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Skyline Business School was set up in 1996 with an aim to become one of the leading business schools in the country, preparing young and responsible managers. Today, the institute, through its commitment and foresight, provides a state-of-art learning environment to its students and facilitate them in building a successful career.
Skyline offers graduate and post-graduate courses in business management with specialisation in finance, HRM, marketing, international business, and retail. The MBA program, is offered by UGC Recognised University. Some of the other courses offered by Skyline include professional courses in travel and tourism and journalism. The institute also provides weekend MBA for working executives with specialisation in marketing, finance and HRM.
The admission in the institute is based on academic performance of the candidate in qualifying entrance tests including CAT, MAT & ATMA followed by their performance in group discussions and personal interviews.
One of the core strengths of the management college's pedagogy is industry alignment of its MBA and BBA course. The curriculum offered focuses on development of leadership, analytical & problem solving skills, knowledge assimilation through academics, case studies, industry interactions, extracurricular & co-curricular activities, seminars and field assignments. The assignments and projects in the MBA and BBA program are designed such to incubate various managerial qualities including teamwork, independent working abilities and versatility.
Infrastructure
Skyline has a Wi-Fi enabled campus and the classrooms are well equipped with audio/video, VCD and LCD projectors. The B school provides its students with various recreational facilities that include indoor games such as pool table, table tennis, chess and carom with a cafeteria and a snack bar. The outstation students are also provided with suitable hostel arrangements for comfortable stay.
Faculty
The management institute has a well-qualified faculty having extensive experience in corporate consulting and training. Skyline has a faculty exchange program with Skyline University College, Sharjah, UAE; thus allowing them to share their insight and expertise with a wide audience through communication channels such as Skyline Updates which is one of its kind for management college in India.
Industry Academic Interface
Skyline lays lot of emphasis on industry interface in its MBA course as well as BBA course. In addition to the eight weeks internship programme in the industry, the students are also sought by the corporate for their short term projects. Regular visits to factories are undertaken to get better understanding of various sectors. Further, participation in seminars with apex bodies such as CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM and NHRDN as well as inviting experts to the campus for knowledge sharing sessions is an integral part of curriculum.
Placement
Skyline’s corporate relationship division manages summer and final placements for both MBA and BBA students. Various companies from diverse sectors such as hospitality and tourism, IT & ITES, finance, consulting sector have been recruiting Skyline’s students.
Some of the companies that have recruited the students are COPAL Partners, Capital IQ and McKinsey from corporate research sector; British airways, Amadeus and Carlson Wagonlit from tourism sector; ESPN and Oxford University Press from media & publishing sector; and American Express, Deutsche Bank, Indiabulls from banking and insurance sector. Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Educomp, Parle, WIPRO, and GPI (Ispat Group) are some other companies that have recruited the students in 2009.
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