Date of examination : January 4, 2009

Cost of XAT Bulletin : Cash - Rs 800, Demand Draft - Rs 850

Cost of XLRI prospectus : Cash - Rs 900 (for one programme) and Rs 1,500 (for more than one programme) Demand Draft - Rs 950 (for one programme) and Rs 1,550 (for more than one programme)

Issue of XAT Bulletin and XLRI Prospectus starts : September 1, 2008

Issue of XAT Bulletin and XLRI Prospectus ends : November 30, 2008

Last date for receiving XAT PP form and XLRI PA form at XLRI Jamshedpur : December 5, 2008

For information on payment modes, other details and to download forms : XAT/XLRI Online Registration Page

Useful links :
XAT/XLRI form advertisement         XAT thread on PaGaLGuY.com

XLRI 2009 thread on PaGaLGuY.com

Institute : TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal

Web Site : www.tapmi.org

Examinations accepted : CAT, GMAT 2007/08

Date of examination : CAT - November 16, 2008

Cost of Form : Rs 1,200

Sale of TAPMI handbook and application form ends : December 1, 2008

Last date for receipt of completed application form : December 6, 2008

Ways to procure form :

Cash payment at TAPMI Admissions Office, select branches of State Bank of India (SBI) and Axis Bank, TAPMI Centre for Extensive Education- Bangalore (Kormangala)

Post (Demand Draft drawn in favour of T.A. Pai Management Institute payable at Manipal or Udupi)

For further details and to apply online : TAPMI admissions web page and Advertisement released by TAPMI

Useful Links :

TAPMI thread on PaGaLGuY       PaGaLGuY.com interview of TAPMI Director

“Life @ TAPMI” thread on PaGaLGuY

Institutes : IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee (Note - JMET is a qualifying examination and candidates who qualify need to apply separately to the institutes of their choice)

Web Site : JMET web page

Date of examination : December 14, 2008

Cost of form : Rs 750

The JMET form can submitted through online mode only.

Online submission of forms starts : September 8, 2008 8:00 AM

Online submission of forms ends (web site closure) : October 8, 2008 6:00 PM

Receipt of completed online application form at IIT Kanpur GATE office : October 17, 2008

Announcement of results : January 5, 2009

Payment details : Payment particulars must be ready before submitting the online application form.

Payment is possible only through Demand Draft made in favour of ‘ORGANISING CHAIRMAN JMET 2009 IIT KANPUR’ on any nationalized bank payable at Kanpur. 
For all further details : http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate/jmet/onlineproc.php

Useful Link :

JMET 2009 admissions queries thread on PaGaLGuY.com

Web Site : www.spjimr.org

Examinations accepted : CAT, XAT, GMAT

Date of examinations : CAT - November 16, 2008; XAT - January, 2009; GMAT - 2008 

Cost of Form : Rs 1,200 

Applications are to be made online only.

Last date for receipt of completed application form : November 30, 2008

Payment modes :

Application fee can be paid by Credit Card or Demand Draft favouring ‘S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research’. The draft should be sent to the Admissions Coordinator. Payment can also be made at cash collection counters.

Centres of IMS Learning Resources Private Limited

Cerebral Heights(All Branches)

Career Forum (All Branches)

Click here for more details about payment modes and to apply online.

Apart from this, get all your doubts resolved and ask for all the information you need on PaGaLGuY.com! Here are some links to kick off your search.

SPJIMR admissions queries : SPJIMR 2009-11 admissions thread on PaGaLGuY.com

SJIMR campus life : ‘Life @ SPJIMR’ thread on PaGaLGuY.com

Interviews for SPJIMR commence before the CAT2008/XAT2009 results are declared. The short listing for the first round of interview will be on the basis of academic performance, versatility in extra-curricular activities and relevant work experience. Details of SPJIMR’s selection process : SPJIMR’s Joint Director’s interview on PaGaLGuY.com

SPJIMR alum talk : A serious tongue in cheek look at what it takes to make it through SPJIMR and a B-school in general

SPJIMR teaching : Details of a case study developed on the Saurav Ganguly-Greg Chappel fiasco

Web Site : www.irma.ac.in

Examination accepted : IRMA entrance examination

Date of examination : November 9, 2008

Cost of form : Rs 850

Last date for receipt of completed forms : October 6, 2008

Forms available at :

Admissions Coordinator, IRMA, Anand-388 001 on payment of Rs 100 and an examination fee of Rs 750

IMS centres on cash payment of Rs 850

Online procedure :

Fill the form on IRMA website, print it and send it to IRMA along with the fee of Rs 850

Download the form from IRMA website and submit along with the full fee of Rs.850

Students opting for either of the last two options will be sent prospectus and sample question papers on receipt of their application at IRMA.

All the payments to IRMA should be in the form of a demand draft favouring ‘Institute of Rural Management’ and payable at Anand.

Completed applications should be sent to: Admissions Coordinator, IRMA, Anand–388001, Gujarat.

Click here to view PDF release of IRMA form advertisement.

Click here to view official IRMA Web Site.

Get more information about IRMA and ALL your doubts cleared on PaGaLGuY.com!

