MATS School of Business & Information Technology, Bangalore

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
MATS School of Business and Mats School of Information Technology, launched in 2001 are the newage 'smart', 'networked' and 'futuristic' institutions of the Jain Group. "The ambiance of MATS is similar to that you might experience in Infosys, Wipro, GE or Philips, not just in India but in Europe or USA" says Mr.K.P.Nadig, former VP, Cadence technologies, USA.

'Smart' at MATS means MATS is connected on a 24x7 basis through Internet, video-conferencing facility and a LAN. 'Smart' also means that students and Faculty alike are computer-savvy and believe in 'experiential' learning. They 'direct' the operations of MATS- incubated companies, do 'Live projects', oganize

JAIN GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS
MATS TOWER, 319, 17TH CROSS, 25TH MAIN, 6TH PHASE, J.P.NAGAR, BANGALORE-560078
PHONE: 080-26532728, FACSIMILE: 080-26532730
E-MAIL : enquiry@mats.ac.in / matsacademy@vsnl.net WEBSITE: www.mats.ac.in

Shri R Chenraj Jain
Chairman
MATS

COURSE STRUCTURE

CAMPUS & ACADEMIC FACILITIES

MBA Programme: Bachelor's degree in any Discipline

ELIGIBILITY

Admissions will be based on
* MATS Written Test
* IT Aptitude Test (Applicable only for MIT programme)
* GD and & Interview
Students appearing on the basis of MAT, ATMA, XAT and CAT scores may be exempted from the written test.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

PLACEMENTS 2004

STUDENTS TESTIMONIALS

The Dean
MATS
School of Business & Information Technology
MATS TOWER, 319, 17TH CROSS, 25TH MAIN, 6TH PHASE, J.P.NAGAR, BANGALORE-560078
PHONE: 080-26532728, FACSIMILE: 080-26532730
E-MAIL : enquiry@mats.ac.in / matsacademy@vsnl.net
WEBSITE: www.mats.ac.in

CONTACT INFORMATION

Core Courses	Human Resource Management Managerial Economics Financial and Management Accounting Statistics Business & International Law Marketing (including M.Research)	Quality and Productivity Management Corporate Finance Information Management & Strategy Operations Research International Business Export-Import Documentation/and Management
Core Bracket	BOCA Indian Society Communication English	Business Ethics Business Communication Foreign Language
	Organisation Study Report	Market Research Study Report

Semester 1

Semester 2

Invigorating Curriculum : Keeping in mind the depth of knowledge and skill required to be a master, the programme comprises of a vigorous two year curriculum that takes Mastonians through the very depth of their field of study, arming them with professional attitude, managerial skills and practical knowledge.

World Class Faculty : The best programmes can only be as good as the faculty who delivers it. The MATS philosophy is to recruit and retain the best minds as its core faculty. Visiting faculty drawn from the best institutions, corporate houses and consultancy firms from all over the world provide that leading edge. As part of the CEO series programme, CEOs of top companies from different industries come over to share their experiences and vision.

State-of-the-Art Infrastructure : Trifles make perfection and perfection is no trifle. Auditorium, classrooms, Computer Labs, Learning Resource Centre, Cybrary, Video conferencing and top notch student amenities form the state-of-the-art facilities housed in the sprawling MATS Tower. MATS also administers and operates separate residential accommodation for boys and girls.

Intensive Industry Involvement : The exposure and understanding of industry is a key factor in transforming students into professionals who can deliver results on job. Some of the distinguishing features of the Masters Programme are weekly industrial visits covering a spectrum of business sectors, visits to dry and wet ports, internship, dissertation, SME Development Project and Industry study. MATS also has association with professional bodies world wide.

Strategic Alliances : MATS has entered into strategic alliances with Edubridge (a joint venture between Savant Infocomm Pte Ltd. Singapore and Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore) for educational and training services that provides international exposure to Matsonians.

International Exposure : A unique feature of the MATS Programme is the Global Opportunities Program. Under this programme every student undertakes Project Work and assignment in a foreign country, where they would get the opportunity to interact with the stalwarts of the industry and the doyens of academic world. Further, the IT Students have the option of pursuing an online Certificate Programme in IT Project Management (CITPM). The Institution of Systems Science (ISS), National University of Singapore (NUS), examines this programme, which gives students the global acceptance for their IT Project Management Skills. This programme links us with renowned world-class organization such as Singapore Computer Society, Information Communications Development Authority of Singapore (iDA), Edubridge India Pvt. Ltd., Savant Infocomm. Singapore, National University of Singapore, T P Educational Services Pte Ltd, Singapore.

