Customised offering, a well-researched, thoughtfully curated Industry-centric Program are differentiators, says Director

In a conversation with Shiksha.com, Director Thakur Global Business School discusses about the differentiating factor of the TGBS PGDM programme which is the customised offering that BL's ie Budding Leaders receive, the intensive research undertaken for curating the Programme to develop Impactful & Mindful leaders ofpresent-day workplaces. Consistent efforts to bridge the gap between industry and academia in terms ofthe  Knowledge, Skills & Attitude of our Budding Leaders. Building a growth mindset in our students through various progressive initiatives. Not the last, a belief that success is the end goal, however, while victory lies in sustaining with ease through the process. Hence everyday focus on systems and processes instead of Goals. Taking this ahead, a rigorous tracking mechanism is put in place to review progress and efforts on a weekly basis.

Read the complete interview below.
Q: What are the things that your school is doing that will enable it to differentiate itself from competition? 
A: A robust Curriculum is the core of the Programme that prepares the students, with the required employability skills.
Secondly at TGBS, along with teaching, it's the methods adopted to teach. Methods which trigger analytical thinking, creativity and impactful communication are adopted in classrooms. 

A road map basis SWOC and then customising a planned system and equipping students with the necessary tools to follow through the strategy & system over the 50 week programme.
Learning by doing in the form of live projects, simulations, case studies, gamification, management activities, have undoubtedly been the driving force behind the success of our students. At TGBS, we doubly ensure that students are trained by certified trainers on various soft skills aspects. This helps them create a positive first impression during internships and final placement.
Special Initiatives like that of Self Management enable our BL's to manage their SELF ie Physical, Mental, Emotional and Vibrations  in a more intelligent manner before they get started to manage situations people processes and business. 
Another Unique Initiative of TFIP ie TGBS Financial Independence Program enables, equips & empowers every BL to learn the science and art of creating sustaining and protecting wealth and build a sizeable corpus along their corporate journey right from day one of their careers.
Q: What are the key attributes that a student should have in order to qualify for the institution and perform well?
A: Graduate in any discipline with minimum 50% aggregate marks (45% in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) from any University, recognized by UGC / Association of Indian Universities (AIU) / AICTE is eligible to apply for the programme. Admission to the PGDM Course shall be done through the common entrance Test CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ ATMA/ GMAT/ CMAT or Common Entrance Examination conducted by State Common Entrance Test Cell (CET Cell), Maharashtra State.

Apart from the above, we are looking at students who are Coachable, are Go-Givers and have an Entrepreneurial bent of mind.
Q.What are you doing to improve/drive better campus placements for your current students and alumni? What kind of jobs routinely come to campus? What would you say are the key recruitment trends for your college (observed over the past five years)?
A: Past five years, we have evolved significantly. Year-On- Year, placement track record is a testament to the same with more than 500 plus recruiters participating in the Campus Placement Drive. Training students towards peak performance from day zero. Each student is given opportunities to craft a winning resume which ultimately leads to an invite for final placements. Resumes of students are more tangible in nature because of the end number of projects they undertake, sector centric certifications. Participation in various cell activities. Display of an array of management skills. The resumes become meaty enough for the job roles they apply and are able to project a winning image.
 Further a close industry-academia, interaction, helps us stay updated with the current requirement and act upon the same real time. A swift transition from offline to online and back to the blended form, an intensive C2C training program has been the pillar of success for our students. Students immensely benefit from Alum talks and Guest Speaker series across domains.   
Speaking of placements, it was a stellar placement season 2022 with 98% of the batch placed with Star & A category brands.
This season saw around 30% increase in the number of star brands, a 40% increase in overall recruiters this season and a 50% increase in the number of PPO this season.
We successfully managed to get well-diversified sector participation this season right from FMCG to Real Estate, from Retail to Media, from Data Analytics to Investment Banking, lapping up the batch with multiple offers.