oakbrook-business-school-ahmedabad-mba-brochure-2015-17-batch

BRIDGING THE

SKILL GAP FOR GLOBAL MANAGERIAL TALENT

MBA MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EXECUTIVE EDUCATION | CONTINUING EDUCATION RESEARCH & PUBLICATION | CONSULTANCY SERVICES INNOVATION, INCUBATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTRE | FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

VISION To Develop And Sustain An Enabling Academic Environment Intensely Engaged In Nurturing Professional Managerial Talent Who Can Shape Business Around The World.

MISSION To Create An Eclectic Community Of Eminent Management Professionals And Thought Leaders For The Future.

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD Welcome to Oakbrook Business School. The Board takes the privilege of sensitising you to the changing metric of management education as it stands today. As most stakeholders can clearly see, be it a faculty or a student, organisations are functioning in a dynamic ecosystem largely driven by the digital revolution. Traditional management theories are being critically reviewed in the context of 21st century challenges. Theories are leaning more towards business practice models as courseware to create solid learning outcomes valued by industry. The gurus of management education clearly accept its relevance stems from the fact that it is not a scientific discipline but a profession much like the field of medicine. Therefore it becomes extremely important that business school students today get certified for mastering an accepted body of knowledge before they can practice their skills, bear a commitment to the public good and abide by a code of ethics. We trust and sincerely believe that managers of the 21st century will uphold their professional equity if they are willing to continuously reinvent themselves. This transformational journey will be immersive, challenging and yet satisfying. It is perhaps the best way for a B-School graduate to go. Once again you are welcome to join in.

MESSAGE FROM CEO It is with a great sense of fulfillment that I share with you my happiness on the completion of two years. We are now standing on a firm footing as a B-School which has absorbed and assimilated learning experiences which opens up fresh pathways to be better at what we do. Our programs be it MBA, Faculty Development Programme or Management Development Programme have niched themselves well and endeavours to nurture high quality industry ready professionals, entrepreneurs cradled caringly by quality faculty who work untiringly to unlock the potential of students. The short journey has been satisfying and has yielded new experiences and learnings which will serve to strengthen our functioning as a quality Business school. It will also give OBS the impetus to acquire talent, invite industry leaders and showcase our own elevated standards of excellence through our alumnis performance in the corporate world. The OBS environment is positive and progressive. The school strives to connect with students handholding them through their academic and personal challenges. Each student is unique and we appreciate that. And to transform them we are more than willing to embed short term goals before going for bigger ones. The transformation is visible, given time. Once again welcome to the school. - Shraddha Sheth

MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR Oakbrook Business School has been established with the prime objective of working towards bridging the gap between management programs and the industry. The business school envisions developing a centre of excellence. The idea is to bring serious management education back to mainstream. With the growing opportunities in the state and the country, the demand for efficient managers and entrepreneurs is never going to go low. Oakbrook Business School endeavours to develop and provide an environment which is attuned towards learning for a life time. The environment would nurture skills such as team work, leadership, and adaptability essential to be successful at all stages of one’s career. The Two year Program in Management, which is the flagship program of the B-School, focuses on developing and nurturing managers and leaders in close coordination with the industry. The strong connect between our faculty and the industry is truly our asset. Our mentors from the industry are committed to support us in this dream. Oakbrook Business School aims to expand the horizons of management education by indulging and diversifying in various other areas such as management development and faculty development. We have been greatly involved in conducting such programs for the benefit of all who are inclined towards learning and development. We look forward to becoming one of the top premier business schools across the country. We wish all students who aspire to be excellent management professionals a successful career. - Dr. Sourabhi Chaturvedi

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Prof. N. R Dave

Shri N. Ranganath

Mr. Chandramauli Pathak

Former Vice Chancellor - North

Chairman & Managing Director,

Innovation Incubation and

Gujarat University,

EI Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Entrepreneurship Expert

Education, Govt. of Gujarat &

Dr. Rupesh Vasani

Dr. A. Sridharan

Former Chairman – AICTE,

Principal,

Former Director,

Western Region

SAL Institute of Technology &

Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc)

Former Director of Technical

Engineering Research (SALITER) Dr. N. R. Dixit

Director Technical Education

Founder Director,

Mr. Samir Patel

(Ex. Officio)

Som-Lalit Institute of

Chairman & Managing Director,

Government of Gujarat

Management Studies

Amos Enterprise Limited Regional Officer

Dr. C. Gopalkrishnan

Dr. Bala Bhaskaran

(Ex. Officio)

Board of Governor,

Former Director

AICTE, Bhopal

Oakbrook Business School

ICFAI Business School, Ahmedabad

Mr. Palak Sheth Director,

Dr. Nivedita Srivastava

Planning & Development,

Fellow of NITIE, Mumbai &

Pandit Deendayal

OD Consultant and Behavioural

Petroleum University

Psychologist

OAKBROOK BUSINESS SCHOOL In order to meet growing demand for management education “Oakbrook Business School” is established with a keen objective to promote quality education among students and working professionals. Oakbrook Business School is a team of professionals with strong background in the academia and the corporate sector. The team stands together to bring a shift in the paradigm on management education. We envisage to bring in a new generation of managers who are excellent leaders and entrepreneurs. Our vision is to guide and transform the life of each individual who wishes to excel and succeed.

Recognition from Regulatory Body State of Art Infrastructure

Alumni Network

Career Development Cell

Research & Publication Cell

OBS MODEL FOR MANAGEMENT EDUCATION

Global Teaching Methodology

Student Development Program

Management Development Program

Innovation Incubation & Entrepreneur Cell Faculty Development Program

FACILITIES AT INSTITUTE Oakbrook Business School Campus is spread over a two acre area with modern facilities that stimulate teaching, learning and professional development. It is located at Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad. The School has the following facilities in the campus ensuring an overall development of a student to become a global manager and meet the challenges of world:

Classrooms

Residential Facility

All the possible care has been taken while designing our

OBS has outsourced the residential facility in a near

classrooms. All are well ventilated, spacious and equipped

by area, which will help students to work on group

with overhead projectors and LCD screens, with proper

assignment and also prepare for examination.

arrangements of power supply to enable effective learning.

Computer Lab The state of the art computer lab is designed to provide students with latest technology with integrated network connectivity. The campus has a well designed computer lab with the entire advanced configurations network powered by high end servers.

Education Loan OBS will facilitate for bank loan by providing necessary document for availing bank loan as required.

Transport Service The Institute is on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar

The provision for high speed broadband connectivity is given to

highway near to Adalaj. We provide

make students accessible to relevant data and information for

transport service through

preparing the presentation, projects and other assignments.

pickup points if student

Language Lab OBS has a modern language lab, with an objective to involve students to actively participate in language learning exercises and get more practice than possible in traditional classroom environment.

Library Database OBS library has a comprehensive collection of books, journals, magazines etc. The library is enriched with books of Indian as well as foreign authors in areas like Management, IT and Journalism. It includes all disciplines of management like HR, Marketing, General Management Information System Management, Economics, and Finance etc. In addition to this, the collection includes Indian and International books, magazines and periodicals, audio video material, electronic database with subscription of national and international magazines and periodicals. Students can access reading area round the year.

Cafeteria OBS has the facility of a spacious and hygienic cafeteria that caters to the taste of all students.

Sports Facilities OBS has well equipped sports facilities for both outdoor and indoor games. Students regularly use these facilities for games like basketball, volleyball, cricket, badminton, table tennis, carrom, chess, etc.

wishes to avail.

OBJECTIVES OF MBA AT OAKBROOK BUSINESS SCHOOL • Become socially responsible and value driven leaders & entrepreneurs. • Gain integrated knowledge on selected functions in the global environment. • Become competent professionals who’ll

WHY MBA AT OAKBROOK BUSINESS SCHOOL

contribute towards development of the industries and in turn of the country. • Have orientation towards achieving excellence and maintaining a high ethical standard.

