Auro University BBA Review By Vandana Patel

I completed my graduation from Auro University in 2017 with a BBA Degree. There are some specializations available and I did that in Marketing and will give inputs on how the course went by. The course is divided into 6 semesters and a compulsory summer internship at the end of 4th semester. The college course is designed to impart basic business knowledge and also made me learn the modern-day procedures, processes, and systems. The college offered me optimal teaching and whatever I learned at my graduation days helped me during my post-graduation. Some of the program highlights were conducts practical that are tied up with banking and other business sectors. Assignments were given in bulk and most of them had to be presented through groups assigned. You can choose from a wide array of elective subjects. I would say that Auro is the best option for BBA aspirants in students of South Gujarat. There are not many private universities and Auro is certainly one of the best in them. The University is still new so one can argue that the degree from Auro doesn’t hold a great value as of now.

I compared the course of BBA that with Veer Narmad South Gujarat University as that is the only other university in Surat that provides BBA. The program of Auro is much advanced and has been outlined to serve the growing complexities and challenges of the dynamic business environment of not just India but globally as well. Auro also holds many extra-curricular activities and participating in them made me high in confidence. Thus, it wasn’t just about the bookish knowledge that one will have at Auro, it’s the overall development as a person is what I witnessed at Auro.

I have read some reviews and all say that the faculty of their college has a degree from some of the best business schools in India and that they are all Ph.D. This is not something that you will find at Auro. Just like the University the faculties were also quite fresh but are all capable of teaching. They made us understand the basics as some of them had worked in some or the other sectors and knew the rising challenges that we will be facing. For some practicals, we were taken out of the campus and that was a great learning curve because as a marketing student we should know everything from selling the insurance policies on road to selling the luxury cars in the showroom.

Surat doesn’t have many big corporate offices so if one thinks that students graduating from Auro will get placed in MNCs, then one can keep dreaming. Many might not agree but Surat has the highest percentage of people owning cars in India and therefore car showrooms were the ones who pushed the placement drive by hiring the young aspirants at a salary of 30-40k a month. Surat is a business hub and a salary of 30-40k is unimaginable for a fresher in the city. Thus, Auro has done a great job and people in the city know what the student of the university is capable of. 30-40% of students had a job through campus after pursuing the course while the rest had to deal without a job from the campus.

The university has built 2 superb halls of residence. One each for boys and girls. All the rooms at the residence are available in twin sharing. The hostel was full for the most part during my course as the capacity as of now is quite less but the university has planned for new hostels in the future. Non-hostellers were allowed in the hostel from 10 am to 6 pm. For girls, 7 pm is the curfew time and they need a local guardian signed letter if they wished to stay out beyond the restricted time. I had some friends staying at the hostel and they were gaga over the hostel facilities. The food at the hostel as per their wordings was ‘mind blowing’.

A campus of 40 acres with 8 academic buildings, lush green gardens, some cool café’s, a home-like hall of residence, and a beautiful football ground is a treat to watch. There’s no college or university better than Auro in Surat. A sprawling campus with a huge parking area as most of the students their own vehicle to come to the college. One of the prime reasons for that is the college location. When I joined the college, there was nothing near the college but with time some malls and business centers have been established near the campus. Since Auro group has a hotel chain, they have built the university like a resort. You will feel like you have entered a 5-star hostel when you enter the building. The football ground was a multi-purpose ground as it was decorated like a big fat wedding destination during the annual fests and Garba nights.

One thing which I hated the most at the campus was that every student had a complaint that their parents didn’t allow them to go outstation and that is why they joined Auro. I had the option of going out by chose Auro as I didn’t wanted to leave my city for the graduation course. Auro is bigger and beautiful than many of the universities in India. The facilities are no less and the annual fest was no less than a fest that you see in DU or MU.