Unlike SAT, ACT, IIT-JEE or any other globally reputed standardized testing program, GMAT is offered throughout the year at various testing locations around the world. The testing locations are determined by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which also provides the details regarding GMAT test dates and availability of appointments on those dates.
It is not necessary that there will be a GMAT center in your city or even state, though the popularity of GMAT has spread far and wide and mostly probably there will be a GMAT testing center at a location near you. Nevertheless, the official GMAT website, mba.com provides the prospective test takers with all the information that they requires regarding the GMAT test dates and appointments at designated test centers around the world. Read more…
After all the discussion we undertook in the previous days regarding the cost, advantages, disadvantages and desirability of the executive MBA programs, it becomes only natural to inquire about the best business schools offering these programs. The rankings are important because like in case of full time MBA or any other higher education Master’s degree, the relative standing of the universities with respect to each other becomes a crucial criteria for the individuals upon which they base their selection.
Given below are the top ten Executive MBA programs in the US, with Wharton’s Executive MBA programs topping the chart. Chicago Booth, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern and Columbia follow close on its heels. And surprisingly, the names that are looking for, HBS and Stanford GSB are conspicuously missing on this list , for the simple reason that they do not believe in offering an Executive MBA programs.
GMAT is slated to be revamped and students will appear for an entirely new GMAT exam format with reasoning questions based on modern day data collection and representation methods. The analysis of course is to be done by the students.
Till recently, lots of speculations were going on regarding what changes will be made, what new sections will be introduced and whether the overall exam time will increase or remain the same. Putting an end to a major part of the speculations, primarily those concerning the kind of questions that students will be required to tackle in the Integrated Reasoning section. Read more…
The MBA recruitment has become competitive again with corporate organizations hiring more and more number of MBA graduates to manage several top notch business operations. Joining the ranks of Boston Consulting Group that announced an increase of 18 percent in its MBA recruitment program earlier this month, Deloitte has declared that it will hire around 400 fresh MBA graduates in the year 2011. Moreover, the company also plans to expand its summer internship program, increasing the intake of students who have just been admitted into the MBA programs at various elite universities in the country.
The company’s MBA recruitment head for the US, Angela Cherry, said that the reports of a hike in the recruitment program is completely true and the demand for fresh MBA graduates at Deloitte LLP emanates from the expansion of its consulting business. Moreover, MBA students are now finding place in such operational departments as Human Resources, Technology etc. The company has gone in for rigorous recruitment, aiming at the newly admitted MBA students who undergo a 4-week training session at Deloitte before even starting their course. Read more…
INSEAD is a leading network of the best business schools in the world, with campuses in three countries France, UAE and Singapore and business education resources extending across three continents. Getting into INSEAD institution requires no less than 740+ GMAT score and once there, you can rest assured of a bright future ahead and a six-figure salary.
To extend its reach to the Middle Eastern countries, and apprising students regarding the latest advancements in the field of business education and the importance of an MBA degree, INSEAD plans to hold a series of seminars in various cities in the Middle East. The program is as outlined below: Read more…
The verdict had never been more pronounced than it is this year! When it comes to being the hub of business school and management programs in the country, Boston is way ahead of all the other cities that are in the league.
According to the latest Business School Rankings released by the US News and World Report, 9 out of 111 ranked colleges are situated in and around Boston, which is the highest for any single area in the country.
Harvard, MIT and Dartmouth figured in the top ten, with Harvard at number #2, MIT at number #3 and Dartmouth at number #7. Harvard slipped to the second spot, being replaced by the Stanford School of Business. Last year, the two business schools had shared the top spot.
Other Boston business schools also featured in the US news top business school rankings occupying various positions in the list of 111 ranked colleges. Boston College and Boston University together occupied the 34th position, while the Babson college featured at a decent 52. Northeastern University and UMass Amherst followed close at 56 and 60 respectively. Bentley University ranked 73 and last Boston college to feature in the b-school rank list is Worcester Polytechnic Institute at #85. Read more…
Stanford Graduate School of Business dislodged the Harvard School of Business from the number 1 position to emerge as the top business school in the US. The fresh B-school rankings were released by the US News and World Report just a few days back. Last year, in a stalemate of sorts, Stanford and Harvard were tied together for the coveted top position. This year, Stanford emerged as a clear winner over HBS by two index points, 100 vs. HBS’s 98. Read more…
Come June 2012 and the GMAT test takers will be subjected to a new exam format, remarkably different from the older/current exam. The GRE test takers will go through the trial in the August 2011 itself and ETS has announced the major changes that will take place. GMAT exam is all set to get a makeover with effect from June 2012 and GMAC, the Graduate Management Admission Council has only given vague hints about the changes that will take place. The GMAT test administering body said that more details will be disseminated in the coming months.
First impressions
From the first impressions, it can gathered that the test will be more analytical in nature and based on case studies, spreadsheets, graphs, tables and data represented in those forms that are usually used by corporate organizations that recruit the MBA graduates. Read more…
Now this is some good news. Those aspiring to study business acumen and managerial skills at Stern School of Business (NYU’s B-School) will not be required to appear for standardized tests such as GRE or GMAT. The elite business school in the country has done away with the GRE/GMAT score requirement and will only rely upon the interview conducted by the admission panel for admission to various MBA programs.
The decision comes after much rumination on part of the MBA admission selection and recruitment committee. The rationale behind doing away with the scores was a simple one: the median age of an NYU Stern B-school applicant/fresher is not less than 38 years. Many of them are accomplished businessman or highly qualified professionals with at least 10 years of industry experience. Their knowledge is any day more advanced than any standard or non-standard test can seek to examine. Read more…
Many corporate employers have expressed concern over the inability of the MBA students to write a well crafted and comprehensible report or advertorial. Even when it comes to creating marketing presentations or designing PowerPoint slides for making sales pitch, b-school graduates and interns fail to convince the clients and reviewers for the simple reason that they mention everything, except for the main points. Read more…