MBA programme at OBS is a unique blend of knowledge of contemporary Management Theories and Practice. It is designed in context of the ever evolving business world and it nurtures you to go beyond classroom and learn more on real life application. • The programme is designed not only to equip you with management principles and experience but also help you to develop your personality and soft skills. • The teaching methodology comprises of integrated case studies, business simulations, industry immersion and live/ field projects, that helps you in understanding the concepts and enables you to implement the same in real situations. • The industry oriented syllabi and curriculum is constantly updated to meet the growing industry skill demand that provides an edge over others. • Faculty at OBS understands the industry skill requirement and works towards developing those skills in students by extensive classroom activities like quizzes, written assignments, group discussions, presentation, interviews and evaluation as being an integral part of the curriculum. • The program includes extensive connection with the corporate world through internship, live projects, guest lectures, leadership & entrepreneurship project. • Series of soft skill training, life skill training & motivational sessions are aimed to prepare the students to develop into better professionals and responsible citizens.

We are here to nurture and advise you to stay hungry, stay foolish.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE MBA is a two-year, full-time program. During the two years of MBA, a student will study the curriculum in two parts: General Management Courses and the Elective Courses. The General Management Courses will be in the first year and the Elective Courses would follow in the second year.

General Management Courses

Elective Courses

The General Management Courses occupies approximately 60-65%

The Elective Management Courses are based on the industry specific

of the total curriculum, which includes several organization-based

functional skills of the niche area. In this era of specialization, focus

projects. The aim of the General Management Courses is to provide

is on the following areas: Finance, Human Resources Management,

students with the fundamental knowledge, skills and techniques,

Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Students in the second year of

contextual understanding, and an overall perspective. It will

the program are exposed to lot of project components which helps

provide a broad based training to students that will help them in

them get practical exposure of the corporate world.

career flexibility and mobility. It will also help them move towards management positions where the challenges and the contributions may be the greatest.

COURSE CURRICULUM - MBA First Year Semester I

Credits

Accounting for Managers Economics for Managers Managerial Communication Organisational Behaviour Principles of Management Research Methodology

Semester II

Credits

3 3 3 3 3 3

Quantitative Analysis II Production and Operation Management Marketing Management Human Resource Management Financial Management Management Information System

3 3 3 3 3 3

Quantitative Analysis 3

Cost & Management Accounting

3

Second Year Semester III

Credits

Semester IV

Credits

Compulsory Courses

Compulsory Courses

• Strategic Management (SM) 3 • Legal Aspects of Business (LAB) 3 • Global Country Study Report (GCSR) 2 • Comprehensive Project (CP–IDP) 1 • Summer Internship Programme (SIP) at the end of 2nd Sem 6

• Global Country Study Report (GCSR) 3 • Comprehensive Project - Industry Defined Problem (CP-IDP) 6 • Business Ethics and Corporate Governance (BE & CG) 6

Marketing Management Specialization Courses • Consumer Behaviour (CB) • Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) • Sales and Distribution Management (SDM)

3 3 3

Finance Management Specialization Courses • Strategic Financial Management (SFM) • Management of Financial Services (MFS) • Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (SAPM)

3 3 3

• Product and Brand Management (PBM) • Services and relationship marketing (SRM)

3 3

Finance Management Specialization Courses • Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) • Risk Management (RM)

3 3

Human Resource Management Specialization Courses • Human Resource Development (HRD) • Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM)

3 3

* Entrepreneurship and Family Business Specialization

Human Resource Management Specialization Courses • Change Management and Organizational Development (CM&OD) 3 • Compensation Management (CM) 3 • Management of Industrial Relations and Labour Legislations (MIR & LL) 3

* Entrepreneurship and Family Business Specialization • Entrepreneurship, Women & Family Business (EWFB) 6 • Creating and Leading an Entrepreneurial Organization (CLEO) 3

• New Venture Creation - Family Business Expansion (NVC-FBE) 6

Elective Courses • Supply Chain Management (SCM) • Project Management (PM)

3 3

Softskills We groom the students with the required softskills training to meet the employability requirement of corporates.

Mock Interviews

Elective Courses • New Enterprise and Innovation Management (NE&IM) • International Business (IB)

Marketing Management Specialization Courses

3 3

Mock rounds are conducted by experts to groom the students for towards the preparedness of facing corporate interviews.

Stock Torero - Bombay Stock Exchange Institute (December 2016) Oakbrook Business School 2nd Runner Up - All India Competition

Students’ Transformation

Forward Thinking Approach with Skill Mapping

PARICHAI: Induction program for 3 days. SKILL ANALYSIS: Know your skills, extensive test to find out your

Skill Analysis Test is a robust system to bridge skill Gap between

Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats.

students and corporate. This test helps you to “Know your Skills” &

TRANSFORMATION: Training to transform students’ confidence

plan your Management Area which would build your career path.

by conducting regular Motivation Classes, Life Skills session,

We believe every individual is gifted with skills and at OBS these

Positive Thinking with Soft Skills, Group Discussion, Debates, Public

skills are developed and nurtured. The Skill Mapping design system

Speaking, Role Plays, and Simulations. Students are exposed to

would make the journey of the student to professional life effortless.

real life challenges through Movie Clubs, Guest Lectures, Social & Industry Interface. EXPLORATION: Curiosity, Innovation and Initiatives in exploring Rural, Urban & International market and exploring students’ entrepreneurship skill.

Tri-Bonding Approach • Tri Bonding approach, student get Faculty + Corporate Mentor for 2 yrs. • Bridging the skill gap for global managerial talent. • Connecting Student with the Industry

Student

Corporate Mentor

Soft Skill Training Motivational & Life Training Live Projects Case Studies

Live Projects

TRIBONDING APPROACH

Seminar & Group Discussion Projects & Presentation Academic Exposure

Faculty Mentor Understand student skill matrix (SWOT) Analysis Research the industry skill requirement Quarterly skill analysis test to track student Development

Case Studies

PEDAGOGY OBS uses a combination of various teaching methods such as cases, projects, independent studies, computer-aided instructions, group discussions, lectures, seminars, presentations by students, and interactions with eminent speakers from the industry and the government. The case method is generally seen as the most effective tool, and it is incorporated as a part of the curriculum design. This sharpens analytical skills of students and helps analyze problems from multi-functional perspectives.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES & GOVERNANCE Students will have the opportunity to participate in various activities in the institute along with the curriculum and their overall professional grooming. Students will be encouraged to create clubs or groups based on their interest such as:

Career Development Cell (CDC)

Softskill Training

This Department of Training & Placement for the students who are ready to gear-up to enter corporate world and establish relationship with their employers effectively. The Training programs are designed after thorough analyses of distinctive requirement of diversified

Motivational & Life Skill Training

companies. We impart this training program with the help of inhouse training team and reputed training expert, thus enable our students to gain a smoothened edge in the recruitment process, and gain confidence in the interview process. The key objectives of the Department of Training and Placements are: • To reduce skill gap between the industry and fresh graduates and

CDC

National Industry Exposure Program

mould students to fit the requirements of industrial needs. • To bring forth and develop institute-industry interaction. • To shore up the industry to identify the best talents • To prepare the student community towards niche needs that

Summer Internship

matches the requirements of employers. • The leadership series session that are organized which aims to motivate students towards entrepreneurship, have positive attitude and help them to set goals and work towards achieving them. • To enhance employablity factor of the students.

Dr. Sourabhi Chaturvedi

Final Placement

Seminar and Conclave Committee

Disciplinary Committee

The seminar and conclave committees are responsible for arranging

The main objective of the Disciplinary Committee is to ensure

seminars and conclaves, planned as part of the academic calender

the discipline among the students. The Committee lays down the

in the areas of marketing, finance, HR, entrepreneurship and

academic regulations, approve special major policies and review

management leadership. These committees are responsible to

academic progress of students at the end of each semester.

invite big corporates, government and socially eminent persons, to share their experiences on the theme, so as to broaden students’ horizon.

Leadership Series Committee The leadership series committee invites CEO and senior leadership on weekly basis for expert lectures and interaction to mould students’ macro outlook and forward-looking approach in their management.

