symbiosis institute of management studies

2016 – 2018
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SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
(For Defence Personnel & Their Dependants)
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
Range Hills Road, Kirkee, Pune - 411 020
Tel: - 91 - 020 - 30213201, 250, 239
Fax: 91 - 020 - 30213333
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.sims.edu
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From Director's Desk
Brig. Rajiv Divekar (Retd )
Brig Rajiv Divekar (Retd.) is a veteran soldier and an academician. He
had a very distinguished career in the Army which included service
with the United Nations in Somalia and Lebanon. He was a Faculty at
Indian Military Academy, College of Engineering, Defence Services
Staff College and Army War College. He has also done the Staff
Course at Camberley, UK. He is B. E. Civil (Gold Medallist) and was
Head of Faculty 'Strategic and Operational Studies' at Army War
College and a faculty member in Defence Strategic Studies at
Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He has done M.Phil. from
D. A. V. V. University and M.Sc. from Madras University. He has done
his MBA specializing in Human Resource Management. He is
recipient of the "Rajiv Gandhi Education Excellence Award",
"RashtriyaVidya Gaurav Gold Medal Award" and "Education
Leadership Award". In the six years of his Directorship, SIMS has
been rated as one of the best B- Schools in India.
The Director
Introduction of Institute
Set up in 1993, SIMS is a premier Management Institute ranked amongst the top B Schools in India.
SIMS is a constituent of the prestigious Symbiosis International Institute and is the only MBA
institute of its kind in India and a shining example of PPP (Public Private Partnership) between
Symbiosis and Government of India - Ministry of Defence since 2002. Its flagship MBA course is
primarily for Defence Personnel and their Dependents with some seats for Civilian candidates. This
ideal mix of defence dependents and civilians brings out the best in both and ensures holistic
development. SIMS has an ergonomically designed and ideally located campus in the heart of Pune.
It provides secure residential accommodation to over 600 girl and boy students, state of the art
facilities and infrastructure. It is truly a "Home away from Home".
SIMS is an ISO 9001:2008 quality certified management institute, one of the three institutes in
complete Western India. SIMS is an accredited "Centre for Corporate Governance" of the 'National
Foundation of Corporate Governance' (established by Ministry of Corporate Affairs and CII) and one
of the few recognised as a centre for Entrepreneurship by Department of Science and Technology.
SIMS encourages and promotes entrepreneurial activities and has a small incubation centre for
student entrepreneurs.
SIMS has academic collaborations through SIU with Leeds Beckett University, UK; Bremen University,
Berlin School of Economics Germany for various academic programmes. SIMS also has collaboration
with IBM for conduct of SPSS certification, with IREF for Certification in Real Estate and Finance, with
BSE and NSE for their certification programmes, and has on campus an ICICI Learning Matrix.
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SIMS also runs a full time PGPM programme for corporates on sabbatical and looking for
enhancement in their career as also MBA Executive and PG Diplomas in Business Management, HR,
Marketing Management and Project Management as part time courses for working executives which
is heavily subscribed to. SIMS has conducted customised programmes for Standard Chartered Bank,
Bajaj Allianz, CTS, Indian Navy and John Deere Pvt Ltd. SIMS conducts "Independent Directors
Course" for senior officers of Defence Services on behalf of Directorate General of Resettlement
(DGR), Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
SIMS Faculty is rated amongst the best and have many research publications in top rated research
journals to their credit. SIMS has numerous live projects, consulting assignments and development
programmes for Corporates. SIMS breeds achievers and leaders. SIMS students have made a mark
winning numerous B School Competitions, presenting papers in various Research Conferences and
publishing research articles and research papers in various research journals. SIMS boasts of a very
large, active and dedicated alumni network. SIMS alumni have broken into the glass ceiling and are
CEOs, CFOs and many have turned entrepreneurs.
SIMS has an enviable placement record and it offers an excellent return on investment in terms of
the placement packages. Top Companies such as Deloitte, JP Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Infosys,
TCS, Gartner, ICICI, HDFC, GE, Eaton Tech, Marsh, Mother Dairy, SBI, Religare Securities, Bajaj Allianz,
Tata Motors, Tally Solutions, WNS, etc. are some of the loyal recruiters of SIMS student managers.
