Atharva School Of Business

Emerging unarticulated needs and realities need a new approach both in terms of thought as well as action. At Atharva School of Business we believe in creating value through continuous efforts to build up future managers & leaders with a new and practical approach. The brand was established by Executive President Shri. Sunil Rane with a vision that states “Without action is just a dream, action without vision is just an activity. Action and vision can together change the world." Atharva School of Business one of the top MBA college in Mumbai believes in this saying and strives to grow and excel as an educational institute in the field of management education, consultancy and research”. Shri. Sunil Rane has humanized the brand through his belief in excellence by pursuing his vision “Excellence in Education” by empowering student’s development. At Atharva we choose to tread the path less travelled. Our aspiration is to create a fertile environment conductive to experiential learning. Our destination is to nurture the citizens of our institute who can lead self, organisations and society.
Atharva School of Business started with the flagship programme Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies (PGDM) which is equivalent to MBA. Its multi-disciplinary approach offers a fine blend of General Management & Functional specialisation in Finance, Marketing, Human Resource, Operations & IT management approved by AICTE. With a strong emphasis on Acquisition, Application and Assimilation of knowledge: this programme focuses on creating the confident and strong managers of tomorrow.
ASB also went onto set quite a few benchmarks in the industry under the guidance of the Director of ASB Dr. Swati Parab by introducing the corporate concept of ASB-MAP (Mentor Accelerated Programme), mentor- mentee programme, promoting cross functional leadership, Stock Market Simulation Programme, Mentor Accelerated Programme and Live Projects with reputed companies.
Due to this holistic approach, ASB went ahead with winning accolades and awards in the education industry by being consistently ranked amongst the Top Business School in the country by various national B-School surveys. The brand image progressively achieved greater heights with the contribution of intellectual capital in the form of the Faculty members being awarded as “Best Management Faculty” by the industry on numerous occasions. The students also started winning accolades in the industry by winning laurels in the various Business Competitions run by the industry.
With the 360-degree development happening, the PGDM placements also gathered momentum. We have been a consistent performer in the area of placements despite the challenges. We could rise in the area of placements due to the vision of our Executive President which is to make our students employable in the industry. Mr. Sunil Rane aims to provide a unique experience to the students with introducing Global Immersion Programme which would help in exchanging and sharing of good practices that could be replicated to improve the efficiency, production and competency in their respective field of study.
The Global Immersion Programme of PGDM provides exposure to students at a global level which enables them to learn the cross cultural management practices, comparative analysis of the business phenomenon and opportunities in various countries. Institute has given a lot of thrust on the Global Study Tours in the last three years by moving from South Korea to China and finally Singapore.
With introducing a range of innovative practices in education industry, Atharva as a brand has arrived and set a mark in its pursuit of Excellence in the field of MBA education. Atharva as a brand is an asset as it brings credibility and connects powerfully with all its stakeholders on a personal and a holistic level.

Atharva School of Business has chosen the “design thinking” approach towards management education. All our efforts as a result stem from the integration of design thinking into management education. We strongly believe in the saying by Swami Vivekananda that states “We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on one’s own feet. Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in a man.”

ASB , is widely recognized for its commitment to excellence as espoused by its founder Mr Sunil Rane and Faculty which has a formidable blend of Industry experience and high quality Academic credentials. The ambience, culture and infrastructure that surround us is not only conducive for focused academic pursuits but also provides the wherewithal for a fully rounded personality in each of the Atharvites; Our strong industry interface bonds has also helped us drive our Placement successfully.