OCTAVE Business School

OCTAVE Business School is an educational institution imparting management education to graduates in and around areas in Nagpur . It was established in August 2010 in Nagpur, India. OCTAVE is a community driven initiative of the BITS Pilani Alumni. The name OCTAVE is derived from the fact that the founding team consists of eight BITS Pilani Alumni. OCTAVE owns news columns called Business Management Vista in education supplements of local newspapers - The Hitavada & The Times of India. The column is aimed at creating more awareness about management education in India.The School offers 2 years full-time Program and is affiliated to Sikkim Manipal University .Program structureStudents at OCTAVE receive UGC approved MBA Degree and another degree in PGP (Post Graduate Program) in Business Leadership. The latter degree is a private one and is offered in autonomous mode. The MBA degree course is offered over four semesters. The PGP Program is split into 2 eleven months sub-programs PGP I and PGP II.AdmissionsInterested candidates have to take OCTAVE Admission Test followed by Group Discussion /Extempore & Personal Interview round. Students who have already appeared for other competitive exams like CAT/MAT/CET/XAT/SNAP may request for exemption from OAT. It has been reported that OCTAVE gives more importance and preference to students for their performance in GD/PI than entrance exam . Admissions are based on merit basis & no reservation seats are available. The admission system emulates and is similar to admission system of BITS Pilani.