galgotia university MBA review

The reason for choosing galgotias university was that i had cleared the required percentile in CAT to be eligible for admission and they are having tie ups with global universities like purdue university USA, university of arkansas,university of maryland, kent state university ohio,Goethe university frankfurt germany etc.The other reason was galgotia business school's great reputation for its placements across diverse sectors having established relationships with biggest names for internship and employment opportunities like infosys, NIIT,vodafone,aditya birla group,BMW,airtel,citibank,HCL among many others.In the admission process i registered myself at www.galgotiasuinversity.edu.in then verified my email then filled the application form online, payed the application fee of Rs 1100, after which my graduation marks and CAT score was considered on the basis of which i was offered provisional admission. The final admission was offered after payment of the program fee.I got to know about this university from a blog on google.

My motive for joining this course was that i was looking for better financial independence that would have been guaranteed after getting placement by pursuing this course. The other things that gravitated me towards this course were my quest for marketing field,i wanted to know the dynamics of how market works what are the contributing factors, how corporates devise strategies to pierce the market and all.The student to faculty ratio was 10:1 and the qualification of the faculty was PHd, MBA in marketing and finance, Mcom, Bcom, Masters etc.The teaching methods included lectures and tutorials,with seminars and presentations,intensive workshops and field work. The exams were at the end of the semester and the difficulty was relative on how well you have grasped the concepts that you were taught in classrooms in theory as well as practical.

The internship i got was with sonalika for 6 months with a stipend of Rs 50000, the other companies that offered stipend were future supply chain, glaxosmithkline, healthmug, ECL etc with stipends from Rs 50000 to Rs 100000 . The roles offered were business analyst, finance analyst, project analyst, and consultant etc.

Around 242 companies visited the campus for MBA placements, the highest package offered was Rs 8 lakhs per annum and average package 4.28 lakhs per annum.The top recruiters were samsung, infosys,amazon,IBM,Coca cola,HCL,OYO, Havells, NPTEL,swiggy,TATA,bosch, ashok leyland, flipkart etc. 100 % students of my batch got placed. I am currently working in sonalika with a package of Rs 7 lakhs per annum and i am planning to work for around next 10 years and then a switch based on the basis of circumstances and situations.

The fees i paid for MBA in marketing was Rs 298000 for 2 years and Rs 10000 as examination fees.The hostel fees for three seater non -AC room with attached washroom was Rs 1,15,000 and Rs 1,40,000 for AC room with mess charges included in hostel fees.The scholarship i got was 20% tuition fee waiver on the basis of my CAT percentile which was more than 60%. The job i got on campus was with the company sonalika with a package of Rs 7 lakhs per annum with a stipend of Rs 50000 for 6 months summer internship period.

The campus life is full of events there are different tournaments like badminton tournament, volleyball tournament, chess tournament, football tournament, table tennis tournament etc.Library opening hours are from 8 AM to 8 PM on all working days and on sundays from 9 AM to 5 PM .During the exams library was open till midnight.The total number of books that library has 113670, total number of print journals 57, total no of CDs, DVD's 3377 and total number of project reports 1520. The cultural societies comprise of artistico club, cam circle, comikaze,note veda, reverso, the actor hub,verve,horse riding club. The management society has marketing team, online promotions team,public relations team,sponsorships team, stage management team etc.There are also NCC and NSS.The classrooms are air conditioned with audio visual and multi media facility.

The campus hostels have lush green lawns and playing fields with compete power backup and indoor games like TT,carom, chess etc. Hygienic quality food is prepared by professionally qualified cooks is provided to the students in the hostel canteen. The meal quality is wholesome and nourishing. The mess caters to the students with varied culinary preferences from different regions. The mess menu is managed by students in consultation with caterer and management.The facilities in the hostel are RO water, laundry and wi-fi connectivity,24*7 availability of clean drinking water. The charges for accommodation are twin occupancy AC room Rs 14000 per month,twin occupancy AC room Rs 11000 per month,single occupancy Non ac room Rs 11500.triple occupancy non AC room Rs 10000 per month, four occupancy non AC room 9000 per month.

After selection on the basis of my CAT percentile i had to undergo group discussion with three moderators and 10 participants with a duration of 12-13 minutes. The topics were the impact of brexit on India and the how reservation is changing india?. In the personal interview i was asked about NDA -1 performance in its first tenure, national education policy,india's relations with its neighbours etc. I prepared for interview by giving online and offline mock tests and for GD i read competition success magazine to keep in touch with what is happening nationally and internationally.