Two year old Minali, was diagnosed as severely malnourished and weighed only 11.7kgs. She is from Nalbari one of the worst-affected districts during the Assam floods last year. Though she survived the devastation caused by the flood waters, the hunger and starvation around her took a toll on her young body, leading to malnutrition. Save the Children provided monetary and medical support to Minali’s family which enabled her to get proper nutritional and medical assistance. There are more such Minalis in other parts of our country. These children, just like any other children, are entitled to a better and healthier future. They deserve to go to school, learn and choose their own path in life. Help us save young lives by supporting Nutrition Centres. With maximum donation, you can make a huge difference in the lives of these children. Your support will go a long way in providing a healthier life to many such Minalis in our country.
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Admission still open with CAT, XAT, MAT, GMAT, CMAT, ATMA scores

Fulfill your MBA dream! All you MBA aspirants out there grab the best opportunity that still awaits you with a number of leading B-schools open for admissions. Make the most of your CAT/ MAT /XAT/ GMAT/ CMAT / ATMA scores. Just check the list for details and go for it.

Institute	Course	Last date for submission of application forms	Entrance test / Selection procedure
Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad	PGDM, PGDM in – Retail & Marketing; IB; Banking, Insurance & Financial Services; Bio-Technology; HRM; Healthcare & Hospital Management	Admission till seats available	CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ ATMA score + GDPI
Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu	MBA; MBA (Banking & Insurance); MBA (Corporate Secretaryship); MBA (International Business)	April 19, 2013	Separate entrance test on April 28, 2013
Asian School of Business Management	PGDM; PGDM in - International Business;  Banking; Insurance & Financial Services	April 19, 2013	CAT/MAT/CMAT/XAT scores + GDPI
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, NOIDA	MBA (Petroleum and Energy Management)	April 19,2013 (Phase II)	CAT/ GMAT (After June 2012) / XAT + GDPI
IMS, Ghaziabad	PGDM; PGDM in - Banking & Finance; Marketing Management; Tourism Management	April 20, 2013	CAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ GMAT score + GDPI + Written test
ISBR Business School	MBA/PGDM 2 yr programme MBA/PGDM 1 yr programme	April 20, 2013	MAT / CAT / XAT / PGCET / ATMA / ICET & any other state entrance test
Institute of Business Management & Research, Pune	MBA	April 20, 2013	CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CET/ CMAT/ ATMA score + Written test + PI
International School of Business & Media (ISB&M), Pune	PGDM – Finance; Marketing; Insurance & Risk Management; HR Management	April 20, 2013	CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CET/ CMAT/ ATMA score + GDPI
MITCON Institute of Management, Pune	PGDM Business Administration	April 20, 2013	CAT/ MAT/ JMET/ MH-CET/ CMAT/ ATMA score + GDPI
International School of Business Management (ISBM)	PG Diploma in Management	GDPI on April 20, 2013; Candidates advised to walk-in the Pune & Bangalore Campuses	CAT / MAT / XAT/ ISBM (conducted by the institute) - + leadership talent profiling + critical thinking, problem solving and decision making group activity + PI
Praxis Business School	PGP (Business Analytics) – 1 year; PGP (Business Management) – 2 year	Interview process at Kolkata: April 20, 2013	CAT/ MAT/ GMAT/ GRE/ CMAT score + Essay Writing + Psychometric Test + PI
Fortune Institute of International Business	PGDM	April 22, 2013	CAT/MAT/ATMA/XAT/CMAT + GDPI
Jaypee Business School, Noida	MBA	April 23, 2013	CAT/ MAT/ GMAT score + GDPI
D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	MBA	April 24, 2013; With late fee on May 31, 2013	Entrance Test on June 21, 2013 at GBSRC, Tathawade, Pune
Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai	PGDM	April 26, 2013	CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ TANCET score + PI
MIT School of Business, Pune	PGDM; PGDM in -Finance; Marketing; HR	Online application for particular venue closes 72 hours before selection process date. Thereafter, candidate can apply offline. Application should reach the institute at least 5-6 days before the selection dates	CAT /MAT/ XAT /ATMA /CMAT + Extempore + Essay + PI Dates for conduct of Selection process: ·         14th & 28th April 2013 ·         12th & 26th May 2013
