Asian School of Business

In addition to the full-time MBA programme, Asian School of Business also offers short-term Management Development programmes that are tailor-made to the requirements of specific companies. In July 2011, Business Digest recognized ASB as No. 2 among private business schools in Kerala. ==Postgraduate Diploma in Management==

The two-year, full-time MBA programme at ASB includes a core curriculum in the first year and elective courses in the second year. The elective component allows students to select courses based on their areas of interest to gain specialized knowledge. The programme admits both candidates with prior work experience and recent graduates. ==Management Development programmes==

ASB offers education programmes designed for corporate professionals. For instance, over 100 executives from IBS Software participated in a two-month management development programme conducted by the institution. ==Open programmes==

In addition to custom MDPs designed for a specific organization, ASB also offers Open Programs, which are short MDPs open to any professional, who desires to improve their knowledge base in areas such as finance, marketing, strategy or operations. ==Industry support==

ASB enjoys the benefit of guidance from a board of governors, comprising professionals and academics, in India and abroad. They include Dr. Subramaniam Ramadorai former CEO of Tata Consultancy Services and advisor to the prime minister of India in the National Council on Skill Development, government of India; Professor Samuel Paul, former director, IIM Ahmedabad and advisor to the World Bank, Professor Prakash Apte, former director Indian Institute of Management Bangalore; Mr. Arun Kumar, board member, KPMG Mr. George M. Thomas, patron, ASB; Mr. Vijaya Raghavan, founder-CEO, Technopark. ==ASB Campus==

The Asian School Of Business started operations from the Padbhanamam building Technopark in Kerala. In 2011, the school shifted to its own new campus.ty. This is one of India's first academic campuses to be a LEED-certified Green Building complex and campus situated at Pallipuram A large, well-stocked library provides the place to research management literature and data. Asian School of Business library is an integral part of the learning resources at Asian School of Business. Library has a wide collection of contemporary management learning resources like Text books, Reference books, Journals, Popular Magazines, Newspapers, CDs/DVDs, Case Studies, Reports etc. The complete catalogue of the library is made available using Open Source Library Management Software Koha and can be accessed online. The classrooms, library, faculty areas and other public areas are air-conditioned for comfort. The campus consists of three main blocks: the academic block, the library block, and the hostel block. Completed in December 2012, the library block contains the library, kitchen, dining areas, gymnasium, and other recreational facilities. The academic block houses classrooms, including a seminar hall with a capacity of 300 and two classrooms with seating for 75 each. The hostel block provides separate floors for men and women and includes electronically controlled access. Each room has an attached bathroom and standard furnishings, with housekeeping services available. CPG Consultants - the architects of National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Changi Airport and Ahmedabad International Airport among others were hired to set up ASB's ₹ 63 crore campus in Trivandrum . The late Mr. MNV Nair was the Professor Emeritus and Prof. S Jagadish was the first Director of the school. In February 2012, ASB received an award from DNA & Stars of Industry Group for innovation in teaching methodology. The full-time faculty members include professionals from leading management institutions such as the IIMs, with extensive experience in both business and academia. ASB attracts visiting faculty for key subjects, most of them alumni of IIM. ==Director's List==

• Prof. Jagadish S (2005-2008) • Prof. Ramakrishanan K (2008-2011) • Prof. Rajeev S (2011-2014) • Prof. Nagabrhamam D (2014-2016) • Prof. Aby Abraham (2016-2017) • Dr. George Thomas (2017-2018) • Dr.(Col) P.S James (2018-) == International networking ==

ASB has exchange programs with University of Kansas School of Business. ASB has ready forged a string of tie-ups with universities like Instytut Organizacji i Zarzadzania W Przemysle (Institute of Organization and Management in Industry) (ORGMASZ) of Warsaw in Poland. ASB has also signed other agreements with European Universities and are in discussion with others in South Korea. ASB has held international seminars with invited guest faculty from, among others, Stanford Centre for International Development (SGID), Yale University, University of Rhode Island, and Northeastern University. ==Clubs and interest groups==

• Srishti - The Retail club ==References==