My Experience at FLAME

I chose this college because its MBA placement percentage is high. Although I was working before I joined, I left because I wanted to pursue an MBA and bag a superior job and good package. CAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT/GMAT/MHCET all these entrance exam scores are accepted. Register yourself at the official portal of college. Then use the auto generated email instructions to login and fill the application form. Application form filling is the first step in the admission process. Application fee is Rs. 2000/- .It can be paid through online/ DD/ scratch card bought from the Flame counsellor using cash. For scratch card applicants they just have to fill in the number on the scratch card in the application form for payment. After submission a confirmation email with a PDF copy of all the documents submitted will be received with the same mail. Then notification will be sent for a Personal Interview. Video recording is done during the personal interview about why you want to join Flame ?. On the Spot Essay writing of about 200-250 words has to be completed in 30minutes. PI and Essay writing are conducted on the same day. One can also apply through giving FEAT i.e the entrance exam conducted by Flame itself. Past academic record and extracurricular activities are also considered Statement of purpose is submmited. Personality profiling is done. After considering all these points shortlisting is done. They do fair shortlisting. Shortlisted candidates will receive an acceptance letter after that fee has to be paid for confirmation.

The two year program is divided into core courses, liberal courses, capstone courses, open electives and sports. faculties paid equal attention towards each one of us. I chose to do an MBA because I wanted to upgrade my education and job profile, also it was the requirement for growing in the industry. Business communication, Marketing Management, Enterprise system ,and financial management were some subjects that have helped me a lot while working.

Placements are very good. It was one of the main reasons I chose this college for my PG. The placement percentage is 96%. The highest package offered was 15LPA. Various companies visit from different sectors. HDFC, Axis, ICICI, Yes bank, Capital first are some top banks that recruit. Other companies are TCS, ITC,JSW, The metro group, reliance, Viacom 18, BLUE Dart ,RBL bank, etc. I got placed with ICICI prudential. I got a 9LPA package offer.

The total fees that I paid for MBA was 16,25,000. This fee included lodging and boarding charges as well as other charges such as on-campus medical expenses, University bus service for Pune city, IT services and counselling. Scholarship options were many Merit scholarships at the time of admission that had partial and full fee waivers based on merits. FLAME fellow programs and Emergency need based support. Scholarship conditions are mentioned on the university website. Rs50,000/- caution money is deposited at the time of admission . It is refundable.

The annual cultural fest is known as the FLAME Fest. There are many competitions like marathon, singing, Poetry, dance, drama, fashion show, gaming, Photography, advertising contests, creative writing, public speaking ,etc. Different student houses compete against each other. It is a great opportunity for social building.

Hostel facility is good. Separate hostels for Girls and Boys are available. Twin sharing Ac and Non-AC rooms are available with an attached bathroom. Rs. 70,000/- is the charge for Non AC rooms and Rs. 85,000/- is the charge for AC rooms. The lodging and boarding fees are inclusive of dining facilities and also laundry facilities for up to 40 clothes.

After the submission of the application form. shortlisted candidates are called for apersonal Interview round, where first an essay has to be written of about 200-250 words in 30 minutes. the topic is given on the spot. Video recording is done during the personal interview for the reply of the question "why do you want to join FLAME?" I went through all this process.