Global Management Program (GMP France) 

at Athena School of Management, Powai

Yes, Athena is a good college for an MBA programme. The college offers a two-year duration PGPM programme with various internships. The placement cell facilitates interested students with international internships in USA, UK & Europe with a multinational company. The curriculum of the PGPM programme is based on an Inductive Learning Model, which teaches the students not only how to manage organisations but also how to grow and learn throughout life.

The institute has not disclosed the salary statistics on its official website. However, some of the students have mentioned the salary details on Shiksha students' review page. Check the table below to know the Athena School of Management placement package:

Particulars	Placement Statistics
Placement assistance	100%
the highest package	INR 12 LPA
the lowest package	INR 5 LPA
Average package	INR 7 LPA - INR 8 LPA

NOTE: The above salary details are fetched from Shiksha students' reviews, hence, the actual data might vary.

The official website of the college does not include the highest package details. As per the Shiksha students' reviews, the highest package offered in recent placements was INR 12 LPA. Refer to the table below depicting the Athena School of Management highest package:

The list of leading corporate giants that were part of Athena School of Management placements in recent years is presented below: 

Athena School of Management Placements: Top Recruiters
Aditya Birla Group	ANAROCK Property Consultants	Paytm
PETRONAS	IDBI Bank	Naukri.com
ICICI Bank	FleishmanHillard	Avalon Global Research
99acres.com	CRISIL	The Hershey Company
DHL	Edelweiss Broking	Raymond Group

No, you are unable to enroll directly at Athena School of Management. The Athena Scholastic Ability Test (ASAT) is required of all applicants, or their results from another admission test, such as the CAT, MAT, XAT, GMAT, or GRE. Applications are assessed on a range of factors, including academic performance on entrance exams, extracurricular activities, athletic accomplishments, social leadership, professional experience, and in-person interviews. The admissions process is extremely difficult.

No, BBA is not compulsory to get admission to an MBA course at Athena School of Management. Candidates are required to complete any bachelor's degree from any stream with a decent score to get admission into the MBA course. Moreover, after completing the minimum eligibility requirements, applicants are required to appear and secure a valid score in the accepted entrance exam, followed by GD&PI/ counselling.

The NMAT Cutoff for Athena School of Management is around 145 to 150. However, even if it is slightly less, you can apply on the basis of your Strong Profile. Athena is located in Hiranandani (Powai), which is known to be a hub for many corporates, banking giants and MNCs. This B School attracts good companies for placement and the smaller batch size enables great personal attention to each and every student along with a higher rate of conversion for placements. It has an innovative course structure which brings out the leader within you. The teaching style tries to develop your personality drastically and by the end of the course you will be ready to face any challenge in the corporate world. Unlike most other B Schools Athena focuses on practical activities like the HR Live Project, Student Societies like Finance, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Sports and Culture, various Rotaract events and activities, Conferences and Workshops, etc. In the classroom, along with brilliant lectures and case study based learning, the activitie s enable the students to building on their strengths and overcome their weakness like the fear of public speaking, stage fright, lack of confidence, etc. Also, a rare trait, the school offers multiple Indian and International Internships. Infact, many students even get Pre-Placement Offers during their Internships.

According to unofficial sources, Athena School of Management alumni primarily work in the Sales sector, with a 16% share. This is closely followed by the Business Development sector. See the below table for detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni:

Sector	Percentage of Alumni
Sales	16%
Business Development	15%
Human Resources	10%
Research	10%
Education	9%
Operations	8%
Others	13%

NOTE: The ‘Others’ category represents the combined data of multiple domains, including Programme and Project Management, Customer Success and Support, Arts and Design, Consulting, and Engineering. 

Yes, Athena School of Management offers international collaborations. Athena School of Management has various international partners and collaborations to help its students gain better opportunities. Some of the collaborations are listed below:

International Partnerships	International Collaborations
Babson	AACSB
McGill University	Business Graduates Association
Mannheim Business School	GMAT
Le CNAM IIM	Coursera
Nanyang Technological University	Bombay Management Association