Delhi Business School Delhi, one of the fastest emerging newage B-schools in India,has been able to connect with the students and win popularity among them in ashort span of time. Director, Divya Rajput, reveals the core strength of DBS Delhi

Q: You have grown fast as one of theleading emerging BSchools in India with great potential. What have been your core values?

Delhi Business School(more popularly known as DBS) stands for high academic standards, innovativecourse design and a very student centric approach. We recognized the need forskill based training among Indian youth and high paying job opportunitiesprovided by corporate. Aspiring managers are given an opportunity to experienceand practice their learning through various techniques. They are encouraged toplan, organize and execute tasks, projects and various events in campus. It’snever a dull moment at DBS. DBS adopted all best B-School practices sinceinception and has grown stronger every day. We treat it as a corporateB-School.

Q: What has been the approach in the pedagogy in yourcollege?

DBS provides strong conceptual knowledge in first year ofstudies. Students are taught through case studies, role plays andpresentations. Then they are sent on internships and given an opportunity totake up live projects in second year. We train them on soft skills and businessconcepts at the same time. A lot of learning happens by exposing them tosimulations and management games.

Q: Tell us briefly about your selection process? What doyou look for in a student while selecting him/her?

We have a 4-tier selection process. We select students whohave qualified national level management entrance tests like ATMA, CAT, MAT,JC-CAT, NAT, etc. with minimum 50 percentile. The student then takes a casestudy that helps us understand his general attitude and knowledge. Thereafter,he shares ideas in a group discussion and takes personal interview. After thisthe short listed candidates take up a telephonic round of interview fromcorporate HO of DBS and are sent selection letters. DBS ensures that nodeserving candidates are missed out. We basically check a student’s attitudeand his will to outperform by keeping everyone else along.

Q: What has been the placement record in your lastbatch?

Our placements in last batch stood at 3 lacs average package, and 85% of the total batch was placed. For 2009, the placements were a little lower than last year due to economic downturn. Still we managed good companies like Panasonic, Berger paints, HDFC, Japan Airways and others by getting many more companies on campus and by giving students ample corporate exposure through internships, seminars, guest speakers and live projects.

Q: Why should somebody opt for Delhi Business School? What value addition does your institute provide?
DBS offers enough exposure to students during their study period that helps build confidence and excellent soft skills. Laptops and business suits are most common value add-ons offered by many B-Schools. In addition to those, DBS offers ERP/ Business Intelligence certification, AIMA student membership for corporate interface and online library access. A student can look forward to join a summer school at one of the partner International University in Europe or US. In addition to this, we impart them education and training in both business and entrepreneurial functions.

Q: Your take on future of management education in India?

India is proposed to become the next Superpower of the World. These predictions have been based on the fact that by 2020, almost half of World’s young population shall be in India.Management education is a catalyst to channel and harness youth and convert them into skilled manpower. Also, management education doesn’t require a pre-requisite background in sciences or arts or commerce or statistics. It integrates all aspects of business together and creates people with managerial capabilities.