Management

XLRI – XAT 2012 Test Pattern, Programmes and Results

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XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute) Admission Test, also popular as XAT 2012 has bee announced by XLRI, Jamshepur. XLRI is a premier B-School in the country and highly reputed for its training, practical approach and placements. XLRI conducts national level entrance examination, Xavier’s Admission Test (XAT 2012) for short listing the candidates for admission into various Management Programmes for the academic year 2012-13. XLRI conductes Group Discussion, Essay and Personal Interview (GDPI) for screening the candidates. Apart from XLRI, there are about 70 Management Colleges / B-Schools those accept XAT scores for admissions. Following are details of eligibility, nature of the test, XAT 2012 Results, previous papers and application procedure for XAT 2012:

XAT 2012 Eligibility: Applicants should have Bachelor’s degree under 10+2+3 pattern of education. Those appearing their final year exams of Graduation also can apply. To register for XAT 2012, interested candidates have to fill the XAT 2012 Application Form available online at www.xlri.net.in / www.xlri.ac.in. Candidates can obtain all the details after logging into the site. XLRI follow its own selection criteria and XAT cut offs for various programmes. Following are the academic programmes offered by XLRI, Jamshedpur:

1) Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PM and IR)
2) General Management Programme (GMP)
3) Business Management (BM)
4) Executive Fellow Programme in Management (Exec-FPM)
5) International and Corporate Programs (ICPs)
6) Management Development Programmes (MDPs)
7) Certificate in Entrepreneurship Management (PGP-CEM)
8. Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
9) Executive Management Program for Defence Officers
10) Satellite Programmes
11) International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP)

Exam Pattern: The XAT Examination is highly standardized. There will be three sections in XAT 2012 . These are 1) Data Interpretation and Quantitative Ability, 2) Analytical Reasoning and Decision Making and 3) Verbal and Logical Ability. Each question will have five choices. Total time allotted for the entrance exam is 120 minutes. After the objective test is completed, there will be an essay test for 20 minutes. Details such as previous question papers of XAT, course fee, facilities and placements can be obtained from www.xlri.ac.in

Important dates for XAT 2012:

1) Start of Online Registration for XAT 2012: 20th September 2011
2) XAT 2012 Exam Date: 8th January 2012

The complete list of short-listed candidates from XAT 2012 for the personal interview and those subsequently succeed in interviews and selected for admission to XLRI will be displayed at www.xlri.net.inand www.xlri.ac.in.

IIFT Executive PG Diploma in International Business Admissions 2011-12

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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi is inviting applications for admission into Executive Post Graduate Diploma in International Business (EPGDIB) for the year 2011-12. The programme will be delivered through VSAT. The EPGDIB Programme is specially designed for working executives. The duration fo the programme is 12 months. The classes will be conducted at IIFT Delhi campus, followed by classes in the HughesNet Global Education Interactive Onsite Learning Classrooms, located in various cities across India. IIFT also has a campus at Kolkata. Following are details of eligibility, fee and application procedure:

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should have Degree in any discipline along with minimum five years of work experience. Selection of the candidates will be based on educational qualifications, experience etc. Shortlisted candidates will be called for online/ telephonic interviews. The total programme is spread over three trimesters, each consist of four months. The programme will be conducted through the HughesNet interactive learning platform. List of HughesNet classrooms are available available on www.hugheseducation.com . Classes will be conducted during Saturdays and Sundays.

Programme Fee is Rs. 250000 for General Category / OBC students and Rs. 125000 for SC/ ST/ PH Category candidates. Fee for Books / Study Material / Campus Fees is Rs. 17,000/- and Alumni fee is Rs. 5,000. Interested candidates can download application forms from www.iift.ac.in OR http://cc.iift.ac.in/docs/iift/courses_vsat.asp . Filled in forms should be submitted along with a DD for Rs. 1500/- drawn in favour of ‘Hughes Communications India Ltd., payable at New Delhi.

Important dates:

1) Close of receipt of applications: 19th September 2011
2) List of selected candidates: 24th October, 2011

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade ( Deemed University) Address:

1) Delhi Campus: IIFT Bhawan, B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110016 , Phone: +91-11- 26965124
2) Kolkata Campus: J-1/14 (7th-9th Floor), EP and GP Block, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata- 700091, Ph: +91-33- 23572854.