GNIOT Institute of Management Studies: Interview with Dr. Arun Kumar Singh (Director)

GIMS interview with Dr. Arun Kumar Singh - GNIOT Institute of Management Studies (GIMS), Greater Noida is a private management institute. It is a part of the GNIOT Group of Institutions. In short it is known as GIMS. The institute has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Education. GIMS offers postgraduate level degree in Post Graduate Diploma in Management with specialization in Marketing, Human Resource Management, Finance, International Business, etc. The institute has a good faculty-student ratio and a curriculum designed in such a way that helps students in their overall growth.

Careers360 brings you an exclusive interview with Dr. Arun Kumar Singh, Director at GNIOT Institute of Management Studies, Greater Noida. In this interview with Careers360 he has shared details about the GIMS, its admissions process and other important details that aspirants may find important while selecting a management college. Read the complete interview of Dr. Arun Kumar Singh to know more about GNIOT Institute of Management Studies.

Careers360. Tell us something about the institute. When it was set up, vision and mission?

Dr. Arun Kumar Singh. GNIOT Institute of Management Studies (GIMS), Greater Noida, offers Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) approved by A.I.C.T.E and Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. PGDM is the flagship program of GIMS. The emphasis of the programme is on holistic development of students. Interdisciplinary approach is implemented in the teaching-learning process and research. At GIMS, we treat every student as an individual, to recognize their potential and to ensure that they receive the best preparation and training for achieving their career ambitions and life goals. We aim at producing not only good professionals but also good and worthy citizens.

GIMS Vision is to become a widely acclaimed management school contributing towards management education for developing business leaders having functional knowledge of all the domains of management.

GIMS Mission is to develop management professionals for upcoming business challenges and enduring entrepreneurial spirit and facilitate application of concepts and techniques for innovative research.

Careers360. Tell us something about the admission process?

Dr. Arun Kumar Singh. The admissions at GIMS are a multi-fold process. The applicant must possess a strong and consistent academic background. Performance in 10th grade, 12th grade and every year of graduation are considered in the GIMS PGDM admission process.

An aspirant can apply to the PGDM course if they have cleared or appeared for the following competitive exam as per AICTE requirement – CMAT/ CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ GMAT and is required to produce a scorecard of the same at the time of GIMS PGDM admission. To ensure diversity in the batch, GIMS conducts its individual level examination i.e. GIMS Aptitude Test which is followed by Group Discussion and Personal interview.

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?

Dr. Arun Kumar Singh. At GIMS, 70% and 30% strategy is the key. It implies 70% emphasis on course curriculum and 30% on Performance Improvement Programmes (PIP), Learning by Sharing, Personality Enhancement Programs, Corporate Readiness Program, Pre-Placement Modules, etc., to provide long term strategic advantage to students. Global Immersion Programme (GIP) is also a part of the full time course curriculum for students to have an exposure to international business scenario and global best practices in their respective area of specialization.

The students are certified with Skill Augmented Certifications programs on Advance Excel/ Spreadsheet for Managers, Digital Marketing & Social Media Marketing, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), BlockChain, Marketing Analytics, Business Analytics, HR Analytics, Six Sigma etc. to develop skills and knowledge needed for crafting strategies for organizations to help them achieve pole vaulting growth.

GIMS is the first B-School in India to be internationally accredited by Higher Learning Accreditation Consultant & Training (HLACT). GIMS has an academic partnership with IIMBx to offer a certificate programme as part of the “IIMBX School Partnership Programme.” The objective of the partnership is to train students in the areas of management – data and insights, economics, finance, marketing, people management, operations, and strategy.

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

Dr. Arun Kumar Singh. GNIOT Institute of Management Studies has collaborated with Maha Saraswati University of Denpasar for academic partnership with Faculty of Economy and Association of Business and International Business and Professional Management (AIBPM) for global immersion program.

Students of GIMS have the opportunity to take part in a one or two-week long international immersion program. It includes visits to local companies and partner business schools, with time to visit local places of interest. The program represent important opportunities for professional growth, networking and team-working, as all experiences are shared and discussed with fellow students and met with management in the companies visited. It is innovatively designed to bring international exposure to the students with an academic feel. An international exposure of this kind not only expands the vision, but also augments the personality of management students.

During the Immersion Program candidates visit companies, discuss strategic issues with managers .It is a great opportunity for the students to gain international experience without heavy personal investment as the immersion program is fully facilitated by the institute.

It is as an eye-opening experience that gives them a new perspective on markets, management and culture; a perspective that cannot be gained from a traditional classroom experience. The students get the opportunity to meet with senior managers of medium to global sized businesses to discuss where business is going and how they have adapted to the challenges of a globally competitive environment is also invaluable.

Global experience is a required part of the PGDM curriculum today. The International Immersion Program at GIMS is designed to give students on-the-ground experience that goes beyond what can be learned in a classroom, widening their thinking and developing knowledge and skills to manage in a globalized economy.

The educational trip fulfills the mission of providing experiential learning that enhances classroom instruction.

