It’s not a UNC class, and he won’t be graded. The junior chemistry major is in an MCAT prep course at the Chapel Hill Kaplan Center.

“It’s more independent work than I initially expected,” Spencer said. “You put in maybe 20 hours a week. It’s pretty rigorous.”

The five-month class costs $1,849 and meets for three hours on Sundays.

Spencer, who is planning to take the MCAT this spring, sits in a room with about 25 other students, bent over their thick textbooks as they listen closely to instructor Dan Verges.

A first-year medical student at UNC School of Medicine, Verges said he took this class two years ago. He credits Kaplan with helping him achieve his high MCAT score.

He said he has seen the interest in prep courses grow during the years. “When I took the MCAT, I think there were only two people in the room who hadn’t taken a Kaplan or Princeton Review prep course.”

Last year 300,000 students nationwide took Kaplan courses to prepare for tests including the SAT, ACT, MCAT, GMAT, LSAT and GRE, said Russell Schaffer, senior communications manager for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions.

More : media.www.dailytarheel.com

While lakhs of IIM aspirants are preparing for the Common Admission Test (CAT), the exam conducting cell at IIMs - CAT group - is leaving no stone unturned to see the exams through. The entrance test will be held on Sunday, November 18 and with the number of applicants increasing from 1.75 lakh to around 2.3 lakh, the CAT group has significantly increased the number of people deployed in handling the test.

With the number of aspirants increasing by over 33%, the manpower involved in management of test, has been increased accordingly, informed a member. The IIM authorities are tight-lipped about the test, but the institutes seem to be satisfied with the level of preparation for the test. While last year, IIMs faced criticism due to serious errors in the questions, three years back it was paper leak.

The core group of CAT is working hard to avoid issues this year. The CAT group comprises the admissions chairman of all the including IIMs - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Indore, Kozhikode and Lucknow. This year, there are 23 test centres across the country for conducting the test. There were errors in questions last year so we are being extra careful this year. We have tried our best to ensure that material going for printing is correct, informed admissions chairperson of IIM-Bangalore, Mr Subashish Gupta.

More : economictimes.indiatimes.com

With barely three days to go for the Common Admission Test (CAT), thousands of management seat aspirants across the State are in their final, frenzied moments of preparation.

Across the country, about 2.3 lakh candidates are expected to appear for next Sundays test, which will decide who gets into the seven Indian Institutes of Management and a hundred other B-schools.

A huge majority of candidates will be vying for the 1,600 postgraduate diploma in management seats offered by the IIMs in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Kozhikode, and the newly launched institute in Shillong. This year, about 120 additional seats will be available for students keen on the institutes at Bangalore and Shillong

More : hindu.co

Cracking the CAT or the Combined Admission Test is just not enough to get into the IIMs. Your Class X and XII marks matter more.

IIM-Bangalore has revealed the details of just what it takes to get into one of the country’s top B- schools.

Contrary to popular perception, CAT scores make up only one-fifth of an aspirant’s final score. Other criteria include the applicant’s X and XII results, which together account for almost 25 per cent of the final score.

More : ibnlive.com

I conceived my dream project while I was doing my MBA presentation

Mr KB Agrawal is a Chartered Accountant (and a gold medallist), who did an Exe-PGP from Indian Institute of Management-Indore (IIM-I) in 2002-2004, and is a turnaround expert based in Ahmedabad. He has 18 years of business and entrepreneurial experience, and is currently the MD of a commodity company. He has turned around a sick company with negative net worth – from a turnover of Rs 1 crore to making it a Rs 100 crore company. He is also developing a unique concept called Recycling Network – an idea he hit upon during his IIM-Indore days.

In this column, he talks about his management education days and how his PGP has helped him in business.

After managing to bell the CAT, I got admission in IIM Indore for the 2002-04 ExePGPM batch. But I was not clear what I could get out of it. Even a faculty member at IIM-A informally asked me what I am going to get out of the course! I had a rich industrial experience as an entrepreneur. Many of my suppliers and customers questioned me about my joining this course because most of them identified me with my 10 years of experience as an industrialist.

