Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management (BITM Pune) is an autonomous telecom business management school in Pune

Pune

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, India

India

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. BITM, an 'A++' Grade' AICTE accredited Business School is located in Pune.

History

The Balaji Institute of Telecom and Management (BITM), (Approved by AICTE, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India), is a management institute run by Sri Balaji Society, Pune. It was established in the year 2002 with a focus on the dynamic needs of the industry (Esp. Telecom Industry) in the ever-changing business environment and is driven by powerful forces of technological innovation, intense competition & globalization

Globalization

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. It has been ranked 3rd amongst the top B-Schools in Telecom & Management in India by 'Outlook' (Dated September 27, 2004) and - Rated as 'A++' Grade B-School in India (Source: Business India, Nov, 1 2009).

BITM trains its student

Student

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 managers to become the enablers of tomorrow's world. It strives to transform individuals into multi-faceted, multi-skilled, multi-lingual, dynamic, well-groomed and well-trained corporate citizens through intense grooming with a variety of our course specializations ranging from Telecom, Marketing

Marketing

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, Finance

Finance

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, Operations

Business operations

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, and Systems, with focus on IT & Telecom Management. The programmes are to make the students are compatible and enabled for all sectors of the industry and also cater to the niche segment of the ever-changing and dynamic telecom industry.

Campus

Combined campus of Sri Balaji Society, Pune spread over a 14.5 acres (58,679.5 m²) area overlooking the city of Pune, the BITM campus is situated on Mumbai-Bangalore Pass Highway. Apart from the state-of-the-art classroom

Classroom

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s and conference hall

Conference hall

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s, the campus has facilities which include:

• A Central Library which has over 1,00,000 books, reports, journals, periodicals, CDs and video cassettes.
• Separate in-campus hostel
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  s for boys and girls with all the necessary amenities.
• An Auditorium
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   which is used to host national and international events.
• A Health Care Centre, which has an on-call doctor.
• A multicuisine Canteen
  Canteen
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  and Mess which offer plenty of options in dining.
• The campus also has a Recreational Centre, Gymnasium and Swimming Pool to help students relax and rejuvenate.

Programmes offered

BITM Pune offers a two year PGDM programmes (Approved by AICTE) for residential students,

• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Telecom: Two year full-time PGDM
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Telecom and Marketing: Two year full-time
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Marketing & Finance: Two year full-time

Admission Procedure

The selection of the students for the 2 year residential PGDM Programme is on the basis of [CAT Test] + Group Discussion + Personal Interview.