IRMA queries : IRMA 2009-11 thread on PaGaLGuY.com

Web Site : www.mdi.ac.in

Examination accepted : CAT

Date of examination : November 16, 2008

Cost of Form : Rs 1,600 on cash payment and Rs 1,750 on payment through demand draft

Last date for receiving forms : November 15, 2008

Forms available at :

MDI Campus, Gurgaon

MDI Counter, Reception Lobby, IFCI Tower, 61 Nehru Place, New Delhi - 110019 (Ph No - 26438471, 26434674)

Select branches of Bank of Baroda from August 18 - November 12, 2008 on Monday - Friday (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

Demand Draft payment :  Crossed demand draft of Rs 1,750 drawn in favour of ‘Management Development Institute‘ and payable at New Delhi. Applicants requesting for forms by post must also send two self-adhesive stickers with address and telephone number written thereupon. The choice of programme should be written clearly on the envelope containing the draft.

Newspaper clipping announcing release of MDI Form:

For further details : MDI Official Web Site

Post all doubts, questions, suggestions and get all the information under the sun on PaGaLGuY.com. Here are some good places to start as far as MDI goes:

MDI admissions process : MDI Admissions Director’s Interview on PaGaLGuY.com

MDI admissions queries : MDI 2009-11 Admissions thread on PaGaLGuY.com

MDI campus life : ‘Life at MDI’ thread on PaGaLGuY.com

MDI 2008 placements : PaGaLGuY.com article on MDI 2008 final placements

Course : Family Business Management (FBM) programme

Candidates shortlisted on the basis of application form.

Forms available at : NMIMS, Mumbai

Cost of form : Rs 950

Sale of application forms starts : August 8, 2008

Sale of forms ends and last date for receipt of completed forms : August 25, 2008

Interviews (Candidates will be intimated over the telephone) : August 26 to August 30, 2008

List of selected candidates announced on www.nmims.edu : September 1, 2008

Last date for payment of fees : September 18, 2008

Commencement of programme : September 20, 2008

For further details : NMIMS official web page on programme

MBA and Family Business related queries : Thread on PaGaLGuY.com having discussions on the value-add from an FBM programme

Advertisement for FBM programme at NMIMS, Mumbai :

Web Site : www.imi.edu

Examination accepted : CAT

Date of examination : November 16, 2008

Cost of Form : Rs 1,500 

Sale of IMI brochure and application forms starts : August 8, 2008

Sale of IMI brochure and application form ends : November 14, 2008

Last date for receipt of completed application form : November 14, 2008

Payment modes :

Cash payment at IMI 

Post (Enclosing Demand Draft drawn in favour of IMI payable at Delhi)

Online application through http://www.imi.edu/. Payment to be made by credit card. (Online availability and mailing of brochure and application material will begin from August  8, 2008)

For further details : IMI admissions web page

You can get all the help and advice you could possibly need on PaGaLGuY.com! Here are some good places to start off…

IMI admissions queries : IMI 2009-11 admissions thread on PaGaLGuY.com

IMI placements : PaGaLGuY.com report on placements 2008 at IMI Delhi

The 2008 application season for MBA in Indian B-schools has the looks of being bigger and badder! The popularity of the MBA degree is at an all-time high and so is the number of people looking to get one. Estimates put the number of MBA aspirants in 2008 at four lakh plus and CAT alone will be written by well over two lakh of these!

So while you concentrate your energies on Quant, Verbal and Data, we shall take your load off a bit on this little blog and help make your journey towards an MBA a touch easier. How?

We shall update you on all MBA entrance exam notifications, B-school application forms, last dates and results as soon as they are released. All you have to do is keep checking this blog or better still, subscribe to the RSS feed of this blog on an RSS Reader. When you do that, all updates made here will automatically download on your RSS reader. Confused? Forget about RSS, just keep checking this blog.

Better still, you can subscribe to our Free MBA SMS Alerts and get alerts on MBA forms delivered right on your mobile! Here is how you join the PaGaLGuY.com MBA SMS Alerts - simply sms START MBA to 09845398453. Joining will cost you a couple of bucks and then you receive alerts for free for the entire year! We’ll send you 5-7 alerts per month and so won’t bother you with unnecessary spam or dedicated advertisements. Your mobile number will not be divulged to any third party without your prior consent. To stop this service, simply message STOP MBA to 09845398453.

Click here for any more information about this service and to resolve any doubts you might be having!

Information about all mobile services offered is available here

Here’s wishing that you wouldn’t have to use this blog again next year!

The Pagal Team

Web Site : www.iift.edu

Examination accepted : IIFT entrance examination

Date of examination : November 23, 2008

Cost of Form : Rs 1,200 on cash payment and Rs 1,300 on payment through demand draft

Sale of prospectus through post ends : August 20, 2008

Sale of prospectus across IIFT counter ends : September 3, 2008

Last date for receipt of completed forms : September 3, 2008

Forms available at :

IIFT Delhi Centre : IIFT Bhawan, B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110016 (Ph No - +91-11-26965124, +91-11-26965051)

OR

IIFT Kolkata Centre : J-1/14 (7th-9th Floor), EP & GP Block, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091(Ph No - +91-33-2357 2854)

Demand draft/pay order payment : The prospectus and application form may be obtained by post from IIFT Delhi Centre by sending a demand draft/pay order of Rs 1,300 favouring ‘INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE‘ and payable at New Delhi

Newspaper clipping announcing release of IIFT form :

For further details : IIFT Official Web Site

Apart from this, get ALL the information, advice, gyan that you could possibly need on PaGaLGuY.com. Here are some useful links to start off with!

Get all IIFT related doubts cleared : IIFT 2009-11 Admissions thread on PaGaLGuY.com

Get a peek into the culture and life at IIFT : ‘Life @ IIFT Delhi’ thread on PaGaLGuY.com

IIFT 2008 placements : PaGaLGuY.com article on IIFT 2008 final placements