- Friday, July 3, 2009, 11:09
- In Focus, Non-IIM B-Schools
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The Executive Placements 2009 at Department of Management Studies (DoMS), IIT Roorkee got completed successfully this year. In a year that saw the world getting into a financial recession and the employment opportunities being dried up; with B-schools struggling to place their students, DoMS, IIT Roorkee, however, delivered successful placements to all the aspiring students. The department carved out a new strategy to counter the recessionary effect by effectively targeting companies and industry sectors where the outlook was positive. A cohesive effort toward this endeavor by expertly guided by the Head of the Department, Prof. Vinay K Nangia.
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- Monday, June 1, 2009, 22:27
- IIMs, In Focus
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Placements at various IIMS in their executive program remained subdued due to ongoing economic downturn. In this unprecedented and sudden economic downturn, IIMA has almost concluded its Placement for class of 2009 with a success rate of 93%.
IIMA despite its strong alumni base, numero uno position of its brand, struggled for 5 months to place a batch of 77 students with a 93% success rate tell a lot about challenges faced by MBA program in turbulent times.
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- Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 0:33
- Editorial, In Focus
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One year Executive MBA program which has come into prominence in India due to success seen by ISB flagship one year MBA program faced its first real test after dotcom bust in year 2009.
ISB which was launched in year 2001 faced a quite uphill task during its initial years but slowly overcame all troubles to emerge as one of top global destination for one year executive MBA program. ISB one year program gave much needed opportunity to executives with significant work experience and in middle management to tap the opportunities offered by elite “MBA” tag without sacrificing significant time in the campus with almost mint fresh students. ISB model became so successful that very soon all leading B-School in India including IIMs launched their own version of one year executive MBA program aimed at candidates with significant prior work experience.
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- Sunday, April 19, 2009, 6:01
- Non-IIM B-Schools
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Placement year 2009 is witnessing considerable stress on Executive MBA program where barring
IIM, Calcutta, all executive MBA programs at leading B-Schools ( IIMA, IIML, ISB,Hyderabad etc) are witnessing extended placements scenario. In this gloomy market, despite the global phenomenon, Great Lakes continued its success story for the fifth consecutive year by providing the best placement to its students. Over 80% of the batch has been placed as of 14th April 2009, with roles & remuneration matching the individual’s aspirations.
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