My Journey with Oxford College of Business Management

The course curriculum similar to what it is for the MBA program with a focus on the banking and financial industry as the program has specialization in that domain. Exams are held in semester wise manner and in one year there are two semesters. Both the theoretical and practical assessments are done as a part of the end semester examination. In between mid-term tests and assignments are given to assess the performance.

Placement rate of our college is good. Close to 80% of students from a batch get placed each year in the campus placement. Banks like HDFC, ICICI, and firms like HCL visit a college for campus placement. In case one wants to explore good opportunities outside then one can get placement on his own as well. Many of the seniors have got good placement then the campus placement offers on their own. In terms of the internship, the college has a student exchange program which is with the foreign university, however, if you want to do an internship in core areas then you have to manage on your own.

The fee of the college is a bit expensive and this is expected from a private MBA college for business school. Since it is a global Business school it adds to the cost of the course. Overall the to your program will cost you around 4 to 5 lacs. During the first year, you have to submit around 1.98 lakh rupees including the admission fees and other charges. This can be financially demanding for someone so in that case, one can opt for assistance in the face of an educational loan.

The scholarship is offered by the Karnataka state government for a special category of students like the economically weaker section and the reserved category students. This is for the student residing or domicile of the state of Karnataka. Apart from that the central government also offers a scholarship through the national scholarship portal on the fulfillment of certain criteria. An educational loan can be availed by the student from both the public and private sector banks.

The college has various clubs for promoting extra-curricular activities among students. In terms of events, the major of the event is the student exchange program that the college organizes each year. ISCKON and Fireflies are some of the major events celebrated in the college. Apart from that functions like annual programs, orientation programs, are conducted. Infrastructure wise the colleges well and sound. Classrooms and laboratories have all the facilities that are required for a Business school of such a level.

I took the CMAT examination and based on my CMAT score I made an application for admission in this college. Interview and short round of test was conducted after qualifying that I was granted the admission in the PGPM program. I was looking to get into other B-Schools but since my CMAT score was not that much so I settled for this one, as it is also a very popular college in Bengaluru.

Faculty in our college are quite good, they are very well experienced in their subjects and have a good knowledge of global business and the financial market. The focuses of the teachers are to impart skills that would be helpful for us in the corporate domain rather than making us learn the principal and theoretical things. They are quite cooperative as well. Overall, I can say that the teaching staff know their responsibility and are doing a good job.