Vision Statement:

To contribute to the all round development of Indian world of work and its global associates through excellence in decision making and problem solving. In doing so, to emerge as a prime knowledge resource for the growth of the industry and society and to remain a source of pride for all Indians.

Mission Statement:

Through effective research, teaching and education extension activities constantly seek to strengthen the ongoing process of management and extend the frontiers of management knowledge. In doing so, consolidate the creative bridge between the traditions of management through in India and global processes of management. In the process, nature committed faculty and dedicated staff and make available to our students and client groups a world class scholastic infrastructure that is highly conducive for learning and creativity. As a result, develop leaders for industry and society at large.

About Department and Programme:

The Post-graduate Programme in Management at IIT Delhi has existed for over three decades and has carved a niche for itself. The department of Management Studies imbibes the overall openness of the culture in IIT Delhi valuing all its stakeholders. In response to the feed back from the students, alumni, and industry, the Department of Management studies launched two MBA programmes in July 1997. The objective of the programmes is to impart management education in an engineering environment so as to enable the student to be optimally equipped to respond to the changing requirements of the industry in the Indian ethos. The wide international exposure, linkages with the industry, experience and diversity of their background create a rich faculty resource. The Department offers two MBA programmes. The full-time MBA Programme is focused on "Management Systems" and is designed to be completed in two years. The part-time MBA Programme is focused on "Technology Management" and is designed to be completed in three years. The programme provides a wide range of choices to the student resulting in attractive employment opportunities at the completion of the programme by incorporating a combination of various technical skills and value focused decision making along with the regular teaching. All this is imparted in a course work offered in a flexible mode.

Distinguishing Features:

Post Graduate Management education began in IIT Delhi in 1976 with Professor Sudhir Kakar as first Co-ordinator of the PG program in what was then the ‘School of System and Management Studies’. Through gradual process of evolution, when Professor Vinayshil Gautam was the Head in 1993, it acquired the statutory status of ‘Department Management Studies’ under I.I.T. Delhi Act.

The formal appellation of Master of Business Administration (MBA) for PG program in management came in 1997. The Department currently runs a two-year full time MBA programme with focus on ‘Management Systems’‚ a two-year full time MBA programme with focus on ‘Telecommunication Systems Management’ under the aegis of Bharti School of Telecom Technology and Management and a three-year part time MBA programme with focus on ‘Technology Management’. Apart from the specialised compulsory courses in the focus area, the students have choice for functional area specialization in finance, marketing, information technology, HR etc. The students in two-year full time MBA programme are admitted through a rigorous screening process under Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) comprising of an admission test, group discussion and interview. This test is used by all the IITs & IISc for admissions to their management programme. Admission to MBA (Part-Time) programme is also done through a process of written test, group discussion and interview, organized separately.

The Department of Management Studies (DMS) has some distinguishing features:

• Heavy research orientation, which is used extensively for designing courses to respond to current industry issues and continuously revise the contents of the courses.
• Home to country’s first research series on ‘Comparative Management Practices in Asia’.
• A widely acclaimed faculty, which has been invited to teach in various parts of the globe.
• One of the pioneering entrepreneurship programs in the country that has obtained funding and support from various agencies including SIDBI.
• Pioneer in IPR education in the country.
• Till date in more than three decades of existence‚ over seven dozen PhDs have been produced.
• The faculty has contributed at the highest policy level committees of Government of India (GoI), served on various boards of corporate entities, as Chairman ‘All India Board of Management Education (AICTE)’ and contributed to the establishment of 5th Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Kozhikode; and 7th Indian Institute of Management at Shillong.
• The Department faculty has published over five (5) dozen books and over 1000 papers in various journals and conference volumes.
• World class IT infrastructure with a very high computer to student ratio, a rich software repository that facilitates computer aided instructions and enables hands on experience on leading business enterprises.