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In a lonely desert rose a city greater than heaven itself. Men and women
flock to it, to find joy, fortunes, glory and themselves. Come this September,
history will repeat itself as amidst the arid plains of Trichy will rise a new
Vegas. Festember 11 - Vegas style!
For 4 days, NITT will shed skin and deck up in the glittering robes of
glamour, fun and excitement. With in-numerous events, workshops, in-formals and
pro-shows, Festember offers a simple promise - To blow your minds away!
True to its theme, everything will have a dose of "Vegas" to it!
:) Be it a wheel of fortune to sweeten your day or a slot machine to test your
luck; Festember is filled with small wonders for everyone!
If you are a Cultural Casanova or a literary wizard, your arena is awaiting
you! If you are the one to roll up your sleeves and do things, then come enjoy
our varied Workshops. Lastly,if you are the chilled out kind then see off the
searing heat of day and await the Vegas themed party to move and groove till
morn!
Fest Dates: 22nd-25th
September 2011
Event Web Site: www.festember.in
Contact Person: Deepika Ravi
E-mail ID: deepikaravi1993@gmail.com
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Knowledge Process Outsourcing or KPO as it is popularly abbreviated today has emerged as the latest career revolution in India. A report by Evalueserve predicts that India will capture more than 70 percent of the KPO outsourcing sector by 2010. Almost two-thirds of professionals working in the KPO industry worldwide will be based in India, especially because this industry requires substantial domain expertise among professionals who are Doctors, Engineers, MBAs, Graduates in Science and Technology, Certified Financial Analysts, Accountants, Statisticians, Lawyers, Economists and Chartered Accountants. To ensure that India meets the demand of this emerging sector NIAM Centre for Analytics & Research Excellence popularly known as NCARE setup an Institute in India to offer course specialized in information management across various industries. About N-CARE: NIAM Centre for Analytics & Research Excellence has been setup by a team of experienced analysts, knowledge management professionals and renowned educationists who have come together to create the first private institute for research and analytics study in India,focusing on the growing Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) and Knowledge Management Industry across the globe. The pedagogy has been designed with the intention to bridge the gap between the formal education and the specific skills required for employability. This approach will directly enhance the employability index of the students passing out from the institute. In one ofthe recent survey Siliconindia.com has awarded N-CARE - Bangalore 1st positionin the survey for "India's Top 100 B-Schools for Best EarningPotential" We definitely need more educational institutes with similar approach focusing on aspecific sector. This sure would make our students more employable and also meet need of skilled workforce.
To know more about NCARE Visit : http://www.niamcare.com/index.html
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Share on Facebook Abhishek Yadav, Co founder & President, N-CARE discusses how India is all set to become the knowledge capital of the world
|  | 1) What is Information Management and what is its scope in India?
Information Management is concerned with identifying, organising, evaluating, storing and disseminating information in the most effective and efficient manner. It involves understanding how organisations work, and how Information Strategies must take into account people's or business needs and behaviour. This involves leveraging information systems and Information Technology to maximise information resources to meet organisational objectives and individual requirements. | | The IT revolution and the need and creation of organised data and information has thrown huge opportunities of skilled manpower to analyse and manage this ongoing database and information. In the recent times it has been observed that the need for Information Management has expanded from IT to all major information/data creating sectors such as Telecom, Finance, Pharma, KPO/ ITES, Government, FMCG, etc. and when India is set to become a Knowledge Capital of the world, it gives huge opportunity for Analyst, Researchers or just informed Management Graduates who must have studied more on Industry through research route than traditional syllabus.
India being part of an emerging region is set to be more organised in terms of database and information management which will create an ever expanding need of skilled manpower to manage this.
2) Can you give us an overview of the (Market research/analysis/KPO) industry and how it is doing presently?