Placement Committee

Student Quality Assurance Committee

Oakbrook Business School aims at providing organizations with

This committee will act as an interface between Management /

management professionals who are appropriately fit for the

Faculties and Students. The committee administers and makes

organization’s needs and requirements. The Placement Committee

decisions concerning student welfare, taking up issues reported by

facilitates prospective employers by organizing institute-industry

students and resolves them by bringing it to notice of the director.

interactions regularly, providing complete support for arranging placement activities on the campus and recommending students to them for internship and placement. It organizes pre-placement training by way of group discussions, personal interviews and workshops on personality enrichment and communication skills in an attempt to equip students with the necessary skills required to meet the challenges of corporate recruitment.

Event Management Committee

It also assists other committees like Anti-Ragging committee, woman development committee, Academic Committee, Placement Committee etc. in implementing their tasks in effective and efficient way.

Industrial Advisory Committee Industrial Advisory Committee at OBS aims at strengthening the tie between OBS and its various stakeholders (Industry, Academia, and Government). Committee is also responsible for establishing the sustainable fund raising models to provide resources

The Committee plans and oversees smooth execution of all different

competitive with peer institutions. Committee helps in determining

programmes, functions and events during the academic year and

development of educational initiatives, including on-line learning,

works with the respective organising Cell, committee or club for

executive education, professional degrees, and industrial course

achieving the same.

modules.

The Event Management Committee (EMC) undertakes the organisation and coordination of some of the major events that mark the OBS calendar, including the Fresher’s Day, Field / Site Visits at National and International Level, Various Conclaves, Annual Convocation, along with intra-college activities such as Teachers Day etc.

Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Committee Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Committee has created a platform that fosters and supports innovation and knowledge based entrepreneurship among students of Oakbrook Business School. Committee organizes different workshop, events & seminar on how to prepare a Business Plan, Entrepreneurship activities to promote the Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Research & Publication Cell Purpose of forming such committee is to inculcate the

Navratri Festival – Garba is an event organized every year. Students and faculties participate in the same with great

environment of research in the institute and to improve the quality

enthusiasm.

of research simultaneously.

Swachata Abhiyan – Cleanliness is next to Godliness and the

International Advisory Committee International Advisory Committee of Oakbrook Business School focuses upon the college’s engagement in study and research abroad. The Committee reviews and suggests policies and Institute practices as these relate to international and global engagement; explores innovative ways to create engaging, cross-cultural international partnerships (signing of MoUs etc.) and student or faculty exchange programs as well as facilitates new initiatives for multi-disciplinary international curricular and research programs involving various schools and departments.

Cultural Club The Cultural Club will be an opportunity for students to showcase their talents and organize cultural creativity. Amigos Celebration 2K14” & Oakbrook Fiesta 2015/16 – The first cultural festival and fresher’s party is organised by students every year. Amigos in Spanish mean Friends and Celebration in Latin means Celebration. Indeed it is sheer fun with events like singing, dancing, drama, stand-up comedy and fashion show. Teacher’s Day – Is celebrated every year with great pompous and frolic. Students participated heartily and had great fun in showcasing their talent among the guests, faculty and students. Independence Day Celebrations – Every year students sing patriotic songs and express their motives for a better future of India. The national flag is hoisted with immense respect and hearty salutes by the guests, students and faculties alike.

students of OBS made a contribution in the cleanliness drive raving up in the nation. Students of OBS cleaned the neighbouring village “Jamiyatpura”. News Discussion Forum – National and International news are discussed regularly to get updated with changing global world.

Soft Skill Workshops Oakbrook Business School understands that success in corporate career depends on skills of students. With the same idealogy, OBS conducts sessions to improve the employability skills of the student. It conducts rigorous training session on skill development. Various innovative methods are applied to inculcate these skills live in students. • • • • • • • •

Communication Team Player Listening Problem solving Interpersonal Positive Attitude Commitment / Dependable Decision Making

• Flexibility / adaptability • Self-motivated / Initiative taker • Self Confidence • Information search skills • Organized / Conscientiousness • Networking • Honesty & integrity

Students’ presentations and group discussion are video recorded and shown to them so that they can see their mistake and learn from them.

SPORTS ACTIVITIES The Sports Club enables students to participate in sport activities, wherein they organize outdoor games namely volleyball, badminton and kho-kho, and indoor games like table-tennis, carom, basket ball and chess.

13th February, 2016 - Sports Day Celebration at OBS

Basketball Court at OBS






HR Conclave - 30th January, 2016

Marketing Conclave - 17th September, 2016

Theme: HR Competencies for Today and Tomorrow

Theme: Digital Marketing: A New Perspective in Customer Relationship Management

Mr. Mitesh Rathod Entrepreneur, KAS Placement Consultancy

Mr. Subir Palit President Marketing, Sintex Industries Ltd. (Plastic Division)

Finance Conclave - 19th November, 2016 Theme: Financial Transformation: Sustainability vs. Vulnerability

Mr. Yogesh Shinde Vice President - Marketing, Gujarat Tea Processors & Packers Ltd. (Wagh Bakri Tea Group)

Mr. Himal Parikh CEO, Interface Brokerage & Research Ltd.

Mr. Sanjay Sheth General Manager, Symphony Ltd.

CA Shaleen Patni Partner in P. C. Ajmera & Co.

Mr. Shital Shukla Director, Eminds Adcoms Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Chirag Shah Senior Manager, Quality Control, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Concluding Ceremony (2014-2016 Batch) - 1st October, 2016

INDUSTRY INTERFACE & PLACEMENTS OBS emphasizes on maximum Institutional learning and orientation from industry.

Experiential Learning

Summer Training

Experiential Learning (EL) is the concept similar to “learning from

Each student works in an organization, on a project for a period

the field”. In the process, students get a feel of organizational

of about 8 weeks at the end of first year. The objective is to allow

reality: what it is, how it works, and the relationship between

students, intense day-to-day interaction with organizations.

diverse functions. Students are able to relate classroom teaching to organizational life. To that extent, the so-called gap between theory and reality is bridged. EL has two components: Industrial Exposure in the first year, and Summer Training at the completion of the first year.

Summer Training provides exposure to the student to the working of an organization in the real life setting. It would also help students to develop managerial skills and competencies, and facilitate an informed career choice for the students.

Industrial Exposure The objective is to provide students early real-life exposure of organizations and to enrich learning experience through simultaneous inputs from theory and practice. During the first year, the students are taken on guided tours to organizations of different types in the locality: Small and Large, Manufacturing and Services, Profit and Non-Profit, Government and Private, etc. These visits give them an exposure to the complexity of management. It also highlights the relevance of some of the management concepts in different organizational settings. Students acquire new skills and knowledge through their observations during their exposure to industrial visit.

Industrial Visit to Mumbai – 18th to 20th March, 2016

CEAT Tyres, Mumbai - 18th March, 2016

ICICI Bank, Mumbai - 19th March, 2016

Empire Industries, Mumbai - 19th March, 2016

Essel World, Mumbai - 20th March, 2016

Windsor Machineries Pvt. Ltd., Kalol - 4th August, 2016

Industrial Visits, 2015

108 Emergency Management Centre - 29th September, 2015

Vishal Packaging Pvt. Ltd. - 4th August, 2015

Industrial Visits in Past Years Brisk Surgicals Cotton Ltd. Sintex Pvt. Ltd., Kalol IFFCO, Kalol

Industrial Visit to Mumbai 2015 IIT - Powai, Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship ICICI Headquarters BSE

INDUCTION PROGRAMME OBS

We at Oakbrook Business School aim to foster a strong sense of community among the students and therefore an induction program is conducted for the 1st year students and 2nd year students to give them a realistic exposure of the corporate world. We believe that education and Skills are different and one must go out of the boundary of classes to inculcate and build skills needed in the industry. We try to make our students comfortable and at ease in the induction sessions at the school and organize a number of session by professionals and experts to give them a glimpse of studies ahead. We also aim to get students to know other existing students and to begin to understand some of the methods we use to enable them to learn while here.

Mr. Sanjay Joshi Sr. Vice President, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd.

Mr. Vivek Tiwari President Works, CERA Sanitaryware Ltd.

Mr. Abhimanyu Dhaigude Vice President (HR), Sanghi Cement Ltd.

