Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Salute Agaram Foundation !!!

Their Mission:
In our endeavour to offer quality education to the deprived, our objectives are as follows:
- To identify educational institutions where we can enhance the quality of amenities and the faculty. This will in turn bring about a significant positive change in the quality of education for its students.
- To create a sense of awareness on the importance of education and its significance among the rural masses.
- To establish Out-of-school Learning Centers in rural areas that provides students with quality tuition on the curriculum along with special emphasis on soft skills for overall personality development.
- To be a reliable link between the deserving individual and Samaritans who are willing to aid. To cater to the educational requirement and monitor the development of the deserved individual.
- To identify and gather a group of capable individuals within a rural community who would take up the task of imparting and ensuring quality education and amenities to the deserving students within their own society.
- To establish an educational institution in the long run, that is committed to imparting quality education and personality development for students in the rural areas.
Life is like two sides of a coin, people who are in need of help and people who are able to and willing to offer it. The same can be said about educational assistance. Just as a Blood bank enables the donor to donate blood to save the life of someone in need; Our database aims at introducing our patrons to the worthy and deserving candidate, to whom quality education would grant a fresh lease of life. In this age where quality education comes at a cost that not everyone can afford, there are Samaritans who are willing to offer financial assistance to those in need. Many socially responsible individuals and organizations have approached us in the past, expressing willingness to offer financial assistance for imparting education to the needy. It is hence that we decided to be the bridge between the deprived candidate and quality education which is made possible through a sponsorship from our Patron.
A small deed by someone can create a big difference in another’s life. We work towards identifying and authenticating the deserving candidate and also the cost associated with sponsoring quality education for the candidate. Depending upon the quantum of sponsorship and preferences recorded with us, details of the Sponsorship and Educational Institution for the appropriate Candidate are then made available to the benefactor. Upon confirmation the details of the Sponsorship (Candidate, Benefactor, Educational Institution etc…) are then recorded on the database, post which the Benefactor can then directly provide their contribution to the respective educational institution. On behalf of the benefactor we also maintain the academic records of those students chosen for sponsorship.
Agaram Learning Centre
The Educational Institution plays a very vital role in the quality of education imparted to the students. The basic requirements like amenities and the Faculty have a strong bearing on the Educational Institution. A vast majority of the Educational Institutions in rural Tamilnadu lacks these basic requirements and hence is unable to provide Quality Education. This can be addressed if the student could attend Private tuition to compensate for this lack of infrastructure, which unfortunately is a luxury that most people neither have access to, nor can they afford. This is what Agaram tries to address through our Learning Centers.
At the learning centre we not only try to provide them with better coaching on their curriculum but also emphasize on all round development of the individual through soft skills training and personality development programs. There are 10 such centers in different Districts of Tamilnadu that is run by Agaram today. Each center is resourced with at least One Faculty (Tutor), trained and remunerated by Agaram. Agaram organizes for the Faculty to undergo training to handle multi-level and multi-grade curriculum. The Faculty is aided by Volunteers who are responsible for coordinating all the activities for the center. Averages of 40-50 students from 5th to 8th Std. are chosen to benefit from each centre. The faculty would tutor these students for about 2 ½ hours daily, out of which an hour and a half are dedicated to academics and the remainder of time focuses on soft skills and personality development. Apart from this special workshops are conducted on overall personality of the students.
Special care is taken to identify the special talents and interests of these students. Adequate care is taken in nurturing these skills and talents along with providing plenty of opportunity to exhibit and further hone these skills. The objective of the learning center is to develop Educated, Cultured and Strong Individuals who will have the preparedness and courage to forge a strong and successful future for themselves and for the community from which they come.
"Children are one third of our population and all of our future." Are we caring enough for their future?
At Agaram-Vazhikatigal, every member does! Through our mission of mentoring the students and not merely funding their education, we go a step further in bringing out their talent, dream, skill and desire, paving way for every kid to achieve their goal.
Vazhai an NGO who have pioneered in this concept of mentoring, have now prompted Agaram to adopt the same.
Agaram-Vazhikatigal nurtures school children in the remotest parts of Tamil Nadu, India... where parents are daily wage laborer and obviously cannot fend for their little children, and if somehow these parents do manage to send their children to school it is just until they are old enough to become laborers themselves. This is why we came up with a mission to nurture these underprivileged children.
