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MUMBAI: Around 150 engineering students protested outside the Fort campus of Mumbai University, asking officials to shed light on the implementation of the eight-year policy.

Students of several engineering colleges claimed that the university has issued so many circulars on the year of implementation of the policy that they are extremely confused.

While one states that the policy is applicable from the 2003-04 batch, another says it is applicable only from the 2004-05 batch. "The university has released a circular on the policy in September 2002 making it mandatory for all students to clear their BE degree within eight years of enrollment. However, in 2009, it released a circular explaining the policy and also stated that it will be applicable from academic year 2004-05 and onwards. Now the university is not allowing us to appear for the exam," said a student.

Source: Times of India

For the past few years, the vocational, or the 'bifocal', courses in junior colleges in Mumbai have been quite popular among the toppers. However, 2011 is witnessing a change.

The number of students who have applied for the bifocal courses in commerce and science streams has decreased to about 18,000 from more than 31,000 in 2010.

Ironically, the seats for these courses have been increased seeing the past demand.

Last year, there were 7,906 open seats for the bifocal courses and there were 31,131 applicants for those. This year, the number of open seats was increased to 12,474, but the number of applicants for those has fallen to mere 18,000 odd. So, the applicants to bifocal seats ratio has decreased from 4:1 to mere 1.5:1.

The principal of one of the Mumbai junior colleges attributed this drop in interest in bifocal courses to the student preference to keep their options open. The bifocal courses limit the subsequent options. For instance, a student who has studied bifocal science course would not be able to opt for microbiology or biomedical engineering subjects. As the students are realizing this downside, the popularity of the bifocal courses is waning.

High cuts off ensure rush

Even though less number of students applied for the bifocal courses this year, the students and parent still rushed to grab seats after the admissions opened on 13 July.

With the cut-offs for the most preferred colleges expected to remain above 90 per cent, the scramble for bifocal seats is expected to persist.

The admissions season is on. Although the top B-schools of the country have declared their list of final students who have been selected, there are more than 100 good B-schools where the admissions are still on. In this article we bring to you an update on the B-schools of Delhi, Pune and Mumbai, where the admissions are going on and where you can still apply for your dream MBA.

Delhi NCR

Delhi is a multi-cultured and multi-linguistic city with people from almost every part of India. Delhi is the main center of political activity in the country with important administrative blocks of the government having offices in Delhi.

The city has been the destination for higher education for many youths. So if you are dreaming of pursuing MBA in Delhi NCR then obviously it is not a wrong decision.

MBA in Delhi has seen a tremendous growth over the last few years with the establishment of new B Schools in Delhi. Delhi has always been the education hub of India with the track record of producing great talents.

The B-schools where the admissions are on currently are mentioned below. These B-schools are AICTE approved and are acclaimed for their experienced faculty, placements, etc.

• Asia - Pacific Institute of Management
• Ajay Kumar Garg Institute of Management
• Amity Business School
• BULMIM
• EMPI Business School
• Fortune Institute of International Business
• Future Innoversity
• IILM Institute for Higher Education
• Institute of Productivity & Management Ghaziabad
• Indian Institute of Finance & Management
• Jagan Institute of Management Studies
• JRE Group of Institutions
• Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida
• Millennium Academy of Professional Studies
• New Delhi Institute of Management
• Netaji Subhash Institute of Management Sciences
• Skyline Business School

Mumbai

When it comes to higher education and the enormous scope that is there for the candidates to make the most of, Mumbai excels ahead of its rivals. Hence, if anybody who has a lot of interest in management and in so doing wants to pursue his or her MBA degree, Mumbai is the right place to go to without wasting any more time. MBA from Mumbai is truly one of the best choice.

For doing MBA in Mumbai you can apply to the following B-schools, where the admissions are on:

• AICAR Business School
• IBS
• Indian Institute of Finance & Management
• Institute for Technology & Management (ITM)
• Kohinoor Management School
• Prin L.N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
• MET Institute of Management
• Narsee Monjee Institute Of Management Studies (NMIMS)
• SIES College of Management Studies

Pune

Similar to Delhi and Mumbai, Pune is a major hub of management education. Renowned institutions like National Institute of Bank Management and National Insurance Academy are based in the city. Apart from the MBA institutes under the Symbiosis International University, there are many other good B Schools in Pune.

For doing MBA in Pune you can apply to the following B-schools, where the admissions are on:

• Balaji Institute of Modern Management
• Flame School of Business
• Indira Group of Institutes
• Institute for Future Education, Entrepreneurship and Leadership (iFEEL)
• Institute of Management Development & Research (IMDR)
• International School of Business & Media (ISB&M)
• MITCON Institute of Management
• Samvit School of Infrastructure Business (SSIB)
• Sinhgad Business School
• Suryadatta Institute of Management & Information Research