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Manipal, November 26, 2010: T.A.Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) is one of the leading B Schools in India situated in the University town of Manipal in Karnataka. With a 25 year legacy of top quality management education, TAPMI has been ranked as one of the top B Schools in the country consistently over the years.
The 42 Acre campus of TAPMI houses state of the art facilities with a built up area of over 1.2 lakh sqft meant for academic building. There are 10 air-conditioned classrooms, a complete Knowledge Centre, a most modern Computer Centre and residential facility for over 600 students and faculty. The Institute is Wi-Fi enabled and has a well equipped library. The library has 33,000 books, 285 journals and 17 online databases in addition to Harvard publications (HBS).
Dr. Saji Gopinath, Director, TAPMI said, “TAPMI is proud of having 100% student placements every year. TAPMI is one of the very few Private Business Schools in the country to have such a large and scenic campus which provides the right ambience for high quality education. The new campus is being formally inaugurated by the Honourable President of India on December 9, 2010”.
AICTE approved Post graduate Management courses (PGDM programmes with equivalence to MBA from Association of Indian Universities) and recently introduced programs such as the two year residential PGDM in Healthcare Management and e-Governance Program for Executives (e-GPX) are held in the campus. The eGPX Programme has been designed to produce e-Governance professionals who will fill the capacity gap in the e-Governance space, both in the government and private sectors. The Healthcare Management programme leverages on the strength of Manipal Group in the field of Health care to offer a world class programmes that train high quality manpower to manage the challenges of emerging Health Care sector.
The top-class facilities in infrastructure and intellectual strength of faculty in teaching, research and consulting set apart TAPMI from the breed of B Schools that are mushrooming all over the country. TAPMI alumni hold senior positions in well known organizations in India and abroad such as Citi Bank, Cadburys’,PWC, ING, HUL, Phillips, DRL to name a few.
TAPMI believes in quality education of high standards and follows different pedagogical methods like Class Room lectures supplemented by Case Studies, Field Work, Presentations, Assignments, Guest Lectures, etc which equip the management students to learn through hands-on experience. BrandScan the largest market research fair held by a B School in India, games such as Beer Game aim at teaching students management through simulation games. Students can specialize in Marketing, Finance, HRM, Operations or IT areas. The focus on quality education is evident from the quality accreditation the Institute from agencies like NBA and NAAC in the past. TAPMI is also in the final stages of world renowned AACSB accreditation, perhaps the first Indian business school to reach this stage.
TAPMI has a vibrant campus life with students hosting fests such as Atharva the International B School fest, CSR activities in the region, intra TAPMI competitions such as Goonj, Outbound programme in the first year where the students are taught practical organizing and leadership skills in an adventure-oriented setting.
TAPMI’s program includes an eight-week summer project with a company (Management in Practise), after completion of the first year. During their project, the students are exposed to a real business environment and learn to address real business concerns and issues. Alternatively, they can commence on a project with an NGO (Non Governmental Organization) engaging in a social cause.
TAPMI’s faculty is a mixture of academic excellence and industry practice, with about 70% having doctoral degrees. The faculty-student interaction at the institute spans across informal (in events such as cultural and sports), as well as formal spaces. In their last term, students can optionally write a research paper in collaboration with a faculty member, which might then be published in TAPMI’s annual research compendium. Students can also work with faculty under the Course of Independent Study scheme, to pursue special areas of interest. The case studies developed by the students and Faculty of TAPMI are deposited in the European Case Clearing House from where they can be purchased by other B Schools and Companies worldwide.
The high profile speakers who have visited the campus include Dr. Montek S Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Shri. Salman Khurshid, Minister of State (IC) for Corporate Affairs & Minority Affairs, Smt. D. Purandeswari, Hon’ble Minister for State Higher Education, Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai, Mr. M.K.Narayanan, Governor of West Bengal and Former National Security Advisor.
TAPMI recently signed an MOU for Student / Faculty Exchange program with Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Manila, Philippines. The 2nd batch of e-Governance Program for Executives (e-GPX) 2010-11 in collaboration with National Institute for Smart Government (NISG), Hyderabad has taken off in November 2010.
TAPMI has also launched first of its kind Blue Ocean Strategy Research Centre in the country in collaboration with Blue Ocean Strategy Research Centre, Malaysia in its campus. The centre is first of its kind in India to train Indian corporates, students, and faculty at TAPMI to strategize and develop competition free market system. |