The KPO market is currently estimated at USD 3 billion and is expected to reach USD 16 billion by 2010 (Evaluserve, 2007; KPMG, 2007; Tan, 2007).The industry is estimated to aggregate revenues of USD 73.1 billion in FY2010, with the IT software and services industry accounting for USD 63.7 billion of revenues. Rest is ITES (KPO & BPO) (NASSCOM Strategic Review 2010)
3) Can you describe the current employment trends in this industry?
During FY2010 direct employment is expected to reach nearly 2.3 million, an addition of 90,000 employees, while indirect job creation is estimated at 8.2 million. (This includes KPO sector jobs). Availability of skilled talent has been India’s foremost attraction as a global sourcing country. India’s graduate outturn has more than doubled in the past decade, with addition of 3.7 million graduates in FY2010, a scale unmatched by any other country. However, some gaps in talent suitability exist, they are being addressed through strong provider-level initiatives and industry-led programmes. (NASSCOM Strategic Review 2010).
4) What kind of career opportunities is available in this sector?
There is an ever growing industry need for skilled manpower in the field of information management, research and analytics across all major sectors such as technology, telecom, Finance, Pharma, KPO/ ITES, Government, FMCG, etc. Job opportunities are available across various researches & analytics needs across above specific industry.
5) What are some of the skills and qualifications required for people in this sector?
Analytic and logical reasoning skills, penchant to seek industry knowledge, communication skills & project management skills. Candidates seeking admission to the undergraduate programs should have completed 12 years of education under the Indian Education system (CBSE or ICSE) or any equivalent Board in India or overseas, with English and Mathematics at the class X level. Candidates seeking admission to Post graduate programs - Students who have completed their graduation in any stream or appearing in the final year of their graduation from universities and institutions recognised by UGC can apply.
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If you are a fresh graduate and you want a high paying job where you can apply your knowledge and skills, KPOs are the best place to be in. High salary jobs are being offered to the graduates (MBA's, CA's, law graduates etc.) with a starting package of 4.2 to 4.8 lakhs per annum. And depending on the complexity of the work and processes and the organization (Exevo, Evalueserve or Pipal Research), the package can go up to 6 lacs per annum. Salaries in Indian KPO are 25%-50% higher than in other KPOs around the world.
Some of the best KPO companies in India are Genpact, Evalueserve, Ugam Solutions, WNS, 24/7Custmoer, ICICI OneSource, EXL Service, Copal Partners, Pangea3 and TechBooks. There is no doubt that the presence of so many companies as well as its sheer growth rate of 51% makes this a career to be yearned for.
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It is not just about the salaries at the entry level. Salaries are bound to increase later on also as the work outsourced to Indian KPOs is of high quality and of complex nature. It takes a lot of expertise and skills to carry out the work. Therefore many companies offer their employees 6 monthly salary hikes anywhere between 15%-20%.
And in the future also, the salaries are going to rise in the Indian KPO sector. This trend will last at least up to next 10-15 years. The reason being India's demography and the young talent pool available here. |
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If you have to choose a career today, KPO sector certainly seems to be the pick of the litter. More and more researches and reports are claiming high potential and myriad opportunities in this nascent sector in India. According to a report by GlobalSourcingNow, the Global Knowledge Process Outsourcing industry (KPO) is expected to reach USD 17 billion by 2010, of which USD 12 billion would be outsourced to India. In addition, the Indian KPO sector is also expected to employee more than 250,000 KPO professionals by 2011, compared with the current figure of 25,000 employees. While reports about this year are indeed optimistic and show the sheer market size Indian companies have over other nations, Reports are also suggesting phenomenal growth in the sector in the future as well.