Cross-Disciplinary Integrative Assessment (CDIA) : This is an assessment component that breaks the compartmentalised thinking mode of the students. This comprehensive CDIA is scheduled at the end of every term where the questions will require the students to use and apply the concepts learnt throughout the term.

Personal and Career Development : Personal and career development have been given special emphasis at MATS and include a host of carefully chosen subjects like Career Management, Interview Skills, Business Management Skills, etc. All the subjects are compulsory and bear significant weightage in evaluation of students' performance.

Global Career Opportunities : Matsonians can naturally expect to be the preferred recruits in corporate houses and consultancy firms across the globe. With the support that the Academy enjoys from the Industry, the placement programme is continuously expanding its reach across the corporate world.

Accommodation : Separate hostels are operated for boys and girls

ACADEMIC STAFF

Board of Studies

Shri. R. CHENRAJ JAIN	Chairman, Jain Group of Institutions
Dr. C. G. KRISHNADAS NAIR	Vice-Chancellor, MATS University
Prof. N V H KRISHNAN	Dean, MATS School of Business and Information Technology
Prof. UDAYACHANDRA	Dean, MATS School of Business and Information Technology
Prof. ANJAN NANDI	Programme Coordinator - IT, MATS School of Business and IT
Mr. JAIRAJ K, I.A.S.	Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Government of Karnataka & CEO, Bangalore International Airport Ltd.
Mr. SAXENA A.K.	Managing Director, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Bangalore Complex
Mr. BHASKAR BHAT	Managing Director, Titan Industries Limited
Prof. AGRAWAL N.M.	Area Chairperson - OB HRM, IIM - Bangalore
Mr. N. VISWANATHAN I.A.S. (Retd.)	Former Principal Secretary, Government of Karnataka
Dr. HANUMANTHAPPA K	Ex-Vice Chancellor, Bangalore University Ex–Vice Chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai University
Dr. TAMOTIA S.K.	President & CEO, Indian Aluminium Company Ltd.
Prof. GOPALAKRISHNA K.C.	Professor, National Law School
Prof. CH. SRINIVAS SASTRY	Director, Management Academy & Industrial Consultancy Services
Mr. RAMESH RAMANATHAN	Founder, Janaagraha (Bangalore)
Dr. ANIL K GUPTA	Scientist (G), National Physical Laboratory
Prof. DWARAKADASA E.S.	Chief Executive Officer, Karnataka Hybrid Micro Devices Ltd.
Dr. DAMODARAN. A.	Professor - Economics, Trade & Environment - Indian Institute of Plantation Management
Dr. MARTIN JEBARAJ	Principal, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology
Prof. K. I. VASU	President, Vijnana Bharati
Mr. V P MATHUR	General Manager, Information Technology and Management Services
Mr. DATARAM MISHRA	Managing Director & Chief Executive, CSM Software Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. VICTOR GOH	Vice-President, Savant Infocomm Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Prof. RAMASWAMY IYER	Former Director, IIM-Kolkata
A KRISHNA Deputy	General Manager, MICO
SUBRAMANIAM RAVI	Bank Muscat International

Name	Company/ Designation	Testimonials
Abhishek Loonker 2002-04 batch	Equity Analyst – UTI Venture Capital	MATS has nurtured Professionalism in me. It has helped me to develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills which has helped me to increase my competency. The exposure through industry interface and live projects, the support from the facilitators and the unique curriculum are the major strengths that has helped every Matsonian to have an edge over other B-School graduates. The success of MATS upto this juncture is mainly because of its visionary task force and their effective team work. MATS School of Business can be termed as "The fastest growing B-School of India".
Vineet Jain 2002-04 batch	CEO - Damask	MATS is the place to be. Innovative techniques, both in and out of the classroom, ensure that we are trained in the best possible way. The unique policy of incremental change is moulding us gradually into what we wan to be. The family atmosphere has helped me to cope up with the stress and pressures of a world-class MBA program. The bottom-line is that I am truly happy to be a part of MATS.
Rahul Chandran MBA 2^nd year		Being a Matsonian has been a revelation to me. I've realized the importance of thinking on my feet fast. MATS has taught me that merely accepting challenges is not enough, but successfully delivering what is required is equally important.
Milan Dhir MBA 2^nd year		In today's metamorphic world of business, the only thing constant is change. MATS School of business along with strengthening our roots is helping us adopt to this changing world and concepts to take on this world with the power of innovation based on these two years of experience.
Jyothi MBA 2^nd year		MATS has helped me grow with the incorporation of theoretical study and practical training. It has given me a broad based knowledge on global scenario of business. It is an institution with all the modern facilities with an unique blend of ethnic value.
Gautham Shetty MBA 2^nd year		MATS business School equips student's skills and management knowledge, managerial skills and personal attributes consistent with the needs of a technologically advanced and globally competitive economy. No matter, despite a downturn in the industrial segment and a dull job market. I am confident of making a mark in the industry.
Manisha Jain MBA 2 ^nd year		Values determine who we are and where we will stand in the future, MATS has inculcated in me true potential and will ensure that I succeed in everything I do.

