Elevating Excellence: Diverse Programs, Student-Centric Approach, and Global Exposure

In a conversation with Shiksha.com, Dr. Patil says that the institution excels in a range of programs, thanks to its student-centric approach, leadership development, and global exposure. Placement success is achieved through job-oriented training, industry networking events, and active alumni involvement.

Dr. Patil is alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad and presently serving as Director and Dean at Dayananda Sagar Business School (DSBS) PGDM Program, Bangalore. To his credit he has several research papers published in reputed peer reviewed journals both at national and international levels (UGC-Care, Scopus, ABDC and Web of Science). 

Q1. What are the three things that your institute/college/university is doing that will enable it to differentiate itself from competition?

1. Industry professionals designed curriculum
2. Experienced senior Industry professionals delivering the curriculum
3. 20% of the course syllabus is delivered by Alumni/XPERT from the Industry to bridge the gap between academics and practice

Q2. What are the top three initiatives undertaken by you that are helping your students become more industry ready?

1. Global Faculty from top B-Schools/Global Immersion Program
2. Industry professionals designed & Delivered skill based professional certifications as part of curriculum
3. CEO/MD/CFO/Senior Industry professional interaction with students regularly and build strong industry connect/networking for students before they pass out.
4. Industry Live Projects/Participation in Trade fairs

Q3. What are the key attributes that a student should have in order to

1. Qualify for your institution: Consistent high academic record, communication and presentation skills, leadership qualities with work experience
2. Get top grades in your institution: Preparations include: Business communication workshops, Regular Sessions on Current Corporate Affairs, Industry guest lectures, Industrial visits, Practice & Experiential learning. C-Talk Series, X-Pert Talk Series, Global Faculty Series, Learn from Leaders to make students industry ready and score good grades with practical and experiential learning.
3. Grooming Business Leaders: To develop business leadership quality at DSBS we have a concept called ‘Practice Business’ in which the institute gives seed money of Rs. 1.00 lakh to a team of students to run their own business within the campus to know how the tricks of the business from sourcing materials to marketing to end customers along with managing the finances effectively.

Q4. Which programme/s would you say is/are your best? What is it that helps your institution differentiate itself for this programme?

1. Student centric approach
2. Student driven events
3. Leadership development among students
4. Exposure to verities of activities to improve complex problem-solving abilities
5. Various competitions to upgrade the skills expected by corporate world
6. Global Immersion program for understanding cross cultures and inclusive practices
7. Global Faculty series from Top B-Schools across the world to international exposure
8. Grass Roots, Social and Rural immersion program for understanding rural economy, rural consumers & their consumption patterns, rural traders and market etc.

Q4. 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)?

1. JD based student training for placements from senior Industry practitioners
2. Regular meetings/interactions with industry bodies
3. Networking Events: Organizing networking events, job fairs, and alumni meet-ups connect students with potential employers year on year.
4. Alumni brand ambassadors representing our institute
5. Continuous Engagement of Alumni to take part of courses, students mentoring and connect students to corporate world through alumni for better internship and final placement.
6. The placement trends include more of finance and banking, consulting, business analytics and AI related jobs in which our students are highly successful to grab the opportunities with high salary packages compared to other MBA graduates.
7. Average salary package around 9.5 lakhs per annum
8. 500+ recruiter base
9. Every year 30% addition of new recruiters
10. Handholding of students in every process of final placements from training to till final placements
11. Multiple offers to DSBS students wherein students have opportunity to choose their field of profession or jobs suits to their dreams to realize.