Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot

Overview

The Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot, is a rapidly growing Business School in Gujarat. It offers various BBA and MBA degree programs recognized by AICTE. Atmiya University strives to offer high quality management education through several innovative teaching and training methods, including problem solving modules, case studies, group presentations, AV integration, industrial immersion trips, role plays, management games, workshops, and seminars. Its degrees offer four specializations: in Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, and International Business. It also offers several short term courses and professional certifications in partnership with recognized training agencies e.g. NPTEL.

Atmiya University has a recruiting relationship with more than 250 blue chip Indian companies. The system of Management Clubs within the University allows students to prepare for internships and placements, and the international exposure through MoUs (e.g. with Lincoln University College, Malaysia), ensures that students have career opportunities beyond India as well. The Training & Placement Cell of the University conducts a Career Acceleration Program which is designed to identify the functional and soft skills gaps in every student and conduct training sessions to close those gaps. It also maintains the database of recruiting companies and ensures regular pre-placement talks and campus drives. Finally, it conducts the annual internship and job placement programs every year, achieving the highest package of INR 5.55 LPA during the most recent placement season.

Student life at Atmiya University is vibrant, with world class auditoriums, sports grounds, welfare services for needy students, and hostels on campus. There are also dedicated audio/video recording rooms and projectors in every classroom, ensuring that BBA and MBA students have access to the latest technical tools.

Highlights

Fees

The tuition fees for the various degree programs offered by the Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot, are as follows:

• BBA: INR 23,500 per semester.
• BBA (Honors): INR 27,500 per semester.
• MBA and Integrated BBA + MBA: INR 33,250 per semester.

These fees must be paid before the start of every semester, and can either be paid online or at any Axis Bank branch across India. There is a late fee of INR 40 per day’s delay.

Students who wish to stay in the Atmiya University hostel must pay the semester boarding fees and mess charges. Those who commute to the campus from their homes or external apartments must additionally budget for daily transportation charges. All students must budget for purchase of textbooks and essential daily items.

Admissions

The eligibility criteria for admission to the Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot, are as follows:

• MBA:
  • The candidate must be in the final year of (or have already passed) an undergraduate degree of minimum three years’ duration from an Institution of Higher Education recognized by the University Grants Commission.
  • The aggregate over all the years of the Bachelor’s degree must exceed 50% (as per the UGC entry criteria). This is relaxed to 45% for reserved category candidates.
  • The applicants must have a valid score card in any of the following MBA entrance tests: CAT, MAT, CMAT, ATMA or XAT.
• BBA:
  • The applicant must hold a pass certificate from any Board of Secondary Education in India or abroad for the Standard XII examination.
  • All combinations of subjects are accepted - Science, Commerce, and Arts.
  • Lateral entry for students who have completed one year of management education from a different education, directly into the second year of BBA students in Atmiya University, is permitted on a case-by-case basis.

The steps in the admission and application procedure are:

• Checking the information regarding eligibility, number of seats, and application deadlines for the course of interest (BBA or MBA).
• Filling up the online or offline application form. The offline (physical) forms are available at the Admission Cell of Atmiya University.
• When the application window closes, the Admission Cell scrutinizes all applications to check their eligibility. A merit list is published.
• The first list is released, and candidates are given the schedule of confirmation.
• Before the last date given in the first list, interested candidates must confirm their acceptance of the offer, present their original documents at Atmiya University for verification, and pay the fees for the first semester.
• If any seats are left vacant due to rejection of admission offers, the Department of Management will release a second merit list, and the process continues until all seats are filled.

Placements

As one of the top MBA colleges in India, the placement highlights of the Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot, are as follows: 

• The highest CTC offered during the most recent placement season was INR 5.55 LPA (offered by NJ Invest India Pvt Ltd), with the second and third highest salaries being INR 5 LPA and INR 4.6 LPA, respectively.
• Prominent recruiters include Bajaj Finance Security, India Mart, City Union Bank, Kotak Life Insurance, HDFC Bank, Gopal Snacks, TCS Gandhinagar, Shree Giriraj Multispeciality Hospital, Samsara Shipping, and Sun Forge.
• The Training and Placement Cell has four main functions:
  • Organizing talks, seminars, and workshops by industry experts.
  • Setting up industry visits to ensure that students are exposed to different sectors before making career decisions.
  • Organizing panel discussions to bridge the gap between industry and academia and understand the latest requirements of business leaders.
  • Training students through mock interviews, group discussions sessions, and soft skills enhancement workshops to ensure their success in the placement season.
• More than 250 prominent recruiters participate in either the internship or placement process, or both.
• The Training & Placement Cell partners with three groups of prominent professionals in Gujarat (the Confederation of Indian Industries - CII, Rajkot Management Association - RMA, and the Ahmedabad Management Association - AMA) to improve students’ understanding of the corporate world and best practices in the industry.

