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DIRECTOR's

Message

distinctive feature of the New (National) Educational Policy
(NEP 2020) is multi-disciplinary education, a strategy that
Abrings together multiple disciplines to create a holistic
learning experience. Multi-disciplinarity promotes creative
thinking, critical analysis, collaboration, and communication skills PROGRAM CHAIR's
enabling the students to become well-rounded citizens better- Message
prepared for the future, on the strength of holistic development
achieved through exploring various facets of knowledge.

Further, NEP 2020 encourages inter-disciplinary studies (e.g.,
engineering/technology and management) across educational elcome to the pioneering MBA Program, a
institutions providing the students with greater exibility and collaborative endeavour that began with
choice in their studies helping them gain new skills and Wfour INIs from the region joining hands with
knowledge that they may not have the opportunity to acquire IIM Visakhapatnam for this unique and innovative
otherwise, in their academic careers. initiative. This program was designed to offer
engineering and technology students a seamless
It is in this regard reputed Centrally Funded Technical Institutions pathway to integrate managerial skills into their
(CFTIs), all Institutions of National Importance (INIs), are coming technical education.
together to provide the BTech, MTech and MSc (Tech) students of
the Participating Technical Institutions (PTIs) to pursue the We are proud to announce that 86 students and
prestigious IIMV MBA program, in a modular way. alumni from the initial lot of partner PTIs joined the
inaugural batch and are already beneting from the
Offered in an easy-to-pursue hybrid mode, the program will equip program. These participants have embraced the
the students with better capacities and competencies and thus opportunity to enhance their career prospects and
with wider choice of and more attractive career options. develop into future techno-managerial leaders.
IIMV places on record its gratitude to the PTIs, for their partnership Building on the success of our inaugural batch, we
in this exciting endeavour, a unique initiative that contributes to a are excited to expand the scope of the program this
brighter future for the students. year by including other NITs and IIITs across the
country. This expansion will bring geographical
Prof M Chandrasekhar diversity to the cohort, enriching the learning
Director, IIM Visakhapatnam environment.
Join us in this transformative journey and become
part of a program that equips you with both technical
prociency and strategic managerial skills.

Prof. M Shameem Jawed
Program Chair, PGPMCI

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