About The School

School of Management and Business Studies is a regular statutory department for Management studies in Mahatma Gandhi University. This School had a humble beginning on 25th March 1999 with a two-year full-time MBA programme for the management aspirants with the objective of moulding enterprising youth into career-oriented and competent management professionals. With dedicated and high caliber professional expertise and state-of-art infrastructure, the institution imparts the best of theory and practical knowledge to carve a niche for itself in the challenging two year MBA(Full-time),M.Phil and Ph.D programmes on Management and Business Studies.

A Brief Profile

Name and Address of the Department…………School of Management and Business Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarsini Hills,Kottayam-686560.
Telephone Number……………………………………..0481 2732288
Date of establishment…………………………………..25th March 1999
Name of the Head of the Department…………………..Dr. K. Sreeranganadhan

MISSION

SMBS contributes to the growth of national development and quality of life through management education by training professionals for both business and service organisations. Its quest is to prepare managers with professional competency, outstanding leadership qualities, personal integrity, sensitivity to ethical issues and empathy for the weak and less privileged.

The programme is streamlined and well articulated to provide the best inputs in management education.

Management issues relating to both the domestic and international arena form the core inputs of the programme.

The programme is designed to impart knowledge, sharpen personal and managerial skills, widen the knowledge base in areas of specialisation and to inculcate in students right attitudes and values which are essential for creating competent managers.

The course content is constantly revised and updated through feedback and evaluations to make it more responsive to the changes and needs of a developing country.

COURSES OFFERED

MBA : Intake 30
M.Phil : Intake 6
PhD : Intake 10

SPECIALISATION OFFERED

We are offering 5 specialisations in Management under credit and semester system

MARKETING
FINANCE
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Timely modifications are made according to the needs of the industry and students.

SYLLABUS - MBA

FACULTIES

SMBS has professionally qualified and experienced permanent faculty drawn from various streams of management discipline. A balanced mix of academicians, researchers, and professionals contributes to the Institute's academic excellence and character in the country. Part-time and Visiting faculties too contribute to enrich the quality of the core courses and electives offered to the students. The faculty members consist of five PhD holders, four MBAs and one M. Tech Holder and FCA holder and two PGDMs from IIM-C.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES

Students are given practical classes in which they have to make thorough analysis of the theories they have been taught. Periodical tests and internal evaluations are the methods of judging their knowledge. Those who show poor performance are given remedial coaching. Faculty members give individual attention to those students. All modern teaching aids are available in the School.

In addition SMBS gives prior importance for the most modern teaching techniques such as live case studies, video case studies, group conflict management techniques, character molding etc., using the latest media presentation tools.

a)Computer Lab:

The computer lab of SMBS has state-of-art hardware and software resources capable of providing support for diverse compute requirements. This acts as a resource center to supplement classroom instructions with laboratory sessions. Internet facilities are available for 12 hours on all working days.

b) Library:

Our Department library has a collection of rare books on various disciplines. The library subscribes to many professional publications including international journals and magazines. In addition to the department library, there is a computerized central library with an exhaustive collection of recorded data. Both libraries are remained open for 12 hours. More than 200 E journals are accessible.

SEMINARS AND EVENTS

Since its inception, within a short span of time, we have organized Four National Seminars in which eminent professionals, noted Industrialists, and famous Academicians participated as resource persons.

IT AND E-COMMERCE, APRIL 2001
CONCILIUM I, DECEMBER 2001
BUDGET REVIEW, MARCH 2003
CONCILIUM II, MARCH 2003
CONCILIUM III, FEBRUARY 2004
CONCILIUM IV, JANUARY 2005

RESEARCHERS
At present, three full time and five part time research scholars are working in this department.

Ph. D Awarded
So far SMBS has produced two PhDs – one in Marketing and the other in Tourism.

PLACEMENT CELL

A Placement Cell is functioning under the supervision of faculty members with the participation of students’ representatives. We have a good Placement record in national and international organizations.

CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Consultancy service is offered to small and medium scale industry and other interested parties for reasonable remuneration.

Recently we have conducted a market study for HMT- Quetcos.
We are the regular consultant of small scale women entrepreneurs in Ettumanoor block, Kottayam

Prof.(Dr.) K Sreeranganadhan                                                        Shamkaram,TKM Cellege PO,Kollam-5
                                                                                                       Ph: 0474-2714600(Res.)
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                                                                                                       0481-2731013(Off)

DESIGNATION

Director, School of Management and Business Studies
Dean, Faculty of Management, Mahatma Gandhi University
Director, College Development Council, Mahatma Gandhi University

MEMEBRSHIP IN ACADEMIC BODIES

Member, Board of Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University
Member, Board of Studies, Cochin University
Member, Board of Studies, Bharathiyar University
Member, Academic Council, Mahatma Gandhi University
Member, Board of Studies, Vocational Higher Secondary
Chairman, Board of Examiners, Mahatma Gandhi University
Observer, Madras University.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

PhD, MBA, MCom.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Approved research guide-Mahatma Gandhi University and Kerala University
14 years research experience
Produced six PhD
Presently guiding 5 students for PhD
Guided 25 M Phil students
Evaluator of PhD thesis-Bharathiyar, Mysore, Alagappa Universities.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

23 years of teaching experience
15 years of Post Graduate teaching experience
5years M Phil teaching experience
Resource person for refresher courses at various universities.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

6 years administrative experience as Director
Presently working as Director, College Development Council.

PUBLICATIONS

Co-Author of a Book named “Book keeping and Accountancy”
40 articles were published in National journals including popular journals
Attended several talks in AIR and Doordarshan, Thiruvananthapuram.

SEMINARS

Organised 5 National Seminars at University level
Attended and chaired 2 National Seminars in Madras University.

MEMBERSHIP IN RESEARCH BODIES

Member, Social Science Research Forum, Trivandrum
Member, Bharathiya Vinjana Kala Kendram
Member, Editorial Board, Journal for Social Science.