PGP in Rural Management

Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) is one of the India’s most prestigious management colleges. It’s unique because of the course it offers. One of the very few colleges which offer course in Rural Management, it attracts horde of students every year. It has invited applications for Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM 2009-2011) and Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM 2009).

Eligibility for Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management is Graduation in any discipline with 50 per cent (45 per cent for SC/ST/PWD) aggregate marks. Its open for Indian students only.

For Fellow Programme eligibility criteria are Graduation in any discipline or 4-year/ 5-year professional graduation degree. Advantage with this program is Every FPRM participant will get to receive a fellowship of Rs 10,000 per month as well as contingency grant of Rs 20,000 per year for a period of four years.

Written test will be held on November 09, 2008 (Sunday: 9.15 am - 12.15 pm) at 27 different Centres across India. Written test will be followed by group discussion and personal interview. However FPRM aspirants are required to present research proposal apart from written test and Group discussion.

Test centres are as follows:-

Anand, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, Chennai, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pantnagar, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajkot, Varanasi and Vijayawada.

For further details, aspirants can log in to http://www.irma.ac.in/ and get the required details.

CAT 2008: Reading Comprehension Section- Conclusion

Few other suggestions for mastering RC:-

· Reading subjects analytically
· One should keep talking to himself while reading
· One should keep questioning himself while analyzing topic
· Whenever given a chance, Having few words with the author
· Practicing of widening ones’ eye span.
· One should learn to read in his mind than speaking aloud
· Don’t try to memorize. Try to learn and analyze.
· Keeping in check the habit of deterioration.
· Getting out of that every-word knower mindset

Apart from these few tips, students should also learn the art of time management because in the final hours, that factor proves to be utmost importance. CAT exams are designed in such a way. One must also be selective about how much to read in a particular book. One should focus on ideas hidden in the comprehension. A proper strategy would be to read the questions first and then read the passage. One must remember the questions in his mind. One important point is taking as many as mock tests possible. This increases consistency and proves very helpful. One should also strive to experiment with as many as different question tackling styles as possible. And finally, one must believe in his or her abilities. Solving the puzzle of RC is no big deal, provided one has belief and put in the required work.

CAT 2008: Reading Comprehension Section- Introduction

Lakhs of students would be appearing for CAT (common admission test), premium management entrance examination. One of the most important sections in CAT exam is Reading Comprehension (RC). This comes under verbal section. Majority of students face problems in this complicated section. But then, where there is a will, there is a way.

While preparing for RC, candidates must focus on few basic essentials. The work begins with strengthening one’s power of comprehension. This factor becomes very crucial in the examination because of the fact that, direct questions are not asked in CAT. Questions are based on numerous inferences and candidates must be able to read between the lines to score better in this section. Students are advised to improvise upon their skills because that factor will help in reading and comprehending this language.

CAT papers tend to catch candidates off guard because of their unpredictable format. There is no fixed pattern of questions. Similarly, any topic can be a subject in the RC section. That requires students to be well versed in different subjects. One must be a thorough reader. The best way is to read different newspapers, magazines, journals because all of them carry different style and usage of vocabulary and not to forget diverse topics and jargons. This also helps in diversifying one’s reading habits. Other important factor is to become an active reader. Just reading won’t do. One should be able to read critically, which proves crucial in maintaining better focus and time management.

Mudra Institute of Communications

Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad is also known as MICA. One of the topmost management colleges in India, MICA specializes in communication management. A college of great repute in Asia-Pacific region, MICA has produced many famous names in corporate world since its inception. Mudra is also unique in sense that not only in India but in Asia as well, because of its single focus on communication management. MICA offers quite a few quality programs like Post-Graduate Programme in Communications Management (PGPCM), Post Graduate Certificate Programme In Integrated Marketing Management (PGCPIMM), Executive Development Programmes (EDPs) and Professional Development Programmes (PDPs).

MICA’s PGPCM is one of the most sought after management programs in India. It’s a two year residential program and its primary objective is to build well trained and well qualified communicational professional who will be instrumental in managing communication driven business and build long lasting brand names. To get into this program, students need to have a bachelor degree with at least 50%. The admission process begins with taking CAT/GMAT. Once candidates have cleared CAT, they need to appear in MICA’s own test called MICAT. This test aims to test students all round abilities in written communication, Skills, analytical and creative thinking amongst others. MICAT is followed by group discussion and personal interview (GD & PI).

PGCPIMM is one year certificate course which is basically conducted with the help of video conferencing. To get into this course, candidates need to submit their previous work and an application form along with statement of purpose.

MICA is one of the best colleges India has and this has been consistently proved by producing wonderful talents. Mudra also has many exchange programs and world wide collaborations with famous institutions in UK, France, USA, Singapore etc.

MBA colleges in Delhi

It’s a common fact that MBA (Master of business administration) is one of the most popular courses in India. Not only they have been benefited greatly by the advent of globalization and liberalization but they have also been proved instrumental in ever changing dynamics of management. Post graduation in management in India took a flying route in post liberalization era. For management professionals passing out of quality colleges, world became an oyster for displaying their abundant talent. It can be safely assumed that MBAs are the biggest beneficiaries of globalization. Whether one talks about providing direction to day to day functioning of corporate houses or zeroing upon new policies and strategies in ever changing dynamics of business world, MBAs are of utmost importance. For Indian students choice are plenty as far as choosing right place is concerned. Many wonderful colleges are spread across length and breadth of India. New Delhi, India’s capital also boasts of many good institutions in management education. Few of them are;

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS)
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management
Fore School Of Management
Rai Foundation
Indraprastha University
Indian Institution of Technology Dept. of Management
Birla Institute of Management Technology
Global Institute of Management Technology
NILM Centre for Management Studies
Delhi Institute of Management & Services
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Jagnnatha International Management School
IILM Academy of Higher Learning
Management Education & Research Institute
Institute of Marketing & Management
EMPI Institute of Advertising Communication & Management
Jamia Milia Islamia University of Engineering and Technology
Sardar Patel College of Communication & Management
Times school of Marketing
Apeejay School of Management
International Management Center
DIMS Institute of Management Studies