Jaipuria School of Business (JSB) - Interview with Director, Dr. Jitendra Kumar Mishra, on Academic and more

Jaipuria School of Business, Ghaziabad, popularly known as JSB institute, is a private, self-financed MBA college in Uttar Pradesh (UP) approved by the AICTE. JSB Ghaziabad offers state-of-the-art infrastructure, experienced faculty, the best facilities, and a conducive environment on the campus that leads to the growth of the students. Here's an interview with Dr. Jitendra Kumar Mishra, Director of this B-school, detailing academics, internships, facilities, placements, and more.

Careers360: Tell us something about the JSB Institute; Vision, Mission, and when it was set up?

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Mishra: Jaipuria School of Business (JSB), located in Ghaziabad (DELHI-NCR) is a premier management institute offering a Two-Year Full-Time PGDM Programme, approved by AICTE, New Delhi. It was established in 2008 for imparting quality management education that provides distinct experience and exposure to prepare future value-based business leaders.

The Institute is the youngest of the Educational Institutions set up by the House of Jaipurias. The Jaipuria Group’s contribution to education has a long history going back to the pre-Independence days.

Careers360: Elaborate on the admission process at Jaipuria School of Business?

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Mishra: Admission to the Two-Year year full-time PGDM Programme at Jaipuria School of Business is done on the basis of merit. The basic eligibility for applying to the programme is graduation with any stream of study with 50% marks.

Further, the merit for the admission is prepared based on the score of the entrance test (CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ ATMA/ CMAT as approved by AICTE), the performance in group discussion & personal interviews. The students with prior work experience are given preference.

Careers360: What kind of infrastructure can students expect at this college? Please elaborate.

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Mishra: Jaipuria School of Business has a sprawling campus spread over 5.5 acres at Indirapuram, Ghaziabad (Delhi-NCR). The institute has state-of-the-art infrastructure equipped with the best teaching-learning technologies including Smart classrooms, AV Systems, a Wi-Fi campus, a Library connected with the internet, Computer Lab, Finance Lab, Language Lab, LMS, ERP, etc. Students can connect to learning resources 24x7 from anywhere.

Careers360: There is a lot of stress associated with contact with industry and recruitment companies. What steps will the institute take in this direction?

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Mishra: At JSB the PGDM programme is industry connected, practice-driven, and student-centric. The curriculum is designed in collaboration with industry to ensure its relevance and currency. 30% of each course is delivered by industry practitioners.

Additionally, the industry leaders and domain experts regularly interact with students and provide the necessary guidance. Institute has a well-equipped Corporate Relation Cell which ensures effective networking with the industry and connects students & faculty members with the industry for a variety of engagements.

In order to provide students and faculty members the opportunity to engage with industry experts and discuss contemporary issues pertaining to business and industry-institute organizes conclaves, seminars, and workshops.

Careers360: Internship is now mandatory as per AICTE guidelines. Does the institute help students in finding internships? If yes, how?

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Mishra: Institute has been consistently facilitating students for internships and final placements. All the students are provided with two internship opportunities out of which they can choose the best one.

Careers360: Please share details if there is any collaboration with universities abroad?

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Mishra: The institute has collaborated with the University of Central Missouri (USA) & European Business School (Paris). The association ensures collaborative educational opportunities for both faculties and students.

Students who join Jaipuria PGDM Course can spend a semester at EBS Paris as part of a student exchange programme. They may also take internships at business houses and multinational companies operating in France through EBS. They also have the option of taking joint degrees from Jaipuria and EBS Paris.

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

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Mishra: The institute has a record of consistently placing all its students. The highest CTC for the year 2020-21 is 12.5 Lac per annum. The average CTC is 7 Lac per annum.

The key recruiters of the 2020-21 batch include Deloitte, EnY, Dabur, Coca Cola, Café Coffee Day, Spark Minda, Bata, Axis Bank, ITC Limited, Cvent, Flipkart, Indusind Bank, Tata Capital Capgemini, Barclays, Berger Paints, Regalo Kitchen, Khimji Ramdas and so on.