Dr. Rajagopala Nair has been working as the Dean of Bhavan's Royal Institute of Management, Kochi, Kerala. He has done M.Com, LLB, MBA and PhD as part of his academics. He has an amazing 42 years of teaching experience and 14 years of experience in the Administrative domain. Till date, he has organised 6 national seminars and 39 guest talks in addition to several orientation programs, corporate readiness programs, grooming sessions, pre-placement training and mentoring sessions for students. He has also received the Fellowship of International Association of Accounting Professionals (IAAP-UK), in 2015. He has published 45 Research Articles in various journals and magazines and has presented 29 Research Papers in various national seminars. In addition to all this, he has received many awards and appreciation for his contribution in educational institutions.

Bhavan's Royal Institute of Management

Which latest program are you offering in your institute to help students outperform and stand apart from the crowd?

"We are providing a full time 2-years MBA program to students and working professionals"

Our institute is offering a full time MBA Degree program to our students and the program is approved by the Cochin University of Science and Technology. This course consists of rigorous and relevant industry interaction sessions, internships and live research projects for the purpose of transforming students into responsible young managers, industry experts and great leaders. And our main objective is to offer the wholesome and finest quality management education to our students and make them intellectually, socially and emotionally strong individuals.

Which factors make the MBA program of your institute the best for the students to opt?

"Finest industrial exposure, faculty way of teaching and entrepreneurial programs makes it worth pursuing"

The major factors which makes our MBA program a best fit for students and make them responsible management Graduate are definitely our highly qualified, experienced and engaging faculties, rich industry connect sessions to make students aware about how people and processes work together in the organizations, strong alumni handholding, active entrepreneurial ecosystem and learning by doing approach.

How did you train your faculty to deliver this program to the students?

"They are upskilled via faculty advancement programs and industrial training"

Our faculties are trained through systematic and consistent faculty development programs in the contemporary areas of management and research. And special training by veteran Academicians in addition to master classes and faculty exchange programs are arranged too to make them proficient enough so that they can deliver best to students. Live training in SPJIMR, Mumbai helps faculties to emulate the best teaching practices during regular classes as well.

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On what kinds of projects your students are currently working upon under the MBA program? 

"They are working on various types of corporate based and social projects"

We promote the culture of learning by doing in our college. And we do offer internships to them every semester in addition to assigning live projects in order to educate them about industrial development, demands and working. Apart from this, we do have an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre who regularly assign Entrepreneurial projects to strengthen students' technical skills and help them to build new one. Last but not the least, social projects are conducted on a regular basis by the Rotaract Club and Eco-Club of our institute.

What career options would be available for students after pursuing an MBA course from your college?

"Unlimited job opportunities are available in sectors ranging from marketing to finance and hospitality"

Our college does have a dedicated Training and Placement Cell to train students so that they can pursue their career in chosen specialisation in national and international openings. And as far as job opportunities are concerned, the market has tremendous scope for MBA Degree holders and they can join sectors like Corporate Finance, Corporate Banking, Credit Risk Management, Asset Management, Hedge Fund Management, Private Equity, Sales and Trading,, Competitive Marketing, Business Marketing, Online Marketing, Analytical Marketing, Product and Brand Management, Retailing Management, Hospitality, Transportation, Manufacturing, Construction, Financial Institutions, Management Consulting or Information Technology etc. In addition to this, a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem encourages students to nurture their entrepreneurial aspirations as well.

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When you joined this college, what was your vision for it and how are you trying to achieve the same?

"My vision was to transform my students into technically and ethically strong individuals"

When I joined this college, my main objective at that time was to make my students technically proficient by enhancing their skills and making them mentally, emotionally and ethically strong. And I firmly believe that the holistic development of students can be ensured through managerial competency development sessions, rigorous industry interactions, alumni tutoring resources, guest lecture series, social outreach and wellness programmes, hence I use these same approaches in my college also to make my vision turn into reality.