Like all children these kids too have dreams, and we work towards helping them make it a reality. We are attempting to nurture, guide and build a whole new generation of students, so that they, in turn, do the same for the generation that follows.
These children need mentors... and one of them could be a motivated person like you. Mentoring here in Agaram means more than just education... As a mentor you can open a whole new world for them... inspire them...
Mentors are registered volunteer members of Agaram foundation professionals who can spare their time and some money to take care of one child’s education and, more importantly, help realize the child’s true potential by providing vital guidance and support through the years. In this program a mentor interacts with the student regularly, teaches them the basics of general awareness about the society, personal hygiene, inter-personal communication, educates them as well as guide them through their turbulent lives.
Students are also encouraged to write letters and postcards to their mentors. This not only provides a means for regular update, but also gives the mentor an opportunity to tone up the communication skills and overall development of the child. A mentor meets or speaks to his/her ward frequently, gets to visit them once in two months and this regular contact is priceless for the Child. This in turn helps the child to be more confident and they feel at ease when they meet their mentor the next time.
Knowledge they say increases by sharing, this is why we aim at bringing mentors like you closer to these students so that at the end both the receiver and the giver benefit.. While you try to teach our children all about life, our children will teach you what life is all about. All that these children ask from you is your support and a little time and we are sure that you will gain more than what you give. At the end of the day you'll be glad for investing your energy because you would know that somewhere far away a child is motivated and inspired... all because of you.
If you wish to enable these tasks, become a volunteer at AGARAM and make a child’s dream come true!!!
To Register as a Volunteer Please follow through this link http://agaram.in/volunteer_register.php
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
List of top B Schools in India
| S.No | Business School | Annotation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vastrapur, Ahmedabad-380015. Ph: | IIM-A was conceived not to be purely a business school, but a school of management. It aims to professionalise some of the vital sectors of India's economy such as agriculture, education, health, transportation, population control, energy, and public administration. In its formative years, IIM Ahmedabad collaborated with the Harvard Business School. Largely as a consequence of this collaboration, IIM-A pioneered the case method of teaching in India. IIM Ahmedabad is considered to be the toughest business school in the world to get into. |
| 2 | Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore-560076. Ph: | IIMB runs a student exchange programme in the country; partner schools include NYU Stern, GSB Chicago, Anderson (UCLA), WHU Germany, the London School of Business and the LAOTSE network of leading European and Asian universities. In order to provide more students with an international exposure, IIMB has a course on international business that involves project work with a participating company at a foreign location. The international linkages at IIMB are so strong that about 70% of the batch has some international exposure during the course. |
| 3 | Diamond Harbour Road, Joka, Kolkata (Calcutta) - 700104. Ph: | Intaglio is the annual international business school festival of IIM Calcutta. It is one of the premier business school fests in the Asia Pacific region inviting participation from the top business schools across the world including Harvard Business School, The Wharton School, the Tuck School of Business, Yale School of Management, the Kellogg School, NUS and many more. |
| 4 | Prabandh Nagar, Lucknow-226013 Ph: | IIML 's mission is to be a global, socially conscious and integrated school of management, contributing towards management development, both in India and abroad. IIML is also entering into collaborative arrangements with leading business schools and research centres in India, Europe, Canada, South and Southeast Asia. |
| 5 | Pigdamber, Rau, Indore-453331. Ph: | Indian Institute of Management Indore was set up in 1998 and is the youngest of the IIMs. The institute had its first student exchange of six students with Ecole de Management de Lyon (EM Lyon) a premier business school based in Lyon, France in 2005. The exchange program has advanced rapidly and the institute currently (as of 2006) has exchange programs with two business schools in France, one in China and one in New Zealand with several others on the anvil. |
| 6 | IIMK Campus P. O., Kozhikode, Kerala - 673570. Ph: | IIMK emphasises on the development of analytical skills and focuses on global cross-cultural issues. It also stresses on social responsibility, and has a two year social development project as a compulsory part of its flagship Post Graduate Programme in Management |