SIMS is the B-School which creates leaders who "Make a Difference". Come and be a part of SIMS,
become a leader and "Make a Difference"
SIMS VANTAGE: Make a difference
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Accredited by NAAC ( National Assessment and Accreditation Council (of the UGC) in
November 2008.
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SIMS is an ISO 9001:2008 quality certified management institute.
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Centre for Corporate Governance of the National Foundation of Corporate Governance.
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Focused collaborations with industry and robust placements in blue chip companies.
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Executive MBA and PG Diploma in management education for working executives.
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Global perspective through MoU with Leeds Metropolitan University.
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Central location in the heart of Pune, next to MH Kirkee and Pune University
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Best ROI on fees to CTC ratio (150%-200%)
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Affordable fees which is less than even Tier- II colleges
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Only one in the Symbiosis family having an “Incubation center”
Only B-School in private sector with 90% seats reserved for wards of Defense personnel
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Ranking
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SIMS was awarded Best B School in “Innovation in Placements” by DNA innovative B-School
Awards on 17th February 2014.
 SIMS has been consistently ranked among top 10 in the western zones and A++ by various
business magazines such as The week, Business Standard, Business India to name a few.
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“CSR-GHRDC”B-school survey ranked SIMS as 1st in the Top Emerging B-School category in 2014.
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Adjudged 2 awards at 3rd Asia’s Best B school Awards organized by CMO Council held in Dubai in
2013 and 4 awards in 2nd in Asia’s Best B school Awards organized by CMO Council held in
Singapore 2012.
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SIMS was adjudged 4 awards at 2nd Asia’s Best B-School Awards organized by CMO Council held
at Suntec, Singapore on 21st -22nd July 2011. Asia’s Best B-School Awards in collaboration with
CMO Asia & CMO Council, USA endeavors to pay a tribute to temples of learning & make a
difference to the education fraternity. The event saw the participation of 29 countries including
Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE etc. The awards won by SIMS were:
SIMS has been awarded by CMO council in the year 2011, 2012, and 2013 which included BSchool
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B-School Leadership Award
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Innovation In Placements Award
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Innovation Leadership Award
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B- School with Best Industry Interface Award
Career Prospects
SIMS is a preferred destination for life changing learning which helps the students to take up the
career of their choice. Various guest lectures are conducted throughout the year which helps the
students to understand the nuances involved in each domain and take an informed decision while
choosing the specialisation. SIMS aims at providing quality management education to students. The
environment at SIMS is very conducive for the overall development of the personality of the student
mangers, which is a key for a successful career. Various forms of interaction, formal and informal, also
take place which are also instrumental in giving the right direction to the students mangers on which
their career path is built.
The student managers who graduate from SIMS are leaders in an exceptionally broad gamut of
organizations from entrepreneurial companies to established firms, government and non-profit
organizations. SIMS alumni are now entrepreneurs, VPs, MDs in various top companies and have been
progressing quite steadily in their professional career.
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Captains of the Industry speak
“I am very delighted to interact with SIMS students”, Ratan Tata, Chairman Tata Group
“Most heartened to be with you all. This extraordinary institute is a landmark not only in Pune. The
discipline should be an example to Indians generally”, SP Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group
“A privilege to be at SIMS and exchange thought with future managers”, Tushar Gandhi
“I look forward to working with you and your graduates”, John F. Clark, MD, Credit Suisse
“A great pleasure to be at this very fine institute”, Lt. Gen. A. K. Singh
“A brilliant institution deeply embedded in value & a discipline is build towards human beings who
could be future leaders of a transformational game” Prince Augustin, EVP, M &M
Alumni speak
“The solid grounding and learning I got from SIMS is something I will carry on for life”, ARUNIMA
SINGH DEO: Co-founder, babyoye.com
“The well-rounded exposure that the student managers gather at SIMS, through our excellent
faculty members, various seminars / symposiums that SIMS organises and also participates into, the
Internship programme as well as the other co-curricular activities “, Deepak Malik, Trade Analyst,
Maersk Benelus
“The fact that the brochure I helped conceptualize at SIMS went on to win at the India Brand Summit
2006 awards amidst keen competition from institutes like IIM Bangalore etc.” SMITA RAJGOPAL:
Creative Director, Smitten
Students speak
"SIMS is not just a college, it’s a way of life”, Raghav Kochhar, 2013-15
“My transition from a young technocrat to a business force to reckon with is attributed to the
pedagogy and all-inclusive courseware at SIMS”, Sarvesh Kumar, 2013-15
"SIMS has offered me opportunities and experiences one would be hard pressed to get at any other
institute”, Atish Bakhru, 2013-15
"SIMS's
diversity, industry benchmarked courses and excellent faculty have prepared me with a
strong academic foundation and invaluable practical knowledge which I can utilize to face any
challenge head on", Pushpendra Kaushal, 2013-15
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Programme Structure
MBA 2 years, Full Time, residential Programme is spread over 4 semesters. The specializations
starting from 2nd semester in major/minor mode offered, includes Marketing, Finance,
Operations, Information Systems, HRM, International Business, Entrepreneurship and Retail
management. In addition SIMS also offers HR core and Finance core for those desirous of single
specialization instead of dual specialisation.