Mr. Anil Patel Plant Manager, Ford India Pvt Ltd., Sanand Engine Plant

Key Note Speakers for Induction Programme Semester 1 (2016-18)

Semester 1 (2014-16)

• Mr. Sanjay Joshi - Sr. Vice President, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd.

• Mr. Sanjit Ghosh – Head, HR & Admin, Gujarat Hathway

• Mr. Vivek Tiwari - President Works, CERA Sanitaryware Ltd. • Mr. Abhimanyu Dhaigude - VP (HR), Sanghi Cement Ltd. • Mr. Anil Patel - Plant Manager, Ford India Pvt. Ltd., Sanand Engine Plant • Dr. C Gopalkrishnan - Member of Board of Governors • Mr. Chandramauli Pathak - Director, IIEDC OBS

Semester 1 (2015-17) • Dr. Sunil Shukla – Director, EDI • Ruzan Khambhatta – CEO, Wizotech Pvt. Ltd. • Dr. C. Gopalakrishnan – Ex- Director, Nirma University • Mr. Palak Sheth – Higher Education Expert • Ms. Shraddha Sheth – Academic Head, OBS • Mr. Chandramauli Pathak – Advisor & Mentor, Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Cell

Semester 3 (2014-16) • Mr. Mukund Shukla – Chief Manager, Circulation, Indian Express • Mr. Siddharth Shah – Entrepreneur, Shalibhadra Pvt. Ltd.

• Mr. Sushil Thaker – Manager, KPMG • Mr. Prateek Mehra – Associate Director, KPMG • Mr. Anomitra Das – Regional Head HR, TCS Ltd. • Mr. Manish Mehra – General Manager, HR, Shell Hazira, Surat • Mr. Shyam Sharma – President, HRM & Corp Communications, Claris Lifesciences Ltd. • Ms. Shraddha Sheth – Academic Head OBS • Dr. Nivedita Shrivastava – Fellow of NITIE, OB & HR • Ms. Dhriti Bhattacharjee – Faculty, of Communications, OBS • Mr. Sunil Parekh – Advisor, Zydus Cadila Health Care Group • Mr. K. Thyagarajan – Foundeing Team Member, iCREATE • Mr. C Chatterjee – Director, The centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), Gandhinagar • Mr. Chandramauli Pathak – Advisor & Mentor, Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Cell • Dr. Sarla Achuthan – Former Director, B.K School of Management, Ahmedabad • Ms. Shambhavi Tanwar – Expert, Skill Education • Prof. N. Ravichandran – Faculty, IIM Ahmedabad

• Mr. Salil Bhatt – Former Business Head of Ashima Group

• Mr. Joachim Rocha – Trade Commissioner, Canadian Trade Office, Ahmedabad

• Mr. Palak Sheth – Higher Education Expert

• Mr. Jinendra Khara – TradeCommissioner, Austrade, Australia

• Mr. Digvijay Katkar – Head, corporate affairs, Apollo Tyres

• Mr. Chandramauli Sharma – Ex Manager, GSPC, PGPX – IIMA

• Dr. A. P Kuchadker – Prof. Emeritus, IIT Madras

• Rajvi Nagori – Project Manager, Oakbrook International Education & Research Pvt. Ltd.

• Ms. Shraddha Sheth – Academic Head, OBS

AN INITIATIVE BY OAKBROOK BUSINESS SCHOOL Scholar Desk Programme It is inevitable to promote and nurture bright talent in the institute, as they carry additional potential which requires additional facilities. We at OBS believe that such bright talent should be recognized and be given scholar status to help them augment their ability and provide platform to grow their potential faster with broadened vision. Institutions are required to differentiate these Scholar students by providing them additional facilities and incentives to pursue their academic, research and career aspirations. They are also required to be given additional inputs to develop their Leadership abilities and opportunities to demonstrate the same. With the above objectives, Oakbrook Business School has conceived the Scholar Desk Programme, where Students are provided with additional facilities at Institution with an objective to foster their academic excellence, pursuit of research and ability of innovation and leadership.

FACULTY AND EXPERTS Dr. Sourabhi Chaturvedi

Ms. Riddhi Ambavale

Mr. Saleel Bhatt

Mr. Kirti Sanghavi

MBA; Ph.D (Management),

MBA, NET (JRF),

MBA, DIEM, Bangalore,

Business Law

Director, OBS

Ph.D Pursuing,

BE,

Dip. International Marketing,

Marketing Management

Mr. Dhyani Mehta

Ms. Sweta John

Financial

Dr. C. Gopalkrishnan Former Director,


Ph.D Pursuing,

Institute Of Management,

Prof. Kaumudi Padhya

MA History, B.Ed,

Nirma University,

CS MBA (Finance),

Managerial Communication

Ms. Tanvi Faldu

Strategic Management

Finance

Mr. Satya Prakash Tiwary

HR


Ms. Pravida Raja

MBA,

BE,

Research Associate IIM-A,

Financial Management


Ph.D Pursuing, Quantitative Techniques

Mr. Nikshit Patel

LLM, PGDBEM,

Mr. Sumit Rathaur


Entrepreneurship and Law

MBA,

Ms. Shraddha Sheth

MBA,


Mr. A. B. Raju

MBA,

Mr. Kandarp Pandya

Marketing


MBA,

Prof. Jignesh Darji

B.Tech Mechanical & PGDRM,


Ms. Manjari Mundand

CA, M.Com,

Dr. P. Balabhaskaran

Ph.D Pursuing,

Pursuing M.Phil,

B.Tech., IIT Madras,

IB

Finance

PGDM, IIM Banglore,

Prof. T. A. Nikita

Former Director, ICFAI Business School - Ahmedabad, Financial Management

MBA,

Ph.D Pursuing,

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Oakbrook Business School has been established with a vision to develop and sustain an enabling academic environment that facilitates the nurturing of professional managerial talent that can shape business around the world. Keeping this aim in mind, OBS organizes workshops that focus on enhancing managerial skills of individuals and thereby groom them to become thorough management professionals. OBS invites eminent personalities of management field to throw light on latest practices and innovative measures in management field. The workshop prevails with hearty interaction between the speakers and participants each time and hence serves as a platform for sharing the knowledge for experts and aspiring professionals.

Management Development Programmes have been organized after taking into account the need of present industry requirements and changes happening around the world. Theme based management development programmes are designed and conducted for corporate executives, entrepreneurs, & businessmen. These programmes, which are of short as well as long duration, attempt to upgrade the skills of participants and also to help the organisation in developing a culture conducive to organisational excellence.

Financial Conclave: Fin-O-Con Financial Service industry- Growth, Opportunities and Challenges from the lenses of Banking, Capital market and Investment instruments. • Mr. Karan Doshi, VP, Yes Bank • Mr. Arvind Modi, Associate VP, Gujarat Venture Finance ltd • Mr. Dipak Prajapati, Dy GM, Corporate Banking, Credit Rating • Mr. Apurva Gandhi, Executive Director, Tipson Group

HR Conclave: Competencies for Today & Tomorrow • Dr. D M Pestonjee - Former Professor, IIM • Mr. Mitesh Rathod - Founder of KAS Consultancy • Mr. Babu Thomas - Reginal Head HR, GVK EMRI

Entrepreneurship Conclave & Business Plan Competition • Mr. Piyush Desai - Chairman, Wagh Bakri Tea • Mr. Arvind Modi, Associate VP, Gujarat Venture Finance ltd • Dr. Chandan Chatterjee - Director, The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development • Mr. Jitendra Kharawala - Business Development Manager, Australian Trade Commission

Marketing Conclave - Digital Marketing: A New Perspective in Customer Relationship • Mr. Yogesh Shinde - VP Marketing, Gujarat Tea Processers and Packers Ltd. ( Wagh Bakri tea Group) • Mr. Subir Palit - President Marketing, Sintex Ltd. • Mr. Shital Shukla - Director, Emind Adcom Pvt Ltd. • Mr. Sanjay Sheth - General Manager, Symphony Ltd.

