Being a student at Vivekanand Business School (VBS), Mumbai I remember my selection process and how much competition was there during the GD and Interview Process. Being ranked 10th as a best MBA College in Mumbai, there are many aspirants applying for VBS. And this is the time where aspirants do some goof ups with regards to the documents they need to carry at the time of admission. Most of the times aspirants only read about the particular college articles & reviews, they forget to check and carry what all are the required documents at the time of Admission. Though the college management is quite flexible, but last min chaos should always be avoided. Before enrolling in the Vivekanand Business School (VBS) in Mumbai, it is important to know what documents to carry.
Below is a list of documents that you must carry with you upon admission. Upon admission to VBS in Mumbai, a certified copy of the following required documents must be submitted with the application at the time of application.
Recent Passport size colour Photograph
Photocopies of Academic records including all Marksheets and Passing Certificates of 10th, 12th and Graduation.
Photocopy of Entrance Examination Score Card
*Any of the Identity proof such as Driving License, Passport, Aadhaar Card, etc.
Any of the Nationality proof such as Birth Certificate, Passport, Domicile Certificate, etc.
Address Proof
Caste Certificate (If Applicable)
Work Experience Letter (If Applicable)
Note: The original document copies and one set of attested photo copies of the above mentioned documents are required at the time of admission.
Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply online by clicking the link below.
Website: Admissionvbs
The application fee is Rs 2000/-inclusive of GST.
Or else, you can visit the official website of VBS mentioned at the top of this thread. Link on admissions → read the instructions → download brochure → click on apply now at the side of the page → provide details for registration and start you application form.
VBS received an award by Centre for Education Growth & Research (CEGR) Magazine as the best Management College in Maharashtra for Placements in 2021.
The Highest domestic package was 12.41LPA and the Highest international package was 19.75LPA. The average placement package offered to my senior Batch mates was about 7LPA.
VBS College has excellent placement support, and companies that have visited the campus include Deloitte, KPMG, Reliance Geo, Amazon, Nomura, ICICI Bank, Accenture, PWC, Burger Paint, and Edelweiss. The Vivekanand Business School (VBS) College placement team strives to maximize the opportunities for future managers. VBS pays particular attention to ensuring sufficient corporate ties to get a good start in every student’s career.
Before the actual internship began, I received appropriate training such as group discussions, face-to-face interviews, and case reviews. I also received a mock internship. We are also trained in all of the various certifications based on their area of expertise we opt in the 2nd year which makes us look competent and confident in a job interview. Students are also given opportunity to receive 5 months practical experience (internship) during the 2 years full time course.
Some of the placement details are as follows:
275 + Total companies on campus for Final Placements
VBS has a tie-up with NISM (National Institute of Security Markets) for the joint programs on the Securities Market for the purpose of student enhancement.
VBS also has tie-up with IIBF (Indian Institute of Banking and Finance) & NSE (National Stock Exchange). We provide these certifications to our syllabus in Finance Specialization. This helps students understand the concepts of Banking as well as the Financial Sector.
We are tied up with SHRM India Pvt Ltd. For aligning the HR Curriculum for students Opting for HR Specialization & receiving Master certification course. Such certificates reflect on students’ CVs and thus they get a better chance of working with big corporations with great packages.
The eligibility criteria for admission to the PGDM program at the Vivekanad Business School (VBS) in Mumbai are as follows:
Aspirants must have a bachelor’s degree from an Indian university accredited with a score of at least 50%.
Aspirants for the final year of their program can also apply, but admission will be withheld until they pass the proficiency test with a score of at least 50%.
The Aspirants are required appear for any one of the Entrance exam, like CAT, XAT, MAT, MH-CET, CMAT, ATMA, GMAT.
Aspirants registered in any of the above Entrance exams can also apply for the course & admission will be on Provisional Basis.
The basic focus of the institute is to build a strong foundation of all skills and a holistic approach. The students are motivated to gain skills in multiple domains, including academics, domain knowledge, moral values, work ethics, communication skills and industry practices. They are promoted to understand the Booming Industry – Analytics and its software. This makes them good leaders. Having such skills helps our students to understand any particular scenario and succeed in the same.
