Ask SP Jain Dubai & Singapore: Official Admission Query Thread

iimaamit · 02:53 AM

Yes, the 8.5 lacs quoted below is Indian Salary (INR , In India). Most of the jobs are preferred in India therefore 60% - 70% of the students choose to come back to India and work.

Would like to share some additional answers that i got.

ME:
How is SPJ in terms of International Exposure ??

Frnd:
I would say staying in Dubai & SIngapore for 6 months each can be a great learning experience for any student. Many of us who felt we got great insights into the local culture and business styles of these to regions (GCC & APAC).

As some faculty are locals and some fly down from the US , you get a fair mix of international faculty. Learning is always from a global view point where you are constantly taught about the global economic scenario and not just that of India.

The biggest learning comes from the SGP (Internship) that one does in the 1st semester, where you work with the companies in these regions.

Lasy but Definitely not the least, Most companies looking for cultural sensitivity and international exposure prefer SPJ over many top Indian Bschools during the recruitment season.

ME:
Is the ROI good enough ?

Frnd: If you consider the TOP indian (2Yr) MBA Average Sa & its Feesl with that of SPJ (1Yr) you will see that SPJ is a better ROI bet than most top Bschools.

I wonder why do students like you keep asking this question even after knowing that GMBA at SPJ is a 1 year curriculum.

ME:
How are the facilities in SPJ dubai & Singapore??

Frnd: I personally find Singapore better than DUbai , but its probably becuz the college and Hostel blocks are on the same campus.

Facilities are overall GREAT to say the least.
> Bloomberg
> Excellent Library
> Huge campus ( Like a palace) , Area to play cricket & Volleyball.
> Class rooms are state of the art
> Nice rooms and accomodation , No complaints yet.
> Good Hygenic food.
> Vending Machines for 24/7 Food availability.
> 24/7 Bradband , excellent connection.
> Located in the Heart of Singapore, Dubai Campus is outside city.

Much More facilities....Overall Great Infrastructure & Facilities.

Thanks .....

Quote:

Originally Posted by iimaamit

This is for all SP JAIN aspirants ,

Have a couple of friends in the current batch at SPJ and these are the following things they have to say about the Course & Placements:

ME:
Who all should look at SPJ ?

Frnd:
SPJ is best for people with more than 3 Years of work ex. The current batch has quite a few people with less than 3 years but most of us feel that GMBA brings highest value for 3 years + students.

ME:
What is the class composition like ?

Frnd:
The class consists of people from a variety of different domains and industry. We have mechanical engg, scientist, project managers, wealth managers , CA`s , CFA`s , chemical engg, doctors, senior managers, Business Development and ex- defense personnels in the batch.

Most students are with between 2 Yrs - 7 Yrs Work experience bracket. Its a great batch composition with only about 2% of the batch with less than 1 yr experience.

ME:
How is it for people shifting from IT to Fin (i am looking at IB) ?

Frnd:
We often look at MBA as a good way to shift into something new. However most of us forget that companies which come in for recruitment look for RELEVANT WORK EX . So, If you are a BCOM graduate coming in for IB and then looking for a Securities research profile in Boston Analytics then you stand a much better chance to land this job as oppose to a software Engg.

So when choosing your stream please be aware of this cause companies will be taking a hard look at your profile prior to your MBA and they will discount any work irrelevant to the job.

ME:
How are the placements shaping up this year ?

Frnd:
Plcements in SPJCM or any other Bschool out of india does not work in the Zero Day format. Typically Placements span over 2 - 3 weeks as companies have to fly down to the campus.

The placement week started 2 days back and close to 65% of the batch has already been placed, this is a remarkable performance when compared the other Bschools in the same region (NUS , NTU , INSEAD). I am not aware of the exact average but i do not know of anyone who has accepted an offer less than 8.5 Lacs so far.

There are more questions he answered but i found these to be the most relevant so far.