Proposed Management Development Program Strategy Workshop for SMEs • Dr. C Gopalkrishnan, Member of Board of Governance, OBS

Mr. Piyush Desai

• Mr. Chandramauli Pathak, Director, IIEDC, OBS

Conclave on Management Challenges in Becoming a Socially Responsible Organization

The Path to Creating a Great Talent Pool for HR Professionals & Managers Handling Teams

Experts:

Experts:

• Mr. Apoorva Oza, CEO, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme • Mr. Anomitra Das, Head-HR, TATA Consultancy Services

• Mr. Ketan Bhatt, Sr. HR Professional, Ex-GM, Torrent Pharma Limited

• Mr. Neeraj Lal, Head-CSR, Arvind

• Major Ravi Khanna, AVP, HR, Anil Limited

• Mr. Joel Evans, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, GMDC

• Mr. Vithal Nayak, Group Head HR, Arvind Limited

• Ms. Janki Vasant, Founder, Samvedna

Emerging Patterns and Innovations in Marketing

• Mr. Manoj Nair, Adani Power

Cracking the Code of Change for HR Personal & Managers Handling Teams

Experts:

Experts:

• Dr. C Gopalkrishnan, Former Director, Nirma Institute of Management

• Mr. Ketan Doshi, V.P. L & OD- Adani Ports

• Dr. Falguni Vasavada Oza, Associate Professor, MICA

• Mr. Haresh Chaturvedi, Zonal Head- HR, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd

• Mr. Ajit Pillai, Director, Convent Consultancy

• Mr. Rajendra Jani, President, ISTD, Ahmedabad Chapter

• Mr. Talha Sareshwala, MD and CEO, Parsoli Motors

• Mr. Jitendra Khara, Manager Business Development, Australian Trade Commission

• Mr. Dushyant Joshi, Managing Director, Azure Knowledge Corporation Private Limited • Mr. Rajesh Tahiliani, Marketing Head, Getit Info Services Private Limited • Mr. Saigen Varghese, Assistant General Manager, Sales India

Advertising & Marketing Communication The Paradigm Shift Experts:

• Mr. Amit Saxena, Assistant General Manager, ITM Skills Academy

• Prof. Alan D’Souza, Dean, Shanti Communication School & Shanti Business School

• Ms. Ishani Shah, Managing Director, Neepa Hiren Jewels

• Mr. Sanjay Chakraborty, Managing Director EssKSee Consultancy

• Ms. Margi Chappan, Project Manager, Rakesh Textile Agency

• Mr. Arun Awasthi, Entrepreneur & Co-founder Bonoboz Marketing Services Private Limited

Managing Work Environment: Managing Attrition Experts:

• Mr. Anand Desai, DGM of L&T, Baroda

• Rinku Guzraty, Corrtech International • Sanjay Sahni, Motif India Infotech Private Limited • Roshan Rawal, Indus • Sugandha Sapra, Landmark Group

Dr. D. M. Pestonjee

Mr. Babu Thomas

INNOVATION, INCUBATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (IIEDC) IIEDC conducts various camps at Oakbrook Business School. These events have an ardent presence for budding talent from various institutes of Ahmedabad as well as Gujarat. The program is aimed at providing ideas & opportunities in the field of Entrepreneurship. Each camp is designed considering various Entrepreneurship tools and requirement of the different participants. Broad topics covered under IIEDC: • To provide platform to all start-ups in Gujarat through incubation facilities and mentoring

OBJECTIVES OF IIEDC

• Entrepreneurship Awareness and Diversity

• To act as an incubation centre to provide services from idea generation to creation of sustainable enterprise, to aspiring entrepreneurs from all sections of society.

• Objective and Coverage of opportunities

• To facilitate and create eco system to promote/upgrade SMEs & entrepreneurship in Gujarat (policy/support and institutional infrastructure development, amongst government / NGOs & civil society)

• Enterprising aptitude & Competency profiling

• Career options in Entrepreneurship, Identification & Feasibility • Youth & Career: Potential & Career options • Developing creativity & innovation • Charms of being an Entrepreneur Business Planning and Feasibility Assessment • Creativity, Motivation & Competency Development Opportunities & Innovative Projects • Setting up new venture: Procedures & Incentives for MSMEs Promote and Develop Innovative Products/ Services • Start up ideas for manufacturing (Make in India) and services • New existing product development (NID/NIFT) • High growth oriented products/technology • Health products and services • Education: innovative teaching aids/material/games • Senior citizen care /services • Village level infrastructure and technology development • Solar and alternative energy • Mobile applications and IT • Safe and secure drinking water related • Entertainment: innovative services • Construction related products /services • Life style products

Chandramauli Pathak

Shraddha Sheth

Facilitators of Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps Mr. Anay Mashruwala

Mr. Shivendra Srivastava

Ms. Nita Shah

Venus Engineering Works

Business Head, Wild Dreams Media & Communications

Ex Chairperson, Gujarat Chambers

Mr. Rohit Patel

Mr. Jayant Athawle

Communication and Creativity Expert


Member of Governing Council of AMA and MSME Committee of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mr. Sharvil Pathak

Shri Hiranya Vyas

Manager, Intas Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.



Mr. Vijay Desai

Successful Entrepreneur


Director, Gujarat Innovation Centre

Dr. Darshana Thakkar

Mr. Shalin Patel

Module Engineering Company Mr. Padmin Buch

Mr. Manoj Nair

Sr. Manager, HR Manager, Adani Power Ltd.

Mr. Vikram Patel

Entrepreneurial Expert

Shri Mahesh Barot

Social Entrepreneur Ms. Hetal Shah

Communication & Softskill Expert

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS Oakbrook Business School believes that research is an integral part of the learning-cum-teaching process in any business school. In order to encourage and facilitate research activities in every aspect of management, OBS has established a centre of excellence under the name of ‘Research and Publications'. This center aims to facilitate, support and catalyze the efforts of faculty members in pursuing research in the various fields of management. The centre is availing support from Dr. P. Bala Bhaskaran for research initiatives. Dr. P. Bala Bhaskaran combines corporate and academic experience spanning over three decades and brings with him a host of publications in national and international journals.

The initiatives of the Center are: • Launch of the journal, “Oakbrook Business Review” dedicated to management. The fourth issue of the journal is already in circulation. • Facilitate faculty members and research associates to write case-studies of vital relevance to MSME development, energy and infrastructure, international business, social/non-profit sector as well as functional areas of management. • Mentoring the young writers and motivating them towards research by rewarding them with second author name. • Conducting short-term programs to support and inculcate the culture of research among faculty members of business schools. • Conducting workshop on research paper and case study writing. The center will be archiving the research work of the faculty members and the research associates over a period of time in formats that would be amenable for easy search and retrieval. The Center would also take publications of monograms, edited books, case-study compilations etc in due course. Global Country Study Report (GCSR) Cross boarder business opportunities to be explored with India Summer Internship Program (SIP) Students undertake two months internship program and study problems of the organizations and make a report giving possible solutions of the same. Publication: Oakbrook Business Review (OBR) • Book Review • Case Studies • Research Papers

RESEARCH • Study Reports • Case Study writing Workshops • Research Methodology Workshops • Setting up Faculty Research Forum • Setting up Doctoral Student Forum • FDP, Workshops and Conferences • National Conference on Management Leadership

Dr. P. Bala Bhaskaran

CONSULTANCY SERVICES • Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL) Programme sponsored by the Government to develop the facilities of hospitality sector.

Our prime aim is to engage students into a transformational experience and turn them into brilliant managers and leaders.

• Design and conduct training program for corporates, as per their requirement.

Dr. C. Gopalkrishnan

Prof. N. R. Dave THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON: • Enhancing functional area expertise • Improving one’s classroom delivery both as a teacher and trainer • Enhancing abilities for conducting meaningful research.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Oakbrook Business School believes in facilitating skill development and therefore conducts various programs which help to inculcate excellence and bring forth the breed of talented and skilled individuals. We believe that training an individual leads him towards the path of perfection and thereby success. In order to create skilled students we also need well trained teachers. We have conducted several workshops which enlighten the teachers and professors of various institutes across the state.

