National School of Business (NSB), Bangalore Bangalore , Karnataka

Like everyone else, I started off with a confusion!- Where do I accomplish my MBA dream? Do I need to look out for location? Infrastructure? Placement? University? Scholarships? Faculty? Teaching methods? Industrial visits? Extra courses? International tours? Exchange programs?... and most importantly where do I find such a B-school with moderate program fees? Choices at this point, makes it complex to take a decision. But after a lot of research, I was lucky enough to have discovered National School of Business (NSB) . It was all mere words and dreams before joining, but a sheer delight later. After joining NSB, I would say it has given me a smile of satisfaction. NSB’s vision of creating individual champions through teamwork is an interesting one. It’s integrated teaching methodology that links all aspects of HR, Marketing, Finance, Operations and so on to a single phenomenon/instance is a phenomenal one. This helps us see business as an integrated set of activity rather than exploring business in silos of marketing or finance or HRM. This, in my opinion, is the hallmark of NSB’s teaching. NSB has gone an extra mile in creating outstanding learning opportunity. May it be partnering with IIM for resource sharing or giving an open offer to students to ask for any book that they want to read. NSB promises to buy any book that a student wants to read….what else can define it’s openness to help students learn? Moreover, I have been a beneficiary of NSB’s policy of rewarding using library more often. In the last semester, I got a special award for being an intense user of library. In this digital world, teaching methods of NSB reflect contemporary technology and impressive multi-media integration. The methodological diversity of teaching that includes group discussion, debate, quiz, individual and group presentations, role-plays, article reviews and industrial visits have taken us far away from mundane lectures. NSB has team-work focused 'Jnaanadhara' groups, each group named after a management guru, that triggers inter-group competition to churn out best group effort. NSB’s special lecture series and Leadership in Action are the great opportunities for knowing what is on the other side of corporate walls. What do corporate expect out of MBA's and how well we can mold ourselves to fit into corporate world is what it helps to us know. NSB goes an extra mile to enhance soft skills and much needed technical skills. NSB’s unique Business News Analysis brings huge thinking and analysis into classrooms. This particular module is designed in a way it makes us drill down to depth of the news to capture the essence of happenings in business world. NSB’s exchange program and Overseas business study tour has taken over 500 students to international destinations. This effort of NSB is reflected in NSB’s alumni excelling in Fortune 500 companies across the globe. NSB teaches its students to excel both in professional and personal front. The core members of the institution are management scholars, skillful intellects who set as living examples to be man of values rather than a man of success. ”Best things in life comes in small packages”. NSB is small in size, but the impact it create in this society is uncomparable .It has been ranked as 17th best in Silicon Valley, featured as Great Indian b-schools by Forbes ,ISO certified institute in terms of process excellence,3rd best in Return On Investment. It deserves more in future as well. I would say our NSB is Value for Money in every penny you pay. I always feel good for the wise decision I took joining National School of Business to fulfill my dreams and aspirations. Proud NSBian Divyakaladevi

National school of business, with students from 23 states of India and many other continents, boasts of rich student diversity. This diversity is a true reflection of NSB’s ability to pull talented students from across the regions making it one of the exciting multi-cultural B-School. NSB, being an institution founded by academicians, is known for excellence in teaching. The talented set of vibrant, visionary and energetic professors from both industry and academia light up classes with forward thinking views. The weekend special lectures from speakers across various industries bring invaluable experiences to classrooms. The teaching methodology followed at NSB is also quite unique; it goes beyond mundane classroom lectures to embrace role-plays, case studies, simulations, case study discussions, and many more. Tuned to corporate work culture, NSB’s methodology mostly focuses on teamwork. While individual accomplishments are important, collaborative success is even more important in NSB. The students are divided into ‘Jnanadhara’ teams consisting of five members and the each team would take up assigned tasks as a group task. These teams encourage peer learning, threadbare discussion of issues and development of group spirit among many other things. In short, the philosophy of NSB is not to leave any one behind and leave no knowledge unattained. Personal learning is one of the main emphasis here at NSB. Apart from classroom experience, NSB organizes frequent industrial visits and field works. Students in the past have had the opportunity to visit TVS, Toyota, Volvo, Himalaya Drug Company, Tata Coffee, BEML and many more. NSB has a unique way of creating global business acumen among students. Every year NSB organizes Global Mindset Trial where students are taken to multiple countries to give them exposure to international business environment. NSB’s international student exchange program is one of the most successful programs in the country. More than 500 students have had opportunity to spend one full semester in Europe without paying additional fees. NSB has state-of-the-art classrooms that are comfortable. All classrooms are equipped with latest technology gadgets. Hostels of NSB are homely and serve all palates. NSB also believes in maintaining a vibrant social life on campus. Accordingly, NSB has Surabhi (cultural club), Sahiti (literary club), Eklavya (Sports club), Moviezone(Movie club), Disha (Entrepreneurship club) and so on. Each of these clubs bring at least an activity in a calendar month making NSB an electrifying environment. NSB students participate in many inter-collegiate management festivals and win accolades. Last but not the least we have a very dynamic placement cell. Our students are scattered all over the globe. Students are placed with EY, Amazon, Manipal, Thomson Reuters, SSGA, and many more with very attractive packages. All in all, National School of Business is a futuristic B-school with focus on contemporary methodology. The recent inclusion of NSB in Forbes’ Great B-schools of India, is a testimony to NSB’s endeavor in enriching lives of its students.