| 7 | Mehrauli Road, Sukhrali, Gurgaon - 122001 Ph: | The institute operates student exchange programmes with a number of premier business schools and universities around the world; partner schools include Queensland University of Technology, Middlesex University(London), Cambridge College(USA) etc. |
| 8 | Delhi - 110007 Ph: | FMS has exchange programmes and collaborative arrangements with leading industrial and business houses, management institutions and professional associations in India and abroad. |
| 9 | Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur-831001. Ph: | Accenture and XLRI have launched the Accenture-XLRI HR Academy, a training academy dedicated to the human capital management needs of the growing information technology and BPO industries. |
| 10 | Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Road, Andheri West, Mumbai - 400058 Ph: | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's S P Jain institute of management and research has emerged as one of the pioneering business schools in the business schools in the country. It has consistently maintained a hundred percent recruitment record, and takes pride in the fact that its students have consistently exceeded expectations of recruiters. The partners of this institution include Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, Microsoft etc. |
| 11 | B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi Ph: | IIFT has, over the years, undertaken research studies with organisations like WTO, World Bank, UNCTAD and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, government of India. IIFT has also trained more than 40,000 business professionals across 30 countries in various facets of international business and trade policy via its management development programmes. |
| 12 | V. L. Mehta Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai - 400056 Ph: | Management Development Programmes (MDP) are held across the year at the Institute. MDPs are an integral part of the institute's activities and critical to its interaction with industry. The Institute puts together conceptual thoughts and corporate experiences for the benefit of the organizations. |
| 13 | Bhubaneswar - 751013 Ph: | XIMB also provides training and consulting services to the corporates. Their strong domain knowledge in the fields of education and development and software delevlopment skills have led to develop software products. Academic Information System (AIS), Project Accounting and Monitoring System (PAMIS), Internet based Survey (iSurvey), Examination On-Line (EOL) are some of the products they offer. |
| 14 | Raj Nagar, Ghaziabad-201001 Ph: | The institute works with certain companies on research projects. The list includes organizations like Polaris, CSC, R Systems, TCS, ST Microelectronics etc. The institute has a campus in Nagpur and will offer both its flagship business management and computer applications programs from there too. |
| 15 | #13/17, Nagarjuna Hills, Panjagutta, Hyderabad - 500082 Ph: | The education methodology adopted by IBS encourages independent thinking and helps students to develop a holistic perspective, strong domain knowledge, contemporary skill-sets and a positive attitude. IBS also gives the utmost importance to the case study method of teaching, through which students develop analytical and problem solving skills relevant to the dynamic world of business. |
| 16 | B 10 Qutab Insitutional Area, Tara Crescent, New Delhi-110016. Ph: | IMI holds a place of distinction among the premier schools of management for being the first corporate sponsored business school with strong international orientation in India. IMI follows international standard curricula in its programs, which has been enriched by its academic collaborations with International Institute for Management Development (IIMD), Lausane (erstwhile International Management Institute, Geneva); Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, and Manchester Business School, U.K, prepares participants to successfully manage and lead in an increasingly global business environment. |
| 17 | info@ubschandigarh.org | The School has been recognised by the UGC, under Special Assistance Programme for the following thrust areas- i) Marketing of Services and Rural Marketing ii) International Business strategies and regional studies. iii) Accounting and Business Finance-Social responsibility and human resource accounting, investment decision making and innovative financing. |
| 18 | L. Napoo Road, Near Matunga (Central Rly.), Mumbai- 400 019. Ph: | Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research is a business school in Mumbai, India. It is one of the top notch B-Schools in India & is gradually gaining world recognition. The greatest recognition came from the Singapore-based Asia Inc, which ranked Welingkar 8th amongst all South Asian business schools. |
| 19 | Manipal - 576 104, Karnataka Ph: | The curriculum's thematic flow reflects current realities in business, and aims to develop both personal and professional competency. TAPMI's autonomous status enables this flexibility. Its PGDM programme is recognized for its innovative curriculum and academic rigour. |
| 20 | Amity Campus, Sector 44, Noida- 201303. Ph:1800-11-00-00 (Toll Free) | Amity is the leading group of private educational institutions in India with over 40,000 students, 72 institutions spread over 22 campuses. Amity is always at the forefront of technology and education and was one of the first to launch programs like Cyber Law, Bio-informatics and Nanotechnology among many others. |