•Organisational Behaviour
•Business Statistics
•Operations Research
•Managerial Economics
•Essentials of Marketing Management
•Introduction to Operations Management
•Human Resource Management
•Contemporary Practices in Business
•Financial accounting
•Legal Aspects of Business
•Advanced Excel
•Business Communication
•Business Environment
•Basics of Financial Management
•Research Methodology
•Advance Statistics
•Information Technology & Intellectual property
•Knowledge Management
•Macro Economics for managers
•Management Information Systems
• Management Accounting
In addition to the compulsory courses,
students have to learn specialisation courses
from II semester onwards
SEMESTER - II
SEMESTER - I
•Strategic Management
•Summer Internship
•Introduction to Business Intelligence
•Creativity and Innovation
•Integrated Disaster Management
• Corporate Governance and Ethics
•Entrepreneurship
• Environment Management System
•Advanced Strategic Management
•Business Intelligence-I
•Dissertation
•Corporate Social Responsibility-Project
•International Development and International Business
Summer Project is of 8 weeks duration in a
company/industry. Students get an exposure of
industry and can put their knowledge to
practice. It also helps them to get a PPO (PrePlacement Offer) from the company
SEMESTER - III
SEMESTER - IV
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Streams Offered (Subject to minimum 20 Students opting for a specialization)
Marketing
Finance
The curriculum focuses on leadership and
executive management development in
order to provide students with the skills and
qualifications necessary to successfully target
market strategies, consumer behavior,
market research, rural marketing, internet
marketing and product management.
Marketing courses chosen for the
programme structure are industry focused
and contemporary. The Basket of electives
including product, brand, business marketing
and various other courses aim at developing
holistic skill set among the students.
The finance specialization is designed to
enable students to gain exposure in the areas
of corporate finance, financial institutions,
investments, insurance and portfolio
management, financial analysis, decision
making
and
international
financial
management.
Human Resource Management
The course is designed to cover the various
facets of organizational design which are vital
for the overall understanding as to how the
HR activities are managed in an organization.
These include motivation, leadership,
strategic human resource management,
compensation, negotiation, business ethics,
and managing change.
International Business
This specialization is intended to provide
them with opportunities to acquire a
deeper understanding of doing business in a
global context. The course integrates
international finance, strategy and marketing
with rich cross-cultural material.
Information Systems
The IT course builds the skills necessary to
analyse business strategies and processes,
identify
IT
related
problems
and
opportunities,
specify
required
IT
capabilities and manage the design,
implementation and evaluation of IT
solutions.
Retail Management
Operations
The operations curriculum focuses on the
design and management of the processes by
which products are manufactured and
services are delivered to customers. The core
course provides an overview of the field and
Critical processes that enable service delivery
systems, supply chain, and quality
improvement efforts.
The specialization on Retail Management
caters to the current needs of the growing
retail market in India and covers courses
related to visual merchandizing, store
management, store location and inventory
and logistics management. The students are
imparted skills on opening and managing
retail stores.
Entrepreneurship
The curriculum focuses on dealing with
issues that a potential entrepreneur must be
aware of, much before starting the venture.
It pertains to important concerns while
starting a business, such as making a
business plan and raising finance and also it
addresses issues important to the day-to-day
operations of an enterprise.
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Eligibility
MBA (Full-time residential):

A Candidate should be a graduate or a post graduate from a statutory university with a
minimum of 50% aggregate marks. Students appearing in their final year degree
examination can apply but their admission will be subject to obtaining a minimum of 50%
marks overall at qualifying exam before August, 2016.