Test Dates : Entrance Test is usually held in
February every year.
The dates are announced on MATS website.
Centres: Bangalore, New Delhi, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Belgaum and Kolkata
Applying to MATS:
* Write or E-mail to MATS Admission office for free brochure and application form
* Alternatively download the application form from this website
* Enclose the following to the filled application form:
* DD of Rs. 500 (Rupees five hundred only) drawn on "MATS, Bangalore", payable at Bangalore with application
* Photocopy of degree marks cards (all the years, except in the case of students appearing for their final examination). Please do not enclose originals
* Photocopy of ATMA/MAT/CAT/GATE/GRE score sheet

MATS TOWER, 319, 17TH CROSS, 25TH MAIN, 6TH PHASE, J.P.NAGAR, BANGALORE-560078
PHONE: 080-26532728, FACSIMILE: 080-26532730
E-MAIL : enquiry@mats.ac.in / matsacademy@vsnl.net WEBSITE: www.mats.ac.in

events like 'Vision Future', interact continuously with CEOs.. and they sandwich all this between core courses like Marketing, Accounting, Financial Engineering, Branding, Retailing, Sales and Distribution Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management et al. Says Owen Mascarenhas, Alumni from 2002-04 batch, "Life at MATS is characterized by pressure and pleasure, both of which you experience at the same time. Having worked through pressure cooker like situations at MATS, it is smooth-sailing for me on my job at Alps Consultants." Says Arkadip, also an alumni from the same batch as Owen: "The global exposure programme is something that every Matsonian looks forward to. We embark upon an "Excellence trail" which takes us into countries like Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia for a Month. Our brief is to capture for life [in our minds] images of excellence: in business practices/processes in the Manufacturing as well as Service sector, in wet and dry port management and in Telecom infrastructure.

" MATS is 'networked' globally. It has collaborative agreements with companies in Denmark[ERP], in Singapore [Project Management, Techno-marketing], in Germany [Health care Management and Marketing Analytics], in USA [Webenabled product development and RTOS], in Mauritius [E-learning] and with companies in India like Accelerated Systems[Embedded Systems], Bigants [Data Mining] CCE [Financial Engineering] and Thought Circle[Automation].

Students of MATS gain confidence with every minute they spend on the campus. Kalyani, MBA 2nd year student says: " I had the opportunity to write ad-copies for 6 advertisements on the trot. These ads appeared in Business World, Business India et al. My confidence level is at all time high". Against this backdrop of a world-class learning environment and with strong institutional support, MATS School of Business and Information Technology aims at nurturing professional managers, technocrats, entrepreneurs and business leaders who would strive to improve the quality of human life. Turning out competent individuals who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done is what MATS School of Business and Information Technology strives for.

Against this backdrop of a world-class learning environment and with strong institutional support, MATS School of Business and Information Technology aims at nurturing professional managers, technocrats, entrepreneurs and business leaders who would strive to improve the quality of human life. Turning out competent individuals who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done is what MATS School of Business and Information Technology strives for.

Core Courses	Corporate Strategy Research Methodology	Corporate Strategy Logistic & Supply Chain Management
Specialisation 1	Elective 1 Elective 2 Elective 3	Elective 1 Elective 2 Elective 3
Specialisation 2	Elective 1 Elective 2 Elective 3	Elective 1 Elective 2 Elective 3
Core Bracket	Entrepreneurship Innovation & Change Negotiation Skills	Entrepreneurship Innovation & Change Negotiation Skills
Foreign Internship	Internship Report VIVA	Internship Report VIVA
Specialisation 1 & Electives	MARKETING : International Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Service Marketing, Marketing Communication, Sales & Distribution, Retail Marketing
Specialisation 2 & Electives	FINANCE : Business Taxation, Investment and Portfolio Management, Financial Engineering, Treasury & International Finance, International Banking & Insurance, Risk Management & Derivatives OR HUMAN RESOURCE : Recruitment and Selection, Compensation and Benefits, Training & Development, Industrial relation & Labour Laws, International HRM, Human Capital Management (includes cultural change, learning organisation and leadership and HR valuation)