More : mbauniverse.com

The CAT retest would be held on February 15. This was announced by the directors of the six IIMs after their meeting here on Wednesday. They, however, said further information such as whether earlier centres - 147 in 26 cities across the country - would be retained, would be announced later. No decision was also taken on which press would print the papers and what roles each of the IIMs would play in conducting the retest. Student will not have to pay any extra fees for the retest. Neither will they have to fill fresh forms. Those who missed the examination on November 23, which was cancelled, can take the test on February 15.

Source : Times of India (Ahmedabad)

Invites applications for Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGDBM) 3 Years Part-Time

Eligibility: Bachelors degree with 50% marks and minimum 2 years experience at supervisory level.

Selection: Selection on the basis of written test/MAT/CAT/GCET merit and GD & PI. Separate forms for GD & PI to be obtained from SLIMS on payment of Rs.300.

For further inquiries contact from 6 pm to 8 pm or write to: Admission Co-ordinator
Som-Lalit Institute of Management Studies

SLIMS Campus, Near St. Xaviers Corner, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380 009

Source : Economic Times (Ahmedabad) May 16, 2005

Admission to 3 Year Part-Time (Evening): Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM)

24th batch beginning July 2005 (Specialization in Finance, Marketing and HR)

Last date for submission of application: June 20, 2005

Eligibility: Graduates in any discipline, with work experience. Fresh graduates will also be considered based on their academic performance. All the applicants are required to take the IFMR Entrance Test on June 26, 2005. Candidates with valid CAT/XAT/ATMA/MAT/CET scores are exempted from taking the IFMR test.

How to apply: Application kit will be available on payment of Rs.500/- by cash or DD drawn in favour of Institute for Financial Management and Research payable at Chennai.

For application kit, write to: The Registrar Institute for Financial Management and Research 24, Kothari Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034

Source : The Hindu (Chennai) May 9, 2005

Invites applications for admission to the Fellow Programme in Management (equivalent to Ph.D) Starting July 2001

Areas of Specialisations
Corporate Strategy & Policy, Economics & Social Sciences, Finance & Control, Marketing,
Organisation Behaviour, Personnel Management & Industrial Relations,
Production & Operations Management, Quantitative Methods, Information Systems & Computers,
Public Systems & Policy, Energy & Power, Transportation.

Eligibility : A Masters Degree in any discipline or equivalent qualification, recognised by the Association of Indian Universities, with a minimum of 55% marks. (Those appearing for the respective examinations can also apply provided they complete their examinations and all other requirements for the degree before June 30, 2001) Candidates applying for Corporate Strategy & Policy area must have a minimum of two years work experience in addition to a minimum of 55% marks in Masters Degree.OR CA with 55% marks.

OR First Class Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Technology with two years work experience.
Apart from the above, FPM applicants must also satisfy the eligibility criteria for the Common Admission Test (Details given in the CAT Advertisement).

NRIs and Foreign candidates, who have taken the GMAT (during 2000) are also eligible to apply.

Last date to receive completed application forms : November 30, 2000

Admission form available at : FPM Office
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore-560 076

Important Dates
To receive requests for application forms : October 31, 2000
FPM application forms will be issued from : September 15, 2000

Source : Times of India, August 13, 2000

Invites applications for admission to the Fellow Programme in Management (equivalent to Ph.D.) Starting July 2002

Last Dates : To receive requests for application forms : October 29, 2001
To receive completed application forms : November 26, 2001

How to apply : Step 1. Take Common Admission Test (CAT) on 9th December 2001.
(For details, please see CAT advertisement which has appeared in all leading newspapers during 3rd, 4th or 5th August 2001). Step 2. Obtain admission forms free of cost from : FPM Office
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore-560 076

FPM application forms will be issued from August 27, 2001
Requests for forms must be accompanied by a self-addressed envelope (size 9×12) affixed with stamps worth Rs.40/- and a self-addressed slip.

Source : Times of India (Ahmedabad) August 12, 2001