Mr Sudhakar is a Principal of the Ashoka School of Business, Hyderabad. He has 38 years of experience in teaching and Research. More than 45 Students received Ph.D degrees under his guidance. He has 38 years of experience in teaching and Research. He is honored with Telangana State Meritorious Teacher Award. He received the Ideal Teacher Award, Best Teacher in 2013 and Best Commerce Faculty in 2015.

Ashoka School of Business

What is the latest program that is offered in Ashoka School of Business which will help students outperform and stand apart from the crowd?

“PGDM Courses such as Marketing with Business Analytics, Finance with Fintech, HR with HR Analytics and more are provided in the campus”

PGDM in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science program is designed with a vision to skill students in the areas of data science analytics for better employability and career prospects. The program is designed to teach students the effective use of data for better decision making. In addition to above, Ashoka School of Business is also offering PGDM with specialization in Marketing with Business Analytics, Finance with Fintech, HR with HR Analytics and Healthcare Management.

What are the factors that make the program the best for the students to opt?

“Academic sessions, experiential learning and preparation for interviews are the best factors available in our courses”

At ASB, the objective is creating an ecosystem which fosters an ambience in which each and every student realizes true potential and excels in their chosen field. We endeavor to ensure that the students get their dream job. Our school emphasizes active learning and entrepreneurial thinking. A prestigious roster of renowned faculty most of whom are CEOs, COOs and CFOs. There is a fair size of a pie that includes faculty from universities abroad. Our Global Immersion Program (GIP) provides global exposure. It also creates a feel of experiential learning with international peer groups. Our well designed course structure reflects contemporary business needs. All PGDM programs are judiciously blended with an apt number of courses that teach disruptive technologies. A unique Executives in Residence (EiR) is designed to ensure that executives from industry visit college every week and give an exposure to students in different facets of business. 360 degree grooming ensures right preparation for job interviews from CV building to successful participation in the final interview. Academic sessions by Industry Experts and mentoring by Working Professionals help students outshine the competition and secure coveted jobs. Experiential Learning emphasizes more on hands-on experiential learning. Group Activities, Group Projects, Seminars, Presentations, Case Studies and Internships help students to adapt to any job once they graduate from ASB. A sprawling campus with state-of-the-art Classrooms, Library, Hostels, Sports Facilities and Cafeteria. PGDM in AI-DS is industry driven and more demanding in the present era.

What would you say are the best practices in the course offered in Ashoka School of Business, Hyderabad?

“Practical engagement, MOOCs certification and global immersion programme are available to pupils”

Two thirds of the program involves practical engagement. One Week Global Immersion Programme (Global Experience), Industry interface with knowledge sharing and technology enabled classroom for interactive learning are other benefits for pupils. Well established computer labs facilitating hands-on learning, Value addition through MOOCs certification and excellent start-up ecosystem in place are given to students. 

What are some valuable insights of the program that is offered at Ashoka School of Business?

“Personality development, learning mindset and critical thinking are the other insights available to students”

Sharpening decision making skills using AI-DS tools, and all round development of Personality is the primary insight of our program. Other benefits include high managerial efficiency in resource utilization, learning mindset to improve Knowledge, Skills, Attitude and Habits. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking create a Socio-Economic impact on campus. 

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How does the program ensure that students are being prepared for the future?

“Grooming program involves rigorous communication workshops, series of personal interviews, and industry best practices on campus”

ASB is the first B-school in India to introduce a 360 degree personality grooming initiative. The students before being groomed on the personality grooming trajectory would be tested by using tools of mapping of their interest and abilities to the requirements of different verticals of industries. They also go through mock interviews by the industry experts before joining as placement trainees. This exercise spans over the entire duration of the program that is from the first trimester through the last. This grooming program involves rigorous communication workshops, series of personal interviews, industry best practices to make them industry ready. Other objectives include designing a comprehensive development calendar, and imparting the grooming related training in the best way possible. We prepare each student for the industry of his/her choice, real-time tracking of the progress and cognitive restructuring of the elements of training. It ensures a better success rate during final placement.

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

“Conduct FDPs, conferences, seminars and other events for faculties”

Our faculty is provided with an opportunity to attend Faculty Development Programs (FDP), Seminars, Conferences, Corporate events and other events conducted by various forums.

How do you tend to build an industry connected with this program to the students?

“Organize classroom lectures, workshops, seminars and more in the campus” 

The Executive in Residence (EiR) program brings Senior Executives from Various Businesses including Technology, FMCG, Health Care, Finance and Investments, Retail and Consulting, together to form a group of Executives in Residence. They will interact with the students through Seminars, Lectures and Q& A sessions besides taking up the role of mentoring the students to make them industry ready by the time they graduate. Two sessions of 4 hours in a month, one each in every fortnight, will exclusively be dedicated for this program. Executives representing different verticals of business shall indulge in delivering Classroom Lectures, Conducting Workshops and Seminars organizing Industry visits, Guiding and Mentoring students.

What were the challenges that you faced while inculcating this program at Ashoka School of Business?

“Changing industry demands, blended learning and policy variations are great challenges faced by us”

Our campus offers Tech-blended PGDM programs and there were various challenges that the institute faced. Few of the challenges the institute experienced running this program include changing industry requirements, constant addition in emerging technologies and policy changes. Blended learning during Covid-19 and diverse students are the other challenges faced by us. 

What are the types of projects that students are working on through this program?

“Projects related to fintech, recruitment, service delivery and more are available to pupils”

Our students undergo a two months summer internship program. The following are the types of project done by our students includes Data Analysis, Research, Client Profiling, Fintech, Business Process Services with Tech Mahindra, Recruitment, Service Delivery with Apollo Home Healthcare, Entrepreneurial Finance, Fintech Startups, Financial Econometrics, Demand Study for Industrial Coatings, Fintech Innovation, Foundation and application of Financial Technologies. 

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What are the benefits and career options after pursuing this course?

“Provides equal opportunity of learning to all students coming from varied backgrounds and disciplines”

We not only prepare our students for leadership and managerial roles, but nurture their entrepreneurial skills. Our campus has launched an enterprising and stand out initiative to nurture entrepreneurial skills of the budding leaders. This initiative provides equal opportunity of learning to all students coming from varied backgrounds and disciplines by establishing an ecosystem using case studies as an effective tool of taking their understanding closer to reality. Our students at ASB are trained and groomed to embrace careers with an accelerated growth trajectory. PGDM students are better communicators, clever perceivers of opportunities and threats in terms of career building. During the programme of study, they are taken through a treacherous journey of challenges giving them a wonderful set of scanning the environment and coming up with triumphs against all the odds they can thrive to succeed.