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| First India: New Initiative For Affordable Management Education For All |
| By : Firstindia | Previous | Next |
| Posted on : 03 Jun, 2009 | Total Views : 133 |
Why are MBA institutes producing glorified clerks? How many organisation builders like Dhiru Bhai Ambani and Bill Gates are our B-schools producing today? Why is there more business and less school in a business schools today?
These were the questions that prompted alumni of XLRI & IIMs, industrialists, senior professors and Government officials to get together and find answers.
Two years later, their collective thinking resulted in the launch of First India school of Business in Gurgaon. A business school which is not a business. Where, management education is combined with modules on Spoken English, Communication skills, personality building, character building and technology orientation. Here, many of the faculty members are from Europe and America and every MBA student is required to undertake a free tour to Europe. From the very first day, the students will take their notes on their laptops which are provided free of cost to them.
Here the students from rural areas will not be inhibited and left behind because even though the Classes have not begun, they are participating in preparatory sessions.
The institute has created corporate tie-ups for internships and jobs for its students. The biggest surprise for aspiring students comes from the fact that such an education and career building opportunity is being provided to them at a fee which is very affordable even for a middle class family.
This fresh initiative has come as a blessing for the parents and students of the region. It remains to be seen how many students will be able to find admission in this innovative business school and how many First Indians will the institute give to our country providing 'local' global leaders.
First India School of Business, Gurgaon offers full time and part time BBA and MBA programs in partnership with Annamalai University, the largest university in the world and the business school is the only partner of the prestigious university for management programmes in North India.
Written By : Firstindia
