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B K School of Business Management

Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009.

Phone : +91-79-2630 4811 Fax : +91-79-2630 0691

E-mail : sarla1951@yahoo.co.in

Website : www.bkschool.org

Director          :            Dr. Sarla Achuthan

Introduction

Brief History

B.K. School of Business Management is the Post Graduate Management Department (known as School) of Gujarat University.  The School was established in July 1976. The School has since emerged as one of the eminent University Business Schools/Departments in the country. The setting up of the School was to meet the demands of the regional demands for Managers.  The School has since been the leading provider of quality managers in the region.  Many of the past students of the School are holding senior positions nationally and internationally.

In 1983, the School started an Evening Programme for serving executives.  This provided an ideal platform for the working executives to hone their managerial skills. Most importantly, this has provided an opportunity to the School to continuously interact with the business world and has resulted in a rich confluence of first hand industrial experience with the academic world.

The School aims at imparting holistic management education to its students so as to sharpen their analytical skills and decision-making abilities. The students are trained to strive for individual excellence and at the same time nurtured for teamwork through various activities. Most importantly, as future managers, they are constantly encouraged to look beyond theories and actually practice the science of management.

Present Scenario

The School offers a two-year full time MBA programme and a three-year part time MBA programme. The current full time programme has students from diverse backgrounds, which adds quality to the interaction during the programme. Placement facility is offered to all full time students of the School. This year prestigious corporate groups like Tata Consultancy Services, Atul Ltd, Torrent Pharmaceutical, Torrent Power, ICICI Bank, SBI Life, etc., have visited the campus. Usually almost all the final year students are placed by the time they complete their course. 

Infrastructure and Facilities

The School has a well laid-out campus. The School maintains a well-stocked library with around 5,000 books and subscribes to around 20 journals. It also has a vast collection of video tapes, CDs and other educational materials.  Students can also avail of the library facilities of other  institutions such as the Ahmedabad Management Association, Sardar Patel Institute of Economics and Social Research, etc., besides the University’s own Central Library situated in the campus.

The Computer Centre of the School is equipped with the latest models of computers and software. The School has also subscribed to online database  PROWESS.   The School also a web-enabled multi-media room.

The School has established an Industry-Institute Partnership Cell with the aid of AICTE which promotes better interaction with trade and industry.

The students have also access to facilities such as auditorium, gymkhana and the health centre of the University.

Highlights

  • The School being one of the first to be set up in Gujarat has attracted competent faculty with rich experience.
  • The School has received grants from AICTE for projects.

  • The IOC Scholarship was awarded to one of the students at the School

  • The School is the first choice for almost all the top ranking students of the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GCET) for admission to the MBA Programmes of the State, in which about 10,000 aspirants take the test  each year.

  • Inculcating the “DIY” (Do-It-Yourself) culture to the students

Courses Offered

Course Name                                        Master of Business Administration (full time)

Course Type                                          Grant in Aid

Intake                                                   60

Eligibility                                               Minimum 50% marks in the aggregate in graduation,  (SC/ST 45%) in aggregate under 10+2+3/ 11+4 or equivalent

Specializations offered                            Marketing/Finance/HR

Duration                                                2 years

Course Commencement                         July/August

Admission Procedure                             Entrance test (GCET)

Fees                                                     Around Rs. 5000 per annum for boys (No tuition fee for female students)

Course offered at                                    B.K. School of Business Management, Gujarat University

Placement Facility                                 Summer Placement and Final Placement facilities are offered to all students through the School’s Placement Cell.

Course Name                                        Master of Business Administration

(Evening Programme -part time)

Course Type                                          Non-aided

Intake                                                   35

Eligibility                                               Minimum 50% marks in the aggregate in graduation,  (SC/ST 45%) in aggregate under 10+2+3/ 11+4 or equivalent and 3 years  of  supervisory/executive/professional/teaching experience after graduation.  The applicants must be residing and working within a radius of 40 kms of Gujarat University at time of application and admission

Specializations offered                            Marketing/Finance/Human Resources

Duration                                                3 years

Course Commencement                         July/August

Admission Procedure                             Entrance test (GCET)

Fees                                                     Around Rs.10,000 per annum.

Course offered at                                    B.K. School of Business Management, Gujarat University

Faculty

Name                                       :           Dr. Sarla Achuthan

Qualification                            :           M.Sc., Ph.D.

Designation                             :           Director & Professor

Areas of Specialization            :          Operations Research, Quantitative/ Statistical Methods Research Methods, Management, Management Information Systems.

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 26752453 (R )

 

 

Name                                       :           Dr. A. C. Brahmbhatt

Qualification                            :           M.Sc., LL.B., F.D.P., Ph.D.

Designation                             :           Professor

Areas of Specialization            :          Operations Research, Inferential Statistics, Design of Experiments, Inventory Management, (Production – Marketing interface), Taxation Laws, Jurisprudence, Quantitative Techniques, Linear Programming & Extensions, Marketing, Econometrics, Pedagogy, Production and Operations Management

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 26425078 (R )

 

 

Name                                       :           Dr. Prateek Kanchan

Qualification                            :           Ph. D.

Designation                             :           Reader

Areas of Specialization            :          Marketing, Internalized Marketing, Management

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 27517133 (R )

 

 

Name                                       :           Dr. V. K. Sapovadia

Qualification                            :           F.C.A., M.B.A., LL.M. (Com Law), LL.M.(Pro Law), Ph.D.

Designation                             :           Reader

Areas of Specialization            :          Account, Finance, Commercial Law, Property Law, Management Accounting

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 26824501 (R )

 

 

Name                                       :           Dr. N. H. Ruparel

Qualification                            :           M.B.A., B. Pharm., Ph.D.

Designation                             :           Reader

Areas of Specialization            :          Marketing, Management, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 26870610 (R )

 

 

Name                                       :           Kum. Margie S. Parikh

Qualification                            :           M.B.A.

Designation                             :           TRA (Lecturer)

Areas of Specialization            :          Management

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 26568956 (R )

 

 

Name                                       :           Shri P. C. Jobanputra

Qualification                            :           M.B.A.

Designation                             :           TRA (Lecturer)

Areas of Specialization            :          Management: Production Management, Management Control

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 28525148 (R )

        

Name                                       :           Shri J. M. Bhatt

Qualification                            :           LL.M., M.B.A.

Designation                             :           TRA (Lecturer)

Areas of Specialization            :          General Management, Commercial Laws, Human Resource Management.

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 26578154 (R )

 

 

Name                                       :           Shri. N. C. Baser

Qualification                            :           M.B.A. NET

Designation                             :           TRA (Lecturer)

Areas of Specialization            :          Financial Management

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 02778-220063 (R )

 

 

Name                                       :           Shri. V. V. Kulkarni

Qualification                            :           B. Sc., M.H.R.D., NET

Designation                             :           TRA (Lecturer)

Areas of Specialization            :          Chemistry, Human Resource Mgmt., Labour Laws

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 9228217179 (R )

 

 

Name                                       :           Shri. V. A. Modi

Qualification                            :           M.B.A. NET

Designation                             :           TRA (Lecturer)

Areas of Specialization            :          Marketing Management, Management

Contact No.                              :           26304811 (O) 02765-224255 (R )