• Vivekanand College, Kolhapur (Empowered Autonomous) is providing quality management education since 2005.It is one of the oldest education institution affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Hence, the credibility of the BBA department is high.
• BBA is a professional course and enrolling in any management courses costs a lot. The cost of education i.e. tuition fees in Vivekanand College-BBA is lowest among other renowned business schools in and around Kolhapur. The cost factor is one the strongest profile for the department.
• Another strength factor for BBA department, Vivekanand College, Kolhapur is its Progression scenario. Approximately 50percent students have admitted for PG-MBA Programme,25 percent initiated as self employed, above 25 percent students merged in various companies & doing jobs in different sectors. Rests are homemakers and contributing to the society in various strolls of life for the respective years.
• Considering the cost of education and the progression, the ROI in BBA-Vivekanand College is highest among the other colleges in around Kolhapur. ROI has been a Unique Selling Point for the department.
• Remarking the need of practical experience,The department has taken initiation to start Internship Activities with business group in and around Kolhapur. (ESSAR & BLUEBOX)

WEAKNESSES:

• Competency of Entry level students /crowd is comparatively reducing for last few years. It might lesser the overall quality of the department.
•  The department lags in basic Industrial upfront which makes available industrial exposure to the students.
• The department Lags in making available big cities corporate exposure for the students.
• The psychology of the students due to locality (Semi Urban & Rural) constraints a lot in individual & departmental goal setting.

OPPORTUNITIES:

• The syllabus offered by the department since 2018-19 till to the date addresses the contemporary requirement of today’s competitive market.
• Department’s Modern Approach to learning includes case-study methods, presentations, situation handling and role plays, business quiz and exercise, group projects, field projects etc. It creates opportunities in Technological Exposure. For both teachers and students.
• BBA-Vivekanand College, Kolhapur is located at Central place in Kolhapur city is a prime location for big corporate businesses. Location advantage is affecting the overall strengths due to upcoming business opportunities nearby Kolhapur.
• BBA-department is under  administration of Vivekanand Shikshan Sanstha’s Vivekanand College, Kolhapur(Empowered Autonomous), hence this demonstrate prompt and timely direction & guidance
• The Alumni base of the department is relatively strong . The graduates from the Department are holding ranking position in top corporate businesses across the State. There is plenty of opportunity for the department and students to network this Alumni base and capitalize it during campus placement.

• The adoption of NEP_JULY_2023 offered flexibility to the students. hence student can capitalize this flexibility by engaging in various self-grooming activities &  extra-curricular activities.
• BBA Department has great exposure for multi-disciplinary learning. There are 25plus different departments under the faculty of Arts, Science, Commerce & B.Voc & Community college on campus. Thus the time flexibility and compatibility, is a great opportunity for the students.
• As per the students demand the department has great opportunity to start BBA+MBA-Integrated Programme.

• Increasing students mobility to the big cities like Pune & Mumbai is making BBA-Vivekanand a secondary option for many competent students. Competent environment drives the institute and vice-versa.
• Student’s low response for Training & Placement Activities run by the college in a centralized manner might reduce their interest is big challenge now.
• The growing number of colleges providing management course is making the course very common. This is making department to develop a specialized course as per the need of time and which can differentiate them.

Therefore, untimely decision, due to its administrative composition, regarding course modification, specialization of courses etc. may stand as a big threat in front of the Department.

(All this analysis is based on the responses received from the students graduated from Department of BBA, Vivekanand College Kolhapur. Some of the parameters might have changed due to the time differences of their education)