A peek into SPJGMBA

The chart above would explain my Decision to go for SPJAIN Global MBA program though i got selected in ASU, Terry , Mason school of Business with offers of

scholarship around $34,000, in- state tution fees, assistanship and loan without a co-signer !

"The sucess with a start up depends on the power of the Idea for which it was born".

I am sure that the rate at which GMBA is being targetted by students across the nation is because it is suddenly seen as the answer to most of people who have profile like me .

Age : 21- 25

Work Exp: 2-4 years

Aim : To double the income in one year

With devlopment happening at a fathoming pace around, the need for middle level managers is increasing at an alarming rate and unless this is answered the future seems to be bleak, GMBA suddenly seems to be the right choice at the right time with right people.

Even trying out the program in USA is not a bad idea but if one observes the statistics one would find that the maturity level and the number of digits of bank balance seems to be far fecthed for people of above profile.

I would like to season myself by immersing in the program at GMBA and then take up roles at some corporate level, have first hand experience of leadership, make decisions rather than executing them ( as I do now ) before I am ready to participate and assimilate what is being taught at HAVARD and MIT.

The aspects of S.P.Jain which really attracted me is

1. It is a 1 year course: I would be employed again by nexxt June.In case of B schools in USA/Canada/Europe the classes would start only by Aug/Sep and most of them are 16- 24 months old program.

2.The course fee is nominal considering that at ISB one has to shell out 14 lakhs for the course itself. No doubt the relationship ISB shares with corporate world is much better than ours, still from the prespective of how much goes out from my pocket before I get an MBA, S.P.Jain is a safer bet.
3. S.P.Jain Global MBA program is launched from two fastest growing cities of World: Dubai and Singapore. Apart from the fun, students would get a feeling of business models across these two different but advanced countries.
4. The comfort of campus placement:Unlike B schools abroad , S.P.Jain still follows the indian way of campus placement. I woould have to depend on lots of contact list abroad to get a job there.

5.People out there are from the cream of lot:S.P.Jain takes lot of efforts in getting the best guest lectures and faculty. The students enrolling in are among the best in the country and the curicullum is dynamic and market relevant. Also the location to which placements are there is the fastest growing region in world ( India and APAC).

I am sure the time ahead with S.P.Jain would be an enrcihing experience but would still like few things to change from S.P.Jain prespective.

1.First and foremost the selection criteria hugley empahsises on academic strength. Though this is essential, the school should also consider other aspects like :
Challenges in which a student has grown up,
Extra curicullar activities(Why not induct a budding cricketer for the program: I am sure he would grow up to be one of the best captain India has seen :-)),and Social activities ( What have we done for society? environment? are we responsible enough ? )

2.Also the guest lectures could include a huge set of profiles from different background. what about asking Major general of a Indian Armed forces to teach us about Team building ? or star powers like Shah rukh Khan giving us an approach on how he managed his career , pulled his career from no where to be the brand ambassador of Bollywood.

3.Arranging meet ups with alumni or current student: Being a new program the prespective students have lots of question on how to carry cash ? Hostel life ? things to carry and so on.School could arrange a face to face meeting with some one who has led a life there or also arrange for chat with the school administration. More Transperency could make it so much better.

4. Hunt for talent internationally: Why should SPJMR stop at India ? why not allow and make it simpler for people from other nationalities to get into the school. I am sure SPJMR could arrange for telecon or video conferencing to hunt for international talent so that we have a pool of talent spread across the globe.

5. Exchange programs and Tie ups with internationally recognised universities: This would make the students recognisable in abroad. Exchange programs with schools both from USA and China would really add to the shine. We could soon have our alumni in NISSAN japan or Lehman brothers in USA or Vodafone in UK.

6. Offering scholarship: Though SPJMR offers a nominal amount of tution money for its 1 year Global MBA program, some scholarship to the talented and needy would place the school as the hot spot for buddying global leaders.

I am sure the admission commitee would look into these aspects some time later and work on it. Right now am just planning and preparing myself to lead a monk's life at Dubai for coming 6 months.