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Yes, GIBS regularly invites visiting faculty, industry experts, and corporate leaders for interactive sessions, workshops, and masterclasses. These engagements happen frequently throughout the year, often in the form of weekly or monthly expert talks under initiatives like the GIBS IRE School, Leadership Talk Series, Saturday Club Activities, and specialised domain sessions. Students get to be exposed to CEOs, entrepreneurs, senior managers, startup founders, and subject specialists who share real-world insights, current industry trends, and practical learnings beyond textbooks. Overall, guest lectures and corporate interactions are a continuous and integral part of the learning at GIBS, thereby keeping the students connected with industry expectations and evolving business practices.

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Yes — there are opportunities for students at GIBS Business School (Bangalore) to undertake research projects (or research‑related work) guided by faculty / through institutional support. 

GIBS IRE School (Innovation, Research & Entrepreneurship) — GIBS runs a dedicated “IRE School” which includes an Innovation Lab, Research Lab, Entrepreneurship Lab.

Structured “research + innovation + entrepreneurship” programme — For students (especially PGDM, and by extension some BBA batches) there is a programme under IRE where, over three trimesters, they have credits for Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship. Final deliverables may include “real‑time research / business plans / prototypes / product ideas / market‑research outputs.” 

Faculty research culture and publications — Many faculty at GIBS are actively involved in research and publish in peer‑reviewed journals (including Scopus‑indexed ones). 

Live / industry‑linked projects & “Practice School” model — For PGDM especially, the curriculum mentions “industrial project‑based learning”, live projects, internships — which often involve problem‑solving, case‑studies, and industry‑oriented research/work.

Support infrastructure: labs, incubation & startup support, research/innovation centers — GIBS maintains labs and centres for research & innovation, provides access to digital libraries/databases, and has an incubation centre (useful if research leads to a prototype or startup).

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Educational Credentials

Many core-faculty members hold advanced degrees — Ph.D., MBA, sometimes along with other postgraduate credentials. For example:

One listed faculty member has Ph.D. + NIT-Agartala background. 

Others have MBA or PGDM from reputed institutions/universities. 

Some faculty combine multiple academic credentials (e.g. B.Sc + MBA + Ph.D). 

• Blend of Academic + Industry/Professional Background

According to GIBS's own disclosures, a significant portion of their teaching staff are “accomplished professionals with practical experience across different industries, ” not just academics.

On average, many faculty members reportedly have 15+ years of experience — which suggests their backgrounds aren't purely academic but include substantial real-world exposure. 

The faculty–student ratio is around 1:16 (or ~15:1), which implies relatively small classroom sizes — enabling more personalized attention from experienced faculty.

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Some of the major companies that appear repeatedly in GIBS's placement drives include:

HDFC Bank — banking / financial services.

Accenture — IT / consulting / business‑services. 

Wipro — IT / IT‑services / technology / business‑services roles.

Bajaj Finance (and other finance / NBFC / banking firms) — finance sector roles. 

Mercedes‑Benz (and sometimes other manufacturing / automotive / industrial‑sector employers) — for management/operations/automotive‑industry roles. 

Flipkart (and similar e‑commerce / retail / supply‑chain / sales/marketing firms) — for roles in e‑commerce, sales, supply‑chain, operations.

FMCG / Manufacturing / Retail / Consumer‑goods companies (e.g. those in consumer goods, retail, supply‑chain) — often hire for marketing, sales, supply‑chain, and management‑trainee positions.

Yes — Lovely Professional University (LPU) is commonly considered a Tier-2 university in India.

Why LPU is placed in Tier-2

India does not have an official government “tier” system, so tier labels are based on public perception, rankings, placement performance, research output, and campus resources.

LPU is usually placed in Tier-2 because:

• It has strong placements (including some very high-package international offers) but not at the consistent average level of IITs/NITs/Top private Tier-1 institutions.

• It has good infrastructure, large campus facilities, and modern labs — better than many Tier-3 colleges.

• It is NAAC A+ accredited, ranked in NIRF in various categories, and attracts students from across India and abroad.

• Research output and industry collaborations are growing but still below Tier-1 universities like IITs, BITS, VIT, Manipal, or top central universities.

Final classification (widely accepted)

• Tier-1: IITs, NIT Trichy/Surathkal, BITS Pilani, VIT, Manipal, SRM (main campus), etc.

• Tier-2: LPU, Amity, Chandigarh University, UPES, Bennett, Jain University, etc.

• Tier-3: Local/state private colleges with limited placements and exposure.

So overall, LPU is Tier-2, offering good academics, exposure, and placements for a private university.