IIM Vizag companions with 13 INIs to supply administration programmes for engineering college students

IIM Visakhapatnam Launches Twin-Diploma Programme for Engineering College students with MBA Possibility

VISAKHAPATNAM: In a primary for any Indian Institute of Administration within the nation, IIM-Visakhapatnam has launched a novel dual-degree programme for college kids of centrally funded technical establishments – establishments of nationwide significance (INIs). This programme permits college students to pursue a one-year diploma in enterprise administration from IIMV concurrently with their engineering diploma. Upon completion of the diploma, college students can select to increase their research with IIMV in a hybrid mode for an extra yr to earn an MBA diploma.
To this point, Nationwide Institute of Know-how (NIT) Warangal, NIT Tadepalligudem, IIIT-Kurnool, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Vitality-Visakhapatnam, NIT Manipur, NIT Mizoram, and NIT Agartala have partnered with IIMV for this programme. IIMV has lined up collaborations with NIT Meghalaya, NIT Nagaland, NIT Nagpur, NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Jalandhar, and NIT Kurukshetra within the coming weeks to additional increase the attain of this programme.
Because the enterprise panorama continues to evolve, the programme’s deal with growing techno-managerial abilities is predicted to align nicely with the rising business demand for such abilities within the recruits. The programme not solely saves college students a yr of research but in addition eliminates the necessity for the difficult CAT (Frequent Admission Check) examination to finish an MBA diploma from IIMV.
Chatting with TOI, IIM Vizag director Prof M Chandrasekhar stated that by enrolling on this programme alongside their engineering research, college students will domesticate a novel techno-managerial mindset, mixing technical experience with administration acumen. “This twin strategy equips college students to not solely reply to technical questions from recruiters but in addition to confidently handle enterprise and strategic challenges throughout placements, offering them with a definite aggressive benefit,” stated Prof Chandrasekhar.

“A serious benefit of this programme is its flexibility. College students can research remotely from dwelling, their workplace, or any location that matches their schedule, as courses are scheduled for weekday evenings and Sundays. Whereas recent graduates usually begin on the junior degree, profession development leads them to managerial roles, which demand a definite set of competencies similar to strategic considering, advertising and marketing administration, management abilities, operations administration, and provide chain optimisation. By this programme, college students purchase these essential managerial abilities throughout their diploma, permitting them to instantly apply their studying in real-world enterprise contexts, accelerating their skilled improvement and management potential,” added Prof Chandrasekhar.
Prof M S Jawed, Program Chair, IIM Visakhapatnam, stated the MBA part of this initiative is structured as an built-in course, bypassing the necessity for the CAT examination. “College students can full their BTech in 4 years whereas concurrently incomes a diploma in enterprise administration. Upon ending their undergraduate diploma, they’ve the chance to increase their schooling for one further yr in a hybrid mode to earn an MBA by means of IIM Visakhapatnam. Whether or not they select to enter the workforce, pursue superior research similar to an MTech or PhD, or enterprise into entrepreneurship, college students can proceed to construct on their administration experience, additional boosting their profession trajectory,” stated Prof Jawed.
IIMV just lately signed an MoU for the programme with NIT Mizoram. Throughout a gathering with the IIMV delegation, Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma expressed his help for the partnership. Mizoram governor Dr. Kambhampati Hari Babu, who initially hails from Visakhapatnam, additionally voiced his endorsement for the initiative in a separate assembly with the management groups from each establishments.