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VIT BUSINESS SCHOOL

Established in September 1994 as the Department of Management Sciences under the University of Madras, VIT Business School (VITBS) has expanded along multiple fronts.

  • Guaranteed Excellent Quality of Management Education
  • The school is fully aware that its graduates will occupy positions of great responsibility in the organizations where they will work after their graduation. And these organizations provide useful service to society. The graduates thus need to be well trained in both the theory and the practice of management to discharge their stewardship responsibilities well. This is guaranteed through the following means:
    • Education System: The VITBS education system is built drawing on the best practices of the best institutions of the world.

      • The curriculum and syllabi are designed by a Board of Studies that includes faculty members from the IIMs and IITs, and people with rich experience in Industry who have a deep involvement with quality education.
      • The VIT FFCS system was pilot tested and pioneered by the VITBS. It provides the student with the flexibility not only to choose the subjects, but also the pace of learning and time-table.
      • The student gets ample exposure to practice through cases, course projects, industry internships, and tours abroad. Cases are developed by the faculty through a system of encouragement of active engagement with industry.
      • The student gets focused soft-skills training to enable their true inner qualities to shine through.
      • The MBA, MBA (International Business) and BBA are fully residential programs. This fosters close interaction between the faculty and the students and among the students. This also enables the students to immerse themselves in team learning, an essential ingredient in the forming of a manager.
      • The programs feature visiting experts from industry, and are peppered with guest speakers.
      • Careful selection of good students from all over India and abroad, who have a consistent good academic record, and the aptitude for management, ensures that the classrooms are lively, and that each student gets a challenging, competitive, and cosmopolitan atmosphere.
         

    • Infrastructure: Like the rest of VIT, the VITBS has facilitating infrastructure including hostels, guest houses for visiting experts, serene ambience to pursue learning, smart classrooms, computing labs, databases and well-stocked library.
      • The electronic data bases include EBSCO that gives faculty and students access to all current and back issues of the important journals of the world at the fingertip.
      • Another powerful database is the PROWESS by CMIE that enables faculty and students to access current and historical data about companies.
      • Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), SYSTAT, ReNet Communication Software, and Tally enable research and learning.




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