Friday, June 22, 2012

Top Engineering Colleges OUTLOOK , MDRA

RANKINGS
The top 75 overall and the Top 10 breakdowns between govt and pvt colleges, zone and criteria wise
OUTLOOK ,  MDRA


Wednesday, June 13, 2012

India Today Best BBA Colleges 2012

India Today Best BBA Colleges 2012: Bangalore's Christ University tops the list





Students at Christ University, Bangalore
Students at Christ University, Bangalore.
Spread across 25 acres, Christ University, Bangalore, offers undergraduate, postgraduate and certificate programmes in various academic disciplines including law, education, sciences, social sciences and languages, commerce and management, and engineering. But it's the Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA) course that is the unrivalled superstar.

Introduced in 1996, at a time when foreign degrees were the rage, Christ University's BBA degree offered a twin programme that allowed students the option of completing the first two years of their foreign degree programme at Christ University in Bangalore, after which they could complete the remaining years of their studies at an affiliated university abroad. Sixteen years later, it is still the most sought-after course at the college. The number of partner institutions has increased to six, including Western Michigan University, US.



The core curriculum of the BBA programme has been developed keeping international academic standards in mind and following a multidisciplinary approach, where students in the first and second years of the three-year undergraduate degree can opt for a range of allied courses such as public speaking or one which helps students improve their spoken English skills.

"The university also offers a 'critical thinking in politics' course which teaches future management professionals the importance of being aware of the political and sociological environment," says Jain Matthew, head of department, management studies.

In their final year of study, students pursue core management subjects with a choice of electives in marketing, human relations or finance. The assessment pattern varies between subjects with regard to the weightage given to internal and end-of-semester examinations. Apart from the first semester, all students must complete course-related projects as well as one internship.

"The approach is very practical and we are encouraged to think outof-the-box," says Shreya Rammohan, 19, a third-year BBA student from Bahrain. She recently completed an internship with a large corporate firm in the Gulf and is hoping to bag a good job offer. Last year, the top three job offers made to the students were from Tally Solutions, a financial accounting software company, (Rs 4.75 lakh a year), Google (Rs 3.8 lakh a year), and technical communication firm The Writers Block (Rs 3.37 lakh a year).

The BBA department is preparing for the arrival of more students at the new campus that is expected to open soon on Bannerghatta Road. Christ University is involved in a controversy surrounding the granting of deemed university status. But even as the matter rests with Supreme Court, its BBA programme soars on the popularity charts.