Oakbrook Business School is offering FDPs for faculties in all discipline. This reflects OBS’s commitment to nation building through management education and infrastructure development.

FDP conducted New Teaching – Learning Techniques (2016) Experts:

Inculcating Research for Enhancement of Engineering Undergraduate for Engineering Faculty (2014)

• Ms. Sandhya Shah, Education Advisor and Social Worker

Experts:

• Mr. Kabir Thakore, Eminent Theatre Artist and Dramatics Expert

• Dr. C Chatterjee, Director, Centre of Entrepreneurship Development

• Mr. Chandramauli Pathak, Entrepreneurship Expert and in charge of IEDC

• Dr. D. M. Kale, Former Director General, ONGC Energy Centre

• Dr. C. Gopalkrishnan, Member of the Board of Governance

• Dr. K. M. Shrivastava, Prof. Mechanical Engineering, Indus University

Embracing the Creative side of Teaching for Engineering Faculties (2016)

• Dr. P. A. Joshi, Prof. and Dean, Faculty of Technology, DDIT, Nadiad

Experts: • Dr. Rajul Gajjar, Civil Engineering Principal, Government Engineering College • Dr.G. P. Vadodaria, M.E. in Civil Engineering, M. S. University • Mr. Kabir Thakore, Eminent Theatre Artist and Dramatics Expert • Mr. Chandramauli Pathak, Entrepreneurship Expert and in charge of IEDC

Changing Paradigm in Higher Education: Innovative methods and Research for Commerce & Arts Faculty (2014) Experts: • Dr. Chandramauli Pathak, Former Senior Executive at ICECD • Dr. Bhagwati Prasad Bhrambhatt, Director of ASC, Gujarat University

Embracing the Creative Side of Teaching

• Prof. G. Krishnamurthy, Former Principal of Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management, Changa

Experts:

• Dr. Subhash Bhrambhatt, Principal, HK BA College

• Dr. P. K. Mehta, Director, LJ Institute of Management • Dr. Gopalkrishnan, Director, Institute of Management, Nirma University • Dr. Shailendra Gupta, Principal & Registar, Calorax Teacher University • Dr. N. R. Dixit, Founder Director, Som Lalit Institute of Management Studies • Prof. Chandramauli Pathak, International Trainer • Dr. Gopal Bhatt, Principal, H K Commerce College

Moving Towards Learning Oriented Teaching Experts: • Prof. N. R. Dave, Former Vice Chancellor, North Gujarat University, Former Chairman, AICTE, Western Region • Prof. Chandramauli Pathak, International Trainer • Prof. P. Balabhaskaran, Ex Director ICFAI Business School • Mr. Mitesh Dadhaniya, Deputy Director Gujarat Technological University

• Mr. Rohit Patel, Director, Symcom Corporation

• Dr. Rajul Gajjar, Principal Vishwakarma Govt. Engineering College, Dean of GTU, Civil Engineering Department

Challenges of Management Education for Management Faculty

Proposed AICTE Sponsored Programs

Experts: • Prof. N. R Dave, Former Vice Chancellor, North Gujarat University, Former Chairman, AICTE, Western Region • Dr. C. Gopalkrishnan, Director, Institute Of Management, Nirma University • Dr. Sarla Achuthan, Former Director, BK School Of Business Management • Prof. Bala Bhaskaran, Director, Shanti Business School • Mr. Sanjay Rao, Director, Endeavour, Gandhinagar • Dr. S. Chinnam Reddy, Dean, Faculty of Management, Marwadi Education Foundation

• Training the Trainers in Entrepreneurship • Research Methodology from Conception to Completion

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Youth development programs are to empower students to become fully engaged in the college/ school experience by providing transformative educational experiences for students that enhance their learning and development. Oakbrook Business School aims to steer the youth towards overall development by conducting such programs.

OBJECTIVES OF CAMPS • To Experience Entrepreneurial Challenge & Achievement. • To learn & nurture entrepreneurial skills & zeal to become leader, entrepreneur for tomorrow. • Learn how to communicate & importance of body language. • Team building skill.

Summer Camp

Diwali Camp

OBS organises Summer Camps every summer to let youth unleash

OBS organises Diwali Camps to enhance career development

their entrepreneurial potential by sharing, interacting, playing

and building innovative thinking among the students. The camp

simulation games and discussing their own career concerns with

involves fun activities, games, interactive sessions, motivational

experts and advisors. The students of various age groups plays

documentaries etc. which helps them to open up & induce lateral

games, do artwork & learn about Entrepreneurship in fun way.

thinking.

Objectives of the program are:

Objectives of the program are:

• Nurturing entrepreneurial talent by inculcating entrepreneurial

• Encourage innovative thinking

thinking and culture by putting them through experiential learning. • Let student assess their own entrepreneurial aptitude and strength their competencies. • Identity their goals and priorities in life.

• Motivate and encourage youth to share their own goals aspirations and priorities in life. • Let students develop a vision of their career and what they want to achieve. • Meet and share experiences with successful people to draw own learning by experiences.

• Summer Camp 2014: 26th May to 31st May 2014 Nurturing Entrepreneurial Talent • Summer Camp 2015: 4th May to 8th May 2015 Entrepreneurial Orientation Program

• Diwali Camp 2014: 19th October to 21st October 2014 Enhancing Career opportunities • Diwali Camp 2015 (Catch them Young): 8th November to 10th November 2015 Entrepreneurial Orientation Program • Diwali Camp 2016: 27th October to 29th October 2016 Youth Camp: Entrepreneurial Orientation Program

FOREIGN DELEGATES VISIT

Babson College, USA

Canberra Institute of Technology, Australia

Tafe University, Australia

Netherland Delegates Visit

Poland Delegates Visit

South African Delegate Visit

ALUMNI SPEAKS Vishant Thakkar (KPMG) When I look back to the day I first came to Oakbrook Business School, I get nostalgic. MBA College is a lot different than other college. The first thing I noticed was the workload. It was heavier and more intense than I had ever experienced during my engineering days. The major challenges of college work are the large volume of reading, the short deadlines, and the writing, writing, writing. Throughout my journey at Oakbrook Business School, I learnt the concepts of management and started to impart them in my life too. Oakbrook Business School gave me ample of opportunities to prove my calibre and develop my skills. At Oakbrook Business School I learnt just to be myself and follow my own style. For all that my college has done for me and still continues to do; I would like to thank all my professors, the management and all others from the bottom of my heart. I wish success to everyone who has touched upon my life and will always be at the service of college. The key to success in corporate is all about how we apply the vast knowledge that we have to solve a complex business problem. In a nutshell, corporate life is not only about applying theories that we learn in MBA but bridging the gap with common sense. As they say the college days are golden days and are never going to come back, I take back a bag full of memoirs and wonderful experiences. Lastly, I would like to say “If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world.”

Pratiksha Tripathi (N K Logistics) When I finally got a green signal from Oakbrook Business School (OBS), I was overwhelmed. It was, is and will be a great honor to be a member of first batch of OBS. I was so excited in meeting new people on the first day in college. My journey started with Induction Programme followed by two industrial visits. Further we were exposed to Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp, Cleanliness Drive, Conclaves, Seminars, Section war, Sports day, Mumbai Industrial visit, Corporate Guest lectures, Summer internship and many more activities. I got many improvements in myself such as confidence level, working manner, communication ability, presentation skills, soft skills, behave like a professional individual and working from 9am to 5pm. Not only just having a Gujarat Technical University degree certificate but OBS also helped me in clearing my concepts and getting hands on skills which are necessary and what employees look out for. After completing my MBA, I am presently working as a Marketing Executive with Navigators Logistics Ltd. My area of interest is in Supply Chain Management and that was the reason why I specialized in Marketing, and pursued my career in the same field further. Honestly, choosing OBS was the best decision I made. Well trust me it's not just the college but ones attitude towards education that matters a lot. My journey so far at OBS was awesome because I feel at home. OBS has given me a life where there is a balance of education, social service and fun. The bottom line is this, if you show that you have the potential, you will be recognized and appreciated. That's what I felt through my experience at OBS.