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

Dr. Arun Kumar Singh. Internships are an integral part of the learning enhancement system of any professional course. So is it with our PGDM course. GIMS understands the value that the Summer internship Project (SIP) holds for a management aspirant. The institute has a dedicated Corporate Resource Centre (CRC) department and a team of experts in this field to facilitate the Summer Internship Project support for its students. The students are provided guidance on SIP preparations from the time they join the course whether it is on upskilling students for the interview preparations or it is about providing assistance for the SIP. GIMS, Greater Noida not only emphasizes on the SIP but also on the Live Industry Projects which give the students a hands-on experience of the industry to these budding managers.

The CRC runs in concurrence with the placement committee including faculty and student representatives both. Students are offered the internship opportunity in almost all areas of their specializations. The process begins immediately after the beginning of the 3rd Trimester. Students are well groomed for interviews since they join the course through the Employability Skills Enhancement Programme, various psychometric tests and counseling sessions.

The Summer Internship facilitation process ends only after all students who have chosen for availing the SIP facilitation through the institute’s need to have collected at least two offers in their respective specializations.100% SIP assistance is provided by the CRC department.

The sole aim of providing such developmental activities is to prepare students for the uncertainties ahead in the industries to face them and sustain in the highly volatile corporate world. The SIP offers are chosen on the basis of the profiles offered, brand name and stipends offered. GIMS, Greater Noida endeavors to provide primarily those SIP to its millennial managers which offer a respectable stipend. The highest stipend so far offered is 10k plus international trip by Hitachi. The details of the last batch summer internships are mentioned next. The Times of India, Outlook Group, Dabur India, HCL Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Onex India Ltd, Sharekhan Ltd, Spark Minda, Cadilla, Future Group, Reliance Group, Atal Incubation Centre, BIMTech, were some of the brands to be quoted who approached us and picked up the students for Summer Internship Programme. The students were offered stipends upto 15K and the SIP facilitation culminated to 100% student selection rate.

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.

Dr. Arun Kumar Singh. The placement this year has been quite encouraging despite the slowdown of the pandemic. The companies landed up for placements have been with both national and international offers. The highest international package offered is of Rs. 17.75 lakhs by KhimjiRamdas LLC and the national package is of Rs. 9.2 lakhs by ANZ Bank Ltd. The placements have been quite encouraging with 97% of students being placed. Apart from the regular offers in the field of marketing, the highlights have been the HR and finance placements with lucrative offers of Rs. 7.53 lakhs at Archer and Bull and Rs. 8.49 lakhs at Satguru Travels and Tourism LLC respectively. The average placement at GIMS, Greater Noida has been so far Rs. 7.5 lakhs and almost every student has bagged at least three offers.

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

Dr. Arun Kumar Singh. GIMS, Greater Noida has the best infrastructure in NCR region. The institute emphasizes Global standards of learning for its students. The lush green campus is spread over 13 acres of land providing almost all the facilities within the GNIOT Institute of Management Studies campus. Some of the GIMS facilities are as follows:

• Classrooms: The classrooms are fully air conditioned and well equipped with all the modern day facilities from White Boards to Smart Boards, from Projectors to Wi-Fi.

• Library: The institute has a well-equipped library with a combination of traditional and digital resources, such as the latest journals and periodicals like the business magazines and newspapers, a variety of text-books and reference books,etc.

• Auditorium at GIMS is fully air conditioned with a seating capacity of over 500 people. The auditorium is also well furnished with all the latest aids like the audio-visual facilities, central air conditioning, well ventilated and modern interiors. It is utilized for the seminars, workshops, guest lectures, various celebrations by the students and faculties combined.

• Conference Hall: Various seminars, workshops, student and faculty interaction, faculty meetings, conferences and corporate interface activities are organized in the well-furnished, fully air conditioned conference hall with a capacity to accommodate around 75 -100 people.

• Computer Centre: The Computer Centre has advanced computing facilities that are available to students, faculty and different departments. It includes branded PCs with DELL and HP servers connected through Ethernet LAN. All these nodes have access to the Internet through a 500 MBPS dedicated line of fiber optics. The computers are equipped with the online conferencing tools like Cisco WebEx, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet for the online Meetings, Webinars and Classes. The Windows, UNIX and LINUX software packages such as Drawing and Drafting package (AUTOCAD), Multimedia, Animation and various editing packages are made available to create simulated environments.

• Recreational Area: The sprawling lawn and the playground equipped with the outdoor games facilities like Basket-Ball, Cricket and Football. GIMS also provides various indoor games facilities also like Table-tennis, Carrom-board, Chess and Badminton and the like. GIMS has a dedicated Sports Club- Spardhaa which organizes various inter and intra collegiate championships.

• Hostel Facility: Both the Girls’ and Boys’ hostels are within the campus and are well-furnished twin and single sharing, A.C and non-AC rooms with all the basic facilities. The hostel mess provides healthy and scrumptious food based on the menu decided unanimously by the food committee which comprises some student representatives.

• 24x7 ATM: The institute also provides the facility of a 24x7 ATM in the premises for the safety of students, and staff.

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