Cut-Offs

The only cut-off for admission to the MBA program at Atmiya University is based on the undergraduate aggregate percentage. Students with an average percentage across all years lower than 50% cannot apply. There is no cut-off for BBA aspirants based on school Board Examination marks or for MBA applicants based on entrance examination percentile, though a higher score is always better.

Faculty & Alumni

The Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot, is home to 28 full time Faculty members. The Dean is the only full Professor; there are also 4 Associate Professors, 21 Assistant Professors, and 2 Teaching Assistants. All Faculty members either hold PhD degrees or are pursuing doctoral studies; most have extensive industry experience and/or MBA degrees before their teaching career. The most experienced professors have several decades of work in industry or academia, and they work to educate students across the unique practical-oriented curriculum promoted by the Department of Management, Atmiya University. They also work with distinguished alumni and business leaders to make seminars, workshops, and interactive sessions more successful.

Graduates of the Department of Management join the Alumni Association of Atmiya University, which currently numbers more than 1 Lakh successful professionals across the globe. This organization aims to facilitate constant contact between the University and its alumni, and works to strengthen the industry interface through ex-students working in different sectors. There is also an active push to provide internships and placements, and to leverage the expertise of alumni in soft skills and communications training. They also work with alumni to improve the course content, allowing avenues for aspiring entrepreneurs to learn the skills required to scale their startups. Finally, they conduct annual social and cultural events to invite alumni to the Atmiya University campus.

Scholarships

As in other top MBA colleges in India, there are multiple financial aid options available to students of the Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot. There are three main categories of scholarships that assist different categories of BBA and MBA students:

1. Student Welfare Scholarships: These are offered to students from the SC, ST, OBC, and EWS categories. They provide them tuition fee assistance based on their academic merit and overall family income. Students from these categories who wish to apply for the Student Welfare Scholarships must do so at the time of admission to the University, and the scholarship amount is decided by the management on an annual basis.

2. Scholarships for Students with Physical Disabilities: All students of the Department of Management can apply for tuition fee waivers if they have partial or complete physical disabilities. A certificate from a registered medical practitioner to prove the nature and extent of the complaint must be submitted at the time of the admission to the University.

3. Scholarships for achievers: Extracurricular achievers - both in the sports and cultural spheres - are eligible for partial or complete tuition fee scholarships depending on the extent of achievement. For example, national and international level athletes may look forward to a higher level of funding than state and district level achievers, though they are all eligible to apply, after submitting the relevant certificates and proofs.

Preparation & FAQs

The bulk of the preparation for admission to the Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot, is focused on the MBA Aptitude entrance test. Whether the student chooses to appear for the CAT, CMAT, XAT, MAT or ATMA, he/she must prepare for the quantitative, logical reasoning, and verbal sections through a combination of theory classes and mock tests. Students are advised to attempt sample papers to familiarize themselves with the format and difficulty level of their chosen examination.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q. Which is the best Business School in Rajkot?

The Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot, is one of the best MBA colleges in India, and is a contender for best Business School in Rajkot. It is ranked #17 among the top 20 Emerging Private Business Schools in India, according to the IIRF 2024 ranking list.

Q. Which MBA specializations are offered by the Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot, to its students?

The Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot, offers four MBA specializations: Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, and International Business.

Q. What international exposure opportunities are available to MBA and BBA students of Atmiya University Rajkot?

Atmiya University has two strong international MoUs: with Lincoln University College, Malaysia, and Miyazaki International College, Japan, to ensure that its BBA and MBA students are able to interact with international business aspirants and participate in student exchange programs.

Q. What is the advantage of the integrated BBA + MBA program offered by Atmiya University Rajkot?

Atmiya University, Rajkot, offers an integrated BBA + MBA program that lasts four years. The main advantage of this degree program is that it saves one year, as a student who normally completes a BBA and then an MBA degree will spend 3+2 = 5 years.

Q. Which are the different undergraduate programs offered by the Department of Management, Atmiya University, Rajkot?

Atmiya University, Rajkot, offers three types of BBA programs: BBA (Honors - General Management - 3 years), BBA (Entrepreneurship and Family Business - 3 years), and Integrated BBA + MBA (4 years).