The Asian School of Business is about fashioning a new generation of informed and inspired professionals with the passion to lead. The program represents a fusion of academic rigour, individual interest and teamwork and focuses on enhancing critical business and management skills like analysis, problem solving, decision-making, effective communication and leadership.

It is different in a variety of ways; right from the how we the process is structured to letting aspiring professionals join the ASB community.
The institute believes that the challenge of an educational institution lies in adding as much value as possible to those who have potential rather than restricting education to only the abesta.

The philosophy of management today revolves around ensuring that the experience every stakeholder has with the organisation is one of adelighta. The Asian School of Business believes that unless the practices of the B-School reflect this philosophy, the consequence will be that a generation of managers which is unresponsive to the needs of society will be produced. Hence, even the admissions process is designed to give the prospective participant in the programmes as pleasant an experience as possible.
Entrance tests are offered at a number of convenient locations all over India and the test can be taken at a time convenient for the candidate. Thus, a student is not likely to be excluded from the process for reasons of conflict with other events, emergencies etc.

Further, a student has the flexibility to leave the programme at specified stages so as to pursue an employment opportunity and return to the programme to complete the requirements for graduation. This is of course provided the student has maintained the minimum prescribed academic standards

The faculty members at the Asian School of Business with the benefit of management education from the best educational institutions and work experience in reputed organisations are not just teachers in the conventional sense. They share their distilled wisdom and cutting-edge approach and have chosen academics to help the aspiring managers not only carve a career for themselves but also to contribute to a sustainable society through the organisations in which they are employed.
Students are invited to visit the schoolas website or visit the campus and talk to faculty and students to consider the experience offered by ASB.
ASBas Post Graduate Programmes in Management (leading to the award of the Post Graduate Diploma in Management) designed both for candidates with substantive work experience and for fresh graduates, demand from participants high intellectual vitality, demonstrated academic excellence, leadership qualities and commitment to pursue a management career.

The January Stream is designed for those holding a graduate degree and possessing substantial work experience with the streamas intake limited to 20. This programme leverages participantsa work experience for an intensive and much deeper academic exploration. This course will conclude in March 2010. Candidates should have had a first class academic career throughout.

The August Stream is designed for graduates with or without work experience. All applicants should have appeared for their final degree examinations and met all other requirements before the commencement of the course in the third week of August. They should submit degree/provisional pass certificates and mark sheets latest by October 31. Participants successfully completing course requirements will receive the PGDM in
March 2011

The August Stream intake is limited to 50

Last date for application:

January Stream: December 15, 2008

August Stream: January 31, 2009

Session Commencement:

January Stream: January 21, 2009

August Stream: August 17, 2009

All candidates will have to go through the ASB Selection Process (ASBSP). Those with excellent scores in IIMCAT/GMAT will have a good advantage.
ASB enjoys the benefit of guidance of a Board of Governors comprising professionals and academics of impeccable credentials, including Dr. S. Ramadorai, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Mr. (Kris) S. Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder, CEO, Infosys; Prof. Prakash G. Apte Director, IIM-B (Retd.); Mr. George M. Thomas Patron, ASB; Prof. K. Ramakrishnan Director, ASB; Mr. G. Vijaya Raghavan, President, VMA Consultants Pvt. Ltd. & Founder-CEO, Technopark; Prof. Samuel Paul, Director, IIMA (Retd.) & Founder-Chairman, Public Affairs Centre (Bangalore).
The core group of resident faculty at ASB consists of alumni from IIMs with substantial senior-level work experience. This is supplemented by visiting faculty and practicing professionals from around the world.

How to Apply

1.a. Students can write to Ms. Tigi Philip, Asian School of Business, Technopark, Trivandrum -695 581, Tel : 91-471- 6579001/2 with the envelope clearly marked aAdmissionsa enclosing a DD for Rs 1000/- in favour of a Asian School of Businessa payable at Trivandrum and requesting for a copy of the brochure and application form.

b. Students can also visit www.asbindia.in and download the Application Form. Courier the filled up application form with all enclosures and a DD for Rs 1000/- in favour of a Asian School of Businessa payable at Trivandrum to Ms. Tigi Philip, Asian School of Business, Technopark, Trivandrum -695 581, Tel : 91-471- 6579001/2 with the envelope clearly marked aAdmissionsa.

On receipt of application, students will be couriered the brochure to the address indicated by you.

2. Students are to take the ASB admissions test in the centre allotted to them. They will get at least one weekas notice before the test date. On receipt of application, students will be communicated the steps involved in taking the test.

3. Based on test performance, short listed candidates will be called for interviews.

4. Interview performance, admission test results, previous academic record, work experience, if any, and extra curricular activities will together determine the chances for admissions.

5. Selected candidates will be informed, upon which the first instalment of fees can be paid.

Scholarships

The George M Thomas Scholarships Programme recognises and rewards academic excellence by offering fee concession, not exceeding 50 percent to those students who are chosen purely on the basis of merit and joining the ASB’s PGPM. Those selected will need to remit only 50 percent of installments 1 and 2. Continuation of scholarship to subsequent terms is contingent on continued excellence in academic performance in the previous term. Scholarships will be given as part reimbursement of installments paid as per the schedule. The School’s decisions with regard to eligibility and amount are final.