How to choose best Management Institutes for admission

Management Institutes are coming up at an unprecedented rate nowadays. This invariably points to the increased demand for qualified managers in the corporate sector. Quality management education is the need of the hour. In the wake of the globalization of the economy, business houses are opening shops in different locations. This necessitates the need for more professional managers. In tune with the increased requirement of management professionals in the corporate sector, management institutes are producing graduates in great numbers. Unlike in most other professional qualifications, in management education, the reputation of the business school is of primary and paramount significance.

The reputation of a management institute is dependent on a host of factors. The infrastructure including reputed faculty, tie-ups, industry interface, library and other resource pool, placement centre, etc. Quality campus placement has become the yardstick, rather the touchstone of the strength of a particular management programme. In India, among the rankings of the management institutes by various agencies, the Indian Institutes of Management are always found among the top slots. The IIMs are located at: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Indore and Kozhikode. Other top management institutes in India include: Xavier Labor relations Institute (Jamshedpur); Faculty of Management Studies (Delhi); Indian Institute of foreign Trade (Delhi); Management Development Institute (Gurgaon); Jamanlal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (Mumbai); Xavier Institute of Management (Bhubaneshwar); Fore School of Management (Delhi); SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (Mumbai); Symbosis Institute of Business Management (Pune); Institute Of Management Technology (Ghaziabad); etc.

MDI Gurgaon is a premier management institute in India. The Management Development Institute (MDI) conducts a host of industry relevant management programmes which include: Postgraduate Programme in Management (PGPM); National Management Programme (NMP); Executive Management Programme; Post Graduate Programme - Human Resource Management; Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management; Fellow Programme in Management; etc.

MDI Gurgaon is a management institute with sophisticated infrastructure. The institute has a sprawling campus spread over 37 acres of greenery. It has spacious air-conditioned lecture halls, elaborate administrative blocks, canteens, hostels, staff quarters, library with more than 50,000 volumes, subscription to more tan 300 journals, 8000 e-publications;550 laptops/PC nodes; Wi-Fi connectivity; arrangements with organizations and universities in the US, Europe, Canada and Australia for faculty and student exchange; arrangement for placement; continuing education; etc. The institute has outstanding placement record with leading national and multinational corporate brands vying for its students. MDI Gurgaon has successfully placed all its 168 students of the 2008 batch with premium organizations with an annual salary range of INR 11 L to 32 L.