A report by Evalueserve predicts that India will capture more than 70 percent of the KPO outsourcing sector by 2010. Apart from India, countries such as Russia, China, the Czech Republic, Ireland, and Israel are also expected to join the KPO industry. The Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) industry in India is likely to grow to US $11.2 billion in revenue by 2010-11 and is expected to employ approximately 255,000 professionals by March 2011, according to the same study. Among low-cost destinations, India will become the hub for providing research and analytics services. Today, the most significant barrier to growth is attrition among young professionals
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Almost two-thirds of professionals working in the KPO industry worldwide will be based in India, especially because this industry requires substantial domain expertise among professionals who are Doctors, Engineers, MBAs, Graduates in Science and Technology, Certified Financial Analysts, Accountants, Statisticians, Lawyers, Economists and Chartered Accountants. |
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Knowledge Process Outsourcing or KPO as it is popularly abbreviated today has emerged as the latest career revolution in India. The evolution of the BPO or Business Process Outsourcing Sector in India has led to the birth of this new career domain. The success in outsourcing business process operations to India has encouraged many firms to start outsourcing their high-end knowledge work as well.
Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) is a form of outsourcing, in which knowledge-related and information-related work is carried out by workers in a different company or by a subsidiary of the same organization, which may be in the same country or in an offshore location to save cost. Unlike the outsourcing of manufacturing, this typically involves high-value work carried out by highly skilled staff. KPO firms, in addition to providing expertise in the processes themselves, often make many low level business decisions—typically those that are easily undone if they conflict with higher-level business plans. While BPO essentially handled the back office applications and customer interface, Knowledge Process Outsourcing handles the technical operations of the company.
| To put in more simple words, companies believe in Core Competency which simply means do what you are good at and simply let others work on the things that they are better than you. So while companies initially outsourced their back end operations, the unnecessary aspects such as attending to customer complaints to outside firms, thereby saving money, because they wouldn’t need to invest a lot on setting up call centres themselves or for hiring so many people.
The Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) industry in India is likely to grow to US $11.2 billion in revenue by 2010-11 and is expected to employ approximately 255,000 professionals by March 2011, according to a study by EvalueServe.
If you want to be part of this growing industry then look at the graph and skill sets below. |
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 Anyone who is not an ISB student might envy those who are - how else would you feel towards someone who has the ability and the power to bid for Narayana Murthy or Kumar Magalam Birla to live a day with them (relax, you read it right)?
Yes, this perhaps would be the most innovative and amazing program in the lesson of management. The Indian School of Business (ISB) has planned the ‘Shadow of a CEO’ program, where in the management students of ISB would get to bid for their dream CEO. Starting from 21 September, the online auction program is to go on till 23rd of the same month, allowing students to bid along with a Letter of Intent (LOI), explaining why the candidate bid for that particular CEO. Later in the month of January, the CEO shall secure a date for the student bidder to spend the day under the CEOs guidance.
The program is designed with two aims – to provide the right exposure to students and also to do charity- the money collected from bidding will go to the charity chosen by the CEOs. After the CEO and the student match is revealed, the CEO shall contribute the same amount as his bidder, and the money together will be go out in donation.
The CEOs on the list are:
N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder and chief mentor Infosys Technologies, Deepak Parekh, Chairman HDFC, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman Aditya Birla Group, K V Kamath, chairman of ICICI Bank, Adi Godrej, CMD Godrej Group, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD Biocon, Deepak Pirmal, and Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Enterprises. With days to come, the list shall more dream CEOs. Now that sounds like a dream auction to bid for!
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Share on FacebookAll MBA aspirants, gear up! It's time to begin preparation for various MBA entrance tests. But before that you need to register yourself for the upcoming tests by filling up and submitting respective forms. MeraCareerGuide gives you a list of few MBA tests and the important dates related to those.
CAT 2009 For all IIMs and 30+ institutes
Starting date for CAT voucher Sale : 31 August 2009
Last Date for CAT voucher Sale : 1st October 2009
Test Date : 28th Nov, 2009 to 7th Dec, 2009 (10AM-1PM) Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune Last date for online registration : 19th December, 2009
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
Last Date for sale of prospectus and submission of application form : 3rd September 2009
(Written)Exam Date : 22nd November 2009 (Time: 10 A.M to12 P.M)
Management Aptitude Test (MAT) Test Date: 06 Sept, 2009 (Reporting Time 9.00 AM)
XAT For XLRI (Jamshedpur School of Management), XIM, XISS, LIBA
Form Availability : Last week of Aug, 2009 -last week of Nov, 2009 Last date for form Submission : First week of Dec, 2009 Test Date : First week of Jan, 2010
We will keep you posted with more information on MBA. Cheers!
