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The Institute offers a four-year course leading to B.Tech in
aeronautical, chemical and civil engineering, computer science. It
offers MSc course in chemistry, mathematics, physics and statistics.
The Institute offers an MTech in different branches of
engineering. Candidates must have a BTech with high second class.
Candidates must have completed the graduate aptitude test in Engg
(GATE) conducted at the five IITs for eligibility to the post-graduate
course.
The Institute awards PhD in engineering, science and the
humanities and social sciences.
Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad-380 015
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, set up by the
Government of India in collaboration with the Government of
Gujarat and Indian industry as an autonomous institution in 1962,
provides education, training, consulting and research facilities in
management.
The overall objective of IIM Ahmedabad is to improve the
quality of management in organisations and to develop management
knowledge through research and applied work. IIM Ahmedabad is
a school of management and not a school of business administration.
It has been the objective of the Institute to study problems of
management in various types of organisations. While it started with
the industrial sector, the Institute extended its activities to various
development sectors including agriculture, co-operatives, rural
development, health and population, education, government and
other public systems. The overall objective of the institute will
continue to remain focussed in future on "developing managerial
knowledge and improving management practices of organisation in
different sectors of the country".
The Institute intends to consolidate further its work in other
sectors of importance to the development of the country.
The Institute conducts the following major programmes: 1)
Two-year Post-Graduate Programme in Management for graduates
from all disciplines which aims to develop professional managers.
2) Fellow Programme in Management (equivalent to Ph.D.) for
those wishing to pursue careers in teaching and research. 3)
Management Development Programmes (MDPs) which cover both
general management and functional areas. These MDPs are for
industry, business, agricultural and rural sectors and public systems
covering education, health and population.
Indian Institute of Management,
Calcutta 700 027.
The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta was established
in 1961 and has remained an autonomous institute.
The Institute provides specialisation courses in Management
(Finance & Control). Behavioural Sciences, Personnel & Industrial
Relations; Marketing; Management Information Systems ; Opera-
tions Management; Economics; Mathematics of Management Sys-
tems; Operations Research & Systems Analysis; Regional Develop-
ment; Sociology and Statistics.
The Institute provides Post-Graduate Programme (equivalent to
MBA) with a course duration of two-years.
The Fellow Programme in Management of the institute is
considered equivalent to Ph. D. by the Association of Indian
Universities.
The Institute offers a two-year Post-graduate Cert Programme
(part time) in General Management for inservice graduates holding
executive positions.
Short duration extension programmes for practising managers,
tailor-made programmes for Government officers and others and in
company training programmes are also arranged.
The Institute's Faculty is involved actively in research spon-
sored by the Centre for Management and Development Studies.
Indian Institute of Management,
Lucknow
The Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, was started in
the academic year 1984-85.
The Institute's main activities at present include Post-Graduate
Programme (PGP), Executive Development Programme, Research,
Consultancy,
Seminars/Conferences/Workshops
and
Publications.
Having stabilised its two-year Post-Graduate Programme in Manage-
ment, the Institute embarked upon a plan of expansion, growth and
diversification of its education, training development and research
activities in 1988-89. The intake capacity of the Post-Graduate
Programme was raised to about 100 students in 1989-91 as against
an average of 30 up to. 1988-90.
The plans for initiation and diversification of research and
training activities have been in consonance with the basic philosophy
of the Institute, one of concern for and commitment to the society.
In this respect, six thrust areas were selected under the National
Policy on Education (NPE) framework.
Executive Development Programmes (EDP) of one to four
week duration have since been scaled up significantly. These
Programmes
inter alia
cover management concepts & decision-
making techniques, refresher courses on agriculture & rural develop-
ment and administration of anti-poverty programmes.
Indian Institute of Management,
Bangalore-560 076
The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, was estab-
lished by the Government of India in co-operation with the
Government of Karnataka in 1973.
The Institute aims at augmenting the management resources of
the country through programmes of teaching research, consultancy
and other professional services. The Institute strives to enhance its
contribution towards strengthening the managerial competence in
business and industry and is continuing efforts to improve the
effectiveness of public sector organisations and public systems, and
under-managed sectors of the economy such as agriculture and rural
development, education, energy, health and population, human set-
tlement, environment and transport.
The Institute's two-year Post-Graduate Programme in Manage-
ment (equivalent to MBA) is one of the important management
educational programmes in the country.
The Fellow Programme in Management of the Institute is
recognised as equivalent to Ph.D. by the Association of Indian
Universities. This programme provides for development of concepts
and skills for advanced research in the management fields and
prepares graduates to take positions in teaching and training insti-
tutions as well as in corporate bodies.
The Institute offers every year a comprehensive package of
Management Development Programmes (MDPs) for practising
managers. These programmes span various functional areas of
management as well as general management. While some are tech-
nique-oriented, others emphasise problem-solving and decision-
making skills. The Institute proposes to extend its commitment by
offering MDPs in public systems and infrastructural industries such
as education, health, transportation, energy and rural development.
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