Alumni management software for MBA colleges and B-schools
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Why does a B-school need an alumni platform?
Students choose a business school partly for its network. After graduation, that network is what alumni value most — for hiring, job changes, deals and advice. Yet many MBA colleges still run alumni relations through LinkedIn groups and spreadsheets, which means the school cannot see who is engaged, cannot segment by industry or function, and cannot show prospective students what the network actually does.
An alumni platform gives the school a first-party, consented record of its alumni and the tools to put the network to work: jobs and referrals, mentoring, chapters, events and giving. Because alumni keep their own profiles current, the data improves over time instead of decaying.
Related: Alumni directory and profiles
What should a B-school alumni platform include?
Connect My Alumni covers what MBA alumni offices typically need:
- Directory filters by batch, programme (PGDM, MBA, executive programmes), industry, function, company and city
- Job board for alumni to post full-time, lateral and internship roles, with career requests from students
- Mentorship matching by industry and function
- City chapters with their own events and meetups
- Alumni business directory where alumni list their companies and services
- Events with RSVP, ticketing and QR check-in for reunions, leadership talks and chapter meets
- Donation campaigns via UPI and Razorpay for scholarships and centres
- Email and WhatsApp campaigns with segmentation, plus engagement analytics
Related: Jobs and mentorship
How do alumni help with placements and lateral hiring?
Final placements and summer internships are run by the placement committee, but alumni influence both: they open doors at their companies, run pre-placement talks and refer candidates. Give alumni an easy way to post roles on the portal, and give the placement team visibility. Lateral roles are just as important — alumni a few years out are often hiring or looking to move, and a trusted internal job board makes the network valuable to them, not just to students.
Track and celebrate this activity. Engagement scores and leaderboards show which alumni help most, and success stories (with consent) show prospective students the network in action.
How do chapters and the business directory work?
Chapters group alumni by city or region — Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Dubai, Singapore — with their own leads and events. Chapter leads can organise meetups without waiting for the central office, which keeps engagement going between reunions.
The alumni business directory lets alumni list their companies, products and services, and other alumni can discover and review them. For a B-school with many founders and consultants, this is a natural way to make the network commercially useful.
Related: Alumni chapters in Delhi NCR
Does alumni data help with accreditation and rankings?
Business schools in India may report alumni engagement and graduate outcomes to NAAC, NBA or international accreditors, and to rankings such as NIRF. Requirements vary by body and change over time, so check the official sources. The platform helps by keeping records of alumni events, mentoring, contributions and the career details alumni share, which you can export for your accreditation team.
Official sources: NAAC (official site) · NIRF (official site)
Related: NAAC alumni criteria
What does it cost?
Connect My Alumni has published INR pricing: a free Starter plan for up to 100 alumni, with paid plans from ₹11,995/month (billed annually) and a 14-day free trial. Larger schools with several programmes usually choose Enterprise for unlimited alumni, white-label branding and API access.
Related: Pricing · Request a demo
How should a B-school measure alumni engagement?
Pick a handful of measures that reflect what the network does, and track them every term: the share of each batch with a verified, complete profile; jobs and internships posted by alumni; mentoring pairs started; event attendance by chapter; and the number of alumni who gave time or money in the year. The analytics dashboard and engagement scores give you most of this without manual counting, and CSV exports let you share the figures with the director’s office or accreditation team.
Avoid vanity measures such as total sign-ups alone. A smaller network where alumni actively hire, mentor and meet is worth more to students than a large, silent directory.
How do we launch in one academic year?
Before convocation, invite the graduating batch to join and complete profiles while they are still on campus. Import older batches and recruit chapter leads in your three or four largest alumni cities. Use the annual alumni meet as the launch event, then make the job board the everyday reason to come back. Review engagement in the analytics dashboard each quarter and survey alumni at year-end.
Related: Alumni software for engineering colleges · Alumni engagement strategies
Frequently asked questions
Can alumni post lateral jobs?
Yes. Alumni can post full-time, lateral and internship roles on the job board for other alumni and students.
Can we create city chapters?
Yes. Create chapters for cities or regions and assign chapter leads who can run their own events.
Is there an alumni business directory?
Yes. Alumni can list their businesses and services, and other members can browse and review them.
Can we segment communications by industry?
Yes. Filter alumni by profile fields such as industry, function, batch or city and send targeted email campaigns; WhatsApp communications are available on paid plans.
What does it cost?
There is a free plan for up to 100 alumni. Paid plans start at ₹11,995/month (billed annually).
Put this into practice
Start on the free plan, or book a walkthrough with your own alumni data.