Overwhelming Journey at UBS

Universal Business School Campus - Karjat

The lush green business school has been the best decision of my life. From the start, till date it has been nothing but spectacular. Every lecture to every memory, made my life better than before. The knowledge shared, the memories made are the reasons I keep rooting for my college, UBS. The induction curriculum that took place in the first week is hectic for sure but it is the main game changer for me. Taught me lessons for life. There was no turning back after that. All the classes, the guest lectures, the events conducted by different clubs keeps us tied to the ground and busy every day and night. The one on one sessions with the mentors helped me to have a constant check on myself. I have been appointed as the president of the club I work for i.e. Arts and culture club. This is a privilege and another turning point of my life. Students here are from different parts of India with different cultures and traditions. This scenario here gave me a look into a wider world and gave me the best people as friends. After UBS , I know for sure that I will be able to face the competitive world out there with ease.

Monica Aithabathula
PGDM
President ( Arts and Culture Club )

UBS - Transforming Lives in True Sense

Arpit Gupta
Campus Reporter
Digital Head (Arts & Culture Club)

It’s been seven months in the campus and the journey is not less than a roller-coaster ride. Since the induction week followed by our routine lectures, it’s all been an informative and euphoric journey. Being a normal student of UBS and getting a post of Campus Reporter and Digital Head in Arts and Culture Club is all one desires for at this stage of life. 

UBS not only helped me to acquire theoretical management skills but as its motto says ‘Experiential Learning’ it truly sticks to that by conducting endeavours that helps to derive the actual scenarios of the VUCA world. The professors not only help to gain management knowledge but also share their valuable experience in the corporate world that is cherry on the cake for students to gain insights about the business world. 

Through various club events UBS helps the students to work on their skills of team building, project management, critical analysis, leadership traits and various others managerial skills. The session of Mentor-Mentee on every Tuesday helps to groom ourselves, hone our skills and keep track record of our career path.

Investing in UBS is one of my best decision of my life as it is a place where you can dream big and your dream comes true!

Sir Gurdip Singh Anand – A Man of Emotional Intelligence & Exceptional Leadership

Before coming to Universal Business School, I had to pass three rounds of Skype and telephonic interview to get admission in India’s first green B-School which is endorsed by 60 CEOs. I still remember that my final round of interview lasted almost one and half hour and was taken by the Chairman himself,the great mentor Sir Gurdip Singh Anand. That evening was the turning point of my life and I was absolutely overwhelmed by the lessons he had given me on that very day. He wanted to speak with my parents at the same time, I was curious and thought that I would meet and ask him about his impression but ………Alas!!!

Late Sir Gurdip Singh Anand
Founder Chairman - Universal Business School

I regret that I never got the opportunity to meet him after coming to the campus due to his ill health since as he was severe health issues. Now that he is no more yet I will not prefix “late” in to his name because few people are immortal for their deeds. Whether we get the opportunity to meet them or not, it doesn’t matter, they were, they are and they will be exceptional always. Our beloved Gurdip Sir is unprecedented in every aspect, be it his early professional life, be it the creation of our Alma Mater Universal Business School.

He was self-aware, self-regulated, optimistic, ever ready to embrace challenges and adapt according to the requirements. He was extremely disciplined, well-mannered and empathetic towards everyone. He always believed that UBS is a large family and the entire staff as well as students are its family members. He was a perfectionist and wanted to take UBS to the highest level of perfection. He stayed on campus with his family which proves his responsibility and accountability.

Even the security guards on campus have marvellous impression of him. In their words, he was a very humble soul. He, himself indulged in the “Clean UBS” campaign and was a mastermind who tried to expand UBS to its highest level of success. The newly built Girls’ hostel in which we are dwelling currently, the Library, the 160 seater in which we conduct our classes; all are the brain-child of this extra ordinary man with exceptional qualities. Not only the infrastructure, he has left behind the legacy of world-class experiential learning for the UBSians.

Ahani Ghoshal
CMBA2Y2

Once it such happened that he suggested me to go through few books of Robin Sharma, Kishore Biyani, Sam Walton and Stephen Covey. He also suggested to describe English alphabets. At the outset, I was surprised at this question but later on I realized that his intention of making me learn the mantras of achieving a successful life as a management student through “Accept failure” , “Be bold to recover yourself” , “Change yourself if it is highly required” , “Dare to do an exceptional task” , “Encourage yourself that you can” , “Fail till you reach success” , “Gain positive vibes from failures” , “Hide your weakness in front of others” , “Imagine yourself as a leader” , “Join good companionship” , “Kind to others” , “Lie can damage your career” , “Manage yourself” , “Network building factors” , “Optimism fetches win” , “Perfect in your work” , “Quiet and calm to achieve success” , “Rely on your capabilities” , “Struggle to reach your goals” , “Time management matters” , “Unity in your organization” , “Value yourself and others” , “Watch each and every minute things” , “Xenial in your community” , “Zeal yourself, don’t jeal of others”.

Though it saddens me to think that I missed the chance to meet this super-influential person yet I think I am quite lucky that I had a conversation with the  great leader, the superman with highest level of integrity and emotional intelligence, the man of commitment. May be ,we have lost his body but his soul is still with us, he is with us and he will always be there with us as our Friend, Philosopher and Guide to take us in the right direction with his intense vision and mission. This is my tribute towards my “GURU” and we, as UBSians, should be more responsible and accountable to carry forward his dream and to move the baton to take UBS to the epitome of success.

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UBS thrives!

Universal Business School or as we proudly like to call it the UBS is not only a Business school standing strong amidst the Karjat valley but is also our home. The business school offers a varied range of clubs, courses and curriculum or the 3Cs which not only suits our personal but also our professional interests. The outbound activities, presentations and the practical approach to academics have transformed us into confident managers with a practical approach to the industry. The presentations and platforms such as Indian Economic Review sessions have built our confidence to an extent that even if we are required to address a crowd of a 1000 people, it is definitely gonna be a cakewalk for us. The college has helped us broaden our horizon and provided us with a vision to think both outside and inside the box.

Akhil Menon
President - UBS Innovation Club (2017-18)
CMBA 2Y1

UIC (UBS Innovation Club) is a club built on the vision to empower students by constructive transformation. It creates platforms to enable students to generate, brainstorm and implement innovative ideas to develop an entrepreneurial mind-set.

UIC platforms like Trending, Case Blazer, Speaker of the Year help students develop required academic skills and professional skills. Projects like MBA Playbook help students in the preparation for placement interviews. Skill-pits is a platform where the talented students in a specific domain, get a chance to share their knowledge with the rest of the UBSians to help them become better learners.

Being the President of the club gave me an opportunity to develop my leadership skills, analytical and decision-making skills. UIC’s project management approach made me realize that a great idea, if not executed properly or within the time limit is of no value.

UIC Rocks, UBS Thrives!