| Title: INTEGRATING SKILL DEVELOPMENT INTO MBA PROGRAMME – A CASE STUDY OF RANI CHANNAMMA UNIVERSITY, BELAGAVI |
| Author: Dr. N Maruti Rao |
| Abstract: The pro-industrial initiatives taken by Government of India such as Make in India, Digital India, Startup India, Smart Cities Project, Online Project Management System, Removal Red-Tapism, etc are expected to create 100 million jobs by 2022. It means placement is not at all a problem for Indian B-Schools. According to a study conducted by ASSOCHAM, every year B-schools are producing over 10000 MBA Graduates. But it is astonishing to note that only 7 percent turn out to be employable. According to ASSOCHAM 93 percent of MBA Graduates are lacking the skills and abilities required to be employed. Therefore, employability is considered as the biggest challenge before Indian B-Schools. Many B-Schools are striving hard to inculcate soft skills among students. They have also initiated various measures and programme to impart soft skills among students. Rani Channamma University located in Belagavi city of Karnataka has pioneered in launching such initiative. It has introduced Skill Development Series (SDS) as a integral part of its MBA Programme. The Skill Development Series (SDS) has 4 Tracks viz. Communication Track, Technical Track, Training & Placement Track and Values & Ethical Track spread over 4 Semesters. The study aims at evaluating the effectiveness of the Skill Development Series introduced by Rani Channamma University |
| Keywords: B-Schools, Employability, Skill Development Series, Etiquettes, Values, Ethics |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.38193/IJRCMS.2026.8332 |
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| Date of Publication: 09-06-2026 |
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| Published Vol & Issue: Volume 8 Issue 3 May-June 2026 |