Eligibility

Education

• For Indian Participants – Graduates (10+2+3) or Diploma Holders from a recognized university (UGC/AICTE/DEC/AIU/State Government) in any discipline.
• For International Participants – Graduation or equivalent degree from any recognized University or Institution in their respective country.
• Proficiency in English, spoken & written is mandatory.

Work Experience

• For Indian and International Participants – Interns/Working professionals.
• For company-nominated candidates, the educational qualification criterion may be relaxed in cases where participants have prior experience in Marketing.

Faculty

Dr. Anita Basalingappa

Professor Marketing MICA

Dr. Anita Basalingappa is Professor in Marketing and Chairperson – Online Programs. Prior to joining MICA, she was associated with Vishesh Advertising Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Karnatak University, Dharwad. Her current areas of interest also include marketing and competition, understanding social media as brands and social media behaviour, marketing decision-making, clothing as communication and CSR. In the past, in 2008, she has also worked on ‘Introducing Common Market Identity’ during her fellowship at Judge Business School and Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. She has been teaching MARKSTRAT, Return on Marketing Investment/ Metrics and Measurement in Marketing, Marketing Theory, Customer Relationship Marketing, Services Marketing, Brand Theory and Research and Blue Ocean Strategy Simulation across programmes at MICA since 2004. She has presented and published papers across conferences of repute, serves as a reviewer for various journals and is on the advisory board for a couple of organizations. She has also been guiding doctoral level dissertations since 2010. In addition, she has served as Chairperson of the marketing department for 4 years, Admissions committee for 3 years, FPM Program for 3 years and Research Committee for a year at MICA, apart from being a member on various other committees. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Mathematics, an MBA in Marketing and a Ph.D. in Customer Relationship Marketing from Karnatak University, Dharwad, India.

Dr. Falguni Vasavada-Oza

Professor Marketing MICA

Dr. Falguni Vasavada is Professor & Chair, Strategic Marketing Area at MICA. She is a double gold medalist with over two decades of teaching experience in the area of Marketing and Advertising. She teaches across programs and also runs online programs in the area of Advertising Management & Public Relations, Marketing & Brand Management for working professionals. She has trained corporate professionals and mentored young entrepreneurs. She has published in International Journals and presented papers in national and international conferences and is involved in international joint research projects in the area of advertising. She is a visiting faculty at management institutes of repute in India and overseas. She is a frequently invited speaker to reputed forums/panels/events and also is a TEDx speaker. Her teaching, research and consultancy interests are in the area of Advertising, Branding, and Social Media. She Speaks on Advertising, Branding, Marketing, Social Media, Personal Branding, Gender Equality, Body Positivity, Women Empowerment, Work Life Balance, Happiness as a Lifestyle and Motivation. In her free time, she loves to read fiction on women, watch movies and cook. And yes she loves social networking and believes in being technologically savvy and therefore is available 360 degrees. She influences through writing for youth and women. Her motto of life is – make the best of whatever you have. Appreciate the positives and live life to the fullest! She holds a Master of Commerce degree and a Ph.D. in Advertising.