List of Institutes accepting CAT 2008 Scores - 1

1. Accurate Institute of Management & Technology
Plot No. 49
Knowledge Park – III
Greater Noida - 201306
Phone: 0120-2328234-35
Fax: 0120-2320355

2. Algol School of Technology
Behind Sector 34 Marble Market
Sector – 34
Gurgaon – 122001
Phone: 0124-3212001

3. Amrita School of Business
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
Ettimadai P.O.
Coimbatore – 641105
Phone: 0422-2656422
Fax: 0422-2656422

4. Aravali Institute of Management
Marwar Bhawan
Polo No.2, Paota
Jodhpur – 342006
Phone: 0291-2550070/255356
Fax: 0291-2543600

5. Asian School of Business Management (ASBM)
Shiksha vihar
Barang-Khurdha Road, Chandaka
Bhubaneswar – 754005
Phone: 0671-2111204/207/208
Fax: 0674-2111205

6. AICAR Business School
Village Damat
Neral, Karjat
Raigad – 410101
Phone: 02148-236714-20
Fax: 02148-236713

7. Alliance Business Academy
19^th Cross, 7^th Main
BTM-II Stage, N.S. Palya
Bangalore – 560076
Phone: 080-26681444
Fax: 080-26684137

8. Apeejay School of Management
Sector-8
Dwarka Institutional Area
New Delhi – 110075
Phone: 011-25363979/81
Fax: 011-25363985

9. Army Institute of Management
Judges Court Road
Opp. Alipore Telephone Exchange, Alipore
Kolkata – 700027
Phone: 033-24398335/37/38/24794494
Fax: 033-24794929

10. Asia-Pacific Institute of Management ‘
4, Institutional Area
Jasola (Opp. Sarita Vihar)
New Delhi – 110025
Phone: 011-42094800 (30 lines)
Fax: 011-26951541

11. Bharathidasan Institute of Management
M.H.D. Campus
BHEL Complex
Tiruchirappalli – 620014
Phone: 0431-2520796/502
Fax: 0431-2520733

12. BLS Institute of Management
Opp. Mohan Meakins Factory
Mohan Nagar
Ghaziabad – 201007
Phone: 0210-2658405, 2657654
Fax: 0120-2657714

13. Birla Institute of Management Technology
Plot No. 5
Knowledge Park–II
Greater Noida (NCR) – 201306
Phone: 0210-2323001-10
Fax: 0120-2323022/25

14. Calcutta Business School
11, Lord Sinha Road
Kolkata – 700071
Phone: 22427488/22821450
Fax: 22826350

15. Center for Management Training & Research
CMTR Campus, Khanpur
P.O. Textile Colony, Kharar
Distt: Mohali – 140301
Phone: 0160-5009000
Fax: 0160-2282493

16. College of Agribusiness Management
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
Pantanagar – 263145
Phone: 05944-233884
17. Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna (CIMP)
Hindi Bhavan
Chhajubagh, Post Box No.42
Patna – 800001
Phone: 0612-2200453
Fax: 0612-2200453

18. Cosmic Business School
B-1/E-II, Mohan Co-operative Indl. Estate
Mathura Road
New Delhi – 110044
Phone: 011-40520815-816
Fax: 011-26945323

Rajiv Gandhi IIM Shillong: An anomaly

As a marketing communications professional, I pay a little more than average attention to things like ad copies, headline, logos et cetera. Most logos flummox me no end. Try hard as I may, their original meaning is almost always indecipherable. Yes, I might be creative enough to provide a wonderfully sensible sounding meaning to the logo. But did my 'imagination' match the 'imagination' of the creator, well, that's a different ballgame! Can you guess what the IIM Shillong logo signifies?

" The Logo heavily uses the color and the imagery from nature like the sun, the sky and the mountains. The portrayal of the sun with its rays spreading across in the half circle above gives a feeling of progress and light. The curves in yellow within the round give a shape of the mountain, where the institute is situated. The blue color stands for the sky. The definite linear lines at the bottom of the circle show energy can be channelized. This can also be compared to the skill of the students, which would be enhanced and guided properly. " (source: Wikipedia)

If you guessed that accurately, don't forget to give yourself a big pat in the back. You have a bright, imaginative future ahead!

The IIM logos, with the exception of Ahmedabad, are invariably sarkari looking, dull creations. So, I was hardly surprised to see what the new IIM Shillong dished out. Just look at that hideous logo again - shudders! Shillong is a breathtakingly beautiful place; the institute itself, set amidst tall, stunning pines looks most pretty. Why then such an unaesthetic symbol for such a lovely institute. Why the sun in the logo, for an IIM located in a place known more for its cloud bursts than a fiery sun. Wouldn't that be more apt for IIM Jaisalmer, whenever that happens!

CAT 2008 notification

The IIMs have released the notification for this year's Common Admission Test (IIM-CAT) to the IIMs, which also serves as the entrance test for quite a few other reputed business schools. Notable among these are Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), Nanyang Business School (Singapore), MDI (Gurgaon), SP Jain (Mumbai) and Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) (Bhopal).

These are some of the important dates relating to the application process.

Issue of CAT Bulletins at Axis Bank starts : JULY 14 (Monday)

Issue of CAT Bulletins at Axis Bank ends : AUGUST 8 (Friday)

Issue of CAT Bulletins by the IIMs ends : AUGUST (Wednesday)

Last date for receipt of completed CAT Applications by the IIMs : SEPTEMBER 5 (Friday)

COMMON ADMISSION TEST : NOVEMBER 16, 2008 (Sunday)