The pedagogical methods include Lectures, case studies, assignments, presentations and field works.
MSD aims to develop EIC Analysis (Economy, Industry and Company), People Skills and Employability Skills among the management students. The students will undergo training in three components in the First & Second Semester and two components in Third Semester of the programme. Hundred marks will be awarded each semester for MSD, which will be reflected in the Marks Sheet, but will not be counted for an overall pass in the programme.The components are EIC Analysis, Corporate Skills, Stress Management, Employability Skills and Campus to Corporate.
BIMS incorporates an Industry Institute Interface program (BII) to equip the students with practical and applicable knowledge, to cope with the current requirements of the Industry. The goal of BII is to enhance a passion for the subject and to prepare students to be employable with the required skills and knowledge in collaboration with an organisation. EY, MaFoi, CMercury and TechLearn (SAP). The institute offers Certificate Courses in the following areas:
All the students in the 3rd Semester should undergo any one of above mentioned add on course along with their curriculum.
The programme is designed to integrate theoretical knowledge with the practical skills in collaboration with the industry.Students will select an SME, pay fortnightly visits and enter the observations in a record provided for the purpose.The thrust of the programme is towards moulding our students to cater to the ever changing needs of the industry. This industry immersion programme held fortnightly in the first year, is aimed at increasing the employability of a candidate and developing career specific skills in them.
Mentoring program is to help the students to shed their inhibitions, redress their grievances if any, and also to improve their overall performance in both scholastic and non-scholastic fields. The students are guided by their mentors. They are divided into groups under different mentors (Faculty of BIMS). The history and records of the students are maintained in the Mentronicle.
The aptitude of the students will be analyzed by the career consultants and career guidance will be given to the students. The career counselling is conducted in the first Semester, based on the 16PF Scale.
The Training programmes that provide inputs to fill knowledge gaps and emphasize on expanding the knowledge horizons of participants are EXCEL, SPSS, NLP, EBSCO, PROWESS, Entrepreneurship Workshop, Creativity, and Outbound Training. Interactions with experienced faculty and fellow participants provide new insights to the participants which facilitate better quality decision-making.
Industrial Visits in India and abroad are organized to supplement the theoretical concepts learnt in the class. Exposure to industry and interaction with practicing managers will help the students to develop awareness of organizational relations and functions. Student participation is mandatory during the industrial visits arranged by the Department.
Berchmans Institute of Management Studies organizes Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp every year. The camp intends to create awareness about the various facets of entrepreneurship as an alternative career option and to highlight the merits of pursuing such an option. This also provides a platform to build entrepreneurial skills and encourage aspirants to become successful entrepreneurs.
BIMS conducts an analysis on the Annual Union Budget every year, immediately after it is presented in Parliament. A team of our students present an analysis of the year’s budget, and Financial Head from a renowned company will share his / her views on the union budget.
Student Clubs and its activities hold the most memorable time for students. Experience of a business school can never be restricted to academic and class room learning but rather goes beyond learning from books to all round development of students. Enrolling for a club of their choice and organizing interesting activities throughout the year provides them an opportunity to know their peers better, learn to work in a team, learn to work under time and budget constraints.
Innovation is the buzzword of the 21st century. Innovation is all about converting ideas into new or improved products, processes and services. It is about taking inventions to the marketplace. It emphasizes a series of scientific, technological, organizational, financial and commercial activities. Innovation Council helps to engage students in innovative and creative activities apart from providing opportunities for Hands-on activities. The primary objective of Berchmans Innovation Council (BIC) is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting them to work with new ideas while they are in formative years.
Major Focus of BIC is to create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem and to facilitate Start-up/ entrepreneurship supporting Mechanism in the college. The BIC aims to establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas and to develop better Cognitive Ability amongst Students.