Pearl Academy, Mumbai

Overview

Formerly known as Pearl Academy of Fashion, the Pearl Academy in Mumbai is owned by a for-profit group, namely Global University Systems. It is a higher education institution that became an integral part of the Laureate International Universities network, a US-based education group in 2011.

Later on, in 2019, the Laureate International Universities network sold Pearl Academy to a private education company called Global University Systems, headquartered in the Netherlands. The Global University Systems also partnered with the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) along with the Pearl Academy in the same year.

Currently, the Pearl Academy has branches all over India, including cities like New Delhi, Bengaluru, Jaipur and Mumbai. The Pearl Academy in Mumbai is one of the highly regarded institutes in India for its innovative and interactive teaching modules. The labs in the Mumbai branch are well equipped with all the essentials for design, fashion and media studies. The purpose of the Mumbai branch is to provide the perfect creative professionals for various industries. 

Over the years, Pearl Academy has become of the pioneer institutes in India, which makes learning more engaging and effective by its innovative methods. Some of these innovative methods of learning include a combination of real-time lectures and hybrid blended studying. The academy aims to ensure that they have all the necessary tools and professionals with skills and years of expertise in their respective subject matter.

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Courses Offered

Pearl Academy offers a range of courses in Business, Design, Fashion and the Media industry. All the courses offered by Pearl Academy, Delhi, are given in the table below.

Course Highlights

• The Pearl Academy in Mumbai provides the highest academic standards in all the courses of design, media fashion and business for the overall process of learning.
• The academy always tries to push forward quality management of the studies at the institute and make available all the enhanced learning opportunities for students.
• The institute has a huge academic development structure for supporting the staff and professors deliver the finest quality of education and practical application.
• The Mumbai academy also provides UG, PG, part-time and weekend courses for the students who require them.

Admission Process

For every one of the UG Programs that the Pearl Academy offers, the admission process includes Pearl Academy Entrance Test or NATA. The student seeking admission should have passed the 10+2 exam in any discipline from a recognizable board to apply for the UG courses. For PG courses, aspirants might have to have a CAT/MAT/GMAT result and be a graduate in any discipline.

Applicants applying for the PG courses can likewise have a graduate degree from any recognized university in any subject, including Open Learning college. For the organization's professional certificate program, having 10+2 in any discipline is sufficient.

Placements

The Pearl Academy gives 100% Employment assistance, yet they are exposed to a couple of conditions that are depicted as follows. After effectively finishing any Pearl Academy Course (PAC), students can look for and approach the Career Services Placement Portal. Students can look up the positions they like and apply for suitable jobs there accordingly on this portal.

The 'qualifying period' in which students can get placement is considered 9 months after the completion date of PAC. Students who are qualified for any job and have already completed a paid internship in their field will be able to get a job anywhere in India and outside. They will be able to get any type of jobs they want, such as full-time, part-time, consultant and contractual jobs. 

Some of the most popular companies where the Pearl Academy offers placements and internships are:

• Red Chillies
• FabIndia
• OYO
• Eventwala
• Fables
• AAJ TAK
• BBC NEWS
• Colors
• Sony
• NDTV
• Zee TV
• 92.7 Big FM
• Red 93.5 FM
• ScoopWhoop
• Shades of India
• Péro
• Gaurav Gupta
• Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd.
• Abraham & Thakore
• Apparel Resources
• DIVA'NI
• Brahaan Blue Tag
• Urbania
• H&M
• StalkBuyLove
• Shantanu & Nikhil
• Ridhima Bhasin
• Amazon
• IBM
• Pankaj & Nidhi
• Craftsvilla

Result and Cut-off

To get entrance into the Pearl Academy in the business programs, applicants should have somewhere around 60 % or above in CAT or a base score of 450 or more in GMAT. For other Fashion, Media and Design Programs, the applicant needs to have passed 10+2 in any discipline. Other than that, the candidate should have scored decently in the Pearl Academy Entrance Exam and the personal interview round. For the MAFT courses, the applicants may have to go through a profile assessment round along with the personal interview round.

Alumni Network

The Pearl Academy Mumbai has a vibrant Alumni Network that aims to bring all the professionals and the ex-students under the same roof to share ideas and experiences. The purpose of this Alumni network is to get all the Pearlites and form a community. In this community, they can share their innovative ideas and inspirations to create a solid and resourceful bonding between the old students and the academy. 

Campus Facilities

The Pearl Academy, Mumbai, provides a Hostel facility to those students who come from outstation. The academy aims to make sure that the campus feels like a second home to its students by bringing them all the essential amenities. It also ensures that the students have an ambience where they can learn their field of studies peaceful and have a safe and healthy environment. 

The hostel provides single beds for students. It also provides laundry and ironing boards that the students can use as they need. For practical amenities, they have in-room amenities such as a furnished AC room, study tables, dressing mirror and LED lights. Of course, resources like electricity and security services like CCTV cameras are also required, so these services are active 24/7. 

Overall, it is an excellent place for learning and is also close to all the important landmarks like railway station, airport and bus stop so that students can travel on their own will when required. The campus at Pearl Academy, Mumbai, is a great place for living and learning and ensures that all the aspirations and dreams of its students come true.