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Located in Joka, Kolkata, IIM Calcutta is the oldest IIM in the Country. For aspirants, it is amongst the most sought-after IIM’s, primarily due to the less emphasis it lays on Academics at the Shortlisting Phase , which we will discuss in the latter part of the blog, which makes it amongst the most targeted Institutes by aspirants. Also known as the College of 7 lakes, it has a stunning campus & provides excellent quality knowledge in management for its students.   Alumni from this Institute include Sunil Duggal, Indra Nooyi, Amish Tripathi, Ajit Balakrishnan, etc., who are in very influential positions within the industry & who are doing wonders for their respective organizations. It is also the only MBA Institute to be a part of the CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education. COURSES OFFERED BY IIMC  1.  MBA, formerly(PGDM): Two-year, full-time degree program 2. Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA): 2 years, full-time BA  programme ...

Established in 1973, IIM Bangalore is one of the finest institutes within the country for pursuing a career in the field of Management. ` It has earned itself a legacy over the years of producing the finest managers in the country like K. Radhakrishnan, Sameer Suneja, Aswath Damodaran, Malavika Harita, Karan Bajaj, etc. For the aspirants to pursue a career in Management, this Institute is one of the top-most targets to aim for.  Rightly so, due to the quality of education, this institute provides in this field.  Some of the Programs offered   by IIM Bangalore  are as follows:  Doctoral Programme (Doctor of Business Administration)  Post Graduate Programme (Two year MBA)  Executive Post Graduate Programme (One year MBA)  Post Graduate Programme in Business Analytics (MBA-BA)  Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (Executive MBA)  Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy Additionally, ample other Certificate Programs are offered...

Right from the day an aspirant starts preparing for CAT, his/her main target is IIM Ahmedabad. After all,  it’s arguably the best Institute in the country for its management courses.  This Institute was set up in 1961 by its founder Vikram Sarabhai & is one of the oldest institutes in the country. Many eminent personalities have graduated from this Institute like Raghuram Rajan, Deep Kalra, Ajay Banga, KV Kamath, Harsha Bhogle, etc.  Students get a wide range of knowledge from this Institute & placement opportunities are also available at this Institute, with the Institute providing opportunities in various places in one’s career. It also helps provide a perfect brand name in one’s career & is an Institute for one to target for pursuing a career in Management. Programs offered by this Institute IIM Ahmedabad offers multiple programs: Ph.D. Programme in Management Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA) Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Food and ...

MBA Institutes & their Emphasis on Past Academics Right from the moment an MBA aspirant starts his/her preparation journey for CAT & OMET's the first question that he/she asks on various preparation groups is that I have X% in 10th, Y% in 12th, Z% in Graduation, I am from so & so background, I am a Male/Female, I have n months of Work Experience & from so & so category, what %ile would I require to secure admission in so & so Institute.  For all the MBA Institutes (for some less & for some more), these details matter & there are various admission criteria's followed by different Institutes from an IIM Ahmedabad which follows an Academic Category Criteria to shortlist to an IMT Ghaziabad which looks at the CAT/XAT/GMAT %ile to shortlist.  However, a common concern is that several aspirants don't have a favorable profile as above & henceforth, feel extremely worried that their past academics will haunt them in the shortlisting & final s...