Athena School of Management Powai Mumbai Answered Questions

The students placed in the past few years of Athena School of Management placements received job opportunities as Sales Managers, Financial Advisory, HR Executives, Marketing Management, and many other streams. Depending upon the MBA specialisation the students get to work in diverse sectors at the time of the placement session. For instance, Sales and Marketing specialisation students can opt for Digital Marketing, Sales, and other opportunities, whereas, Finance specialisation students can turn into Financial Analysts, Finance Manager, Accounting Manager, Private Equity Associates, etc.

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:SectorPercentage of AlumniSales16%Business Development15%Human Resources10%Research10%Education9%Operations8%Others13%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. 

Athena School of Management courses includes GMP, PGPM, MGL, and Masters in Luxury. Athena School of Management GMP courses comes with three global specialisations such as GMP France (CNAM), GMP France (IMT), and GMP US. These courses are of two years' duration. While all the courses are offered in full-time mode, Global EMBA is a part-time course. Athena School of Management admission to all the programmes is based on a candidate's performance in NMAT, CAT or GMAT. The shortlisted students are further required to appear for a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) round.

Admission to the management courses offered by Athena School of Management is on the basis of entrance exams, namely, NMAT, CAT and GMAT. These national-level exams are tough to crack; candidates must have a good preparation strategy for the exam they choose to appear for. The registration process for these exams will commence soon. Candidates must read about the registration process for CAT registration, NMAT registration and GMAT registration to be able to properly apply for admission to this college.

Candidates applying for Athena School of Management should have written NMAT/ GMAT/ CAT. If any of these exams are not written, candidates are required to undertake Athena Scholastic Admission Test [ASAT]. To apply for admission, candidates must follow the step-wise procedure given below:Step 1: Visit the official website.Step 2: Click on the 'Apply Now' icon.Step 3: Fill out the necessary details.Step 4: Submit the application form.

Athena School of Management has not released official placement 2023 data. As per some of the verified reviews on Shiksha.com, students have mentioned that the average package is between INR 5 LPA and INR 7 LPA. The institute has built relations with renowned companies and MNCs over the years. Some of the leading companies that have been part of Athena School of Management placements in recent years are ICICI Bank, Aditya Birla Group, Naukri.com, Raymond Group, Paytm, and many others.

The placement process at Athena School of Management includes teaching presentation skills, interpersonal skills, networking skills, business etiquette etc., to the students. The students get multiple internship opportunities with top leading companies during the course. The prominent companies who participated in the placement process are Aditya Birla Group, ANAROCK Property Consultants, Paytm, PETRONAS, IDBI Bank, Naukri.com, ICICI Bank, Fleishman Hillard, Avalon Global Research, 99acres.com, CRISIL, The Hershey Company, DHL, Edelweiss Broking, Raymond Group, and many more.

No, Athena School of Management is not affiliated with any university and does not require UGC or AICTE approval. Athena School of Management is a completely independent & autonomous education initiative to create leaders in the corporate world & in business. Athena School of Management is located in Mumbai. The two-year full-time Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) is the flagship programme at Athena. The course is offered in five specialisations. The specialisations are Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, International Business & Entrepreneurship.

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 PartnershipsInternational CollaborationsBabsonAACSBMcGill UniversityBusiness Graduates AssociationMannheim Business SchoolGMATLe CNAM IIMCourseraNanyang Technological UniversityBombay Management Association

The total tuition fee for the PGPM course at Athena School of Management is INR 13.50 lakh. Candidates seeking admission to this School must appear for GMAT/ NMAT. The basic eligibility criteria to be fulfilled by the candidate to be able to apply is that the candidate must possess a bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognised university. Those in the final year may also apply on a provisional basis.