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Sponsorship It is highly recommended that all applicants be sponsored by their organizations. A sponsor is someone who is familiar with the applicant's background and motivations for attending KMI. The sponsor should be the person to whom the candidate reports, the organization's chief human resource officer, or the person responsible for management development.

Admissions Criteria:

An admissions committee thoroughly reviews each application and considers the nature and scope of the applicant's responsibilities. For the benefit of the class, sponsoring organizations, and the program, the committee seeks to admit people with comparable management responsibilities who have diverse skills and experiences.

Although there are no formal educational requirements, applicants must be proficient in English in order to comprehend the reading materials and contribute meaningfully to classroom and study group discussions.

It is expected that KMI participants will immerse themselves completely in the experience and be free of all other duties. Participants are expected to attend all sessions.
Admissions Process:

Class size is limited to maximize classroom and study group participation, so early application is encouraged. KMI applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed upon submission until the program fills.

Certificate:

The Kellogg School of Management awards a certificate upon the successful completion of the KMI program.

Cost The fee for KMI is payable in U.S. dollars, and covers tuition, class materials, breakfast, coffee breaks, lunch on class days, lodging, and meals for the opening, midwinter, and closing residential sessions. Dinner and class sessions for the optional evening meetings with spouses or guests as well as class social events are included in the fee. Payment is due upon receipt of invoice. Please make checks payable to the Kellogg School of Management. Enrollments in Kellogg programs are highly competitive, and places will not be guaranteed until your payment is received.

It is expected that applicants have their own health insurance valid in the United States. The University is not responsible for medical expenses incurred by participants during the program.
Cancellation Policy Because attendance at a Kellogg School executive program requires significant advance preparation and demand often exceeds capacity, it is important that you contact us in a timely manner if you must cancel or defer your attendance. To receive a full refund of tuition, notice of cancellation must be received more than 30 days in advance of the program start date. Participants who cancel less than 30 days in advance will not receive a refund but may nominate an acceptable substitute or attend a future session of the same program within one year.

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT-AHMEDABAD

In just four decades IIMA has evolved from being India’s premier management institute to a notable international school of management. It all started with Dr Vikram Sarabhai and a few other public spirited industrialists realizing that agriculture, education, health, transportation, population control, energy, and public administration were all vital elements in a growing society and that it was necessary to link these meaningfully with industry. The result was the creation of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1961 as an autonomous body with the active collaboration of the Government of India, Government of Gujarat, and industry. It was evident that to have a vision was not enough. Effective governance and quality education were seen as critical aspects. From the very start the founders introduced the concept of faculty governance: all members of the faculty play an important role in administering the diverse academic and non-academic activities of the Institute. The empowerment of the faculty has been the propelling force behind the high quality of learning experience at IIMA. The Institute had initial collaboration with Harvard Business School. This collaboration greatly influenced the Institute’s approach to education. Gradually it emerged

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT - LUCKNOW

Situated at the outskirts of the historic and culturally rich city of Lucknow, the Indian Institute of Management (IIML), was established in 1984, by the Government of India, as a national level school of excellence in management science.

IIML 's mission is to be a global, socially conscious and integrated school of management, contributing towards management development, both in India and abroad. Towards this, IIML undertakes a diverse range of academic activities and interventions aimed at creation, dissemination, and application of management knowledge and practices. These include : the Post Graduate Programme; the Fellow Programme; the Management Development Programme; Research Programmes; and Consulting Programmes. IIML is also entering into collaborative arrangements with leading business schools and research centres in India, Europe, Canada, South and Southeast Asia.

The Institute has state-of-the-art computing and class-room facilities, supported by an extensive library of books, journals, films, and databases. IIML academic programmes are fully residential. The serene and pollution free campus is well equipped to meet all the essential requirements of its residents.

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT-KOZHIKODE

The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode was set up by the Government of India in collaboration with the State Government of Kerala as the 5th Indian Institute of Management. Being a part of IIM family of institutions, which have earned worldwide reputation for academic excellence, the Institute strives hard for maintaining international standards in all of its academic activity.

The Institute is aiming to emerge as an internationally reckoned fully integrated management institute of higher learning. It conducts the full range of academic activities in the field of management education covering research, teaching, and training, consulting and intellectual infrastructure development to help improve the management systems in the country. The Institute emphasises on development of analytical skills and is known for its focus on global and cross-cultural issues.

It strives to groom business leaders who are an asset to the society and are able to strike proper balance between business demands and social concerns. The Institute makes special efforts for perspective building, teamwork, co-operation and harmony among various members of the supply chain of a business organisation both internal and external. It promotes an orientation of friendship, cooperation and collaboration even with competitors wherever the opportunity exists to serve to the society better.

The Institute is located at Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode, (also known as Calicut) in the State of Kerala, the God's own Land. Calicut is a historic city where Vasco-de-Gama put his foot first to establish Indo-European business relationship over 500 years ago. Kunnamangalam is famous for a large number of small green hills, a unique feature that cannot be described but only experienced. The visitors can have this unparalleled view of miles of greenery from every nook and corner of IIMK. They can enjoy the panoramic view of a hill station, sea beaches and backwaters at the same place.

