Kochi Business School (KBS) Kakkanad is located near Info Park and smart city Kochi, Kerala, which is known as one of the best places to study and build a career. KBS campus has a peaceful, vibrant and learning environment to make students comfortable and focused.

Kochi Business School is affiliated to MGU Kerala. KBS provides separate hostel facilities for boys and girls. The school also celebrates course completion of students through an event for those, who pass the MBA programme every year. 

The school has entered into a strategic alliance with LEAD College of Management Palakkad, an iconic business school in Kerala known for its versatility, academic brilliance and visibility. It provides its students with most of the modern facilities, such as smart and internet-enabled classrooms, seminar hall, discussion rooms, IT lab, secure wi-fi access, library supported with digital backup, online journals and magazines, etc.

KBS offers a two-year full-time MBA programme which is available in six specialisations including Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, International Business, Operations Management and Information Systems. It also offers MBA for working professionals.

Some of the key facts related to Kochi Business School are tabulated below:

Candidates applying for KBS MBA programme must hold a Bachelor’s Degree of MGU, Kerala or equivalent. Also, it is mandatory for them to have a valid score in KMAT/ CMAT/ CAT.

• Application for KMAT entrance examination can be submitted only through online mode using the official website of KMAT, which is www.kmatkerala.in

• CMAT is one of the national-level MBA entrance exams for admission to more than 600 MBA colleges in India. The exam is conducted in January every year
• For admission to KBS MBA, CAT exam is also accepted, which is generally conducted in November every year

The institute offers a two-year duration MBA progamme with six specialisations, which include Marketing, Finance, HR, Information Systems, Operations Management and International Business. The eligibility criteria along with admission fee is mentioned below:

Value-added courses

KBS also offers various value-added certificate courses in NISM, Digital Marketing, Business Analytics, Competency Mapping, to name a few. Below are some highlights around these courses:

• These value-added courses are offered for working professionals with regular weekend sessions
• The sessions are held on Saturday and Sunday (9:30 am to 5 pm)
• Candidates need not take any break from their job/ career to pursue these courses

During KBS placements (2018-2020), students were placed in some of the top companies, such as Axis Bank, Just Dial, Eureka Forbes, Karvy Group, Wipro, Bandhan Bank, etc.

Students from both the first and second year are trained to take up research, projects and summer internship in well-known organisations with a stipend.

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