Defence category candidates should be ward of Defence Personnel as mentioned below.
Intake: MBA – 300 seats
Reservation of Seats within intake
(As per MoU with Ministry of Defence/ As per the University norms)
Category
Percentage Reservation of Seats
Defence Category- General
80% seats for dependents (Children/Ward) of Defence personnel (as
per merit).
Open Category
10% seats are in open category to civilian candidates sponsored /
recommended by the Industry (as per merit).
Defence category- Special
10% seats for dependents of Defence personnel killed in action (war,
Counter Insurgency or war like operation),
disabled in action (war,
Counter Insurgency or war like operation), with more than 50%
disability, next of kin of service personnel who have died while in
service, death being attributable to military service.(as per merit)
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Fee Structure+
(Amount in INR)
MBA
Defence Open / Special
st
nd
Industry Sponsored
st
nd
1 Year
2 Year
1 Year
2 Year
Academic Fees (including
Value added programme fee)
2,75,000
2,75,000
4,80,000
4,80,000
Pre-induction course
(non-refundable)
35,000
-
35,000
-
Hostel Fees
45,000
45,000
45,000
45,000
Mess Fees
45,000
45,000
45,000
45,000
Deposit-Hostel*
15,000
-
15,000
-
Deposit Institute*
20,000
-
20,000
-
Total fees with deposits
4,35,000
3,65,000
6,40,000
5,70,000
fees
Instalment Mode
Instalment
Study Leave Officer
st
1 Year
1,68,200
nd
2 Year
1,68,200
20,000
1,88,200
1,68,200
(Amount in INR)
Study Leave
Open Defence
Industry Sponsored
Instalments
Amount(Rs)
Amount(Rs)
Amount(Rs)
Payment Date
1st
2,52,500
3,55,000
1,04,100
At the time of admission
2nd
1,82,500
2,85,000
84,100
20th Aug to 25th Aug 2016
3rd
1,82,500
2,85,000
84,100
25th July to 31st July 2017
4th
1,82,500
2,85,000
84,100
25th Oct. to 31st Oct 2017
Total
8,00,000
12,10,000
3,56,400
Details
*Refundable
Officer
Timelines
+
Subject to change
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Important Dates of Selection process
Online SNAP Registration for SNAP Test and
SIMS
24th August, 2015/Monday *
SNAP Examination
20th December, 2015 / Sunday *
Last date for online registration for SIMS
10th January, 2016/Sunday (till 11.59pm)
SNAP Result
11th January, 2016/Monday
List of candidates shortlisted for PIWAT
15th January, 2016 /Friday*
Dates of PIWAT
6th, 7th & 14th
Sunday
Merit list of selected candidates
26th February, 2016/Friday
Last date for payment of 1st instalment
21st March, 2016 /Monday
Pre-induction Programme (online) commences
28th March, 2016/Monday
Course commences
1st June, 2016/Wednesday
February, 2016 */Saturday &
* Subject to changes
Pre-Induction
SIMS conducts approximately two and half months (March-May) pre-induction and
orientation programme. A study material consisting of tutorials on Economics, Statistics,
Accounting and Case Study methodology is sent to a student on taking admission. Faculty
members are available to guide and clarify and explain in case of any doubts. Online exams
(minimum two) in each subject are held to assess the level of assimilation. Prizes are given
to the two students scoring the highest marks. The charge for the programme is Rs. 35,000/(non-refundable) and is to be paid along with 1st instalment of fees.
SIMS also gives access to the students for the Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) online
learning module which covers the subjects ranging from financial accounting to business
communication. These online modules will help students to gain knowledge into the various
subjects of management, before the actual classes can start.
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Students’ Achievements
The students of SIMS have been winning various competitions, at state and national level, in
addition to “intern of the month”, “Best project”. The students have won the case study
competition, B-plan, Best Manager etc. One SIMS student has also got a copyright in her
name. SIMSites have been consistently outperforming and growing rapidly in their
organisations. Many are now CEOs and CFOs of big companies. Large numbers of SIMSites
have also turned entrepreneurs and their venture operate all India such as BabyOye,
Smitten, Suhana Masala, 3S India.
SIMS students are equally competent when it comes to games and which is evident from the
various states and national level wins of SIMS team. Research is also undertaken by SIMSites
and students have written research papers which have been published in various journals,
newspapers, magazines of B-School like IIM Shilling, IIM Trichy etc.