Hiren Jayswal (Elsner Technologies) I would like to share my experience of academic learning at OBS which is rigorously helping me in my current professional life. I'm working with Elsner Technologies as a Business Development Executive where I have to be very effective and efficient in terms of communication and I am performing well which is just because of the presentations, discussions and many more activities done by me during my post graduation at OBS. I really feel proud to get a platform like OBS where I got a great guidance from the management and faculties. At OBS, I acquired excellent managerial skills which are very useful for me today and will be for entire life just because of my learning at OBS.

Khushboo Jagad (Standard & Poor Global Market Intelligence) 11th April, 2016, the most important day in life when I step into my professional life. It has been an enriching experience working at S&P Global Market Intelligence. What I learned so far is, the right attitude which matters in professional life. Attitude of learning, attitude of sharing, attitude of listening and attitude of believing in yourself. You can learn and grow only when you have right attitude. It doesn't come all of sudden, you have to cultivate that. And in cultivating that Oakbrook Business School has played a very important role in my life. OBS has given a different prospective to the way I was looking to MBA and my professional career and because of that I was able to develop right attitude. Being in quality control department of S&P Global, I know how much accuracy matters and to be accurate, you need to be focused, deliver on time and give attention to details. Each and every day I am learning something new hereby focusing on areas of improvement. So rightly said "learning is an ongoing activity."

Dharmik Bhatt (Vital Care Limited) My under graduation is Bachelor of Pharmacy & I have aspirations to become a Vice President in Pharmaceutical multinational. An MBA seemed the best option for me to pursue my dream. I joined Oakrook Business School as it does not believe in imparting just bookish knowledge to students. Rather, OBS groom students to perform their best through their ability and creativity. OBS stands for corporate connectivity. At OBS, a student can correlate the theoretical concepts with live corporate examples via several college events like Seminars, Conclaves and through guest lecture. Honestly, without OBS I would not have realized what all I have learned and how to apply it in corporate life. All in all, OBS really gave me a head start in business knowledge and hopes for a bright future ahead. Today I am a Product Executive in the PMT department of Vital Care Ltd.

Saloni Parghi (Axis Bank) Here I am sharing my experience from graduation in OBS to my professional career. I am very thankful to OBS for developing my skill, ability, knowledge and personality. At OBS what I learned is very useful in my professional career.

Pooja Mishra (Bridge Built Solutions) When I completed MBA-HR, the only thing in my mind was to join an organization which will allow me to enter into HR operations. I got an opportunity to start as an HR Executive and roles covered 60% recruitment and 40% operations. Initially I did not like the role because of recruitment into it. Then over a period of time I realized that in any organization , an employee who brings turnover is recognized first and rewarded. Recruitment is a function which brings turnover to an organization , so it is an important HR function. At Oakbrook Business School I have been constantly guided during my academics regarding the realities of business world through various case studies, HR conclaves, Industrial visits,etc. This helped me a lot in changing my opinion of recruiter profile job, which I ultimately experienced in the corporate world. I am very thankful to all who guided me throughout my academic journey at OBS.

OBS BATCH OF 2015-2017

FINANCE Aezaz Vora

Anik Mansuri

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BE

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

FICCI

Polylink Polymers (India) Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Contribution of Intellectual Property

The Analysis of Receivable Management

Rights in Growth and Development of SME’s

Anis Qureshi

Arti V. Brahmbhatt

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Narayana Multispeciality Hospital

Karvy Comtrade Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Competitive analysis for Health Care

A study of the Perception of

sector

Sub-brokers towards Stock-Market

Avni A. Patel

Bhautik A. Dobariya

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Karvy Comtrade Ltd.

IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study of the Perception of

Comparison of IDBI Federal Life Insurance

Sub-brokers towards Stock-Market

Whole Life Saving Plan with other companies

Daxa T. Solanki

Dimple Goswami

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Shri Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank

Salibhadra Finance Private Limited

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study of Post Loan Disbursement:-

A comparative study of Performance of

Utility Analysis of SEWA Bank customers

different Mutual Funds

Fezulla A. Ansari

Harpalsinh J. Zala

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Narayana Multispeciality Hospital

Gandhinagar Nagrik Co-operative Bank Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Competitive analysis for Health Care

A study on Survey of Customer Approach

sector

towards Co-operative Bank

Harsh B. Mistry

Harsh D. Prajapati

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund

Autobei Consulting Group

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study of comparison between Modern

A survey on public opinion about

Investment vs. Traditional Investment

Connecting Vehicles in Ahmedabad City

FINANCE Harshil D. Padiya

Hemangi N. Vaghela

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:



TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study of comparison between Modern

A comparative study of performance of

Investment vs. Traditional Investment


Jagruti D. Shah

Jay Upadhyay

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Shri Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank

FICCI

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study of Post Loan Disbursement:


Utility Analysis of SEWA Bank customers

Rights in Growth and Development of SME’s

Jaydeep N. Bhikadiya

Jaynee P. Patel

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Arihant Capital Market Ltd.

Brisk Surgicals Cotton Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study of the Perception of Customer

Process Costing and Working Capital

toward the Mutual Funds as an

Management

Investment

Jignesh H. Desai

Kamla R. Damor

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Centre for Entrepreneurship


Development (CED)

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A comparative study of Performance of

Study the effectiveness of


implementation of Scheme 7 (tuition fee assistance for enhancement of skills) by CED

Kartik Joshi

Kirtan D. Sakariya

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

FICCI


TOPIC:

TOPIC:


People’s Mindset about their Savings,

Rights in Growth and Development of

Investment and Investment in Mutual

SME’s

Fund

Lipson Paul

Maulik B. Aghera

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Edelweiss Broking Ltd.

N J India Invest Pvt. Ltd. - Jamnagar

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study of ESOP’s at Edelweiss Broking

Analysis of Mutual Fund scheme

Ltd.

FINANCE Mohnish Gohil

Mounuddin Ansari

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Autobie Consulting Group

Sales India

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A survey on public opinion about

A study of Loan Procedure on Consumer

Connecting vehicle in Ahmedabad city

Durable Goods financed through Bajaj Finserv

Nirmal Kumar

Nisha R. Chauhan

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

HDFC Bank

Gandhinagar Nagrik Co-operative Bank Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Understanding Customer Behavior for

A study on Survey of Customer Approach

usage of Digital Banking

towards Co-operative Bank

Poonam L. Prajapati

Priti L. Bariya

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Ratnamani Metals and Tubes Pvt. Ltd.

HDFC Bank

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study on Impact of Compensation and

Understanding Customers Behavior on

Benefits on Employee Satisfaction

usage of Digital Banking

Priyanka Bhadarka

Ranu K. Patel

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Axis Bank

Angel Broking Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study on Customer Perception about

Consumer Perception Towards Equity

E-banking services of Axis Bank

and Commodity

Rashmi Chauhan

Ravi Gandhi

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:


Somany Ceramics Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study on perception of Customer

Working Capital Management

toward the Mutual Funds as an Investment

Salim Ansari

Sunita M. Gohil

QUALIFICATION: B.Com

QUALIFICATION:

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Sales India

Axis Bank

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study of Loan Procedure on Consumer

A study on Customer Perception about

Durable Goods financed through Bajaj

E-banking services of Axis Bank

Finserv

BBA

FINANCE Tejal S. Prajapati

Trusha D. Patel

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Cera Sanitaryware Ltd.


TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study on Ratio Analysis and Trend

A study on Perception of Customer

Analysis

toward the Mutual Funds as an Investment

Vanita Shrimali

Varshil S. Gohil

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Centre for Entrepreneurship

IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

Development (CED)

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Comparison of IDBI Federal Life Insurance

To study the Effectiveness of

Whole Life Saving Plan with other

Implementation of Scheme No. 7 (tuition

companies

fee assistance for enhancement of skills) by CED

Vidya V. Nair

Viral R. Patel

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

IDBI Federal Insurance Company Ltd.

