Know all about Amity Business School: An Interview of Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht (Director)

Established in 2011, Amity Business School focuses on development of professional manpower for the Industry. Amity Business School (ABS) has established itself as a prominent management institute, owing to its cutting-edge facility, industry-integrated curriculum, and highly skilled and experienced professors. Careers360 brings you an exclusive interview with Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht, Director, Amity Business School, Gwalior. In this interview Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht shares various details about the institute such as admissions process and other important things. Read the complete article to know more about Amity Business School, Gwalior.

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

Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht: Amity Business School (ABS) was set up in 2011 and it has achieved a distinct presence for itself over the years. It has emerged as a premier management institute, known for its state-of-the-art infrastructure, industry-integrated curriculum and experienced and highly qualified faculty. The institute has a proven track record of excellence in imparting management education and is in relentless pursuit of upgrading its knowledge base with an emphasis on blended classroom teaching and practical application through 'On the Job' training modules in the corporate world.

Our Mission is to focus on inventive education by offering practical, innovative, research-oriented and technology-driven programmes.

Amity Business School, Amity University, Madhya Pradesh is committed to creating business leaders through its innovative programmes, dedicated research work and driving thought leadership as a part of its vision.

Careers360: Tell us something about the admission process?

Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht: We have a holistic process for admission to MBA, BBA, B.Com (H) & PhD programmers. We have a dedicated Admission-Marketing department. Admission tests and personal interviews are conducted to assess the knowledge of the applicants.

The Amity Business School admission process for PG and UG programs commences from January/ February every year.

Amity Scholarships are instituted to help those who are brilliant in academics and deserve world class education. Diverse Scholarships are offered at Amity.

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

Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht: Amity Business School facilities include the excellent infrastructure including high tech classrooms, modern labs, well stocked library, State-of-the-art auditoriums and well equipped sports facilities provide a solid foundation for excellence in academics. All classrooms at Amity Business School are well furnished and fully air-conditioned. The classes are fully wi-fi equipped to provide easy access to information and knowledge to the students. State-of-the-art auditoriums act as a common ground for students, faculty and corporate personalities for regular interfaces, conferences and other events. ABS also has a dedicated Seminar Hall with a capacity of 200 students. These auditoriums serve to bring students face to face with global thought leaders, academic gurus and corporate heads to share their experiences.

ABS library has 12129 books in 515 different titles. Moreover, 20 valuable and popular magazines, journals and newspapers increase the knowledge base of the library. It includes magazines like HRM review, Case folio, India Today, Business Today etc. It has a seating capacity of 110 students with a comfortable ambience. ABS has state-of-the-art computer labs with 160 PCs which provide computing facilities comprising the latest computing machines with advanced softwares, and communication systems like IBM- SPSS to enable work on data analysis and enhanced communication skills.

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?

Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht: We fully agree that the students have stress when it comes to their placements. To facilitate the students in this regard we regularly conduct Aptitude tests, Mock interviews, Business communication, etiquettes and grooming sessions. Faculty members also engage the students in extempore, presentations, group discussions and role plays to facilitate them during the placement process.

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

Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht: Developing an internship policy is an impactful strategy for creating a future talent pool for the industry. The Internship program not only helps fresh pass-outs in gaining professional know-how but also benefits corporate on fresh perspectives on business issues and even discovering future business leaders. Amity Business School through our dedicated department (called as Corporate Resource Centre) provides internships to our students. Also the faculty members are made mentors/guides for the SIP who are in touch with the industry guides and keep on facilitating/guiding the students.

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

Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht: Amity group has a lot of campuses at foreign locations like New York, San Francisco, Singapore, London, Dubai and many other locations. So our students get a lot of opportunities in different aspects of teaching, research and learning with those campuses.

Additionally Amity University Madhya Pradesh has recently signed four MOUs with different international universities/organizations across the world.

The MOUs are in following areas:

1. Exchange of undergraduate and graduate students;

2. Exchange of faculty and staff members;

3. Joint research and consultancy activities;

4. Participation in seminars and academic meetings;

5. Exchange of academic materials and other information;

6. Special short-term academic programs and projects;

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.

Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht: Amity assures 100% placement assistance. Amity University Madhya Pradesh has a dedicated department (called as Corporate Resource Centre) working for the placement of our students. Reputed Multinational and top Indian companies visit our campus for placements. This year our students have been placed in HDFC Bank, Shoppers Stop, MAQ software, Intellipaat and learning Routes.

A snapshot of 2021 – 22 batch of MBA placement is given below

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Current Batch (2021 - 22)

• Total Companies visited ABS - 33

• Total Job offers generated - 18

• Average Salary offered/Max Salary – 5.76/8.0 L

• Students Placed – 100 %

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