We bring to you a series that gives you the inside dope on the most exciting leadership programme on offer to business graduates across top business schools – the Aditya Birla Group Leadership Programme. Come and get a flavour of the adventure that awaits you, should you choose to accept it.
All India Podio begins with a super interesting (and glamorous) interview with Manishi Sanwal, MD of DFS India (LinkedIn Profile) and one of the most important men in the Indian luxury industry. He has previously been the head of Tag Heuer for China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan and is an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad. Amazingly, Manishi is the son of a teacher in the small town of Kotdwar in Uttaranchal (then Uttar Pradesh) for whom sneakers were a luxury in his school days. To go from there to being one of India’s leading luxury marketeers is a story we could all learn something from. Here it is in his own words.
What is the verdict from alumni about their careers? How satisfied are they about their salaries? Do they feel they have adequate work-life balance? We answer these questions and more based on responses from alumni in our 5th InsideIIM Recruitment Survey.
This question is for those who are preparing for all kinds of management entrance examinations – CAT, MAT, GMAT, or any of those similar acronyms. As you are nearing the end of your graduation, you must be probably thinking, “Now what?” For most of you, going for a master’s degree is a right option, and what is more lucrative than an MBA degree?
The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is probably the second most important MBA entrance exam after CAT. Though SNAP and NMAT compete very closely with XAT in terms of the number of people writing the exam, the fact that XLRI Jamshedpur (which is in the top 5 management institutes in the country) and a few other institutes select students ONLY on the basis of XAT, makes this exam a coveted exam to crack.
The monthly takeaway at the end of the month for a MBA graduate is an important factor to be considered before making the MBA decision or while applying to companies during placements. No wonder that companies that pay more generally attract more applications and a lot of theory around work-life balance and job satisfaction goes for a toss in the heat of final placements. In this part, we look at the minimum salary expectations of the graduating batch and the cities all our 3 sets of respondents want to work in.
What is it like to work in one of the top conglomerates? What does working in diverse businesses in the duration of your first year do to your managerial abilities? How does a good leadership programme transform a professional into a STAR? These and many such questions are going to be answered in our new series, ABGLP STARS.
IIFT 2016 was held on 27th November, 2016 - just a week before CAT. IIFT Results came out on 23rd December, 2016 whereas the cutoffs were released today. Have a look at the cutoffs below:
