Five key reasons to pursue your MBA from FLAME University, Pune

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
January 18, 2016
Now that you know your CAT 2015 scores, you will be looking for B-schools to apply. What makes FLAME University's MBA worth exploring for CAT and XAT test takers? MBAUniverse.com asked Dr Devi Singh to outline the reasons.
More than seventy companies participated in our placement process last year. Our average, students had five interview opportunities. The compensation was comparable to top tier business schools in the country,says Dr Devi Singh, VC, FLAME University

Now that you know your CAT 2015 scores, you will be looking for B-schools to apply. While applications to IIMs, XLRI, SPJIMR and MDI are closed, a few good B-schools are still accepting applications. One such option is Pune based FLAME University, which offers a two-year full-time residential MBA program with specializations in Finance, Marketing, HR, Operations and Entrepreneurship. FLAME is led by Vice Chancellor, Dr Devi Singh, who is the former director of IIM Lucknow and MDI Gurgaon. FLAME University’s MBA offers a good combination of academic rigour and industry connect. To attract the best and brightest students from across the country, FLAME also offers merit-based academic scholarships.

So what makes FLAME University’s MBA worth exploring for CAT and XAT test takers? MBAUniverse.com asked Dr. Devi Singh to outline the reasons. Here are the top five reasons for considering FLAME University’s MBA:

1. Academic rigor and industry relevance
MBA education at FLAME is based on high academic rigor and is relevant to the current demands of the industry. These are two strong pillars for any MBA program! Says Dr Singh, “We believe in contextual teaching with practical relevance. 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. 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.”

Without doubt, quality of faculty and the learning environment are the most important facets of any B-school or University. Faculty at FLAME is an acclaimed group of scholars and researchers. In addition to renowned management academic Dr. Devi Singh, key faculty members include Prof. D.S. Rao who earned his MM from the prestigious AIM, Manila; Prof. Vinod Vidwans, a Ph.D. from IIT, Mumbai; Prof. Manoj Kumar, a Ph.D. from IIT, Mumbai; Prof Sujay Joshi, a Chartered Accountant and PGDM from IIM, Ahmedabad and Prof Amarendra Sahoo, a Ph.D. from IIT, Mumbai.

Industry stalwarts like Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC; Narayan Murthy, Co-founder, Infosys; Dilip Shanghvi, Founder, Sun Pharamaceuticals; Uday Kotak, MD, Kotak Mahindra Bank; K V Kamath, Former MD, ICICI Bank; Anil Agarwal, Executive Chairman, Vedanta Resources; Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and MD, JSW; Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Investor, Founder, RARE Enterprises; V G Siddhartha, Founder, Café Coffee Day; Mr Aditya Puri, MD, HDFC Bank; Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group; and Shikha Sharma, MD, Axis Bank amongst many others have interacted with the students of FLAME and have shared their perspectives.

FLAME Investment Lab, FLAME Entrepreneurship Lab, Business Simulations, Enterprise Integration Systems, Thomson Reuters Terminals etc., provide various learning opportunities to students to gain close to real world experience.

No wonder FLAME University’s MBA program has consistently been graded by CRISIL with a A* rating at the national level and A** rating at the state level.

2. CFA University Recognition Program
FLAME University’s MBA program has been accepted into the CFA University Recognition Program. Entry into the CFA University Recognition Program signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace that the MBA curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA examinations. This program positions students well to obtain the coveted Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

3. Career & Placement opportunities
FLAME University has extensive linkages with industry that aids students to get good placements. 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 many others have participated in the placement process at FLAME. 
Sharing the placement track record at FLAME, Dr Devi Singh says “More than seventy companies participated in our placement process last year. On average our students had five interview opportunities. The highest salary was Rs. 28 lakhs and median salary was Rs. 5.3 lakhs. More importantly, some of our students have become entrepreneurs and job creators and are running unique enterprises.”

4. Student faculty ratio
FLAME University claims to have one of the best student-faculty ratios available in the larger Indian education system. The faculty student ratio at FLAME University is 1:10. FLAME firmly believes that a fairly significant part of the student experience is predicated on access to faculty, e.g., opportunities for interaction, or feedback on academic work. Individual attention from the team of professors will certainly make your experience more fruitful and fulfilling.

5. Anchored in Liberal Education
MBA students at FLAME University are encouraged to develop entrepreneurial and leadership abilities that help them look at context scientifically, take decisions more critically, and transcend mere knowledge into socially conscious decisions. FLAME University does this by anchoring the curriculum in the ethos of liberal education. Education that doesn’t just teach, it enlightens and opens the mind with a multitude of programs across areas in management sciences as well as areas in humanities, social sciences, creative arts and sports. This leads to a well-rounded and holistic development of the students.

Online admission application process for MBA 2016-18 at FLAME University is open. Interested candidates can register on FLAME application portal to apply online. The university accepts CAT 2015, XAT 2016, MAT, CMAT 2016, MH-CET and GMAT scores.

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