Thanks....

saurabh5320

hello mam,
I have applied for the may intake of sp jain dubai, and got a call for gd/pi stage.Before applying i took feedback from friends and chose 'global logostics and supply chain management'. Being a marine engineer by proffesion, I came to know that this specialization shall suit me the best.
Is it that you don't prefer marine engineers to opt for other specializations like finance?Are the students completing their gmba in global logistics and supply chain management getting good jobs in India with good packages?
At a later stage of addmission can I change my preference if I so desire.
thanking you mam
saurabh

Anurag shah

Hello madam,I had entered my work exp as junior officer in an apprentship section of my application.Being a paid full time work after my graduation it should be in a work exp. section.Please read it as a work exp.I have my GD/PI on 8th March.Thought i should clarify before it.Extremely sorry for inconvenience caused.
Anurag shah
appl no.20092-GLM

msr.712

dear madam,
where can i find information about Executive MBA in dubai campus.
iam presently working in dubai since 1 year.contemplating to go for EMBA. i have totally 8 years working experience in oil & gas sectors. is it possible to get the placements in india after completing EMBA. i got 94 percentile in CAT 2007.can this score be submitted for admission into that course?please answer my queries.
with eager anticipation

srinivas

msr.712

sorry ...double post

Chaya_B

Dear Shweta,

My application ID is 21458 IB.
I got an evaluation call for the 8th. But my status which was recently updated says :-

Evaluation Stage
Thank you for the interest shown in S P Jain, Dubai-Singapore’s GMBA (May 2008 intake) program. You are presently in the evaluation stage of our admission process. Once an evaluation date is firmed up by us, you would be getting a call for evaluation e-mail giving full details of when your evaluation has been scheduled for. If you do not get the same within a reasonable period of time, we suggest that you mail us on gmba@spjain.org. Post your evaluation, we suggest you check this link to check on the result of the evaluation process. It would take us 2-3 weeks post your evaluations to update the site with your status.

Can you please look into this?
Also I wanted to know if there is a way we can view our application?

Thanks in advance.
Kind Regards,
Chaya Bahirvani

Chaya_B

Hi Shweta,

I got the link from where i can view my online application. But there seems to be a problem with my CLass X grade. As far as i remember i entered 69.43%. But its showing 63.43%. Can you please check the same & if possible make the change.
Sorry for the trouble.

Thanks for your help.

Kind Regards,
Chaya Bahirvani (21458 IB)

Kavita Patel

For students aspiring to join SP JAIN here are some useful peeks into the lives of SPJCM students:

Videos and events at SPJCM - I found this on Youtube:
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.=

The SP Jain Blogspot
Life at S P Jain Center of Management, Dubai - Singapore

SPJCM on wikipedia
SPJCM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks ,

Kavita

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CAT 2007 - 98.6 %ile:razz:
CAT 2006 - 97.4 %ile:razz:
GMAT - 730

( ISB & SPJCM aspirant )

Poison_n_power

Hi,

I hava 2.5 years of work exp. I am an enginner passed out in 2005. i gave my GMAT in Nov. 2007 and my score is 530. . i have applied to the SP Jain Dubai-Singapore Program. Till date the site shows that my status will be updated shortly. What shoul i understand from this? Have you started wih your Admissions procedures for May 2008 intake?

at this stage do think that i have chances to get in there.....?

grover.amandeep

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poison_n_power

Hi,

I hava 2.5 years of work exp. I am an enginner passed out in 2005. i gave my GMAT in Nov. 2007 and my score is 530. . i have applied to the SP Jain Dubai-Singapore Program. Till date the site shows that my status will be updated shortly. What shoul i understand from this? Have you started wih your Admissions procedures for May 2008 intake?

at this stage do think that i have chances to get in there.....?

Hi

I just wanted to let u know...that the cut off for sp jaindubai for gmat is 650. A score of 530 seems to be a little less for a call.

Anyways..bestof luck..
regards!