Why should you study PGDM from Rajalakshmi School of Business

In a conversation with Shiksha.com, the experts at Rajalakshmi School of Business (RSB) share details about the PGDM programme offered by the institute. They share the eligibility requirements along with the admission process and selection parameters. The experts share the institute's pedagogy to make students industry-ready. RSB has been reporting 100 per cent placements for last many years now and this year despite pandemic situations the institute has witnessed the highest package of worth Rs 7.5 LPA offered to students.

Read the complete interview below.

Q: What is the eligibility criteria for admission to the PGDM programme at RSB?

A: To be eligible for admission to the two-year PGDM programme at RSB, an applicant must have a minimum of 50 per cent (45 per cent for SC/ST category students) aggregate in graduation in any stream from a recognised institute or university.

Alongside, all eligible applicants need to have a valid score of any one of the management qualifying exams such as GMAT, CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT and ATMA.

Q: What is the admission process? And, on the basis of what parameters final selections are made?

A: As a part of the admission process, all eligible applicants need to fill up the online application form by visiting the institute’s official website and paying a nominal fee of Rs 1,000.

The profiles will then be screened by the admissions team and all short-listed applicants will be called for a written aptitude test, Group discussion and a personal face-to-face interview round.

The final selections will be made on the basis of the overall profile of the students that include:

• Merit performance
• Qualifying exam result
• Statement of Purpose (SoP)
• Overall performance in all admissions related rounds
• Work experience (if any)
• Extra-curricular activities and interests
• Achievements and Accomplishments

Q: What are the various specialisation options available to students?

A: RSB is a student-centric autonomous institute that designs curriculum considering the industry expectations, latest trends and practices. Our all initiatives aim at making students industry-ready. Hence, we offer specialisations that cater to all core areas of management and also we are trying to come up with new specialisations that suffice the emerging need of digitalisation. Our specialisation includes:

• Marketing
• Human Resource
• Finance
• Operations Management
• Business Analytics

Q: What is the total cost of the two-year PGDM program at RSB? Do you offer any financial assistance or scholarship options to students?

A: The total cost of the two-year PGDM program at RSB is Rs 6.1 lakh that can be easily paid in four instalments. It includes Rs 10,000 as the caution deposit which is refundable at the end of the curriculum.

We truly understand that the fee or the cost should not be a barrier to students' aspirations and thus, we offer merit scholarship options to students that vary between Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh. These scholarships are offered to students basis their aptitude test scores (CAT, MAT, GMAT, XAT and CMAT), academic performance (Class 10, 12 and graduation), and their overall performance in Groud discussion and Personal Interview round.

Q: Do you offer hostel facility? If yes, what is the cost of the same?

A: The two-year PGDM program at RSB is a fully residential programme that offers accommodation benefits to students on twin sharing basis.  The cost of the same is Rs 95,000 per year. It includes food, WiFi, Laundry, and gym facilities too.

For Chennai based students, we also offer transportation facility.

Q: How do you help your students become industry ready?

A: The way we just mentioned that students final selections are based on their overall performance in the admission rounds, academic performances and interest in co-curricular activities similarly, we believe that the institute’s performance can be evaluated basis their curriculum and pedagogy which ultimately yields to quality placements. At RSB, we leave no stone unturned to make students industry-ready and hence, we make students undergo a mandatory 8-12 weeks of an internship programme at the end of the first year so they can put their learnings into practice.

Besides this, we have a Career Enhancement Training program that includes personality development sessions, soft skills training, mock interviews and group discussion rounds.

Q: Can you share some of the recent placement statistics?

A: We have a track record of 100 per cent placements for the last many years and this is because the industry understands the quality of our students. We have almost all top brands and leading recruiters participating in our placements season every year. It includes ITC, Cavinkare, Britannia, Reliance Industries, Federal, CUB, Kotak Mahindra Bank, BFIL-Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited, Flipkart, Amazon, Big Basket, Swiggy, Berger Paints, Indigo Paints and Saint Gobain Envision. Talking of this year’s placement statistics we witnessed the highest package of Rs 7.5 lakh offered to our students while the average package stood at Rs 6.6 lakh.