QS World MBA Tour - Road to International MBA

The QS World MBA Tour, with hundreds of influential business schools such as Bond, Cornell-Nanyang, GWashington and UC Berkeley, visits India on from November 29, 2008 till December 6, 2008 covering New Delhi [Images], Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Now in its fifteenth year, the tour visits 35 countries annually with over 360 of the world's international top business schools. The India's MBA Fair is biggest event with more than 90 MBA programmes present, including a majority of the highest-ranked American, Canadian and European schools.


The fair provides Indian MBA candidates the chance to meet face to face with the admissions officers and alumni of these prestigious business schools as they shortlist the right school for their MBA studies. The Fair is packed full of information on full time, part time MBA programmes, fees, admissions, scholarships, financial aid, the GMAT test and graduate MBA career opportunities.

In addition, the QS World MBA Tour offers US$1.2million worth of exclusive scholarships during the Fall 2008 season. The scholarships, for top business schools including Wharton, Chicago and Cass, are available only to attendees of the fair.

The Fair also provides unique, free expert seminars:

Panel discussion with admissions officers and alumni from BU, Skolkovo, Hult, Tias Nimbas and Bond among others
The Princeton Review GMAT admissions seminar
MBA Masterclass by a top professor
Careers panel with MBA recruiters and alumni
The first 100 candidates through the door will receive a complimentary copy of the QS TopMBA Career Guide, a 350-page publication that includes expert editorial on the MBA industry and a comprehensive directory of the world's top business schools.

Details on registration for the QS World MBA Tour and QS World Exec MBA Tour, scholarships and seminars are available on the world's most comprehensive MBA website: www.topmba.com.

QS World MBA Tour India - At a glance

Schedule
New Delhi: November 29, 2 pm-6 pm

Mumbai: December 1, 5 pm-9 pm

Hyderabad: December 4, 5 pm-9 pm

Bangalore: December 6, 2 pm-6 pm


REGISTRATION
Pre-registration online Rs 100 or Rs 200 at the door.

Visit: www.topmba.com

For more information please contact:
Aarti N Kukreja
Marketing Assistant
Email: aarti@qsnetwork.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7284 7234 (direct)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7284 7200 (office)

Simona Bizzozero
Media Relations Manager
E-mail: simona@qsnetwork.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7284 7248 (direct)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7284 7200 (office)

Chevening Scholarships 2009 for Indian students

Applications for the prestigious Chevening Scholarships for study UK in the 2009 -10 academic year are open from November 5, 2008.

Chevening Scholarships bring young post-graduates to the UK, normally for Masters degree courses. The key theme is "leadership". The Chevening Scholarship programme seeks to give outstanding individuals across the world access to the UK's leading academic institutions. In India, it seeks to build ties between the UK and India to work in partnership together on global issues of mutual interest.

Highlights of Chevening 2009

Applications for Chevening Scholarships for study in the 2009/10 academic year are now open. The application deadline is midnight December 31, 2008.
Applicants will be able to apply online only. For further details on how to submit your application, and to complete the online application procedure, please visit www.britishcouncil.org.in/chevening

MBA Programme at IMT-Dubai January 2009 session

January 2009 session
(2-year Full-time MBA Programme at IMT-Dubai)

Give your career an international edge at IMT – Dubai which is the first overseas campus of IMT – Ghaziabad, one of India’s Top 10 B-schools. Get the advantages of strong industry interface, inter-cultural awareness and international perspectives along with a globally renowned faculty. Bringing world-class management education within easy reach of students and management professionals seeking global careers has been the key driver behind IMT-Dubai. IMT is strategically located in the heart of the Academic City, Dubai and is also the first Indian business school to be recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Government of UAE. Its MBA programme is fully accredited by the Commission of Academic Accreditation, Dubai and has got an excellent track record of placements ever since its inception.

Application Procedure
Apply in the prescribed application form available at IMT (India office). Application forms can also be downloaded from our website www.imtdubai.org or www.imt.edu Application fees to be tendered by way of Demand Draft or Cash Payment of Rs. 1600/-. The Demand Draft should be drawn in favour of “Institute of Management Technology” payable either at Ghaziabad or Delhi.

Eligibility
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with minimum 50% marks from a recognized university.

Selection Criteria
Eligible candidates will have to appear for Personal Interview.

Contact
India Office
Chairman (Joint Admission Committee) IMT, A-16, Site-3, UPSIDC Industrial Area Meerut Road, Ghaziabad-201003 Tele: +91-120-2705628 Fax: +91-120-2705625
Email: admissions@imt.edu Website: www.imt.edu

Dubai Office
Institute of Management Technology, Dubai Academic City, P.O. Box. 502438, Dubai, U.A.E. Tel: +971-4-3604844 Fax: +971-4-3604838
Email: admissions@imtdubai.org Website: www.imtdubai.org

Last date for submission of application form: Dec 5, 2008

Ghaziabad, Nagpur, CDL, Hyderabad (session starting from 2010)