Bachelor of Business Management

Bachelor of Business Management, or BBM, also referred to as Bachelor in Business Administration, or BSc Business & Management, is a degree course in Management spanning 3-4 years. This is one of the most popular courses of the management cadre, and focuses on the development of existing skills and inculcation of higher degree skills to carve a business professional out of a lay student. The students are exposed to several legal, organizational and marketing aspects and scenarios of the business and the management worlds, as a result of which they graduate as logical thinkers with practical problem-solving acumen. After having completed the course, they can explore avenues like management, pursue Master’s degree programmes, teaching and even start-up their own business with all the knowledge they have accumulated.

Syllabi and Course Details

The syllabus of the course encompasses theoretical as well as practical concepts and applications of various subjects that are integral to the management stream. Subjects that are commonly taught to candidates are:

• Business Law
• Ethics
• Economics
• Finance and Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Organizational Behaviour
• Supply chain Management
• International Business
• Strategic Management
• Management Information Systems
• Communication

The Course Details Comprise:

• Most of the above subjects are common to business / management undergraduate programmes across different colleges. However, some variation is to be expected between institutions.
• The course spans a period of 3-4 years, which is often sub-divided into semesters.
• Some reputed colleges with Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) or collaborations with foreign universities provide opportunities for meritorious students to transfer into 2nd year at the college abroad to complete the rest of their undergraduate education.

Admission Details

Admission into the Bachelor of Business Management / Bachelor in Business Administration / BSc Business & Management programmes is generally based on an entrance exam conducted at the national level, or by individual institutions. Candidates must first apply for the exam after ascertaining that they are eligible for the same. The next step will be to appear for and qualify the exam. Once evaluation of the written exam is over, the qualified candidates generally have to appear for the next round, often a Personal Interview with the concerned university. The final results are subsequently declared taking into consideration candidates’ Board examination scores, entrance examination grades and performance in the Personal Interview. Successful candidates are then invited to pay the applicable fee, and to submit documents for verification.

Careers after Graduation

Business / Management graduates can explore a lot of career paths, including, but not by any means restricted to, the following:

• Entrepreneurship
• Master’s programmes
• Academia
• Consulting
• Management
• Marketing
• Finance
• Business Analyst
• Financial Analyst
• Sales Manager
• Store Manager
• Inventory Manager

There is a very wide and varied scope after course completion which makes this course all-the-more exciting and popular among students today.

Studying With the Best

One of the best places to obtain an undergraduate education in business and management is the Indian School of Business & Finance (ISBF) in New Delhi. ISBF is among a select few Affiliate Centres of the University of London across the world, and offers a 3-year BSc Business & Management programme. Academic Direction for this programme is provided by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), which means that the curriculum and study material are developed by LSE academicians, and the setting and grading of the examination for ISBF students is also done by them.

An eclectic mix of eminent and experienced faculty from institutions like IIT, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Cambridge, JNU and Delhi School of Economics help create a unique learning experience for ISBF students. They ensure that the courses of this programme are taught through extensive use of project work, case studies and other application-oriented tools. ISBF has a proven track record of many students transferring into 2nd year of undergraduate study at LSE, University College London, Warwick University, and other prestigious universities abroad. ISBF graduates have also gone on to pursue Master’s degree programmes at top colleges such as Oxford, Harvard, LSE, Carnegie Mellon University, ISB Hyderabad, IIM, Delhi School of Economics, and many others.