• A judicious blend of theory and practice prepares the student to function in a dynamic environment. DBS firmly believes that a careful application of fundamental concepts require rigorous training and conscious effort to generate an ambience that encourages individual initiative and, in the process, provides students with incisive business acumen. DBS arranges for the industry visits of management students in order to have practical experience. Experience/knowledge-sharing sessions of industry practitioners with the students of the institute are a common feature for both management and IT courses.
• Capsular, customized Personality Development Programmes are an integral part of DBS’s philosophy.
• In order to give its students a strategic edge over the students of other B-schools, the institute also provides additional professional certifications to its MBA students, notably:
o National Stock Exchange’s Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)
o Diploma in Micro Finance
• DBS’s faculty members and students regularly scan business magazines and newspapers; identify areas crucial for the development of the students and the soft skill requirements for the students. These ideas are presented by the students on a regular basis in the form of a periodic seminar called ‘ Market Pulse’.
• The mentoring of students by faculty members is a time-honoured practice at DBS. The students are divided in groups of ten and placed under a faculty mentor who acts as their ‘friend, philosopher and guide’ during their tenure at the institute and even beyond.
• Kaizen presentation is another regular and special feature of DBS. Students subscribe to financial dailies like ‘The Economic Times’, ‘Business Standard’ and ‘The Financial Express’. They study these papers, identify articles of their interest area, cut out clippings and paste them in a scrapbook. The students present their scrapbook to their faculty mentor, who asks them to present any of the articles or items selected by him. This is done every week. The presentation is evaluated by the mentor and the marks are incorporated in their mark-sheets.