in the Financial Times list:

1. London Business School, U.K.
2. University of Pennsylvania: Wharton U.S.A.
3. Harvard Business School, U.S.A.
4. Insead, France / Singapore
5. Stanford University GSB, U.S.A.
6. Hong Kong UST Business School, China
7. Columbia Business School, U.S.A.
8. IE Business School, Spain
9. Iese Business School, Spain
10. MIT Sloan School of Management, U.S.A.
11. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), India
12. University of Chicago, Booth, U.S.A
13. Indian School of Business, India
14. IMD, Switzerland
15. New York University, Stern, U.S.A.
16 Yale School of Management, U.S.A.
17. Ceibs, China
18. Dartmouth College, Tuck, U.S.A.
19. HEC Paris, France
20. Duke University, Fuqua U.S.A.

The Financial Times also allot rankings for European Business Schools, Online MBA Institutes, Executive Programmes and Branch wise rankings for B-Schools such as Management, Finance etc. You can get all complete list of various rankings and categories at rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-rankings-2011