Dr. C. Gopalkrishnan, Director Institute of Management-NIRMA University wants to stabilize the current expansion in the institute before starting the institute’s very own Management Development Center. He also wants to start MBA programs in sectors such as health care and tourism as he believes that growth in niche sectors need a management backing. In the interview he talks about the salient features of IM-NU

If you are a student at Institute of Management-Nirma University (IM-NU), thank your parents again if you have a name that starts from a letter in the later set of the alphabets. Why? Because at IM-NU you have to sit in the classroom according to your roll numbers; for the entire session. So those with names starting with ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and the likes, forget that you will ever become backbenchers here.

Bhavesh Patel, the newly appointed director at School of Petroleum Management (SPM), Gandhinagar plans to expand the scope of energy management at the institute and develop strong interaction between the industry and the students. As per his plans, he wants to host a ‘World Energy Forum’ for all the people involved in the energy industry at SPM in the next five years. The following is what he has to say about the petroleum sector and an MBA in oil and gas.

Dr. Anwar Ali, the newly appointed director of Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad enjoys competition in the education sector and feels research in management is the only way to move forward for business institutions. Following is what he had to say about IMT-Ghaziabad and about IMT as a brand.

If you have an Italian streak in you, I say head for IMT Ghaziabad; no you will not find yourself turn into Michelangelo, but every three months you will be able to feast on unlimited pizzas and cold drinks in the mess. Now this is a treat for even the most remote Italian in us.