The present economic scenario accompanied by globalization has resulted in making a world that is more connected and interdependent. This further initiates business and economic development and thus brings strong drives for change. Hence, it has become a matter of survival for businesses to expand and grow their market beyond boundaries. This has further elevated the situation wherein, the capability of the business management professionals plays a major role in propelling any business to the zeniths of success. Hence, well-trained and efficient business managers are more than just the need of the hour.
This is where quality business education makes its presence felt. As the business world is prone to experience more changes, now is the time when business education should evolve to meet the increasing and changing demands of the industry. It has become a necessity for the B-schools to offer students, an immersive learning experience that pertains to the current shifts in the business world. One such B-School, KLS Gogte Institute of Technology (GIT)Â offers business education that pertains to the present and upcoming shifts in the industry.
Excellence In Making
The KLS Gogte Institute of Technology is a flagship institute of Karnatak Law Society(KLS), founded in 1979. However, before we learn more about GIT or the MBA department of the institute, it is important to know the evolution of KLS. It today has the distinction of running schools and colleges in the fields of Law, Commerce, Engineering and Management Education and all its Institutions have earned the reputation of being as leading institutions in Karnataka.
More than three-quarters of a century ago, many eminent lawyers and visionaries from the North Karnataka region, who also happened to be leading lights in the Freedom Struggle, looked far ahead and decided that making legal education accessible to citizens of North Karnataka was a worthy goal, whatever the difficulty. Thus seven eminent lawyers – N. S. Shrikhande, V.A. Naik, V. D. Belvi, B. N. Datar, S. N. Angadi. R. Kotbagi, D. S. Paramaj came together to form the Karnatak Law Society in 1939 in Belagavi. Shrimant Raja Lakhamgouda Sirdesai of Vantmuri trusted these Founder Members to be true to their vision and a Promissory Note totaling Rs. 1 Lakh was executed by him to support the application for opening a new Law College. Many of these founder members and other legal scholars from this region volunteered to teach at this College despite lucrative practice, and extensive personal and social commitments. Belagavi thus became a renowned education center for Law education. Students from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra took admission and proved to be active in social, political and judicial fields.
Why Study MBA from GIT?
GIT had introduced the Department of MBA in the year 2007. It means that any student who enrolls here to study business is equally a part of the esteemed GIT. Spread across a sprawling mango meadow of over 20 Acres, GIT offers a thorough living and learning experience through its spacious classrooms, scintillating air-conditioned computer labs, latest pedagogy, wi-fi ambiance, learned staff, voluminous library, soft skills lab, separate hostels for girls and boys, hygienic canteens, banking facility, etc. Undoubtedly every single stakeholder appears to be proud and contented here.
The Academia
A permanent affiliate and autonomous institution under Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, GIT has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation and NAAC with A+. The institute has been acclaimed for technical and engineering education. It houses 08 undergraduate and 09 postgraduate disciplines including MBA and MCA programs. To support students to achieve practical skills simultaneously, it has equipped laboratories with facilities for experiments and studies in areas like Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Biomass Gasification, Fluidized Bed Combustion Chamber, Material testing, Digital Signal Processing, High Voltage Engineering, VLSI and Advanced surveying Instruments like Total Station.
Apart from its excellent academic offerings, the institute is also nationally acclaimed for its research studies. Research and innovation have been a key strength of GIT. A band of research scholars pursues Ph.D. and M.Sc. (Engineering) by Research through approved research centers in the departments of Mechanical, E & C, E & E, I & P E, CS & E, Civil Engg., Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and Management Studies.
The Myriad of Opportunities
GIT’s goal is not just to offer the finest education but also to help students at their every step towards life after GIT. It employs a full-fledged Training Placement Cell and Industry Institute Interaction Cell to bridge the gap between industry and academia. GIT has established very strong brand equity over the years and is a preferred campus hiring destination for top MNC companies. Furthermore, the college also has an entrepreneurship development Cell, Incubation Centre, and Center for foreign studies.
A Review of the Department of MBA
The Department of MBA aims to be recognized as a progressive department for business education, research and create meaningful students engagement for learning management education. The department’s focus is also on developing excellence through learning and to develop effective and responsible leaders by creating insightful knowledge and inspiring students to develop managerial skills, problem-solving ability, analytical and innovative mindset.
The robust industrial growth and conducive business environment have hastened the pace of the Indian economy. This has opened new vistas to educational service providers to offer industry integrated education to cater to the needs of competitive business.
KLS GIT’s Department of MBA, with its caliber, is taking new and successful strides by offering quality and integrity oriented management education to its budding managers. This department offers the Two Year Full-Time MBA Program, which is approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Permanently Affiliated and Autonomous Institute under Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi. The program is also accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi as well as it got A+ Grade by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC). Moreover, the Department of MBA has its own in-house Research Centre which not only offers a Ph.D. program through Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi but also undertakes and conducts various research projects on contemporary and relevant issues in the areas of management and technology. The department has strong and mutually beneficial connections with the industry.
A Conclusive Business Education
The only aim of GIT is to prepare its students to be globally competent, capable and skilled and to help them endure any challenge in their profession. Hence, the college’s MBA department takes every plausible method to ensure that the students achieve a conclusive education. The department has 10 well-qualified and experienced faculties. These faculties meet academic qualification expectations as specified by the AICTE. The B- School also involves industrialists who are helping the institute by bridging the gap between industry and academics. These resource persons have taken one complete subject in the semester.
The department of MBA is also a member of the Visvesvaraya Technological University consortium’s database. Through this consortia, faculty and students can access EBSCO, PROQUEST, Emerald, NPTEL, Springer, Taylor and Francis, science direct, etc. All these resources can be accessed even outside the campus through KNIMBUS.
Another effective strategy used by the institute to propel its student’s caliber is by offering extensive and industry-centric learning modules. The institute has an abundance of learning material in its directory and also encourages both students and faculties to browse study materials from the internet. While the students and faculties tend to browse the internet to share content amidst themselves, they use the intranet to engage in interactions and group- discussions. The study materials are shared using audio and visual aids. The institute also has an E-learning Module which can be accessed over the internet.
Another important point to be noticed here is how the institute infuses technology in its curricula. It believes that, if used judiciously and wisely, technology can be of great help in achieving its goal of holistic education. The above-mentioned is an ideal example of this. The Internet in this institute is solely used to help and guide its students in all possible ways. Along with offering an extensive learning module, the institute uses the internet and intranet regularly to stay connected with its alumni, partners, students, and faculty.
Future, At a Glance
At the heart of this institute lies the need for staying abreast of the industry trends and helping students achieve their true potential. Hence, in the future, it is definite that the institute will introduce new courses or amend the persisting courses to match the growing demands of the industry. Hence, it is evident that students who choose to study from GIT will always have an upper hand over others. GIT will make sure that they avail such a training that will allow them to outshine in the industry and will always lead.
