Press Release Summary: Manipal Institute of Jewellery Management provides skilled manpower for the booming Gem & Jewellery sector
Press Release Body: With the rapidly increasing disposable incomes levels in India, the gem and jewellery industry is ready to boom. Over the last few years, the industry has grown at an astonishing rate. According to a KPMG study, India's growing importance in the global jewellery market is only expected to increase in the future with total estimated jewellery sales of US$ 21 billion by 2010 and US$ 37 billion by 2015 (www.ibef.org)
This boom is naturally reflected in our economic growth and index as well. The growth in purchasing parity of the middle class and surging income levels have resulted in consumption growth of gems and jewellery. There is no doubt that not only is this industry a booming sector; it is also a sector which is in need of more skilled manpower.
There aren't many professional programmes that cater to this demand. The Manipal Institute of Jewellery Management one that not only offers degrees in the subject, but also ensure that its graduates are industry-ready. A constituent college of Manipal University, MIJM was set up in 2005. The Institute offers a 3 year Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Jewellery Design Management (BBA JDM).
The BBA (JDM) is a professional course in which the students are given the relevant training to make them successful entrepreneurs and efficient executives in the Gem & Jewellery industry. In addition to knowledge on basic management subjects, like Business communication, Accounting, Business Economics and Computer Applications, the students are also given practical training in Gemology, Jewellery designing and Manufacturing Techniques.
"Students are given the opportunity for some on-the-job training in their final semester and this ensures that they are well equipped to handle the industry once they graduate. The graduates from this degree are also eligible to pursue higher studies if they wish. This renders our graduates employable and productive from day 1 of their graduation," says M.M. Shanbhag, Director of The Manipal Institute of Jewellery Management.
To qualify for this course, students require a minimum of 50% in 10+2, A levels, IB, American 12th Grade or equivalent. Potential students have to pass the All India Manipal University Online Bachelors Admissions Test.
Online entrance examinations for admission to these courses are available online at 19 designated test centres in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Ernakulam, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Manipal, Mangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Bhubaneshwar, Coimbatore, Gangtok and Guwahati.
Graduates of this programme have gone on to spectacularly lucrative careers with leading employers in the industry such as Tanishq, Krishnayya Chetty & Sons and Ganjam. Whether it is employment or entrepreneurship, MIJM gives students the tools to succeed.
For more details on the course and admission procedure, log on to http://www.manipal.edu
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