SBI Life Insurance Company

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

ULIP Childsurance Plan of IDBI Federal

Comparative study of Policies of SBI with

with other company

LIC

Vishal P. Prajapati

Zalak N. Patel

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

IFFCO Kalol Unit

Somany Ceramics

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study on Working Capital Management

Working Capital Management

at IFFCO Kalol Unit

HR Amrita Sriwastawa

Aneri R. Nayak

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BCA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Gujarat Mineral Development

Angel Broking Ltd.

Corporation

TOPIC:

TOPIC:


A study on Training & Development

and Commodity

practices at GMDC - Ahmedabad

Anika S. Pathan

Dharak Darji

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:


Universal Hunt Pvt. Ltd.

Corporation

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Analysis of on the job skills demand

A study on Recruitment & Selection

based on Job description across selected


Industries & Job Profiles

Dharmishta Patel

Ekta A. Bhavsar

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

GCMMF (Amul Brand)

Angel Broking Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

To study the Consumer awareness about


Availability of Amul products at Madhur

and Commodity

parlour

Hardik A. Limbachiya

Jayvir B. Varu

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Navgujarat Samay

Gujarat Maritime Board

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study on Employee Retention Practices

To study the Training and Development pratices at Gujarat Maritime Board

Kajal G. Patel

Kushal H. Barot

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:


ITM Skills Academy

Corporation

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Effective external Sourcing technique

A study on Recruitment & Selection

for hiring Fresh Graduate for Sales job in


Banking sector

Mansi Shah

Minakshi S. Naagar


QUALIFICATION:

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:


Modern Communication and Broadcast

TOPIC:

BBA

Systems Pvt. Ltd.

A study on Survey of Powerhunt -

TOPIC:

A product of Universal Hunt

A study on Recruitment practices in MCBS (Modern Communication and Broadcast Systems)

HR Naziya Pathan

Nikita D. Babariya

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BCA

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:


Ramada Hotel

Corporation

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

To study the Training practices in

A study on Training & Development

Ramada Hotel Ahmedabad


Palak P. Pancholi

Priyanka H. Vyas

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:


Autobie Consulting Group

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

People’s Mindset about their Savings,

A comparitive study on Maruti Suzuki and

Investment and Investment in Mutual

Hyundai in Ahmedabad City

Fund

Priyanka Yadav

Rajesh Suthar

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

ITM Skills Academy

Pinkline Interiors LLC (Dubai)

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Effective external source for Hiring

Employee Engagement Practices at

Graduates into Banks

Pinkline Interiors LLC (Dubai)

Rinkal B. Prajapati

Sanjulata D. Arya

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BCA

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Gujarat Maritime Board


TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Training need assessment of employees

A study on Survey of Powerhunt -

at Gujarat Maritime Board for developing

A product of Universal Hunt

a Training calendar

Shilpa Manwar QUALIFICATION: BCA SIP COMPANY: Modern Communication and Broadcast Systems Pvt. Ltd. TOPIC: A study on Recruitment practices in MCBS (Modern Communication and Broadcast Systems)

MARKETING Akshay G. Patel

Ankit N. Patel

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Specific Ceramics Pvt. Ltd.

Green Field Control System India Pvt. Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Identification and Enhancement of retail

A study on Direct Marketing Strategies of

network & institutional customer base for

Green Field Control System India Pvt. Ltd.


Asfak Memon QUALIFICATION:

Chandansingh K. Charan

BBA

QUALIFICATION:

SIP COMPANY:

BBA

Aadi Cement Pvt. Ltd.

SIP COMPANY:

TOPIC:

All India Reporter Pvt. Ltd.

Supply Chain Management Of Aadi

TOPIC:

Cement

To measure Customer Satisfaction for AIR Journal & Software

Dashrath Janwa

Diljitsingh Khalsa

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBM

B.Com & BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

GCMMF (Amul Brand)

Karnavati Motors Punjab Automobile (I)

TOPIC:

Pvt. Ltd.

To study the Consumer awareness about

TOPIC:

availability of Amul products at Madhur

Customer Buying Behavior in Automobile

parlour

Dealership (Passenger Car)

Dirghavi S. Borkar

Faizan Z. Shaikh

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Cera Sanitaryware Ltd.


TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study on Ratio analysis and Trend

Analysis of on the job skills demand

analysis

based on Job description across selected Industries & Job profiles

Geharilal B. Paliwal

Hetal M. Parmar

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

The Indian Express


TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Customer perception towards The Indian

A Comparative Study Of AIR & SCC in Legal

Express Newspaper

Publication Industry in Ahmedabad City

Himanshu A. Shrimali

Jagruti J. Jani

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Autobei Consulting Group

Arraycom India Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Consumer Buying Behavior towards

Effectiveness of Social Media Marketing

Hatchback car of Maruti & Hyundai

for B2B Product

MARKETING Jay D. Shah

Jignesh R. Soni

QUALIFICATION: BBA

QUALIFICATION:

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Deolax Cables Pvt. Ltd.

Business Standard Pvt. Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Brand Awareness & Preference regarding

Detailed study of Target Segment for

Deolax Cables

Financial Newspaper

Juman Ghanchi

Kinjal R. Maheshwari

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Royal Honda Motors


TOPIC:

TOPIC:

To study the impact of after Sales Service

A Comparative Study Of AIR & SCC in Legal

towards Customer Satisfaction in Royal

Publication Industry in Ahmedabad City

BBA

Honda Motors

Mahendrasingh K. Tomar

Mahesh J. Labadiya

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

The Indian Express


TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study on Customer Retention Practices


Mansi J. Trivedi

Mohsin H. Moda

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Mansi Wings Honda


TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A study on factors motivating to Purchase


Honda Activa at Mansi Wings Honda

Nikul S. Prajapati

Niranjan A. Leuva

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

Navigator Logistics Company Pvt. Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Consumer Buying Behaviour

Third party logistics in Navigator logistics

Pragnesh A. Patel

Prakash R. Rathod

QUALIFICATION: BBA


SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

GCMMF (Amul Brand)


TOPIC:

TOPIC:

An awareness and product survey report

Identification and Enhancement of retail

on “Amul Pro” - Protein Milk

network & institutional customer base for Specific Ceramics Pvt. Ltd.

MARKETING Raj B. Patel

Rajan D. Amin

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Navgujarat Samay Pvt. Ltd.

The Indian Express

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A comparative study of Customer

A study on Customer Retention Practices

Satisfaction towards Gujarati Newspaper in Ahmedabad and Kalol

Ritesh M. Patel

Ronak A. Patel

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

BBA

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Maahi Milk Producer Company Ltd.

GCMMF (Amul Brand)

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A comparative study on Marketing

An Awareness and Product survey report

Strategies of Gopal Namkeens and Balaji

on “Amul Pro” - Protein Milk

Namkeens Pvt. Ltd.

Ronak Gosai

Ronak N. Chaudhari

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Maahi Milk Producer Company Ltd.

HDFC Bank

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

A comparative study on Marketing

Understanding Customers Behaviour on

Strategies of Gopal Namkeens and Balaji

Usage of Digital Banking

Namkeens Pvt. Ltd.

Sarang R. Patel

Shivam Sahu

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

B.Com

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

The Indian Express

Hindustan Zinc Limited

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Customer perception towards The Indian

Customer Perception about Acid and

Express newspaper

Mining industry

Umadevi N. Pandit

Unnati Bachhav

QUALIFICATION:

QUALIFICATION:

B.Com

BCA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:


IDBI Federal Insurance Company Ltd.

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

To measure Customer Satisfaction for All

ULIP Childsurance Plan of IDBI Federal

India Reporter Journal & Software

with other company

(A study conducted for All India Reporter Pvt. Ltd.)

Vijay B. Shingrakhiya

Vijay D. Prajapati

QUALIFICATION: BCA

QUALIFICATION: BBA

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:

Suzlon Power Limited


TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Techno Commercial Feasibility

Brand Awareness & Preference Regarding Deolax Cables

MARKETING Vipul R. Solanki

Vishalgiri B. Goswami

QUALIFICATION: BBA

QUALIFICATION:

SIP COMPANY:

SIP COMPANY:


ShopsOn.in

TOPIC:

TOPIC:

Brand Awareness & Preference Regarding

Business Development Practices at

Deolax Cables

ShopsOn

BBA

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