My journey with HBS

My journey with Hallmark school of business was a roller coaster ride filled with experiences for life. I never imagined I will undergo such a transformation in such a limited duration of time. We learned a lot, enjoyed a lot, made friends for life, and what-not. In short, I got full value of my money.

Our course curriculum was carefully curated in order to provide a holistic view of general management and subjects like economics, finance, marketing management, etc. The curriculum was pretty thorough in short. I opted for the Logistics & Supply Chain Management specialization since it was the area of my family business.

Placements are good and many decent companies and research institutions are aggressively recruiting students for a diverse profile base. Packages offered are also pleasantly good and I feel obliged to institute for establishing the necessary base of my career. Frequent visitors include companies like ITC, Nestle, IDFC First, KPMG, etc. These companies recruited students for the profile of consulting, business development, asset management and many more.

My annual fee was around 80k per annum and so for the entire 2-year program, I paid 1.6 lacs. Our college is pretty feasible especially in the term of fees and additional expenses. Students from a minor category are eligible for availing a fee concession. HBS has the best infrastructure, especially in hostels.

Sports day is celebrated with high enthusiasm, though students prepare for the day during the entire year, allowing them to balance their studies and fun part of life. Computer labs and almost the entire campus is wi-fi enabled. The annual fest that features numerous cultural events, including Ramp walks, hip hop dance and many more events. Diwali, Durga Puja, Navratra are some of the famous events which are celebrated within the campus.

There are separate boys and girls hostels equipped with the best facilities. The hostels are fully furnished and give the students a feel at home and they are pretty affordable as well. Hallmark Business School is a place where you find the intersection of different cultures.

Admission is on the basis of management level entrance exam scores followed by a basic round of counseling organized by Anna University. The interview was lengthy, they grilled me on the topics from my graduation. But the management was pretty supportive throughout the admission process and counseling process. I opted for this college since it is closer to my house and my cousin has done graduation from here and speaks highly of the college.

All of our faculty members were qualified, on top of that, they had an experience that was nocturnal. They would discuss the challenges, agricultural business is facing currently and motivated us to consider start-up as a viable career option.