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ABBS School of Management (ABBSSM) during its tenure of more than a decade in management education is driven by its academic program, its analytical, data-driven approach to problem-solving, the research impact of its faculty, the ambition and creativity of its students and the business successes of its alumni.  The Institute is the articulation of its Vision to develop “….Contemporary Management Education necessary to adapt to a continuously changing Business Environment”.

It is designed to shape the future of higher education, multidisciplinary research, collaborating with new partners in India and abroad to generate new knowledge which would catapult students and stakeholders coupled with high standards of teaching and learning to adapt to a creative international environment is what they envisage. ABBSSM is committed to create an ecosystem that supports lifelong learning.

The Institute prides itself on not just keeping pace with the changing needs of contemporary business but anticipating and contributing to that change through its Centres of Excellence, innovative research and education. The Institute truly believe that networking is the “Holy Grail” of its very existence. This is where students and the stakeholders are supposed to shine, making life-long connections with future CEOs, Venture Capitalists etc. “The Team” ABBSSM is led by Director Dr. Madhumita Chatterji whose leadership believes in a great working environment coupled with open communication with all stakeholders. The Institute is a microcosm of every culture, gender of India and they are proud of their heritage as well as of the staff, faculty, students and alumni.

ABBSSM is among the first of its peers to experience the opportunities and challenges that greater diversity brings. The student body now looks the way the country will look in the future. What they do with the variation in background, identity, and point of view matters not only to them and higher education, but to the world beyond the campus. The Institute is engaged in the intellectual project of renewing a tradition in order to make good on its promise for a changed social and cultural world. In their endevor to be a community of learners who are committed to education, research and community service, the Institute takes pride in working together to achieve the same.

In a world where everyone talks about synergies and leveraging assets to introduce experiential learning into its PGDM, the Institute has formed Industry-Institute collaborations with several agencies and institutions of repute to name a few CRIMM (Centre for Research in Materials Management, the research arm of IIMM (Indian Institute of Materials Management), Project Management Institute (PMI), jointly offer certifications in the area of Scrum and Agile and Six Sigma. Collaborations with Rabindrik Psychotherapy Research Institute (Indian Statistical Institute, ISI) aids to disseminate knowledge about the basic theories about the role of Psychology in Business and to understand Research Methodology and basic statistics in Business Psychology. International MoUs with Rennes School of Business, Virginia Tech USA etc have enabled student faculty exchange and has taken internationalization to the next level. The international accreditations from IACBE (International Accreditation Council for Business Education) and SAQS accreditation is the recognition to the institution’s commitment to Quality and Quality Assurance through continuous improvement.  The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) accreditation is yet another feather in the cap of the Institute.

Thus the robust curriculum of the PGDM program containing core, elective and practice-based papers, value added certifications, co-curricular and extracurricular activities coupled with courses like the Campus to Community enables and empowers students to take ethical and socially responsible roles as it sensitizes the students to the grass root issues and needs of the community. The research component and the IIP  (short and long term) embedded in the course plan enable students to improve their critical and analytical thinking, communication skills and demonstrate their ability to work in professional business environments. The ‘Theatre in Management ‘, introduced by the Institute seeks to extract students from their silos and communicate with each other, evolve as a team player, hone leadership skills and interact with the outside world with confidence and ease. Therefore, these facilitate students to understand the various facets and dynamics of global business and cross-cultural issues and design effective strategies within the global business environment. Through a variety of meetings, special events, guest speakers, projects and fellowships, the students gain hands on experience in the world of business. Students learn to deal with deadlines, managing people, coordinating with third parties and managing funds.

The B-School’s brand and identity recognizes and believes that education begins in the classroom but is fortified by experience and what students receive. The B School in its quest in Forging New Horizons, Transforming the Future of Education continues to Aspire. Accelerate and Achieve!