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The job market is dismal, bad economy makes it harder to earn back the cost of going to
much elusive and expensive schools of the world. Ofcourse making a choice of going for MBA
is a tough pill to swallow when tutions fees are way too high.
If you are eyeing on the coveted degree, here are the latest rankings from
Forbes for Best Business Schools 2009. But to my disappointment our very
own ISB, could not manage to get into the list of top 75.
Take a sneek Peek of the report.
Forbes Best Business School -2009
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Rank
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Name
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Location
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Tuition($thou)
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GMAT
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1
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Stanford
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Stanford, CA
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102
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730
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2
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Dartmouth (Tuck)
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Hanover, NH
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94
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712
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3
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Harvard
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Boston, MA
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102
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720
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4
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Chicago (Booth)
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Chicago, IL
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97
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720
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5
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Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Philadelphia, PA
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100
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715
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6
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Columbia
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New York, NY
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99
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710
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7
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Cornell (Johnson)
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Ithaca, NY
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92
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700
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8
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Northwestern (Kellogg)
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Evanston, IL
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96
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710
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9
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Virginia (Darden)
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Charlottesville, VA
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93
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700
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10
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Yale
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New Haven, CT
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93
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720
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11
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Texas-Austin (McCombs)
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Austin, TX
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81
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690
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12
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UC Berkeley (Haas)
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Berkeley, CA
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86
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710
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13
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Duke (Fuqua)
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Durham, NC
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93
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700
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14
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MIT (Sloan)
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Cambridge, MA
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96
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710
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15
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UNC (Kenan-Flagler)
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Chapel Hill, NC
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86
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690
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16
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Brigham Young (Marriott)
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Provo, UT
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38
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680
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17
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NYU (Stern)
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New York, NY
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89
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710
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18
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Michigan (Ross)
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Ann Arbor, MI
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93
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710
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19
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UCLA (Anderson)
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Los Angeles, CA
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83
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710
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20
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Iowa (Tippie)
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Iowa City, IA
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53
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660
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21
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Michigan State (Broad)
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East Lansing, MI
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62
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640
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22
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Emory (Goizueta)
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Atlanta, GA
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81
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685
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23
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Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)
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Pittsburgh, PA
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98
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700
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24
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Texas A&M (Mays)
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College Station, TX
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39
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650
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25
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Indiana (Kelley)
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Bloomington, IN
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76
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670
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26
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Minnesota (Carlson)
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Minneapolis, MN
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79
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663
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27
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Connecticut
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Storrs, CT
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51
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620
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28
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Penn State (Smeal)
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University Park, PA
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|
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66
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650
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29
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Maryland (Smith)
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College Park, MD
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86
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660
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30
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Vanderbilt (Owen)
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Nashville, TN
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87
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650
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31
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Georgetown (McDonough)
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Washington, DC
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83
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678
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32
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USC (Marshall)
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Los Angeles, CA
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86
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700
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33
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SMU (Cox)
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Dallas, TX
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81
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640
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34
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Wake Forest (Babcock)
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Winston-Salem, NC
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71
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630
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35
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Wisconsin-Madison
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Madison, WI
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53
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666
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36
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Rollins (Crummer)
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Winter Park, FL
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59
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605
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37
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Rochester (Simon)
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Rochester, NY
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82
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680
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38
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Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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Notre Dame, IN
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77
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680
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39
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Ohio State (Fisher)
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Columbus, OH
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76
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680
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40
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Washington (Foster)
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Seattle, WA
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68
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688
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