Dr. G. Vijaya Sree has been working as the Principal of Vivek Vardhini School of Business Management, Hyderabad, Telangana since 2021. She has done B.Com in VS, ML and Costing in 1987 and M.Com in Banking in in 1991, both from Andhra University, B.Ed in Social and English from SBTE in 1994 followed by M.Phil in Commerce from AIG University in 2003 and MBA in HR & Finance from Sri Krishnadevaraya University in 2006 along with PhD in Management from Acharya Nagarjuna University in 2015 as part of her education. And she started her professional journey in 1998 as a Lecturer and has a wonderful 28 years of rich experience in the teaching sector. Apart from this, she has published 36 research papers in various national and international journals, authored 4 books and has participated in 19 conferences.Vivek Vardhini School of Business Management

What are some of the crucial aspects that have kept you connected with the dynamic world of education?

From the early years of my life, I have been very passionate about educating young and ambitious students of our society, because a Teacher not only improves students' lives by making them literate but also contributes to nation building by establishing a well-educated population. Also the experience is totally worth cherishing and satisfying when I connect with the students, instruct them to do a task or explore their thought process, inclinations and mindset throughout the interaction. 

Apart from this, the dynamic and challenging nature of the educational world regularly pushes us to conduct research about the emerging technologies and changes and trends taking place in the field so that best quality knowledge could be delivered to students. Last but not the least, being with the young generation, we too feel young and energetic. So I would say all these factors combinedly have kept me associated with the world of education. 

What makes your college unique in comparison to other educational institutions?

Our college came into existence in 2003 and today we have completed a fantastic 20 years. And Vivek Vardhini Educational Society which is managing our institution, was established in the pre-independence era, around 117 years back and at present a number of Degree Colleges, Schools, Marathi Institutions, Minority and Non-Minority institutes have beet set up under its patronage. Hence, we are one of the many independent institutions which society has established to impart finest quality knowledge to students and prepare a well-educated workforce for the country. 

Also, features which make us different from other colleges is that we are located in the heart of the city and students can easily reach out to us through metro, bus and other transport means. And we have developed a curriculum and state-of-the-art and technology enabled infrastructure as per AICTE standards and guidelines to make our courses more industry oriented. Lastly, we have a strong team of highly educated and experienced faculty members to teach and train students, needy students can pursue our MBA program even at zero cost and we have maintained a good placement record till date. 

Which factors make the MBA program of your college worth pursuing and a better chase for ambitious students?

Our college is offering a 2-years MBA program in specializations like Finance Management, Marketing Management and Human Resource Management to all the ambitious students and working professionals. And to make students industry ready, an extensive range of events and extra-curricular activities are conducted from time to time in collaboration with the industry experts and management professionals. 

Also, we have divided our MBA program into 2 parts namely academic and co-curricular, and on one hand in the academic approach we use real-time case studies to deliver lectures and also assign projects to students to explore their classroom learning and prepare themselves for the actual scenarios. Because the MBA is not any traditional course and demands the ground work experience and hence we encourage students to be mentally preoccupied with some innovative thoughts even when they are sitting idle. 

Apart from all this, we ask them to capture different taglines from different sources and then prepare programs on topics like IPR or Intellectual Property Rights, because in today’s competitive world, it's essential for Management people and budding Entrepreneurs to have a thorough awareness about these topics. Last but not the least, in order to transform them into innovative thinkers, we organize the best out of waste kind of activities and motivate them to design and develop unique items and models. Hence, these factors make our MBA program a best fit and worth pursuing for students.

How do you ensure that the students and teachers of your college stay updated with the latest developments of the management and commerce education sector?

For the purpose of keeping our students and teachers updated with the latest happening of the industrial and business world, we regularly encourage them to read Business related newspapers like Economic Times, Livemint, Business Today and Financial Express along with relevant journals and magazines and watch debate on business channels on Saturday and Sunday, so that they can understand what is happening in the business world, what kind of competition is there, which techniques big firms and organizations are using and how the environment of Entrepreneurship is evolving over time, for example, how Adani and Ambuja Groups have established their empire. In other terms, we give special emphasis to case studies to empower to enhance the knowledge of our students and brainstorming sessions are also arranged from time to time to spread the learned skills and info with each other.

How do you promote extracurricular activities in college to ensure the holistic development of students?

JAM Sessions, guest lectures and special training programs are regularly conducted by our college. Along with this, various kinds of competitions are held from time to time in order to develop problem-solving and conflict resolving skills in students and during these sessions, students are delivered with knowledge of finance related concepts and how to prepare balance sheets for small and big organizations. 

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How did you train your faculty members in accordance with industry standards and also to efficiently deliver the MBA program to students?

Being the Head of a Management Institution, I firmly believe that I must be aware about contemporary developments and issues of the outer world and should also be able to talk about the latest happenings of countries like India, Ukraine, China and America etc. along with UK relations with Europe, top-notch industries of the world and success stories of the small organizations. 

And to train our teachers as per industry standards, we regularly organize Faculty Development Programs, Seminars, Training Sessions and workshops etc. from time to time. The benefit of these events is that they not only enhance teachers' knowledge about a subject or domain but also help them to improve their teaching methodologies to suit students' needs. 

What career options would be available to students post pursuing the MBA course from your college? 

As we all know that MBA is a professional course, so there is no limit of work opportunities for the individuals having skills required in the Business World and the only trait they need along with in-depth subject knowledge is that they must be able to market themselves. Along with this, convincing and presentation skills too are important. So we conduct special training programs in collaboration with Microsoft and also encourage our students to write stock market examinations and mutual funds related tests to enhance their employability skills and look for career scope which fits with their unique talents. 

And after pursuing the 2-years course from VVSBM, students can work as a Brand manager, Sales Manager, B2B Sales Manager, Digital Marketing Manager, Investment Banker, Risk Manager, Financial Analyst, Finance Manager, Accounting Manager or Private Equity Associate etc. followed by HR Manager, HR Assistant or Employee Relations Manager with leading organizations and earn up to an annual salary package of INR 3 - 13 LPA.

How is your institute more welcoming and hospitable to students of different races or economic backgrounds?

Our institution is in the heart of the city and students of big businessman, Chartered Accountant and Engineers along with Luggage Pullers are studying on our campus. So I would say the vibrant diversity of our students clearly defines our hospitable attitude towards them and for us all of them are equal as we provide them the same kind of learning and growth opportunities along with world-class facilities and classroom ambiance. Irrespective of their economic or personal backgrounds. Also, in the classroom, when students of villages and cities sit together, responsibilities come on us and we put our 100% efforts to transform them into well-groomed individuals. Along with this, liaison hours are given to students so that they can know their peers well and share their knowledge with each other and gaps between their skills can be fulfilled on time. 

Any suggestions which you would like to give to the current youth and aspiring students?

I would advise my dear students and youths of our society to regularly upgrade their knowledge and skills, be proactive, competent and confident. Also, learn from your failures and don’t assume your phone to be your best friend. So, don’t get addicted to phone and social media which waste your time and also regularly interact with good and highly educated people of your society. Apart from this, stay updated with the latest happenings, trends and demands of your outer world, be vocal with everybody you know.