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A lot of initiatives are taking place at XLRI. First is its plan to launch a new Global MBA program by June 2013. This program is in partnership with Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western University in USA and with School of Economics and Management of Tongji University, in China. This would be a…

As a follow up to our analysis of Duke’s essays for 2012-13, we are posting excerpts from a blog by the Duke Admissions team. The blog outlines the admissions team’s expectations from applicants, in answering essay questions. So, the 3 short, career related essays are “looking for the facts, with minimal embellishment”. Through the long…

    Applications Deadline Interview Period (On campus & off-campus) Decision Notification   Early Action   Sept  19, 2012   Sept 10 – Oct. 16, 2012   Oct 30, 2012   Round 1   Oct  24, 2012   Dec 6 – Dec 11, 2012   Jan 8, 2013   Round 2   Jan  4, 2013…

Cornell is out with its essay questions! This year, a lot of b-schools are changing their essays, quite in line with how the business environment is changing rapidly, the world over. In Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Christine Sneva’s words, “We changed the direction of our questions this year to better understand your career…

ISB has released its application for the PGP class of 2013-14. Interestingly, the b-school has added a new section- a video upload. They have also  changed essay 1.      Application Deadline  Offer Decision  Round 1  September 15, 2012  November 15, 2012  Round 2  by November 30, 2012  by February 15, 2013   Please make…

Richard Ivey School of Business has partnered with MDI, Gurgaon, for developing India-based case studies and also for distributing them globally. Its worth noting that Richard Ivey is the second largest producer of business cases, after Harvard Business School, and the world’s foremost producer of Asian case studies. Ivey adds more than 200 case studies…

Applicants to IMD are assessed on 5 criteria: career progression, intellectual ability, leadership potential, interpersonal skills and international outlook. Interview: By invitation only, after the application has been submitted. Application Deadline for Jan 2013 Intake:  IMD has five deadlines:  February 1, April 1, June 1, August 1, September 1. Recommendations: IMD expects 3 recommendations from applicants…

Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management has announced as its new dean Professor Soumitra Dutta, formerly INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France) business and technology professor and academic director of research centre for technology, innovation and new media. With this, Johnson becomes the first major business school in the United States to hire a dean…