December 02, 2008

IIM Indore to impart management education to SAIL officials

As a part of the MoU with Steel Authority of India Limited, Indian Institute of Management Indore is all set to impart management education to middle level executives of SAIL.

The program has been designed by IIM Indore at the instance of the SAIL to take up this course to enable and equip their executives with necessary skills to face the new challenges ahead in the steel sector. The post graduate certificate program in management will be held for 15 numbers of middle level executives selected by SAIL.

Dr Pawan Kumar Singh director of IIM Indore said that the course has been designed to deliver the specific needs of the company. He emphasized that with the vital ingredients of focused dedication and disciplined approach for analytical problem solving in real life situations under constraints and pressures, the participants will immensely benefit from the grueling curriculum under the expert guidance of the finest faculty. He added that "The faculty would prepare the participants to meet the challenges in the area of operations, finance, marketing, IT, project management, logistics and supply chain management and the crucial utilization of human capital."

Dr Prashant Salwan program director for this course has presented the overview of the program. He briefed that “The program is divided into three terms. In the first two terms, the participants will be offered 16 core courses in economics, marketing, finance, accounting, organizational behavior, costing, etc. All these courses are compulsory. In the third term, participants will be offered elective courses. In addition to classroom teaching, there would be industrial visits and guest lectures. The participants will also have to work on the live-project concerning their area.”