National School of Business is located at Jayanagar, Bangalore, which is in close proximity (1.5km radius) to many shopping malls, restaurants, places of attraction and hospitals. NSB’s location keeps many industrial clusters (Electronic city, ITPL, Sarjapur Road..etc) with over 7000 IT and allied companies just a few kilometers away. With 100 per cent placement record, NSB stands 3rd best for Return-on-Investment in India. No wonder given the fact that NSB has a low fee structure and a better salary averages compared to other B-schools. This college offers a wide range of industry-driven experienced scholars and various market leaders that enables the student fraternity to have a better edge in fine-tuning themselves to the current industrial needs. NSB provides dual certification MBA + PGPM that adds value in gaining corporate exposure. The curriculum is highly engaging and academics run hand on hand with team building and personality development tasks. The college has a tie-up with ESC-PAU, France, which gives the students an option to undergo any of their semesters [2nd or 3rd] to go to France and learn in a multicultural environment. Students of NSB are drawn from a diverse backgrounds and from 23 states from our mother India:). College life is fun, lively, and vibrant. The college had initiated array of club activities like literary, sports, movie, cultural etc. These clubs are managed by students themselves and keep the fun element alive through interesting and creative events. NSB has a dedicated placement wing, which guides the students from Day one on personal and professional grooming. This has resulted in good placements in world-class companies. NSB has added a few important courses to MBA+PGPM that includes the following: 1. SAP/ERP 2. TQM and SIX sigma 3. E-commerce 4. Business Analytics 5. Professional Certifications - CHRMP, CSMP and FAC. Here are few rankings which the college has received: Silicon India rankings - NSB is ranked 17th All in India and 5th best in south India,No.3 (All India) for Return-on-Investment, featured in Forbes India as one of the best colleges. NSB has a strict attendance policy. Most students attend 100 per cent of the classes and become eligible for special award. Do not think of NSB, if you can’t attend classes regularly! After all, classes are truly an experience at NSB.

National School of Business (NSB) is an institution with ‘Soul’. It’s NSB’s culture to not only develop a student professionally but also to help them to achieve all round development. NSB represents National Integration like no other. In a single classroom, one shall be able to witness a miniature version of whole India. Students from all over the nation add to the varied cultural heritage. NSB also provides ‘Exchange Program’, wherein, students of NSB go to France or Spain and the students of France and Spain come to NSB for a semester. This brings international culture also to NSB. The faculty of NSB believe in helping you through the struggle and not merely reducing the struggle to get you through easily. Each faculty is highly educated and knowledgeable person. They are easy to interact with. The teaching here is more of industry oriented, which helps the students to understand better. Also the classroom infrastructure like the projectors, air conditioners etc. aids the process of learning. NSB believes and encourages ‘team work’. The students are given assignments which they have to present in group. This helps students to understand the group dynamics and develop better group cohesion. The ‘Business News Analysis’ and ‘Concept Review’ are two main courses included in the curriculum, which helps the students to be updated on what’s going on around the world and also aids in developing their analytical skills. The social life in NSB is very exciting. NSB has clubs such as the ‘adventure club’, ‘movie club’, ‘literature club’, ‘cultural club’ and ‘disha’. The disha cell helps and encourages the young entrepreneurs. Events such as trekking trip, best manager event, debate competition, extempore and movie screening are organised by the respective clubs. NSB also takes students for industrial visits. The previous batch had been to the TVS company. The current batch will have the privilege of visiting industries like BEML, Toyota, etc.There’s also a GMT – ‘Global Mindset Trail’, which NSB organises. Recently, some of the students had been to Dubai for the same. The placements in NSB have also been good. More than 100 companies particpate in campus recruitments every year. Most corporate biggies are on the list bringing variety in placement offers. End justifies the means…right?

What separates good B-schools from the ordinary ones? Not the buildings, not the degree, but what goes on in classrooms and what the outcomes are! That’s where National School of Business distinguishes itself as one of the great B-schools. NSB’s iinnovative teaching method focuses on collaborative learning and conceptual integration is praiseworthy. The objective orientation and the information flow between faculty and students is truly impressive here. Thinking, Investigating, Reason, Review, and Analysis are key components of teaching. Problem-based learning engages students and creates open-ended and meaningful discussions aligned to the curriculum. Problem solving improves our ability to define the problem, share information, and evaluate alternatives. Entrepreneurs are Made, Not Born! This augurs well with NSB. NSB has produced many big entrepreneurs. A step-by-step outline of how an entrepreneur or the owner of an enterprise expects to turn ideas into reality, the tools for growing business, managing growth, sources of funds and every element of entrepreneurship. The transformation of kiddypreneurs to entrepreneur happens is an amazing journey.