Nirma University, Ahmedabad	MBA (family business and entrepreneurship)	April 28, 2013	Written test + GDPI
National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad	PG Diploma in Management (Financial Management)	April 29, 2013	Admission based on GD, PI and Curriculum Vitae
National Insurance Academy (NIA), Pune	PGDM	April 30, 2013	CAT/ XAT/ CMAT + GDPI
MISB Bocconi, Mumbai	PGP in Business	April 30, 2013 (Round 3) June 3, 2013 (Round 4)	GMAT/ CAT/ GRE/  MISB Bocconi Test score + PI
Asia Pacific Institute of Management	PGDM; PGDM in – Marketing; IB; Banking & Financial Services	April 30, 2013	CAT/MAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT score + GDPI + Written Communication Test
KIIT School of Rural Management, Bhubaneswar	MBA (Rural Management)	April 30, 2013	CAT/ CMAT/ IRMA Written Exam/ KIITEE Online Entrance Test (between April 23 – May 2) score + GDPI
Apeejay School of Management	PGDM; PGDM (IT)	April 30, 2013	CAT/MAT/XAT/GMAT/CMAT score + GDPI
Universal Business School, Mumbai	MBA	April 30, 2013	CAT/ MAT/ GMAT/ CET/ CMAT score
Skyline Business School, Delhi	MBA + PGDM	April 30, 2013	CAT/ MAT/ XAT / online test (conducted by the institute) score + GDPI
NBA Group of Institutions, Delhi	PGPM + PGDM	April 30, 2013	CAT/MAT/XAT/ any All India Management Entrance Test/ NBA Aptitude Test (conducted by the institute) score + GDPI
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida	PGDM	April 30, 2013	CAT/MAT/ XAT/CMAT score + case analysis + PI
IFIM B-School	PGDM	April 30, 2013	CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ CMAT/  ATMA/IIFT score + GDPI
Amrita School of Business	MBA; MBA (MS)	April 30, 2013	CAT /GMAT/ GRE/ XAT/ MAT/ GMAT (minimum 550) score; For MBA (MS), at Bengaluru minimum IBT - TOEFL score of 79 is a must.
Amity Global Business School	PGPM + MBA program	May 3, 2013	Qualifying entrance test + English Essay Test + Interview
Pune University	MBA (Biotechnology)	May 4, 2013	ATMA entrance test + GDPI
Indian Maritime University, Chennai	MBA Port and Shipping; MBA Logistics; MBA Infrastructure	May 10, 2013	CET Online: May 25, 2013
Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS)	PGDM; PGDM (Retail & Marketing Management); PGDM (International Business)	May 11, 2013, Saturday	CMAT score + GDPI
MYRA Business School	PGDM	May 14, 2013 (Cycle 3 )	GMAT/ GRE/ CAT/ XAT scores + Essay + PI
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS)	PGDM	May 15, 2013	CAT/ XAT/CMAT score + Group Activity + Group Work + PI
Jamia Milia Islamia	MBA; MBA (Executive) Programme (Self Financed)	May 18, 2013	Admission on basis of Entrance Test (85% weightage), Group Discussion (5%) and Interview (10%)
Flame School of Business	PGDM	May 27, 2013 (Application under final cycle)	CAT / MAT/ XAT/ ATMA/CMAT/ MH CET/ GMAT scores
BIMTECH	PGDM	May 30, 2013	Admission through XAT/ MAT (Admission through CAT closed) + GDPI +Write-up
Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management	PGDM in Tourism and Travel; Tourism and Leisure; Services; International Business; Tourism and Cargo	May 31, 2013	CMAT/CAT / MAT / ATMA / XAT scores + GDPI
International Institute of Health Management Research	PG Diploma in – Hospital and Health Management; Hospital Management; Health Management	June 02, 2013	MAT / CMAT / CAT / ATMA / XAT / JMET score + GDPI
TKM Institute of Management Kollam	MBA	June 15, 2013	CMAT / MAT score + GDPI
BS Abdur Rahman University Crescent Business School, TN	MBA	June 30, 2013	MAT / any nationally recognized entrance test / BSAU (conducted by institute)
EMPI Business School, Chattarpur	PGDM	June 30, 2013	CAT / MAT / CMAT / XAT / ATMA score + Personality Assessment + Profiling Exercise
Accman Institute of Management	PGDM; PGDM in –Marketing; Retail	Session may start by June 2013	CAT/CMAT/XAT/CMAT score + GDPI
Jindal Global Business School	MBA	Classes commence on July 1, 2013	CAT/MAT/CMAT/XAT/GMAT/ any other State or National test score + Essay + GDPI
Kohinoor Business School	PGDM	As per the availability of seats	CAT / MAT/ XAT / CMAT score
Infinity Business School	Post Graduate Program in General Management	Admission till seats available	CAT/ MAT/ GMAT/ Infinity Scholastic Aptitude Test (institute’s entrance test) + Essay Writing + Interview
IFIM Business School	PGDM; PGDM in – IB; Finance	Admission till seats available	CAT/XAT/GMAT/IIFT/MAT scores + GD/Presentation + Statement of Purpose (SOP) + PI
Galgotias Business School, Greater Noida	MBA; MBA (Marketing); PGDM	Till classes commence in August, 2013	CAT/MAT/XAT/ATMA/JMET & CMAT of AICTE score + GDPI

