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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is CoolAssociate?
2. Who can be a CoolAssociate?
3. Can everyone be a CoolAssociate?
4. Are there various types of CoolAssociate?
5. Can I choose to be more than one type of CoolAssociate?
6. Where will my articles be published?
7. Once a CoolAssociate, will all my contributions be published?
8. How will I know that my contribution has been accepted and published?
9. Can I make any changes or edit my contribution after it gets published?
10. Do I have to send only management-related contributions?
11. Will I get due credits for my articles/write-ups, etc.?
12. Does CoolAvenues check the originality and authenticity of articles/write-ups?
13. What is CoolAssociate-Campus Associate Program?
14. Are all applications for CoolAssociate-Campus Associate selected?
15. Can there be more than one student as CoolAssociate-Campus Associate from one institute?
16. My institute is not mentioned in the List of B-Schools for Campus Associate. Can I put up a request to add my Institute?
17. What is a CoolAvenues Forum?
18. Who are Forum Editors?
19. Do all Forum editors play same role?
20. What is a Forum-Associate?
21. Who are Forum Experts / Mentors?
22. How can I be a Moderator on CoolAvenues Forums?
23. How do I become a Forum Editor? How to upgrade from lower level to upper?
24. Are there Rewards for CoolAssociate?

What is CoolAssociate?
A program for MBA community. Voluntary participation from visitors of the site is invited; members are required to participate by way of contribution to the knowledge base of CoolAvenues by choosing any of the options available.

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Who can be a CoolAssociate?
Any visitor to the website who belongs to the MBA community, is a student or a professional or an academician, can fill up the registration form and submit his/her latest brief profile.

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Can everyone be a CoolAssociate?
No. Once you submit your brief profile at the time of registration, CoolAvenues team will review it and only if you meet the basic criteria and get selected, you will receive an invitation and welcome mail from CoolAvenues within a fortnight of your application.

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Are there various types of CoolAssociate?
Yes, you can be a
(I) CoolAssociate Writer / Editor - Contribute your articles, papers, diary-entries related to Management / Humour / Social Issues / Book Reviews or your personal B-school Experiences;
(II) Campus-Associate - If you wish to represent your respective Institutes on this common platform; and
(III) Forum Editor / Mentor / Moderator - To be a Mentor to MBA aspirants, or a Forum Editor for variety of topics like management issues, business quizzes, gadgets, etc., at CoolAvenues' Forums.

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Can I choose to be more than one type of CoolAssociate?
Yes, you can choose either one, or more or all the options.

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Where will my articles be published?
Depending upon the nature of the article, it will be published in suitable section of the website, i.e., in Knowledge Zone, B-school Zone, Career Resources Zone, MBA Aspirants Zone, or Café, etc.

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Once a CoolAssociate, will all my contributions be published?
No, once you have been selected as CoolAssociate, you can start sending contributions, but your article can either be published or unpublished, and the final decision to do so would lie solely with CoolAvenues' Editorial Team.

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How will I know that my contribution has been accepted and published?
You will receive a notification along with the URL at which your contribution has been featured from the CoolAvenues' Editorial Team.

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Can I make any changes or edit my contribution after it gets published?
Yes, you can use your mail-id and put up your request to the CoolAvenues' Editorial Team. But we would prefer it if you send us the final draft of your penmanship only after careful re-checking of your write-up.

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Do I have to send only management-related contributions?
No, the articles can be management or non-management, related to either pure academic or on the lighter side of management, i.e., B-school life / professional life, etc. With the exception of the last three areas mentioned below, the rest should be your original literary work. Joke contributions can be borrowed. Poems and Quotes can also be borrowed, but submitted in accompaniment of the actual author's details.

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Will I get due credits for my articles / write-ups, etc.?
Yes, to facilitate credits to the author, writer or editor of any contributions, we ask for your brief profile during the time of registration. However, during the time of contribution, you have to use the same mail-id, and again have to mention to whom the credit has to be given. Please read CoolAvenues' Copyright Policy before submitting your article.

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Does CoolAvenues check the originality and authenticity of articles / write-ups?
No, during the time of registration, we take a bond that the contributions are original, and if adapted, then the source would be mentioned by the contributor. So all responsibility of copying and adaptation lies with the contributor.

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What is CoolAssociate-Campus Associate Program?
The selected participant would be required to work closely with CoolAvenues and coordinate with the media-committees of the concerned B-school to keep us updated with all that's happening at their ends, sending us all the relevant details about the campus-news / press-releases / events / seminars / workshops, etc. All such contributions would be sourced to this chosen Associate.

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Are all applications for CoolAssociate-Campus Associate selected?
No, once the registration is completed and the brief profile of applicant is received, the editorial team of CoolAvenues reviews it, and only if it conforms to the norms set by CoolAvenues, the selected candidate receives an intimation and welcome mail.

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Can there be more than one student as CoolAssociate-Campus Associate from one institute?
Yes, if the application is approved by the editorial team, more than one student from the same institute can act as Campus Associate and can send their inputs. We understand students from same institute will coordinate so as to avoid duplication.

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My institute is not mentioned in the List of B-Schools for Campus Associate. Can I put up a request to add my Institute?
Yes, you can fill the request form and apply. Click here to add your Institute.

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What is a CoolAvenues Forum?
CoolAvenues Forum is a continually evolving online discussion group since its inception in 2000, it has changed four platforms, and today it has evolved into an authentic serious hub for MBA community of India. Participants with common interests can post questions, exchange open messages, answer or comment on questions.

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Who are Forum Editors?