IIM-A to revise PGP program

India’s top B-school has announced plan to revise its flagship program for the first time in a decade. A committee of professors has been formed to revise the curriculum and bring it more in line with the changing market scenario.

The course revision will be done keeping in mind the expectations of students and the institutes goals. Other issues such as teaching methodology, program content, exchange programs, faculty exchange and appointment, course curriculum, choosing electives will also be taken into consideration.

Source: The Economic Times

Reliance World, BIMTECH to offer retail management

The Birla Institute of Management Technology, in collaboration with Philadelphia University has launched an 11-month Executive Program for Retailing Management. The course content has been jointly developed by the two institutes, and covers topics such as Retail Store Management, Visual Merchandising, Merchandising Management, Supply Chain Management, Customer Relations Management, and Theft Prevention.

The 300-hour course will be delivered through the Reliance World videoconferencing based virtual class room platform. Faculty from the university will also visit India for contact sessions with the students.

Source: Moneycontrol.com

ISB and Wharton renew association

Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania have extended their association for another 5 years. Faculty from Wharton will continue to teach and contribute to the curriculum at ISB. Wharton faculty will also assist ISB in the development of course reading and case materials to be used in the post graduate curriculum; and help initiate a faculty development program for ISB faculty.Similarly, ISB will support Wharton on Asian business issues, as well as help with the development of course material relevant to the region. The two institutes will also collaborate on research.

Along with renewing the existing association, ISB has also joined Wharton as one of the founding sponsors and an academic sponsor of Wharton’s India Knowledge@Wharton.

Source: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

IIM-L launches IPMX program at Noida

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow has announced plans to offer a full-time, one-year, residential executive MBA program at its upcoming Noida campus. The focus of this program will be to train aspirants with prior work experience for leadership roles.

The International Program in Management for Executives program will focus on developing the students’ understanding of the Indian and international business environment. IPMX will facilitate their understanding of business, at both functional and strategic levels.

Admission to the program will be through GMAT scores. IIM-L will consider scores obtained from 1st January 2004 to 20th November 2007.

Application dates

Source: MBAUniverse.com

IIM Shillong to begin operations in 2008

The 7th Indian Institute of Management, IIM Shillong will begin operations from academic year 2008 – 2009. The institute will be called the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management (RGIIM), and will be situated on a 120 acre campus. In its first year, the institute will admit 60 students. This will be increased to 120 students in its third year and 180 students in the sixth year.

Initially the institute will offer a two-year full-time program in management (PGPM). In future the institute also plans to offer short-term programs of local relevance on subjects such as tourism, horticulture and hydel power.

However, the institutes name was missing from the CAT Bulletin issued by the IIMs on July 21. The CAT Group will issue a notification about the Shillong institute shortly.

Source: Business Standard

New National Law School at Bhubaneshwar

Another addition to the exponentially growing breed of national law schools is NLS Bhubaneshwar. Good news is it will commence its academic operations from 2007 itself. There are 160(120 for 5 year Integrated LLB) seats up for grabs. The entrance exam will be held on August 26, 2007. Last date for submission of application is Aug 16. For further details visit KIIT.ac.in. Selling of forms commences from Aug 1.