Ansal University Announces Specialized Post Graduate Management Programs With Focus on Employability

NEW DELHI and GURGAON, India, October 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

- Programs on Real Estate, Luxury and Lifestyle, Family Business and Entrepreneurship Management

- Recently Introduced Specialized Post-graduate Program in Business Analytics

Ansal University, Gurgaon, a private university with strong international collaborations dedicated to providing advanced trans-disciplinary education, has announced specialized post-graduate management programs in real estate, luxury and lifestyle, family business and entrepreneurship management, close on the heels of the recently introduced MBA program in business analytics. The specialized courses are designed to increase the employability of students in the growing sectors of the Indian economy and will commence from the next academic year with an initial capacity of 30 students per course to maintain an adequate teacher-student ratio for focused attention.

Announcing the programs, Dr. C. S. Nagpal, Vice- Chancellor, Ansal University said, "We at Ansal University aim to develop employable professionals according to the requirements of different sectors. The demand for traditional MBA education has begun to deflate and the quality of education provided by the numerous mushrooming B-schools comes under the radar. Reports predict that only 10% of graduates from Indian business schools excluding those from the top 20 schools get a job straight after completing their course, compared with 54% in 2008 since most schools offer theoretical courses which lack practical skills required by the corporate sector today.

Specialized management programs, as such, are the need of the hour as there is a growing demand for skilled manpower in verticals like real estate, luxury and real estate sectors. Professionals these days must possess the right mix of analytical skills and entrepreneurial drive to excel in any field."

The Indian real estate and construction industry is an integral part of the Indian economy and plays an important role in the development of the country's infrastructure base. The contribution of the real estate sector to India's gross domestic product (GDP) has been estimated at 6.3 per cent in 2013, and the segment is expected to generate 7.6 million jobs during the same period. It is also expected to generate over 17 million employment opportunities across the country by 2025.

India becoming the prime destination for top-notch global brands has resulted in the luxury and lifestyle market growing at a rapid pace with a compounded annual growth of 25 per cent, thus generating huge job opportunities. Business Analytics is one of the fastest growing business job specializations globally. The rapid evolution of the Indian analytics sector is leading to an expansion of the talent pool by over 30-40% each year, thus, establishing the need for focused learning programs in the discipline. Family Business contributes 60-70 percent of GDP of most developed and developing countries. India is no exception. The last few decades with robust examples of success stories in IT, Telecom and other businesses have also given us a glimpse of what Entrepreneurship can do for India's economic growth. Managing a family business or running an entrepreneurship venture is very different from joining as an executive in a company for a management graduate. Surveys have shown us that the distinctive strengths of the family firm or entrepreneurship could be further enhanced professionally with access to the right professional skills.

About Ansal University, Gurgaon:

Established in 2012, the Ansal University is dedicated to providing an advanced quality of education with a futuristic approach for students drawn from around the world in the disciplines and professions that have the greatest bearing on the future of India and the World. Located in a sprawling campus in the heart of Gurgaon, the campus of Ansal University is a marvel in itself. The organization has a rich intellectual capital comprising of about 150 highly qualified and experienced faculties from diverse fields. Interactive sessions with the students and faculty under the Platform Lecture series are conducted every month by eminent personalities like Mr. Raj Jain, MD & CEO, Bharti Wal-Mart Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal, Joint Managing Director, Hero Moto Corp and Chairman of Hero Corporate Service and Dr. H K Chopra, Chief Cardiologist, Moolchand Medcity, New Delhi.

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