| 21 | 19th Cross, 7th Main, BTM II Stage, N.S. Palya Bangalore - 560076. Ph: | The Institute offers courses in addition to the regular courses prescribed for the programs for which additional certificates will be issued. These certificates are of high potential value to our students for placement purposes. |
| 22 | 24, Kothari Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600034 Ph: | Recognized as a Social Science Research Institute by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, IFMR is approved as an institution of national importance by the Ministry of Finance. |
| 23 | Post: Chandlodia, Via: Gota, Ahmedabad-382481 Ph: | A constituent of Nirma University, the Institute of Management is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2 (F) of UGC Act. Hence, all the Post-graduate degree of the Institute is recognized as equivalent to the Post-graduate degree of any other Indian university. |
| 24 | Shastri Sadan, Sector III, R. K. Puram New Delhi-110 022 Ph: | Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management is a premier Institute providing quality education in Management and Information Technology. The Institute has been consistently ranked among top 20 institutes in the country and among top 13 in the country based on placements. |
| 25 | Vidyanagar , Vidyavihar, Mumbai - 400077 Ph: | The Institute in collaboration with the Ivy League institutions has designed instruction in Fund Management wherein, students actually practice fund management by trading online on a NSE terminal.The institute is finalising plans to launch special programs in Entrepreneurship Management, Family managed Businesses, Management of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Alliance also includes student and faculty exchanges with Johnson School of Management , Cornell University , USA. |
| 26 | Post Box No.12, BHEL Complex, Tiruchirapalli - 620014 Ph: | BIM has been providing world class management education through its two-year full-time MBA programme. Over the last two decades, BIM has risen to prominence as one of the premier management institutes in India. Currently, BIM has an annual intake of 120 students. BIM has recently formed an academic collaborative partnership with Bangalore Management Academy (BMA). |
| 27 | Plot Number -5, Knowledge Park -II, Greater NOIDA -201306 Ph: | BIMTECH has explored opportunities for the students and faculty to exchange discussion and meet them for the best of the academic practices around the world and also to face the global changes. Some of the partner universities and institutions for various activities under a formal or informal arrangement are Groupe ESC Rouen(France), School of Public Policy and George Mason University(USA), Philadelphia University(USA), Precise Learning and Development(UK) and many more. |
| 28 | Survey No. 55/2-7, Tathawade, Opp. Wakad Police Station, Off Pune-Mumbai Highway, Pune-411033 Ph: | IIMM is a unique and autonomous Management Institute known for its distinct course curriculum and innovative training methods. The quality standard of IIMM can be seen from the fact that more than 200 companies have recruited the students and hundreds of prestigious companies have provided project studies to the students of IIMM. |
| 29 | Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathy Vidyapuram, Plot 1-E, Sector V, Nerul, Navi Mumbai-400706 Ph: | The SIES College of Management Studies (SIESCOMS) was promoted by SIES in 1995 specifically to cater to the growing need of management education in India . It is the prime constituent of its academic complex at Nerul. The major recruiters of SIESCOM include Compaq, Siemens, MTV etc. |
| 30 | Loyola College,Chennai - 600 034 Ph: | LIBA is one of the premier management schools in India, recognized for providing business education par excellence. LIBA now offers into Virtual Learning or Global Satellite Education. A satellite education programme has been launched in association with Hughes Escorts Telecommunications Ltd. (HECL). The major recruiters of LIBA include TCS, Hexaware Technologies, Philips India, Satyam Computer Services etc. |
| 31 | Hosur Road, Bangalore-29 Ph: | The Christ College Institute of Management has the International Twinning programme with Western Michigan University, USA. This college has the partnership programmes with Ohio University - USA, Griffith University- Australia, Liverpool Hope University- UK |
| 32 | College Square West, Kolkata-700073 Ph: | The Institute now has about 1200 students of which over a third are women. The Institute has a very effective placement programme, which helps students start satisfying and rewarding careers. |
| 33 | Electronics City, Phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560100 Ph: | The Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (XIME), Bangalore was established in June 1991 to contribute to excellence in Management and Entrepreneurship education in India. The institution offers a three year, part-time Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM - AICTE approved) in collaboration with HAL, BEL, BEML, KIOL and other leading industrial organizations in Bangalore. |
