Global Business School & Research Centre (GBSRC) situated at Tathawade, Pune is the flagship institute of Dr. D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune. It was established in 2006. In a span of 14 years, the Institute has carved a name for itself amongst the top business schools of the country.
The idea of setting up this Institute is to offer ‘Management Education’ to aspiring leaders of tomorrow. From this institute, students can pursue their graduate, under graduate and Ph.D programs in management. GBSRC offers 2 years full time MBA program which is approved by AICTE, Government of India, New Delhi. It also offers 3 years full time BBA program and Ph.D progamme in management.
The main mission of DPU is to groom students who can turn into intelligent leaders. After they pass out of the Institute, they in turn will be able to source information from diverse resources and administer it for the benefit of business and society at large.
Programme Curriculum
The curriculum for MBA program is designed by experienced academicians and industry experts. The course content is updated as per the industry requirements. In the MBA Program, there are eleven different specializations on offer which are in tandem with the demands of the industry. Students can avail dual specialization with special emphasis on Marketing Management. The curriculum is based on Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) where in students are encouraged to select interdisciplinary courses of their choice from the course basket. Course duration is of two years.
Also, on offer are value added courses like Excel Training, Personality Development Lab, GD/PI sessions, Business Communication Workshops etc. Students also get the opportunity to interact with qualified and experienced resource persons from Industry. Mentors from industry regularly visit the campus to interact with the students. Students are also provided with mentoring care, career counseling and special courses on communication skills, behavioral skill personality development programs etc.
Besides regular full time MBA programs, GBSRC also offers BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) and PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) programs in Faculty of Management.
Realizing the need for quality under graduate program, GBSRC also offers 3 year full time BBA program from 2018. Students have the flexibility to choose their specialization from a bouquet of 9 specializations. The Program is designed to give the students exposure into the field of Management and develop leadership traits which are the pre requisites of leaders of tomorrow.
The Ph.D. Research Centre was established in the year 2010. The Centre provides the platform to academician, corporate personnel and students alike to engage in cutting edge research activities. The aim of research is to provide a base for scholarly investigation which makes practical application of knowledge possible. Till date, 62 research scholars have been awarded their doctoral degree under the aegis of GBSRC Ph.D centre. At the Centre, faculty student collaborative research is strongly encouraged. Faculty members and students are also allowed to pursue funded project/research work.
Special features
At ‘Parakram,’ the Annual Management event, students get a chance to hone their marketing, finance, and people management skills. To discover potential business ideas and nurture them, every year ‘Business Plan Competition’ is organized. The Institute has a ‘Start Up and Innovation Cell’ where students work and develop their business ideas in course of their study. Students receive seed funding to start their entrepreneurial venture from the in-house innovation cell.
State-of-the art Infrastructure
The sprawling campus has state-of-the-art infrastructure i.e. spacious lecture halls, computer labs with high speed internet and Wi-Fi connectivity, LAN facility, air conditioned seminar hall, well -equipped gym facility, well stocked library with spacious reading hall. Guest lectures, seminars, conferences, industrial visits and tours, outdoor management camps, annual management events and coaching programs are held on regular basis. The institute has large hostel facilities as well as a placement centre.