Management

AIMA-MAT May 2012 Notification, Test Pattern, Fee and Application Dates

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Update on 12th March 2012: All India Management Association (AIMA) has released notification for Management Aptitude Test (MAT) to be conducted during May 2012. MAT is for Admission to MBA and PGDM courses in various B-Schools across the country. Though AIMA conducts MAT four times a year, the test conducted during May will has more competition. Most of the final year graduates appear for MAT tests conducted during May as they will find more time to prepare for the exam. MAT exam will be conducted both in Paper mode and Computer Based test. Candidates can choose any one of these test modes. Candidates can register online through www.aima-ind.org/matfeb11 and shall pay the fee through credit card. MAT May 2012 applications are also made available at select branches of Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank and AIMA Study Centers. Following are other details such as eligibility, test pattern, participating institutes and important dates:

Eligibility and Qualifications: Applicants should have passed in any graduation. Those appearing for final year examinations of their graduation also can apply. Application fee for direct purchase of applications at any of the above bank branches is Rs. 1200. Fee for online application OR cash payment at AIMA New Delhi is Rs. 1050. For online registration, you need to take a DD for Rs. 1050 in favour of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at New Delhi.

There are about 570 institutions across India taking MAT scores for short listing the candidates for admission to Management Programmes such as MBA, PGDM, PGDBM etc. Complete list of participating institutions, test centers, Examination structure, model / mock tests, question paper pattern, application format and other information available on www.aima-ind.org. / www.aima-ind.org/matmay11

Address for Correspondence: All India Management Association, Management House, 14 Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003; Helpline: +91 11 40770300, 24638896.
Bengaluru: 1403 -1404, 14th Floor, Prestige Meridian-II, 30, MG Road, Bengaluru- 560 001; Email: mat@aima-ind.org

Important Dates:

1. Last Date For sale of Application Forms: 14th April 2012
2. Last Date for submission of filled in Registration Forms at AIMA, New Delhi: 17th April 2012
3. Last Date For Online Registration: 14th April 2012
4. Last Date for submission of filled in Online Registration Forms at AIMA, New Delhi: 17th April 2012
5. Test Date (For Paper- Based Test): 6st May 2012
6. Test Date (Computer Based Test): 12th May 2012 onwards.
7. Download of Admit Cards: From 23rd April 2012

Financial Times Top 20 Global B-School Rankings

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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