Semester 3

Semester 4

Name	Qualification / Information
Dr. C.G. Krishnadas Nair	B.Tech, M.Sc, Ph.D
Prof. NVH Krishnan	M.Com, M.Phil.
Prof. Udayachandra	MA(Eco)
Dr. Manjul	M.Pharm, Fellow - IIMB
Dr. S. Sastry	MA, M.Phil, Ph.D
Dr. Vijay Pande	B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D
Prof. Anjan Kumar Nandi	M.Sc, PGDCA
Mr. Pramod	BE
Mr. Prithvi Raj	M. Lib
Dr. Chandramati	Ph. D.
Prof. Ajit Kumar Nigam	MA, LLB
Prof. Arun Prabhu	BE, MBA
Prof. M. Shivkumar	MBA, MS
Prof. Sugant	BE, MBA
Mr. Abhishek Loonker	MBA, DCA
Prof. Anoop	BHM, MBA
Prof. Anantha Agasthya	B.Tech, MBA (IIMA)
Prof. Achutha	MS, MCA
Dr. Sridhar	M.Sc, Ph.D.
Mr. Aneesh Abdul Sattar	B.Com, MBA
Dr. Geetanjali	Ph. D.
Prof. Pankaj	MBA, ICWA (I)

100% placement was achieved with 24 organizations making placement offers to the graduating batch students based on their work experience, conceptual abilities, managerial abilities, emotional quotient, communication skills, positive attitude et al. Sectoral distribution of offers
		The offers straddled across diverse sectors such as Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, IT, ITES, Consulting, Training, Telecommunication, Retailing, FMCG, etc.,
Companies which recruited MATS Students:
ABN Amro Bank	Alps Consultant	CPRI	Dell
HRS Consulting	I2 Technologies	ING Vysya	JGI
Jones Lang Lasalle	Karvy Consultancy	Kotak Securities	Mahendra Associates
Naukri.com	Nextlinx	Ocwen Finance	Oracle
Process Mind	Reuters	Sprism Securities	Sprism Securities - Mumbai
Teamlease Consultancy	Thomson Financials	TVA Infotech	Valdel Retail
UTI Venture Capital	Savant Infocom

30/7/2004

Directors Photo

Shri R Chenraj Jain
Chairman - MATS

Prof. NVH Krishnan
Dean

Directors Photo

Prof. Udayachandra
Dean

About Head of Institution

Shri R Chenraj Jain is an edupreneur and an exuberant visionary. He is the founder chairman of Jain Group of Institutions, a conglomerate of 14 educational institutions. He is a member, state level apex body for quality assurance and NAAC accreditation, Department of collegiate education, Government of Karnataka. He is vice president, Federation of Jain Educational Institutions – a national level confederation of more than 2800 educational institutions.

Positions held by Shri R Chenraj Jain at present:

1. Chancellor, MATS University
2. Secretary, Shri Bhagawan Mahaveer Educational and Cultural Trust, Bangalore
3. Secretary, Shri Bhagawan Mahaveer Educational and Cultural Society, Raipur
4. Chairman, Blueman Household Services (P) Ltd., Bangalore
5. Chairman, Intouch Communications (P) Ltd., Bangalore

Social concerns:

Started Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain Hospital at Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore, which has grown into a super-specialty hospital.
Jain Vidyaniketan- A free school that imparts education to the rural population of Kanakapura Taluk where all the students are provided with free uniforms, lunch, books and stationery.

Vision:

Shri R Chenraj Jain is a person with a strong conviction that 'much much more is possible that people ordinarily think'. Indeed his past achievements and future aspirations bear commendable testimony to his zest and drive. With his invigorating leadership, incredible prescience and passion for excellence, Jain Group of Institutions is bound to see greater heights.

His vision is to have the alumni of the various intuitions of the Jain Group of Institutions will contribute 2% of the country's GDP.

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Masters in Business Administration - International Business (MBA - IB)
The MBA-IB Programme will enable Matsonians to develop into top-notch professionals in their chosen areas of specialisation viz. International Finance, International Marketing and Human Resource Management.

FEE STRUCTURE

Rs. 3,50,000/ -
This includes trip abroad of 25 days.