SP Jain Institute of Management and Research – MUMBAI

SP Jain Institute of Management & Research – MUMBAI

Introduction

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is rated among the top 10 B-schools in the country. Inaugurated in 1981 by the then British Prime Minister Rt. Hon'ble Margaret Thatcher, it has moved from strength to strength due to its innovative pedagogic approach and its ability to adapt to the changing business environment.
The institute has produced one of the most acclaimed postgraduate programs in the country: a result of SPJIMR's linkages with industry and state-of-the-art teaching material inspired from leading Western Business Schools like Harvard, MIT and Stanford.

Life at SPJIMR is a journey through education, sprinkled with a variety of academic and non-academic learning that goes beyond the conventional classroom method. The entire learning process at SPJIMR is focused on inculcating, in participants, sensitivity to real-world issues and an ability to become leaders in their chosen fields

Admission process

Admission CD made available free on registration of request at http://www.spjimr.org
Only on-line application, Process highly simplified, only basic information, No essays and no long questions.

Payment by Credit Card or Demand Draft
Option to decide on the specialization between marketing and Finance at the time of application or at the end of first year of the course.

Option to take CAT to be held in November 2005 or XAT to be held in January 2006.

Launch of 1 year PGDBM course for more experienced executives with specialization in ‘Manufacturing and Operations’ and ‘Information management’.

Launch of two batches of 1 year PGDBM, one starting January 2006 and the other starting January 2007

Selection Criteria

The selection criteria for calling candidates for interviews are based on multiple factors like Past academic performance, work experience, IF ANY, in terms of job content and relevance to the specialization opted, extra curricular activities, other interests
Accomplishments
Test score - CAT or XAT
Test score in CAT or XAT is NOT the only criterion used by SPJIMR for admission eligibility and there is no cutoff score criteria. A high CAT score does not guarantee a short-listing for a candidate for an interview. It is quite possible that a candidate, despite having scored very high in his/her CAT exams may not be called for interview if he/she does not come up to the mark in other criteria.

Programs

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM)

Eligibility

At least a three-year (10+2+3) University Degree or equivalent in any discipline. Students expecting to complete their degree examination by July 2006 may also apply.
The Institute offers one of the finest two-year full-time PGDBM programmes in the country. The program design seeks to inculcate the right attitude, develop the appropriate skills and impart comprehensive and rigorous knowledge for the students to develop into effective managers.
The first year foundation courses ensures a thorough grounding in fundamentals such as operations, finance, economics and marketing as well as building communications, computer and quantitative skills

Foundation Courses
The second year (fourth and fifth trimesters) consists of over 400 classroom sessions geared towards an in-depth understanding of the following fields of specialisation:

Finance Management
Marketing Management
Information Management
Manufacturing & Operations Management

Both core and elective courses are studied in the second year. Core subjects normally focus on the basic aspects relating to a particular area of specialisation. In addition, each participant can take courses from another specialization as a 'Minor Specialization'.
Post Graduate Diploma PGDM
The one-year post-graduate programme is aimed at providing accelerated career growth and enhancing leadership capabilities. The programme will provide customized career focused curriculum, synthesizing practical relevance with academic rigor, leveraging the institute’s successful record of pioneering and innovative pedagogies.
One Year Program in Management

Leading to Post Graduate Diploma in Manufacturing & Operations Management
&
Post Graduate Diploma in Information Management

Eligibility

Minimum 3 years of Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized University in India or abroad. Work experience of 5 years after graduation. Those with experience of more than 3 years and less than 5 years may be considered on a case to case basis.

Choice to enroll for course starting in
January 06 - will entail quick foundation to be part of the program
January 07 - will entail 6 months web-supported self learning in foundation at own pace, own time and own place starting from June 2006.
For the batch starting January 2006, candidates can indicate their CAT 2004 or GMAT score. An SPJIMR test will be conducted for those who have not taken any of the two tests.

For the batch starting January 2007, candidates can take either CAT to be held in November 2005 or XAT to be held in January 2006.

Specializations:
Finance management, marketing management, international business, information management, manufacturing and operations management

Admission Process

The candidates can apply for the PGDIT program taking one of the three paths mentioned below. The details of steps involved in the admission process are enumerated on the next page. The following steps are involved: -
• Application in a prescribed form
• Entrance Test
• Interview and Group Discussion
• Final selection and admission offer
• Acceptance of admission offer and payment of fee
A separate time schedule and rules applicable to these steps are enclosed.
Admission will be granted on merit and strict compliance of rules and schedules. No seats will be reserved for any class of candidates.


Placements 2005

At S.P. Jain the Final Placement has always been a welcome stint for the participants and the corporate alike and this year the story was no different. In fact it even got better. Continuing the dream run of 100 % placements with the dream posts awaiting all the 148 students of the SP Jain Institute of Management and Research batch of 2005 the placement story of 2005 was a booming success.

Placements-2005: A Bird's Eye View

Banks & Financial Services: There were as many as 12 companies from this vibrant sector and 18 offers were finally accepted by the students.
Snapshots:
There were 7 final acceptances in the form of PPO's or HEP's
HDFC received highest number of final acceptances (4) followed by Citibank who received the second highest number of final acceptances (3).
Some of the regular names in this sector were GE Money, HSBC and UTI

IT: This sector continued to be the leading recruiter of choice as 66 students got placed in this sector. As many as 13 companies comprised the recruiters list in this sector.
Snapshots:
There was a staggering number of 50 final acceptances in the form of PPO's or HEP's
IBM received highest number of final acceptances (17) followed by Wipro who received the second highest number of final acceptances (16)
Some of the regular names in this sector were Accenture, i2 and GE-IMLP

FMCG: The favorite for the Marketing and Operations majors continued to woo students as 33 participants were finally placed in this sector. 18 companies ranging chocolates to pharma constituted the set of recruiters.
Snapshots:
There were 16 final acceptances in the form of PPO's or HEP's
P&G and Marico were the leading recruiters in this sector with 4 final acceptances followed by HLL and Asian Paints with 3 final acceptances.
Some of the regular names in this sector were Colgate Palmolive, GSK, Nestle, Castrol and Madura Coats.

Consulting: There was an increase in the number of final placements in this sector compared to previous years as new recruiters visited the campus. 17 students were finally placed in this sector.
Snapshots:
There were 8 final acceptances in the form of PPO's or HEP's
E&Y were the leading recruiters in this sector with 6 final acceptances followed by TAS and Bristlecone with 3 final acceptances each
Some of the regular names in this sector were KPMG, TAS, TSMG

How the cookie crumbled?
In keeping with the times, a major chunk (40%) of the offers came from the IT sector. However, the other sectors like the Banking Sector, which lapped up 3% of the batch, TES, FMCG and Consultancy (12%) were in equally high demand.


Correspondence

Web address:www.spjimr.org
E-mail: spjicom@spjimr.ernet.in
Contact address: Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan's
S P Jain Institute of Management and Research
Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Road,
Andheri (West), Mumbai–400 058, India
Contact number: 91–022–6230396/2401/7454


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