FLAME School of Business offers a two-year full-time residential MBA program with specializations in Finance, Marketing, HR, Operations and Entrepreneurship. The MBA program draws its faculty - full-time, part-time and visiting - from among the best professionals - national as well as international - in their respective fields.
FLAME School of Business says ‘We strive to attract the best and brightest students from across the country by offering merit-based academic scholarships. FSB has received a National A* grade from CRISIL over the past four years and has been ranked as the 26th best B-School in India by Business India Magazine in 2015.
FLAME believes in contextual teaching with practical relevance in the Indian and Global Context. As such, students are given the opportunity to enhance their classroom learning while interacting with industry stalwarts, attending investor conferences and conducting company research in the FLAME Investment Lab. According to FLAME ‘Our learning pedagogy includes case studies and simulations as we have licensing arrangements with Harvard Business School Publishing, CRISIL Research, Thomson Reuters and SAP ERP amongst others.’
CFA University Recognition Program
FLAME School of Business has become the latest institute to be welcomed into the CFA University Recognition Program. The MBA program of FLAME School of Business has been acknowledged as incorporating at least 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and placing emphasis on the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice within the program. This program positions students well to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, which has become the most respected and recognized investment credential in the world.
Entry into the CFA University Recognition Program signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace that the FLAME School of Business MBA curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA examinations. Through participation in this program, FLAME School of Business is eligible to receive a limited number of student scholarships for the CFA Program each year.
“Students in these programs study the Candidate Body of Knowledge, which include knowledge, skills, and abilities that investment experts worldwide have identified as essential best practice,” said Stephen Horan, Ph.D., CFA, CIPM, Head, University Relations & Private Wealth. “By mastering the fundamentals of the CFA Program as well as the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, these future investment professionals join us in our mission to promote the highest standards of ethics, education, and professional excellence for the ultimate benefit of society.”
“FLAME School of Business’ two year full-time residential MBA Program in Finance offers a judicious mix of theoretical and applied courses covering the theory and empirical aspects of finance, with rigorous curriculum and pedagogy. We are honored to be a part of the CFA University Recognition Program,” said Prof. D.S. Rao, Provost, FLAME University.
Babson College Association
FLAME University, the pioneer of interdisciplinary education in India has joined with Babson College, Massachusetts, United States to build and grow commitment in providing world-class entrepreneurship education.
Babson College, a private business school in the United States is a global authority in entrepreneurship education. It has consistently appeared on the U.S. News & World Report rankings as the number one college in entrepreneurship education for nearly three decades.
FLAME University, with its aspiration to create people who are leaders and job creators, has been accepted as a member of the Babson Collaborative, an initiative by Babson College to bring together educational institution from around the globe under one platform for the exchange of best practices in entrepreneurship education.
Interface with Industry
Ever year FLAME School of Business hosts many renowned national and international personalities who have distinguished themselves in diverse fields. Each of these highly successful, respected and regarded personalities is an icon and represents the best in their respective field of endeavor. These are remarkable men and women whose stories of skill, ingenuity and determination inspire emulation from others. Interactive sessions with such leading lights in a wide range of fields go a long way in inspiring and influencing our students.
Career management assistance
We have extensive linkages with industry that aids our students to get excellent placements. In the past companies like HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak, ICICI, Vedanta, Café Coffee Day, Infosys, TCS, Deloitte Consulting, Reliance Mutual Fund, Dunia Finance, National Stock Exchange, JSW, Future Group, Asian Paints, ITC, Adani Enterprises, amongst others have participated in our placement process.
Curricular Innovations
FLAME believes in contextual teaching with practical relevance. As such, according to FLAME “We have developed curricular innovations like the FLAME Investment Lab, FLAME Entrepreneurship Lab, DRIVERS, CFA Institute Research Challenge, Investor Conferences, etc. that enable students to apply their academic learning in the real world.”
Achievements of FLAME have been acknowledged by CRISIL that has rated it with an A* grade at the national level for the past three years.
FLAME University Pune was established as a State Private University in 2015 under an act passed by the Government of Maharashtra. The University offers MBA programs with specialization in finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, human resources and operations. Student enrolment at the MBA program has been increasing every year.
Admission process for MBA 2017-19 at FLAME University is open and the candidates can apply with their CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT/GMAT/MH-CET scores.
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