'Tis all a chequer board of nights and days,
Where destiny with men for pieces plays;
Hither and thither, and mates, and slays.

- Edward Fitzgerald
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám, 1859

1. Editorial! Placements 2006: Of Laterals, Media Hype & Collateral Damage

2. Highlights of Placements 2006
   a.. Key Highlights of Overall Placements
   b.. Placement Highlights from IIMs
   c.. Placement Highlights from Other Top B-schools
   c.. Emerging Centers of Management Education

3. Editorial! Of Myths & Errors: NDTV Hypes Placement Data of IIMA Agri Business Management

4. Article! The Maya of B-School Salary - by Dr. Madhukar Shukla, XLRI

5. Statistical Data from 22 Indian B-schools
   a.. Class Profile: Age Composition
   b.. Class Profile: Educational Background
   c.. Class Profile: Pre-MBA Work Experience
   d.. Offer Details
   e.. Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs)
   f.. Overseas Offers
   g.. Salary Statistics
   h.. Function-wise Placement Statistics

6. Brief Salary Details of Some Other Good B-schools

7. Business Today - CoolAvenues Annual B-school Placements Survey Report - In case you are interested in acquiring the same in hard copy, you can find it in Business Today's May 7, 2006 Issue