Education & entrepreneurship in New Orleans

• By Richard Branson -
• Apr 11, 2013

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After battling on the competitive field of US airlines in Newarkwith mood lighting and fleetwide wi-fi, I traveled to New Orleans to meet entrepreneurs at INC’s Growco. I also visited the students of KIPP: Believe, the highest performing open admissions school in New Orleans for the last seven years. There I met an entrepreneur with an inspiring story of adversity and triumph, a story that is shared by more than 3,000 young people in New Orleans.

It was a year before Hurricane Katrina when Adam Meinig took his first steps to start a public charter school. In a tough school district with few good options, Adam saw an opportunity to help more students lead better lives. Parents he tried to recruit would ask, "Where is the school located?" and he'd reply, "Well, I don't have a building yet." They'd ask, "Who are your teachers?" and he'd say, "I don't have teachers yet. I don't have the kids yet." They didn't think it could be done. But the one thing Adam had, which allowed him to recruit like-minded teachers and families to work together to start KIPP: Believe, was a passionately held belief: that all students can learn and succeed regardless of their socio-economic background.

Belief, passion, a team of wonderful people, and a challenged landscape that needed shaking up. Sound familiar to startup entrepreneurs?

Adam is as much an entrepreneur as he is a visionary educator. He started KIPP: Believe because he saw an opportunity, not just a problem. 99% of his students are African American, 94% of them qualify for free/reduced lunch, and their projected graduation rates were unacceptably low (high school graduation: 56%, college graduation: 8%). He believes that the achievement gap is really an opportunity gap, so opening up the landscape for more charter schools like KIPP allows New Orleans to grow better schools, better results - and future entrepreneurs.

We talked with KIPP students, who told us - aside from recommending the city's tasty beignets! - how they previously thought they needed to leave New Orleans to be successful. Shawn said that before KIPP, he attended "a really bad school: I didn't think New Orleans had schools where everybody wants to learn." Today, there are teachers using entrepreneurial spirit to actively and aggressively recruit students, students who before Katrina would not have had a choice in the schools they could attend.

More competition is better for the consumer. Just as Virgin is thriving in a competitive airline landscape through better customer experience, Adam is doing the same with his school. Students have more hours to learn, choice, commitment, higher expectations, and an environment where decisions are made without bureaucracy. Today, KIPP New Orleans students rank 6th out of 71 districts. The school walls are covered with quotes from visionary leaders, as well as the scribbled thoughts of students - a coming together of inspiration from the past, for the future.

Shawn's mother was working at Walmart when she heard the news that Shawn had earned a prestigious high school scholarship. Visibly moved, she tried to stifle her emotions - but when her fellow workers found out, they formed a circle around her, with all of them hugging and crying. Shawn is not just her child: he is New Orleans' child.

By Richard Branson. Founder of Virgin Group