Student Council
Academic Cell: The Academic cell looks after coordinating various academic activities like
orientation, guest lecture, organizing tutorials, e-primer to name a few, with an objective of
achieving academic excellence
Alumni Cell: The cell aims at generating and maintaining an effective alumni network. We try
to reach out to the alumni and keep them connected to the alma-mater. SIMS organizes
alumni meets at various cities each year.
Editorial Cell: It is the voice of SIMS. They conceptualize, create and review the in-house
magazines and newsletters.
Entrepreneurship Cell: The incubation centre is a part of this cell. The cell aims at creating
more entrepreneurs by giving them exposure in the form of guest lectures, case studies,
Business plan workshop, mentoring etc.
Events Cell: The cell aims at smooth and successful conduct of all the events being
organised at campus.
Infrastructure cell: It works towards making the life of students comfortable by taking care of
mess, parking and hostel facilities.
IT Cell: - It ensures the availability of internet to all the students along with providing IT solutions.
Placement cell :-It works towards providing assistance in all the possible forms to ensure that the
students stride the corporate world in the right perspective.
Sports cell :- It helps to inculcate the spirit of sportsmanship and help the students to participate
in various inter college, state and national and international competitions.
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Student Initiatives
SIMS encourages the students to be innovative and decision makers and gives a conducive
environment for fostering the right managerial skills. This is evident from the various clubs which
are part of SIMS.
Student’s Club:
There are domain specific clubs such as Infinite (Finance), Smark (Marketing), The People Tree
(HR) and Neosis (Operations) which aims at focussing on area specific knowledge enhancement
for the students. In addition to these there are various extra curricular clubs such as Vibes (dance),
Sur (Music) Aks (drama) which help in the overall development of the student managers. Pranay
(Social Initiative) aims at sharing some happy moments with underprivileged, make one
day brighter, try to aid them and try to show them the right direction. It organises events
such as Go Green drive, Blood donation drive, clothes donation to name a few.
There are various co-curricular clubs such as Library, Women Cell, Connect with SIMS, Production
House, 360 degree, Research Cell, SIMSETT , Brand Ambassador Programme which provide an
opportunity to the students to hone their managerial skill and develop themselves holistically.
Special Award Ceremony
SIMS holds The Special Award Ceremony each year to award and celebrate achievement of
excellence, which is a never ending endeavour for a student and the teacher alike. At SIMS,
we have a system of rewarding the outstanding students who have brought laurels to the
institute in the tenure of two Academic years. This includes appreciating the students for
their excellence in various disciplines like academics, discipline, general proficiency, and
extra-curricular activities.
Special award ceremony, 2015
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Summer Project work and Placement
SIMS continuously achieves an enviable and outstanding placement for summer project work
at the end of II semester in companies ranging from SMEs to NGOs to MNCs and
entrepreneurial firms. The summer placement provides a platform for the students to
practice the concepts learnt in the classroom. This also help the students to get PPO (PrePlacement Offer) based on merit.
Sector wise distribution for Summer Project Work through SIMS
BFSI
23
Consulting
11
Consumer goods (FMCG)
79
Engineering/Technology
20
Information Technology
(IT)
Manufacturing
19
Pharmaceutical/Health
care
Real Estate
5
5
22
39
Others
Number of Students: 223
Final Placement
Final campus placement process at SIMS starts from November/December. Time slots are
allocated to organizations to conduct their recruitment process depending upon their
previous relationships with the institute and the preferences of the students. "Head
Placements, SIMS" coordinates the schedule. SIMS has an enviable placement record with
over 120 top tier companies vying for our students. SIMS offers the best Return on
Investment of 150% to 200% of placements vis-a-vis fees, better than even IIM’s. SIMS
highest package this year is Rs. 18.0 lakhs, average Rs 8.25lakhs. The number of students
who got PPO(Pre-placement Offer) were 27 during this placement season.
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Sector wise distribution for final placements
7
5
11
11
BFSI
Consulting
13
FMCG
110
BPO
Inforamation Technology (IT)
Manufacturing
73
Pharma/Health care
Real Estate
E-Commerce/Telecom
10 6
39
Others
Number of Students: 285
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Infrastructure & Facilities
Mess
Students’ Fest
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