BIMTECH Greater Noida: An Interaction with Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi (Director)

In this exclusive interview with Careers360, Dr. Harivansh Chaturvedi (Director), Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) Greater Noida discusses what sets BIMTECH Greater Noida apart from other B-Schools, eligibility criteria and other BIMTECH admission parameters, summer internships, placements and more. Read the full article for complete information.

About: Established in 1988, Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) is located in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. BIMTECH offers Postgraduate and doctoral programmes which includes PGDM, PGDM (AI & DS), PGDM (IB), PGDM (RM), PGDM (IBM), PGDM Online, EFPM and FPM. BIMTECH Greater Noida admission to PGDM courses is based on CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ CMAT/ MAT test scores followed by a Psychometric Test (PT), Extempore (EXTM) and Personal Interview (PI).

Careers360: Tell us something about the institute; when it was set up, vision and mission.

Answer: The Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) was established in 1988 under the aegis of the Birla Academy of Art and Culture. Late Basant Kumar Birla, Ex-Chairperson of the BK Birla Group of Companies and Late Sarala Birla, were the founders of BIMTECH. The Institute is governed by an eminent Board of Governors mostly drawn from the top echelons of industry. The Institute is supported by the BK Birla Group and Aditya Birla Group of Companies.

Our Vision:

Developing ethical leaders with entrepreneurial and global mindset striving for sustainability and inclusive growth.

Our Mission:

• To be preferred choice for students, faculty and recruiters.

• To create and disseminate knowledge in a global context.

• To imbibe entrepreneurial culture through curriculum, pedagogy, research and mentoring.

• To equip students for global business leadership.

• To develop faculty as global thought leaders.

• To ingrain ethics, sustainability and inclusive growth in all its activities.

Careers360: Tell us something about the admission process.

Answer: BIMTECH Greater Noida admission application is an online process. The candidates who appear in CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ CMAT can apply for the flagship PGDM & PGDM (IB) programmes. Apart from CAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ CMAT, the scores of MAT exam are also accepted for other specialized PGDM (IBM) and PGDM (RM) programmes. For the PGDM (AI & DS) programme, the candidates can apply only through the CAT/ XAT/ GMAT exam.

The online application form is made available at BIMTECH Website. MBA aspirants, apart from appearing in above cited exams, have to apply to BIMTECH to seek admission in PGDM programmes.

Shortlisted candidates are invited to attend the admission (PI & Extempore) process which is conducted in two phases, one in the month of December which is called as profile based round and another in February month. BIMTECH admission merit list is announced in March every year and accordingly candidates submit the first installment of tuition fee.

Careers360: What kind of infrastructure can students expect at the institute? Please elaborate.

Answer: A self-contained compact campus that BIMTECH offers, only enhances the learning opportunities and experiences. The BIMTECH campus fosters a close-knit family of faculty members, students and the staff who stay on campus. A family which lives, learns, enjoys and grows together.

BIMTECH is located on a composite, fully air-conditioned, Wi-Fi enabled, residential green campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure, strategically located in the National Capital Region (Greater Noida which is also a hub of major recruiting companies), a few kilometres from the capital of India, Delhi (NCR). The campus environment is highly conducive to academic learning.

Campus provides all activities that fulfil the daily requirements of the students. The unique and differentiating part of these activities is the cycling club. There is a good no. of cycles available in the campus for the students to keep them fit. Apart from this, there is an in-house Bakery for providing fresh bread, cookies, muffins and birthday cakes; coffee/tea vending machines in hostels; Café Coffee Day Outlet in Academic Block, ultra-modern Gym & sports facility, Cafeteria, laundry services amongst other things. Moreover, there is a campus ambulance available on the campus 24x7 along with round the clock campus security.

Careers360: There is a lot of stress that is being made with regard to interaction with the industry as well as companies that recruit. What are the steps being taken by the institute in this direction?

Answer: BIMTECH has developed several platforms through which the need for Industry interaction is addressed. Live projects, visiting lectures by industry experts for articulating the application of theory, CXO talks and panel discussion on contemporary issues, HR conclave, skill oriented workshops by industry people and short term and summer internship projects to list them. Many existing as well as potential recruiters are clubbed for such activities on a continuous basis.

Careers360: Internships are now mandatory as per AICTE guidelines. Does the institute help students with this? If yes, how?

Answer: Yes, it is considered as an important way to orient the students with industry practice, also a way to make them learn the application of the domain knowledge. On job training (OJTs), Live projects, Short term projects and summer internship programs are the various modes of providing internship to students for continuous honing of their skills and improving the industry relevant skills.

Careers360: Can you please share details if there is any collaboration with universities abroad?

Answer: BIMTECH has tie-ups with 64 foreign B-Schools and Universities, International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)-Canada, Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)-UK, Life Office Management Association (LOMA) – USA.

Careers360: Please share placement statistics with information on the average package, highest and lowest package, number of students placed and details of companies that have recruited.

Answer: The final placements for the Batch 2021-23 has once again asserted the faith and confidence of the industry in the students of Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida.

This placement season witnessed a grand success with 100% placements within 2 Months. 90+ recruiters rolled out a total of 364 offers, where around 9% of them are PPOs reflecting the trust the recruiters have built with the institute over the years. The average CTC has seen a remarkable increase of nearly 20% as compared to the previous year. Companies from various sectors like Consulting, Banking & Finance Services, FMCG & FMCD, Sales & Marketing, Retail, Insurance, Automobiles, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics, General Management, E-commerce & human resources participated in the BIMTECH placement drive.

Key Highlights:

This placement season witnessed six international offers from three companies for Management Trainee- Retail Operations & Management Trainee- Retail role.

As per the last three years’ trend, the average salary has been increased to Rs 11.24 LPA (around 20%) during this placement season at BIMTECH. Here are the summarized stats of all three years. The highest was Rs 23.43 LPA and lowest was Rs 8 LPA. More than 26% companies are first time recruiters, yielding 20% of placements

Major Recruiters: Accenture, Godrej Capital, ADP India Pvt. Ltd., Cognizant, Marsh Insurance Brokers, EY (India), EY GDS, Euromonitor International, Schneider Electric, Darwin Box, Bata India Ltd., CEAT Tyre Ltd., Kantar, Capgemini Chrysalis, Deloitte India, Quadrant Knowledge Solutions, SBI General Insurance, Make My Trip (MMT), The Smart Cube, Bajaj Finance Ltd., Tata AIG, HDFC Ltd., Genpact, Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd., Panasonic Life Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd., Wildcraft, Mazars, Tata Technologies Ltd., Kotak Mahindra Bank, Blue Dart Express, OPPO Mobiles India Pvt Ltd., SBI Card, Hyundai Motor India Ltd., Haldiram Retail, Bajaj Allianz GIC, L&T Financial Services, ABP Network, Havells, Infosys BPM, etc.

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