VBS also focuses on finance subjects, and most students opt for finance as their major. To help them with this challenge, VBS has a great faculty who guide our students throughout the course rather, we have faculty experts in marketing and business analytics. They help the student to understand the foundational concepts of the domain and thus help the student excel in their respective domain.
Start giving full length mocks at least twice a week and look to improve with each new mock . Analysing where you went wrong and consciously avoiding the same mishaps in next mock is the key. MBA-CET is all about accuracy with speed. Develop a knack for solving as many relevant questions as you can on a daily basis.
VBS has multiple approaches to building personality and character in students. We provide a holistic approach to our students. Apart from the domain knowledge, which is handled by my various agile curriculum, the personality development programs are carried out by our industry expert faculties.
Each student is provided with a mentor, who provides guidance to the student through the course journey. These mentors are an important part of our course plan, as they work very closely with the student to understand the challenges faced by him/her and guide them through these challenges to success. These mentors further help the student sharpen their skills and make them industry-ready. Our student competes with themselves to become better individual and work on this constantly through the course journey.
Apart from that, the Placement Team conducts various workshops, Alumni Meets, Mock GD-Pi round sessions for grooming & training the students for becoming a competent leader in an MNC.
We, at VBS believe that faculties are the stars of the institute. We have a distinguished faculty who have been a part of JBIMS for over 15 years. Many Faculties have also completed their studies at reputed colleges like IIT, IIM etc and have more than 15 years of Industry Experience. They are constantly upgrading their knowledge s as to be updated about the industry trends and practices. They Inspire students to perform their best, and conduct workshops, training programs & seminars Regularly.
VBS has been conducting multiple programs on faculty development. Faculties at VBS attend many training programs, seminars and conferences conducted by different other institutes like IIM A and such. Further, the faculties have different connections with different institute and their interaction on a regular basis. They share their thought processes during such interactions. This further improves the learning experience of the course.
VBS is located at the center of Mumbai and has a 9 to 10 acres campus size. Being in the heart of Mumbai , it gives our student a wide range of opportunities and networking options.
The faculties have a wide range on industry experience. They work constantly to further enhance their knowledge on current industry trends. They participate in multiple webinars, conferences and seminar to be in touch with the industry practise and thus pass along the same knowledge to our student and make them industry ready.
Placement statistics at VBS is growing exponentially. We get more than 350 companies to participate in the placement and hiring process. VBS College has excellent placement support, and companies that have visited the campus includes Deloitte, KPMG, Reliance Geo, Amazon, Nomura, ICICI Bank, Accenture, PWC, Burger Paint, and Edelweiss, etc. The placement team strives to maximize the opportunities for future managers by conducting various workshops , seminars, etc.
We also prepare our student for placement via different mock tests conducted by TCS and similar agencies. We train them for group discussions and personal interviews to further increase their chances of being selected at MNCs.
Our student gets an opportunity to receive additional certifications which is globally recognized & this reflects on their CV and thus make them industry ready. We have certification courses with NSE, SHRM, Green Six Sigma, Artificial intelegence & machine learning, 3 google certifications and IIBF.
We, at VBS call different experts to share their story with students. This gives our story a chance to understand the challenges faced during their career. The purpose is to help them find for best solutions to any business problem.
We take pride to inform our potential students that VBS is the first institute in the country to introduce 2 year Full time Business Analytics Course. We introduced the same in 2015 and have been constantly evolving this course for the last 7 years.
We have the first mover advantage in this program and understand the industry’s specific requirements. Further we plan our syllabus accordingly and prepare our student for the profile according to the requirements.
Business analytics is at the core of any company and every company & hence each of the specialization offered at VBS ( Finance / HR / Operations / Marketing / Business Analytics ) is inclined to take advantage of Analytics subjects. VBS work to train the students in visualization on different softwares & technologies such as tableau, Hadoop, Python, etc to reach the full potential. We provide industry projects on machine learning algorithms to our student so that they have a better understanding of industry practices and thus our student are industry ready.
Placements of Business analytics at VBS is very good. Due to our past experience in Business Analytics course, we have built a foundation among industry giants and thus get our students placed at different corporations with analyst profiles.