International School of Management Excellence (ISME) with campuses in Bangalore and Navi Mumbai has emerged as a strong alternative for management aspirants. ISME is a part of NVT Group. NVT Group of company is a certification, training and consulting service organization in the area of quality management with offices throughout India and USA. NVT has certified organizations including educational institutions all over the world for ISO 9001:2000.

ISME has been able to achieve this distinct position through “Quality in Education” which is the cornerstone and the guiding principle in every aspect and process. This overarching principle touches every aspect of ISME including the faculty, the course curriculum, pedagogy, tracking of students’ progress and the placement of students. ISME has been recognized by Silicon India as 17th Top School in India & 9th in academics; by Competition Success Review as one of the top business schools in India; by Business India as ‘A’ grade and as a top 5 management school in Bangalore.

Academic Program: Quality in Education

ISME’s focus has been to develop programs that are industry relevant and meet recruiter’s expectations. The course curriculum for Post Graduate Program in Management with specialization in Marketing, Finance, Information Technology and Human Resources has been designed after extensive research and discussions with the International Advisors and National Advisory Board, who are graduates of some of the best business schools like MIT- USA, Wharton Business School – USA, Carnegie Mellon University – USA, Purdue University – USA, INSEAD – France, IIM’s and other leading schools. All programs are approved by National Accreditation Board for Education & Training (NABET), Ministry of Industries & Commerce, Govt. of India.

The integration and adoption of the various unique courses like Management Game by Prof. David Lamont of Carnegie Mellon University, USA and Business Strategy Game by Prof. Arthur Thompson, University of Alabama, USA and Six Sigma Green Belt & Black Belt coursework certification has enabled students to learn from the best professors and institutions of the world, leading to their understanding of best global management practices. According to Prof. Ramesh Tagat, academic mentor, ISME and former professor, IIM-B, “Business Strategy Games and Six Sigma is a distinctive professional orientation to a unique academic program at ISME targeted at recruiters expectations”.

Vibrant Student Life

The diversity of students adds to the learning process of the students. With more and more organizations looking at growing the organizations across geographical boundaries, the cross cultural interactions of the students builds a more matured personality ready to take on the tasks in the corporate world. Students in the present batch come from 20 different states in the country. The present batch consists of students with diverse education background with a mix of industry experienced and fresh graduates. According to Prof. Pallavi Jain, Admission Director, and an alumnus of Wharton Business School –“ISME takes great pride in admitting students from over 20 states each year and this diversity helps the students to learn a lot from each other”.

The schools vibrant student community has a lot of opportunities to learn beyond the classroom. Students can lead and participate in Academic, Social and Literary clubs. Student clubs and extra curricular activities enhance student interactions and foster the development of a wholesome personality providing a solid framework for life-long success. Literary Club members of ISME Batch of 2011 has published the e-magazine, “ExCEL”( Excellence in Culture, Education & Leadership) capturing their Life@ISME. The magazine can be downloaded from the following link: http://www.isme.in/Data/2009_Nov_ExCEL_ISME.doc

Extensive Corporate Relations

ISME students also get to constantly interact with industry experts through industry visits, panel discussions like the one on “Convergence of Technology and Management” where the keynote speaker was the Director of IIM Bangalore, Prof. Pankaj Chandra and panelist included senior management from Empower Research, TPI India, Oracle, Hansa Research, IIIT – Bangalore, 3D Solid Compression, IMINT POINTS, and IBM.

The corporate relations cell along with the academic club regularly arranges visits from senior industry leaders.

Students can follow the latest happening at ISME through Twitter: http://twitter.com/isme_mba

Infrastructure – Global Corporate Feel

The campus infrastructure at Bangalore and Navi Mumbai campuses is designed to give a corporate feel. This corporate like campus environment helps students smoothly transition to the industry. The campus infrastructure at Bangalore and Navi Mumbai consists of all modern facilities including computer lab, well stocked library, integrated Wi-Fi enabled campuses, spacious air conditioned class rooms and executive board room.

Placements

ISME has been able to complete very successful placements for the students over the years and has recorded a 100% placement since inception. According to Director of ISME, Mr. Nitin Garg, an alumnus of IIT Bombay and MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, USA, “We have been able to find excellent opportunities for our students. There were 95 companies that visited us for the placement for the batch graduating in February, 2010. The recruiters find ISME students having a good mix of global management knowledge, strong domain understanding and good interpersonal skills”. All the students for the graduating have been placed in organizations like Symphony Marketing, Northern Trust, Thomson Reuters, Ernst & Young, Empower Research, MIAC Analytics, A C Nielsen, Tata Motors, Goldman Sachs, TESCO, HP, Brady Corporation, OPI, Adidas, AT & T, Amazon, Brickworks India, Mu Sigma, Yes Bank, J P Morgan, Unliver etc.

In the press

ISME has always been in news for its innovative approach towards educational excellence. Following are some glimpses.

“An MBA with syllabus inputs from Harvard and Wharton?

After international schools, it will be an international B-school where students will learn from prestigious business schools of the world and get to work with international experts on real management consulting projects” – The Times of India

“Companies Snap up non IIM B Grads – ISME recorded a 100% placement. All students got job offers” – The Times of India

“What is new about ISME?… What is new is its simulated management game developed at Tepper School of Management, Carnegie Mellon University” – The Hindu- Education Plus

“International School of Management Excellence (ISME) will provide global academic inputs and corporate connections” – The Hindu – Education Plus

“Students aspiring to be future managers can walk into ISME” – Indian Express – City Express

To apply to ISME

Important Dates

Application Submission Deadline (Full Time)

• Round 1 Deadline: Jan 22nd , 2010:

• Round 2 Deadline: Feb 26th, 2010:
• Round 3 Deadline: April 15th, 2010: Final date for all applicants (Subject to availability of seats).

Application Availability

The application can be obtained in one of the following ways:

• Registering on ISME website and downloading the application form
• Logon to (www.isme.in) and go to Admissions>Registration & Application form
• Application kits are also available at Career Launcher, Career Forum, Cerebral Heights, Bulls Eye, IMS, Erudite & TIME centers across the country.
• Write to the admission coordinator (at ISME address) with a Demand draft for Rs. 1000/- made in favor of “International School of Management Excellence” payable at Bangalore

Contact details

International School of Management Excellence

Admission Office:
Export Promotion Industrial Park, Near ITPL,
(Next to Big Bazaar) 
Whitefield, 
Bangalore – 560066.

Phone: +91-80-65606200 / 65343539 
Fax: +91-80-28416767
E-mail: admissions@isme.in / contact@isme.in

Web: www.isme.in

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