| 34 | Plot 25/26, Institutional Area, Sector -4 Kharghar East, Navi Mumbai - 410210 Ph: | ITM has sought partnerships with premier Universities and schools from around the world including Southern New Hampshire University(USA), Queen Margaret University College(Scotland), Groupe ESSCA(France), Tongji University(China). |
| 35 | B-II/66, Sher Shah Suri Marg MCIE, Mathura Road, New Delhi-110044 Ph: | NIILM Center for Management Studies is now counted among India's top ranking business schools. NIILM CMS has an excellent placement record in terms of compensation and positions offered to its graduates. |
| 36 | PSG Institute of Management PB No. 1668, Peelamedu, Coimbatore - 4. Ph: | The PSG Institute of Management was upgraded from Dept of Management Sciences, PSG College of Technology in the year 1994,a time when the liberalization was throwing open endless possibilities in the business front for India. PSGIM has a strategic partnership with IIFT(Indian Institute of Foreign Trade), The Alliance Francaise of Madras. |
| 37 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ettimadai, Coimbatore-641105. Ph: | Amrita School of Business (ASB), earlier known as Amrita Institute of Management, started in 1996 by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Over the years, Amrita School of Business has undertaken a wide spectrum of industry interface activities like Management Colloquia, MDPs, Consultancy and Customized In-Company Programmes. |
| 38 | Shanti Prasad Jain Advanced Management Research Center University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Delhi - 110021 Ph: | the institute has given its students the opening to develop and apply functional, management and cross-cultural skills and concepts in global business contexts. This is done through collaborative and exchange programs with various institutions abroad such as University of California(USA), INSEAD(France), Esade(Spain) etc. |
| 39 | A-32A, Sector 62, NOIDA-201301 Ph: | JIM is endeavoring to become one of the Top Business Schools of International repute and thereby attaining status of a BENCHMARK in the field of Management. |
| 40 | Lal Quan, Bulandshahar Road Ghaziabad-201009. Ph: | IMS Group of Institutions based at Ghaziabad, was founded in 1990. The two-year full time Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management Programme has been accredited the MBA - Equivalent Status by the 'Association of Indian Universities'. |
| 41 | 18, F.M. Cariappa Road, Bangalore - 560025 Ph: | St Joseph's College of Business Administration (SJCBA) was established in the year 1996. The past recruiters include Accenture, Hewlett Packard, HCL, IBM, Infosys etc. |
| 42 | Chandrasekarpur, Bhubaneswar-751023 Ph: | RCM is one of the premier educational institutes in the state and is rated amongst the top B Schools of the country.The institution was established in the year 1982. The past recuriters include Godrej, TISCO, Wipro etc. |
| 43 | PG Centre, 58, Palace Road, Bangalore - 560052. Ph:91- 080-22286744 | Mount Carmel College for Women, established in 1948, is ranked amongst the foremost educational institutions in the country imparting value-based education. The past recruiters include Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, L&T, TCS etc. |
| 44 | Sector I, Srishti Complex, Mira Road(East), Mumbai-401104 Ph: | Established in 1995, N. L. Dalmia commenced its academic programs in July 1997, offering Master's in Management Studies (MMS). The placement partners of the institution include Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., Hexaware Technologies, L & T etc. |
| 45 | Prathap Nagar, Muttom, Alwaye, Cochin - 683106 Ph: | SCMS is a business school established in Cochin in the year 1976. The Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) offered by SCMS is a highly acclaimed professional programme in India. |
| 46 | Ferozepur Road, Baddowal, Ludhiana-142021 Ph: | PCTE has collaboration with various institution for conducting the students exchange programmes including Limpopo Province(South Africa), City College(UK) |
| 47 | Delhi-Meerut Road, Near Old I.T.I, Duhai, Ghaziabad, UP- 201206 Ph: | IPM - the institution was established in the year 1977. The Institute offers various Management Programmes such as Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management -Executive Programme. The specialized programmes include Marketing, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resource Management, Production, International Business. |
| 48 | Gandhinagar Campus, Rushikonda Visakhapatnam-530045. Ph: | The institution has collaboration with Institute of International Management, Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria, for student and faculty exchange programme. |
| 49 | Site No. 1, Chamundi Hill Road, Siddarthanagar Post, Mysore-570011 Ph: | The core offering of the Institute is the two year mandatorily residential PGDBA programme approved by he AICTE, with an intake of 120 students per batch. The past recruiters include Accenture, Infosys, Intel etc. |
| 50 | S.No. 124, Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune-411038 Ph: | MITSOM, Pune, has been striving to cater to the needs of modern management education by using conventional as well as modern autonomous means. MITSOM boasts of having placed its students at reputed Indian Corporate Houses and MNCs. Some of the recuriters of the MIT include Wipro Spectramind, Pepsi, HSBC, Reliance Infocomm etc. |