Since the time
when India opened up to the world in recent decades in terms of business,
manufacturing, technology, and development, business managers have been in
great demand. What we recognize today as a 21st-century
multicultural world can only succeed in the truest sense with enterprising
business management graduates. Quality MBAs are created in the leading management
institutions, but which are the best ones? The All-India Management Association
has set certain standards and hopes remain that business education principles
would improve in the years to come. Global Institute of Business Studies in
Bangalore does measure up to the competitive expectations of Indian business
from many points of view like the curriculum, quality of faculty and
international exposure, internships and placements.
Otherwise, the
Indian Institutes of Management like the ones in Ahmedabad, Calcutta, and
Bangalore have been leading the statistics and rankings, truly international in
outlook and performance. It is a proud moment that the IIMs along with the IITs
that teach technology have prompted some of the finest scientists and managers
and continue to do so. The future belongs to them along with a few other
private institutions that have specialized in business education. GIBS is
certainly on a high pedestal.
Many
institutions and universities exist in India that includes management as one of
the many departments along with engineering, architecture,
and journalism perhaps. In an age of excessive software and technology where
nothing can remain secret for long, the same standard curriculum may be
followed everywhere around the world with some local variations. Yet, the age of
the rote learning system still prevails in India with memorization a common
practice of remembering things. Memory games are not enough to ensure clear
understanding!
Creativity,
initiative and dynamic problem solving capability thus do not really exist.
Most graduates are excellent at bookish knowledge but do not possess the
practical understanding that the man on the street knows so well. That is the reason why so many Indian
students migrate across the world to America to join the leading universities
there for the best business education! But then our country has lost so many
great brains that could have contributed to the nation’s development.
The GIBS courses that prepare effective business
managers
Unlike a single
management department among many, GIBS concentrate purely on a single area and
thus specialized knowledge is available with a single-minded purpose. Graduate,
postgraduate courses and a diploma too are available according to the existing
educational qualifications and the needs of the moment. The three-year BBA and
BCOM are available for those completing 12 years of school education. The
two-year MBA plus PPM is the postgraduate course for those who have completed
at least three years of graduation. The PGDM is a one year diploma course for
graduates. Just like all rivers lead to the sea, each course is essentially the
same and works on different levels of business management education.
Internship and employment prospects
In a country
that has over 4000 management institutes of different sizes and cultures, the
quality of graduates and their employability are crucial concerns. The job
situation is not so encouraging with a few only getting employed by the leading
MNCs. It would appear that most students get good jobs, but that is media hype.
Institutions do not hesitate to tell lies for the sake of attracting students
and charging high fees with sweet promises.
The competition
in the surrounding environment matters very much. Management graduates from
small towns cannot be expected to compete successfully in the global atmosphere
of MNCs. GIBS has the immense advantage of
being located in Bangalore the Indian Silicon Valleythat many MNCs call their
home with a population of 10 million people.First came the software revolution
and now the endless MNCs who are attracted to the immense possibilities of
manufacture and marketing as a global hub that the Garden City has now become.
The GIBS perks
GIBS graduates
and postgraduates have imbibed the rich cosmopolitan culture of Bangalore along
with the best traditions of quality management education. They have been
exposed to realistic industry backgrounds through the interaction with
authorities and speakers, workshops and seminars. Thus, they truly understand
what industry requirements and expectations are. Rather than learning from books alone,
pragmatic ideas and philosophies are constantly being fed to them by a
competent and scholarly faculty that cares for their welfare and professional
success.
The future of Indian management education
With a
management education infrastructure among the largest in the world and second
only to America, it is a dream that management education standards could be
elevated to improve the performance of the Indian industry. The quality of
industry, whether it is Transport or Manufacture ultimately depends upon the
business managers, though raw materials and finance along with human resources
are prime concerns.GIBS and institutions like them that concentrate on
management education alone ensure the success of Indian business managers in
the future.
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