Amrita School of Business opens 2023 application

The Amrita School of Business has opened application for admissions to its 2 year MBA Program.

This is a school that provides - with a view to benefit the students - a multi-campus structure that spreads over Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Amaravati, Kochi and Amritapuri.

One B-School. In Four States. And Five Campuses.

Amrita Business School is ranked 27th in the Management category, NIRF (govt. of India) Ranking in India.

At Bengaluru, it offers a unique dual-degree MBA programme in collaboration with one of the top public universities in USA – The State University of New York at Buffalo. On completion, the graduand is conferred an MBA degree by the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and an MS degree in Business Analytics and Systems by the University at Buffalo. The campus also helps with career transitions through a part-time Executive MBA program tailored to suit working professionals.

Dr. Manoj, Dean of the campus points out, “The programs here offer an extensive breadth of opportunities to students - not only in the Indian marketplace but also on the global playground - by providing gainful insights, hands-on skills and techniques, plus in-depth knowledge on topics of interest.”

A little over 300 kilometres away, The Amrita School of Business at Coimbatore has built a formidable reputation for itself with an AACSB accreditation – the longest-standing recognition for educational centres, internationally, and the highest standard of achievement among business schools, worldwide. The AACSB accreditation is a voluntary, non-governmental process that includes a rigorous external review of a school's mission, faculty qualifications, curricula, and its ability to provide programs of exceptional quality.

That’s not all, the Amrita Business School at Coimbatore is among the top 5% of the global B-Schools to be accredited with AACSB.

“The much-coveted AACSB international accreditation reflects the extraordinarily high standards that we maintain. In addition, we share a deep commitment to transformational benefits that business education and research can bring to the society,” explains Dr Nava Subramaniam, Dean of the Coimbatore campus.

In the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh, and within its greenfield city of Amaravati - built on the cornerstones of sustainability and liveability – The Amrita School of Business sprawls over 100 acres of campus, as a new and trend-setting model of education. It is equipped with a well-calibrated, future-ready curriculum, and driven by a distinguished faculty drawn from renowned academic centres.

And in Kerala, with its courses on Managerial Values and Business Ethics, the ASB campus at Kochi stands apart for its personality-building orientation and its numerous community outreach programs. This is a B-school which fulfils the growing need for socially conscious management, based on accountability and transparency that goes far beyond the perfunctory obligation to shareholders.

Nearby, close to the spectacular backwaters that create an inspirational learning environment and experience, stands the Amrita School of Business at Amritapuri.

Here, students are encouraged to pursue and pick up - along with superior professional skills - an appreciation for deeper values that lead to a holistic development of business managers.

International Collaborations. International Faculty.

In the domain of higher education, global alliances and exposure bring about knowledge expansion, free exchange of ideas, and wider perspectives.

These are the purposes that have steered the Amrita School of Business into partnerships with the University at Buffalo, in New York, and with the Oakland University, in Michigan, for its degree programs.

Additionally, the school has also struck up Students Exchange and Research Collaboration with Deakin University, Australia, and forged a Students Exchange Program with the University of Groningen, in Netherlands as well.

ASB also facilitates faculty and student mobility under the European Erasmus Mundus Program. curated by Harvard Business School faculty.

And besides, Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) content - curated by Harvard Business School faculty - is employed in Amrita’s MBA programs, offering its students an opportunity to obtain the Harvard Business Certification as part of their course too.

The international faculty at the school provides a richness of knowledge which positively impacts and enhances the learning experience. They are drawn from the University of California, the Cornell University, the XLRI, the IIM’s, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Florida State University, the New York State University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Nanyang Technological University, University of New Mexico, USA, University of Barcelona, Spain and the Deakin University in Australia.

They also bring with them a rich industry experience and real-world perspectives on markets, systems and processes.

“The members of the faculty - with their outstanding research profile, with their insights on the field of interest, and with the experience they have acquired from various world-class organizations - shape the careers of the future managers by empowering them with knowledge, skill and self-esteem,” says Dr. Raghu Raman, Dean of the Kochi, Amritapuri and Amaravati campuses.

AMET – the doorway to ASB

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham conducts AMET – the Amrita MBA Entrance Test – for admissions to the management programs offered at all campuses. It will be conducted on 25th Feb 2023 and 5th March 2023 – using a computer-based-test (CBT) mode, across 40+ cities in 18 states across the country. The aspirants are tested on a range of skills, including verbal reasoning & language comprehension, data interpretation & analysis and quantitative aptitude, as well as their knowledge on current affairs – both national and global.

New-age learning. New-world opportunities.

The schools are, by themselves, startup ecosystems with on-campus incubation centres. They provide technological facilities, network and linkages, and co-working spaces alongside mentoring and advisory support to both student and alumni entrepreneurs.

In addition to traditional management sectors such as Marketing, Finance, Human Resources Management and Operations & Supply Chain Management the students can choose to specialize in Business Analytics & Information Systems that create data-driven solutions and strategies.

The school offers a corporate-ready workforce produced out of an industry-driven curriculum. It provides opportunities to earn industry-relevant certifications from leading companies such as IBM, Microsoft, SHRM, SAP and Six Sigma.

As a result, over 200 new-age companies scout for talent from these campuses, readily placing 96% of the students in 2022, with salaries of upto Rs 19.63 LPA and an average of 10.32 LPA.

“When companies onboard our alumni, they add and protect value to their organization. They build institutional muscle. And they positively impact the results of their teams,” says Dr. Raghu Raman. “These employees make themselves the asset that distinguishes a company from its competition. And they make the organization be, who they aspire to be,” he concludes.