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EW SPOTLIGHT FEATURE
JAGSoM LAUNCHES BBA PROGRAM

Learn instruments, be a vocalist, paint on a canvas, trek on the mountains
and still be Industry 4.0 professional

ACSB-accredited and globally India which enables learners to discover and has 34 years of corporate work experience
ranked Jagdish Sheth School of pursue their passion. One can learn instru- in MNCs and Indian companies in consumer/
AManagement (JAGSoM) has ments, be a vocalist, paint on a canvas, trek industrial verticals.
launched a unique BBA program at Vijayb- on the mountains and still be a business pro- Prof. Amit Bagga: Dr. Bagga is a practicing
hoomi University near Mumbai. Globally ac- fessional ready for Industry 4.0.” Chartered Accountant, Financial Consultant,
claimed academics Padma Bhushan Prof. The unique part is that in the initial or, sopho- Auditor & Valuation Analyst. He is a Commit-
Jagdish Sheth (Chairman, JAGSoM) and more years, students will have the option tee Member at ICAI, having rich experience
Prof. A Parasuraman (Pro-chancellor, Vi- to take subjects across streams like music, of over 25 years.
jaybhoomi University) are mentoring this design, economics, law, humanities, data Prof. Jitender Kumar: An eminent finan-
programme. India’s top MBA faculty to teach sciences and not just business. cial strategist, researcher, and corporate
JAGSoM’s BBA program. International Higher executive, Prof. Jitender is a prolific equity
Education pathways after BBA Programme JAGSoM BBA: Key researcher, portfolio advisor and a senior
are also available. Admissions for 2021 are differentiators executive running financial organizations.
open. 1. Offered by JAGSOM, one of the Top He has over 15 years of experience in the
AACSB accredited B-schools in India Equities, Mutual Funds, Derivatives, Fund
JAGSoM’s Journey: AACSB Accredited & Globally Ranked: As Management and Research fields.
Key Milestones said earlier, JAGSoM was the 6th Business Prof. Tushar Jaruhar: Prof. Tushar has
• In 2018, JAGSoM (formerly IFIM Business School in India to receive the prestigious worked for global brands in developing
School) became the sixth B-school in India AACSB International accreditation. It was strategy, building businesses and delivering
after ISB, TAPMI, IIM Calcutta, IMT Ghazi- Globally Ranked in QS Masters Global Rank- business transformation initiatives. He holds
abad and XLRI to be AACSB-accredited. ing 2021 in 51+ Band for PGDM Marketing an MBA from the Kellogg School of Manage-
• In 2020, QS Masters in Marketing Ranking and 101+ Band for PGDM Finance. This puts ment, Northwestern University where he was
2021 ranked JAGSoM among the Top 100 JAGSoM in the league of 8-10 top B-schools the recipient of Kellogg’s Four Pillar Award for
(51-100 band) in the world for its PGDM in India who have an international profile. Intellectual Depth.
Marketing program and ranked Top 150 2. India’s Top MBA Faculty to teach JAG- Prof. Supriyo Ghose: Professor & Chairper-
(101-150 band) for its PGDM Finance Pro- SOM BBA Program son, Digital Business and Analytics Area Prof.
gram. Faculty members who will teach JAGSoM Supriyo is a Fellow from IIM-Calcutta and a
• On October 21, 2020, IFIM Business BBA include: B.E. from Jadavpur University with 25 years
School, Bangalore was rechristened JAG- Prof. Anand Narasimha: Prof. Anand has of academic and corporate experience. He
SoM after globally respected management over 30 years of leadership experience span- served in leadership roles in companies such
guru Padma Bhushan Dr. Jagadish Sheth. ning Brand Marketing, Advertising, Consult- as TCS, PwC, Mahindra Satyam and Infosys.
• On December 23, 2020, JAGSoM an- ing and Academics. He is an alumnus of IIM- He started his teaching career at IIM-Calcutta
nounced 100% completion of placements Calcutta and BITS-Pilani. He has won a host as an Associate Professor.
2021 with average salary of Rs. 10.21 lakh of Marketing Effectiveness awards including Dr. Chandrashekar Subramanyam - Se-
per annum. ‘2 Cannes’ and ‘3 EFFIES’. nior Professor with a Ph.D. from University
• On July 5, 2021, JAGSoM launches new- Prof. Kalyan Sankar Sengupta: Prof. Kaly- of Georgia and an M.Tech from IIT-Kanpur,
age BBA at Vijaybhoomi University near an Sankar Sengupta is an accomplished he is regarded as one of the top Analytics
Mumbai. management teacher, researcher and con- Professors in the country today. Professor
JAGSoM launches BBA program at Vijayb- sultant. He has been teaching management Chandrasekhar worked at IIM-Lucknow for
hoomi University, Mumbai science for over 30 years and was affiliated ten years as Professor in Quantitative and
AACSB-accredited Jagdish Sheth School with institutions like IISWBM – Calcutta, IMT Information Systems, and as Member Sec-
of Management (JAGSoM) has launched a Ghaziabad among others. retary to IIM board before joining JAGSoM
unique BBA program at Vijaybhoomi Univer- Prof. S.K. Bal Palekar: The pioneer of the Prof. Ganes M. Pandya holds a Ph D in
sity near Mumbai. direct selling model of Eureka Forbes, Prof. mathematics and won the innovation gold
Sharing the rationale for the launch, Dr. Atish S K Bal Palekar is a Professor in Marketing. award for his attempt to discover the true
Chattopadhyay, Director, JAGSoM said, Prior to his current position at JAGSoM, he potential of Excel. He had a long stint with
“This program is probably the first BBA in was a Professor at SPJIMR, Mumbai. He TAPMI before joining JAGSoM.

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