We achieve this through core academics, international immersion programs, exposure to grassroots research, industry- and government-confronted ground-level problem statements, and complementing technical certificate programs offered by acclaimed corporate and academic institutions. We nurture their minds to become self-driven entrepreneurs by providing leads to sponsored funding and focused consultation provided by prominent business leaders in society.
Academia is a culmination of faculty, curriculum, pedagogical tools, and evaluation. All these pillars need to be strong in order to develop a strong learning foundation for students. Management education is more about practice, execution, decision making, and leadership than about theory. My roadmap as a Dean of the Faculty of Management would be to expose students to the coarse terrain of hardships and challenges in the outside world, each of which should be converted into an opportunity at best, and a learning experience at the least. Hence, the practice is as closely knitted to theory such that one follows the other, making both equally relevant. To attain this, we follow a rigorous course structure, training, pedagogy, and evaluation method.
Our faculty comprises a good stream of teaching, research, and consultants having rich experience in education. We have professors who have soaked themselves in the corporate and government arena and can bring their experience to the teaching table. Our curriculum is tailored to industry and societal needs. We bring in digital agility and innovation by moving beyond traditional frameworks, integrating deep dives into AI, data analytics, and digital governance. Our curriculum supports a global perspective and international collaboration to make our students global citizens. We foster essential international exposure through strategic partnerships with leading business schools; with over 150 MoUs worldwide, offering collaborative research opportunities, semester exchange, twinning, and dual degree programs, industry partnerships, and mandatory cross-cultural management consulting projects that prepare them to lead in any international context. We have rural immersion programs so that students acclimatize to real-life ground-level problems that stimulate critical thinking, logical reasoning, and problem-solving. We encourage students to go through research papers and novels to form independent views on subject matters of academic and business interest. We kindle free-flowing expression of their thoughts through town hall debates, encouraging students to build their own social media followings, participate in research conferences, case studies, and hackathon competitions, so they get a reality check of where they stand in the eyes of external evaluators.
Future success demands leaders who prioritize inclusion, social equity, and environmental stewardship. Our curriculum ensures graduates become fluent in the technologies that are redefining markets, leveraging innovative pedagogical tools such as cutting-edge business simulations, virtual reality environments, and blended learning models such as case studies, movies, strategic games, Ted Talks, consultants’ orientation, modelling etc. to enhance the learning experience and practical skills acquisition. Our environment is dynamic, rigorous, and profoundly rewarding.
At the end of the program, you earn an attitude and a personality which is a passport to being a global citizen leader. You can wear SRM on your sleeves to be all successful. Our aim is not to help you earn a job or a degree instead be gamechangers and world changers through our enriching academic ecosystem. We invite you to explore our programs, and join us in shaping your destiny.
Prof. Dr. Vijayalakshmi Iyengar
Dean, Faculty of Management,
Delhi NCR Campus Ghaziabad
dean.mgmt.ncr@srmist.edu.in
9819016356/01232-234381/9355977303
