Dr D M Mahishi is Dean-Academics at Acharya Bangalore B School (ABBS). He holds a PhD, Post Doc-UF-USA. He has an industry experience of 18 years of which 12 years he has worked in the education industry. In a conversation with Shiksha.com, Mahishi talks about the unique pedagogy that aims at “transformative education” wherein there is a holistic approach for the all-round development of a student. He also talks about the pre-placement training wherein the industry recruiters are called to apprise students about the skills and aptitude required in different industries.
Q: What are the salient features of the teaching methodology adopted by your college? How does this differ from others?
A: We have developed, over a decade, a unique pedagogy that aims at “transformative education” wherein there is a holistic approach for the all-round development of a student. We have given more emphasis to activity-based learning. The teaching-learning modules are student-centric and the participation is at an individual as well as in teams. We have achieved our goal of creating young minds with great analytical power, professionalism and leadership qualities.
Q: How are you preparing your students to be industry-ready?
A: We have integrated our academic curriculum with inputs from the industry. Students visit industries regularly and learn from the real-time management of industrial processes. The industry experts are called for a presentation during an interactive session. Students get opportunities to work in the industry as interns as well as they carry out their project work in industry. During pre-placement training, the industry recruiters are called to appraise our students about the skills and aptitude required in different industries.
Q: What are the qualities you are looking for in student applicants? What qualities do they need to do well in your course?
A: Students taking up a particular course should have a clear understanding of the specialisation. They should have a prior idea about the basic knowledge and skills required in the new course. Students need to know the quantum of efforts involved for successful completion. Students should also know the main aspects of personality needed for practising the new profession.
Q: How do you ensure that your course curriculum is up to date and meets industry requirements?
A: The regular interaction with industry gives us timely input for identifying the new skills and emerging technology. We design new modules under certificate programmes to train our students in the latest technology. The certification programs conducted by us are well accepted by the industry.
Q: Is your college receptive to innovation, technology, science and entrepreneurship? How? Could you cite some examples of these?
A: The regular interaction with the industry and business world has given us the direction for being innovative and tech-savvy. Students are motivated to become entrepreneurs and we provide them the initial inputs and incubation facility for the startup.
For example, based on industry input, we have started certificate programs in Business Analytics, Supply chain management and Nanotechnology. Our students are preferred during recruitments owing to the additional skills.
Faculty: Faculty members are highly qualified, and most of them have done a Masters. Software development is the core of our course, and most of them are highly skilled in that. From critical thinking to deep research, our faculty members taught us all. Our course made us industry ready as our labs are installed in discussion with the industry people.
Faculty: Faculty at ABBS are qualified and supportive. The teaching quality is strong. The curriculum is industry-relevant. It is preparing students for the professional world. Semester exams are moderately challenging. The pass rate is over 70%. It reflects the college’s good academic standards and values.
Faculty: The certificate value is much better than that of other colleges. Semester exams are here, and internal exams. The college is an autonomous college. Answer papers are fully corrected by our teachers. Good teachers are friendly and available at any time to clear our doubts. Study well; you are okay.
Faculty: Teachers who are teaching in our MBA program are experienced and have work experience from other organisations. All teachers are cooperative with all students. Semester exams are not very difficult to pass. Most of the students pass semester exams.
Faculty: Teachers are well-trained and they are teaching good. All faculty members are cooperative with students, and they give knowledge about the corporate environment and work culture. Semester exams are little bit difficult but not so hard to pass.
Faculty: Teaching quality of the faculty members is good, and they are knowledgeable to all students. The curriculum for the BBA program is designed and incorporated, with admission based on merit in the qualifying exam. For Ph.D. programs, continuous assessment, including internal assessment and viva voce, is conducted.
Faculty: Teachers are well-educated and well-trained. They provide good education and teach students good quality. Teachers are cooperative with students. They also organise pre-placement training every semester for upcoming placements. In semester exams, some papers are so top and some are easy.
Faculty: Teachers are good, they help all students every time. After the first semester, they organized a mentoring program where they put 15 students in a group and 15 students with one mentor. For one year, all the mentors guided students in study and study-related queries.
Faculty: In our MBA department, teachers are cooperative with all students. Maximum teachers have many years of corporate experience. They are making the students industry-ready. College semester exams are so tough in our two-year course, we have 4 semesters.
Faculty: Teaching quality is not good. Curriculum is relevant and makes students ready for the industry. Pass percentage is 40%. Teachers are helpful and so many students take admission. Students who passed out aluminum, they invited and through a success party. Faculty members are good at teaching.
Faculty: The curriculum does justice to the course, but it is more or less relevant to the industry and does make the students ready to take on a career in this industry. The semester exams are comparatively easy; even if you study on the day of the exam, you would pass. The faculty members in my course are average. Although they are knowledgeable, their teaching styles are not that good, and some of them can't even speak proper English.
Faculty: The teachers are helpful, qualified, and knowledgeable. The teaching quality is quite good. Teachers are experienced. The curriculum is relevant, yet it doesn't prepare students for the industry as they only focus on book knowledge, not extra knowledge. Passing exams is not hard if you study well.
Faculty: Faculty at ABBS are well qualified, knowledgeable and helpful. The college provides all the necessary things required for a student to learn more related to their courses. Certification courses, industrial visits, pre placement training is something that is provided to each and every student from the college.
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Between GIBS Bangalore and ABBS Bangalore, I would say GIBS is a better option based on my experience and what most students feel. GIBS offers good exposure with top companies like Accenture, Wipro, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Flipkart, and more visiting for placements.
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In order to apply for BSc course at ABBS candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:
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Both prominent B-Schools in the Bangalore region, below are some of the comparison points between ABBS and Dayananda Sagar Business School:
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The tuition fee for MBA courses at Acharya Bangalore Business School (ABBS) ranges from INR 9.5 Lacs to 11.5 lakh. On the other hand, the tuition fee for Sankalchand Patel University ranges from INR 1.6 Lacs to INR 2 lakh. Hence, pursuing an MBA from SPU is more affordable compared to ABBS. However,
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How is the faculty at Acharyas Bangalore Business School?