Could you provide information on the diploma course offered by the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), Ahmedabad?
Anurag Patel, Mumbai EDI offers a postgraduate diploma programme in business entrepre-neurship management. It has been specially designed for new entrants in business to acquire the necessary skills to run enterprises successfully. The one-year programme has three specialisations — new enterprise creation, family business management and agri-entrepreneurship — spread over four terms. The academic year begins in September. For application form and other information e-mail ediindiaad@sancharnet.in or pgdbem@ediindia.org.I’m in final year B.Com (banking and insurance) and would like to pursue a career in banking. Can I get a managerial job in a bank after B.Com or do I need to do an MBA? Shalini Raman, Bangalore After your B.Com you could write the probationary officers (PO) exam jointly conducted by nationalised banks, to recruit graduates into their junior management cadre. After on-the-job training during the two-year probation period and working for some years, you could be appointed
