NAAC 'A++'- Grade & NBA Accredited
SONA SCALE
Where MBA Meets Industry
The Final Semester. The Real World.
Program Highlights
SCALE is where Sona's MBA journey transforms from academic to extraordinary. Your final semester is spent in Bengaluru — India's innovation capital — immersed in live industry programs, domain specialisations, and career acceleration that no classroom can replicate.
By the Industry, For the Industry, To the Industry.
SCALE — Sona Centre for Advanced Learning & Entrepreneurship — is not a classroom. It is a living industry ecosystem nestled in Bengaluru, where MBA students from Sona Business School spend their final semester in total professional immersion.
Backed by the 100-year legacy of the Sona Valliappa Group, SCALE bridges the gap between management education and corporate reality through domain-deep training, live industry interactions, AI skill-building, and high-calibre career preparation.
At SCALE, we don't prepare students for exams — we prepare them for boardrooms. Every session is designed and delivered by CXOs, consultants, and enterprise practitioners who bring real tools, real cases, and real standards into the room.
"Learning is never random at SCALE — it is progressive, practical, and industry-aligned."
3 Months · Full Immersion
A structured finishing school program combining domain specialisation with internships in Bengaluru's corporate ecosystem.
Industry-Built Curriculum
Every session is designed and delivered by CXOs, consultants, and enterprise practitioners — not just academics.
4 Domain Tracks
Finance, Business Analytics, Marketing, and HR — each with dedicated expert trainers and domain-specific capstone projects.
Day-One Readiness
From AI tools and Power BI dashboards to LinkedIn presence and executive communication — graduates arrive at work already performing.
Domain Tracks
Four Tracks.
One Standard
of Excellence.
Every MBA student at SCALE is placed in one of four domain specialisation tracks. Each track is delivered by practitioners from that specific industry — not generalists, but domain-deep experts who bring real tools, real cases, and real standards into the room.
Finance
Finance students at SCALE develop a sharp, policy-aware financial perspective that bridges academic theory with live market realities. The track covers Power BI for financial reporting, macroeconomic analysis, executive-level presentation of insights, and real-world budget interpretation — giving students the analytical lens that separates professionals from practitioners.
Mr. Butchi Babu
Finance & Power BI Domain Trainer · SCALE
Mr. Satya Sesha Sai Casukhela
Management & Financial Consultant · Former Director (Finance & PMO), Xerox Technology Services India
Union Budget 2026 — Policy to Practice
Mr. Satya Sesha Sai Casukhela — Former Director of Finance and PMO at Xerox Technology Services — delivered a landmark masterclass unpacking India's Union Budget 2026 with real-world clarity. Students built the financial intelligence that separates analysts from advisors.
Topics Unpacked
- Fiscal priorities and policy direction
- Tax systems and economic impact
- Infrastructure, MSMEs, and industry growth
- Business, startup, and employment insights
- Long-term growth and financial discipline
The session enabled students to connect policy with practice — going beyond numbers to real-world decision-making.
Expert
Former Director, Xerox
Focus
Budget Analysis · Macro Policy
Outcome
Policy-to-business thinking
Power BI for Financial Reporting — Fundamentals to Dashboards
An intensive training programme led by Mr. Butchi Babu covered Power BI from fundamentals to advanced dashboards — including data modelling, transformation, visualisation techniques, and real-time reporting. Students built complete, presentation-ready financial dashboards and delivered detailed analytical reports, applying every concept to live data scenarios.
What Students Covered
- Fundamentals to advanced Power BI concepts
- Data modelling and transformation
- Visualisation techniques and dashboard design
- Reporting with live datasets
Trainer
Mr. Butchi Babu
Tool
Microsoft Power BI
Output
Live dashboards
Meet Your Mentors
Mr. Thyagu Valliappa
Founder & Chief Mentor @ SCALE | Data Analysis, Business Analysis
Ishan Sharma
YouTuber with 2M+ subs | BITS Goa | Helping Brands Grow on YouTube
Pankaj Sharma
HR Organizational Builder | Tedx Speaker I AI Generalist I EI Coach
Sheetal Jerath Sharma
Human Resources Transformation Expert
Deepti Tomar
3x TEDx Speaker | Keynote Speaker | Strategic Learning Advisor | Grant Thornton Bharat LLP
Charu Sharma
Marketing | Strategy | Communication | Coaching
Bharath
CEO, Edukron · AI Productivity for Business Managers
Suma Annegowda
LinkedIn Strategist (Founder, LinkedInForHER & Brand Tattva)
Ms. Lalitha Akkaraju
Data Scientist
Mr. Butchi Babu
Director CARE - Chidambaram Academy of Refinement and Enrichment
Mr. Satya Sesha Sai Casukhela
Management & Financial Consultant · Former Director (Finance & PMO), Xerox Technology Services India