Chandigarh, August 17: MBA students from the Panjab University Regional Centre in Ludhiana met PU Vice-Chancellor, Prof R C Sobti to apprise him on the lack of facilities at the centre. The students said that there was a shortage of teachers and basic infrastructure facilities at the Ludhiana centre. They claimed that though the academic session began on August 7, the centre has a serious shortage of teachers. They alleged that the teachers at the centre were under qualified for their posts.

A student said, “The centre does not provide any hostel facility. Commuting to campus is a major hassle for most students. Most classrooms do not have any projectors or other modern facilities required for teaching MBA students. Since we are paying a high fee, we must get better facilities.”

The students claimed that at the time of admission, they were assured that the centre will be named University Business School (UBS), though the name was later changed to University Institute of Management Studies. The regional centre does not have a co-coordinator after the resignation by S K Chadha, who was the earlier incharge of the institute.

The V-C assured the students that the centre will be renamed University Business School, Ludhiana.

He added that faculty members from UBS, Chandigarh would be sent to Ludhiana till new teachers are appointed.

He said that the students will get all the facilites that they require in the college itself.

Chandigarh, August 17, the students of MBA from the University Regional Center Punjab, Ludhiana, met with the Rector Professor RC Sobti informed about the lack of facilities at the centre. Students at the university had with a presentation on their problems.

Students have said there is a shortage of teachers, as well as basic infrastructure. She stressed, however, that the meeting began on August 7, they have no teachers. They argued that teachers, has been at the centre were under.

“This is not a youth hostel facility. Shuttles daily to a problem. In a classroom, which we have, there is no projectors, or any other organization, for both teachers MBA students . Given that price is very high on us, we need better institutions, “said one student.

Students noted that at the time of admission, they were confident that the centre would be University Business School (UBS). You want, later, the name was changed to University Institute of Management Studies.

The center of the region is, in fact, not a coordinator. Students stressed that SK Chadha, who was appointed to the goal, the penalty. A new coordinator to be found.

The VC ensures that students, the Centre would University Business School, Ludhiana. Faculty of the University Business School, Panjab University, every day until Ludhiana on new teachers appointed. When it comes to a seminar or a presentation in the department, students from the centre of Ludhiana in the bus at that destination. You will receive all schools, students receive in Chandigarh, “said the Vice-Chancellor.

Thiruvananthapuram: MBA students of the Institute of Management in Kerala (Extension Centre, the Institute of Cooperative Management (ICM) Campus, Poojappura) is organizing a national seminar on Thursday, “Reconciliation of common minimum programme of globalisation” , on Thursday in the Cobank Towers here.

The ICM is one of 19 institutes sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and administered by the National Council for Cooperative Education, New Delhi. According to the organizers, the seminar would be purely academic and implemented with the aim of determining to what extent the common minimum programme (CMP), the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is in agreement with the largest initiative of globalization .

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kerala, Dr. Kevin S. Opened the seminar. Among those participating, Mr. George John, General Manager (Credit), the Federal Bank, and Mr. BS Shekhawat, Chief General Manager, Nabard, Thiruvananthapuram. Mr. V. Ramachandran, vice-chairman, Kerala State Planning Board, the guest of honor at the conclusion of the civil service of God.

Chennai, Nov. 12 - THE Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) is the determination of the best corporate citizen in the year 2004 for the Mother Teresa Award.

According to a press release, which is awarded in the name of the Mother Teresa of present actions of listed companies have shown that social responsibility is assigned for the seventh consecutive year.

The selection criteria for the company’s commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, and more value to shareholders, harmonious industrial relations, sponsorship and direct involvement in projects for the poor and disabled, environmental protection, the promotion of employment and secondary activities of generation units Social protection and recognition of its responsibility in the phrase “mission statement”.

Aside from the announcement inviting applications, the MBA students to select three candidates from each potential release said.

MUMBAI: investment banks and consulting firms are looking beyond the first B-schools in search of new talent and are in the decision-making process of dollars at the cutting edge of doing so. For the first time, Lehman Brothers has picked up 13 students from the University of Delhi and is compatible with a starting salary of Rs 14 lach, lach, Rs 10, the fixed component, while the rest is variable. And exactly the same way as financial services and consulting companies ante up in the first B-schools and the talents of prices out of reach for other sectors.

You are beginning to do it at the college graduate level. Not surprisingly, Lehman’s salary is almost 50% higher than the previous benchmark of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) during the past year. Of the 13 students, seven of St. Stephen’s and six of Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC).

Kotak Mahindra Bank Executive Vice-President Subhro Bhaduri indicates this is the new strategy for many investment banks, including Kotak Mahindra Bank itself, to adopt. Graduate students are equal. It depends on how a hangar, building in-house knowledge and offers them to develop programs, they have more than MBA students to skip here, “says Bhaduri.

Apart from this, it is a hard task to bridge the gap between knowledge B-school and university graduates. Group ICICI Bank head of HR-K Ramkumar said that an MBA is a difference whether the high degree of specialization requires domain or a leadership position.

“If these companies on the employment of people with basic work - research that point, but I would say, the record - and for the payment of MBA graduates as much, then it’s not a major problem, that Graduates of these drawings are now lot of money, “he adds.

This is the first time that such treatments in the UAS reached a two. Siddhartha Sharma of the mediation committee on SRCC, he was offered a job at the Lehman, said: “Unlike previous years, companies have started earlier, even before CAT. The packages are available at the wind in their sails. In recent years, the average was about Rs 3.5 lach this year, the average is well over Rs 4 lach.

At SRCC, 200 students for internships, and 65 have been so far. This number has increased from 150 students attending courses in the past year.

The scene is similar to the St. Stephen’s too. The placement of the season began on September 10, and the number of students enrolled for the courses was also up to 240 compared to 180 last year. Apart from Lehman Brothers, display board, which has two, it is also a first time of placement agents.

“In response to our questions, companies have shown officials, the confidence in us and, in spite of us, as graduates. They have encouraged us to say that our sponsor MBA Stick, a good time if we are,” Campus St. Stephen’s Position President Aditi Ravichandar.

At the University of Mumbai, McKinsey, the highest bid for an amount of Rs 10 lach, a student of BA (Economics) from St. Xavier’s College. St. Xavier’s, which began the placement of November 19, was visited by McKinsey and Bain so far. And the salaries proposed by the latter, again, for the first time, staff intermediary, Rs 7 lach.

“We categorized as investment packages. We have more of consulting firms to visit our campus,” says St. Xavier’s College (Mumbai), the coordinator of placement Madhuri Hambarde. Until last year, was the HUL pay an amount of Rs 9.4 lach in all these campuses. This year, however, it has, during the St. Stephen’s, the company is still visit other schools.