The MBA Option

The "business school" option is a serious proposition for most engineering graduates. In order to facilitate this option, the following information is being provided:

• how to go about the prepartion
• List of management colleges in India

A partial list of Institutes offering MBA degrees:

1. Indian Institue of Mgmt., Ahmedabad.
2. Indian Institue of Mgmt., Bangalore.
3. Indian Institue of Mgmt., Calcutta.
4. Indian Institue of Mgmt., Lucknow.
5. Xavier’s Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur.
6. Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi.
7. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management, Mumbai.
8. MDI, Gurgaon.
9. IMT, Ghaziabad.
10. IIM, Calicut.
11. IIM, Indore.
12. XIM, Bhubaneshwar.
13. S P Jain, Mumbai.
14. NMIMS, Mumbai.
15. Bharti Darshan Institute of Mgmt., Tiruchirapally.
16. Symbiosis Institute of Mgmt., Pune.
17. T A Pai Mgmt. Institute, Manipal.
18. Symbiosis HRD College (SCMHRD), Pune.
19. SYDENHAM, Mumbai.
20. University Business School, Punjab.
21. K J Somaya Institute of Mgmt., Mumbai.
22. R E C Trichi.
23. NIRMA Institute of Mgmt., Ahmedabad.
24. Goa Institute of Mgmt., Goa.
25. IMDR, Pune.
26. SIMS (Defence), Pune.
27. ITM, Mumbai.
28. Kirloskar Institute of Mgmt., Bangalore.
29. Amity Business School, New Delhi.
30. FORE School of Mgmt., New Delhi.
31. Master of Finance Control, New Delhi.
32. IISWBM, Calcutta.
33. Anna University, Madras.
34. Pune Business School, Pune.
35. Cochin Business School, Cochin.
36. Madras University Campus School, Madras.

Colleges offering Management-oriented specialized courses:

1. Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad.
2. Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai.
3. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi.
4. Institute of Rural Management, Anand (Guj).
5. Indian Institute of Technology (Mumbai, Delhi & Kh’gpur) (only for engineers).
6. NITIE, Mumbai (only for engineers).

How to go about the preparation?

• When to prepare for the test?

The best time to start preparing for the tests is in your vacation at the end of the last-but-one year of your studies. Though a period of 4 to 5 months is enough to master the quantitative areas in these tests, many students find mastering verbal areas such as reading and vocabulary, rather slow going. Since the verbal areas make for slow learning, you would do well to start these as early as possible, say, 6 to 7 months before the tests.

• Structure of the tests:

The tests of prominent Indian institutes, are unpredictable in their structure and composition. Broadly, what is intended to be assessed is aptitude- Quantitative, Verbal, Logical and Analytical. Increasingly, many institutes are testing the students’ awareness of current affairs and general knowledge. One cannot, however be certain about the weightage given to each area. The tests change often unrecognisably, from year to year.

While preparing for the Quantitative section, one could give weightage to the various topics in the following order:

1. Number Theory
2. Percentage, Profit-Loss.
3. Geometry and Mensuration
4. Time, Distance and Work
5. Quadratic Equations and Progressions
6. Averages and Mixtures
7. Simple and Compound Interest
8. Indices, Surds and Logarithms
9. Venn Diagrams
10. Cubes
11. Permutation-Combination
12. Probability
13. Inequalities and Special Equations

• Strategy to succeed

Perhaps the most important requirements for success in these tests is getting to know the right technique for attacking them. Here are a few useful tips to be help you succeed:

• Follow the instructions carefully: When there are several sections in the tests, each of them would have different instructions, the misreading of which is bound to result in disaster. If you are not careful enough to read the instructions carefully, you are likely to goof up, for they may be very different from the ones that you are used to.
• Intelligent selection of questions: The best way to attempt the maximum number of questions correctly is to serially answer all those questions which you can get right in the first shot. This way you would not have any regrets of having left the simple questions unanswered. But, the important thing to note is that, this process has to be completed in around half the available time alloted for that particular section. After this, you may further proceed to solve the remaining questions. Do not waste time on questions which seem too difficult, vague or confusing. You should remember that, anyway you are going to score the same marks for a question, be it easy or difficult.
• Should one guess? Wild guessing can be risky, but cultivating the habit of guessing intelligently is the only alternative to total surrender. The art of intelligent guessing which you have to master consists first of eliminating the obviously wrong alternatives and of narrowing down your choice, so that you increase your chances of hitting the right answer. If you already have spent too much time working on a particular question, then you should not leave it unanswered, rather go for a wise guess.

• Be determined and have a positive attitude

Unless you cultivate the drive and zeal, you won’t make it. The tests will demand the best in you, so sharpen your abilities to the keenest point and attain the maximum speed you can work at. A luke-warm attitude just won’t do. Be determined. Your determination coupled with the right attitude will help you make a sensible action plan, follow it scrupulously and come out with flying colors at the end.

Study Material:

You should not go hunting for too much material or you will simply end up deciding which is the best! Rather, pick up one good resource on a particular topic, complete it thoroughly and only then lay your hands on the next one.

The following resources are recommended:

• Correspondence Coaching
• Institute of Management Studies (IMS), Mumbai.
• Brilliant Tutorials, Chennai.
• TIME, Hyderabad.
• Other Resources:

Vocabulary:

• Master Word-List from Baron’s Guide to GRE
• 30 Days to a powerful vocab: Norman Lewis
• 6 weeks to a powerful vocab: Wilfred Funk
• All about words: Nurnburg and Rosenblum

Quantitative:

• Quantitative Aptitude fully solved: R. S. Aggarwal
• ICSE Mathematics: O. P. Sinhal

Analytical:

• Analytical Section from Baron’s Guide to GRE
• Analytical Section from Arco’s Guide to GRE

Current Affairs and G.K:

• Manorama Year Book
• Competition Master
• Competition Success Review
• Newspapers, preferably TOI, The Hindu.

Business Affairs:

• Business World (weekly magazine)
• Business India
• The Economic Times