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Seminar Report on
CHALLENGES FOR
MANGEMENT EDUCATION IN INDIA
(Subject Code: 536123)
Of degree of
Of
Bhilai (C.G.)
Session 2010-12
Guided by: -
Submitted by: - Name of Faculty: - Biblab Bishwas
Name of the student:-Chandani Singh
Designation :- Roll No: - 1001078
Sec – ‘c’
DEPARTMENT OF
MANAGEMENT
Raipur (C.G.)492007
ACNOWLEDGEMENT
The project has been a big learning experience for me and I
would like to express my gratitude towards all the people who
have guided me throughout, and without whose guidance and
support this work would not have been completed successfully
With great happiness and gratitude, I would also like to extend my sincere
thanks to our principal Mr. R.K Mishra and my mentor Mr. Barik for all his
support and guidance.
CHANDANI SINGH
This report presents the findings on challenges for management education and
recommendations/ suggestions resulting from the study of the “CHALLENGES
FOR MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IN INDIA”.
CONTENT:-
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o DESCRIPTION
1 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
EDUCATION
6
DIFFERENT TRADES IN MBA
At the university level, students have the opportunity to take general business
courses, or
to seek a specific degree in business studies. Courses offered vary by school, but
typically
include basic selections such as Accounting, Marketing, Finance, and Operations
Management. Specific curricula and degree-granting procedures differ somewhat
by
region.
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
At the graduate school level, students can seek a variety of specific degrees (see
below),
most often an MBA. Students pursuing postgraduate degrees usually have some
prior
business experience.
CURRENT SCENARIO
As in 2006-07, there were over 1100 business schools in the country. Of these, 5
were
private aided institutions, 903 were private unaided and 149 were government
institutions. In the last decade, the country has witnessed a phenomenal growth
in
enrolment in management education. The current intake stands at roughly
92,000, with
the majority of the students enrolled in private management colleges. The
distribution of
management institutions shows a regional imbalance, with 86 per cent of the
colleges
concentrated in north and south India. There appears to be a correlation
between the
number of schools in a state and its economic and industrial development. The
regional
imbalances in development and the creation of capacity for management
education in the
state are probably related. A large proportion of the capacity is filled through all-
India
examinations conducted at a number of locations throughout the country.
Therefore, a
high per capita seat capacity for a state does not necessarily mean a higher level
of
opportunity for aspirants from that state. The per capita seats per lakh of
population may
be partly a reflection of the state’s capacity to absorb a higher percentage of
management
graduates.
Growth in the number of business schools has accelerated over the last two
decades. This
acceleration, propelled by the increase in the rate of growth of the Indian
economy,
(MUMBAI)
PRINCIPLE 1
PRINCIPLE 2
VALUES: We will incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the values
of global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the
United Nations Global Compact.
PRINCIPLE 3
PRINCIPLE 4
PRINCIPLE 5
PRINCIPLE 6
DIALOGUE: We will facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators,
business, government, consumers, media, civil society organizations and other
interested
groups and stakeholders on critical issues related to global social responsibility
and
sustainability.
We understand that our own organizational practices should serve as example of
the
values and attitudes we convey to our students.
MBA Finance is becoming a very popular choice among the many specializations
offered
in the MBA course. Though most MBA programmes will provide the basic
knowledge of
business principles, an MBA in Finance better equips one to face the cut-throat
competition of a dynamic business environment.
A finance career is best started off with an MBA in Finance. The course can be
completed in one of the many ways that most universities offer. Either one can
do a
Regular two years Course, or opt for a part-time MBA course-which can be done
either
through Distance Learning or Online. Quite a number of Distance learning MBA’s
are
earned to enhance career prospects. The Institutions offering part-time MBA
courses
conduct classes either in the evenings after working-hours or during week-ends
over a 2
year period.
Many of the Universities and Colleges also offer an Executive MBA commonly
known
as the EMBA. It is specially designed to improve the career prospects of working
business professionals. It gives the working Managers and Executives a chance
to
upgrade their management skills. The employers these days are realizing the
many
benefits of sending their employees for an Executive MBA. The employees get a
chance
to improve their managerial and leadership skills and directly bring ideas from
the ‘class
room to the Board room’. It is a win-win situation both sides because the
employers get a
reinforced loyalty from the employee and the employee gets to earn a much
sought after
degree without taking a break from his or her job.The salaries of a qualified MBA
are among the best anywhere.
A MBA Finance degree offers many more job opportunities than other MBA
specializations, because the implementation of ideas in any company or NGO or
Government organizations is rooted in Finance.
MBA Finance increases the job opportunities, helps in changing careers or better
qualifies one for a chance at career advancement or helps one to start one’s own
business.
MBA Finance will teach a student accounting, economics, banking, market
structure etc.
which are all vital to any enterprise.
Finance for MBA can be easily garnered through a Student loan given by most
Banks or a personal loan which can be sought from any financial lending
institution. It has become a very common practice to get corporate finance for
the course. A number of Companies have started recruiting students who are still
doing the Course, as the demand for MBA Finance Graduates is quite high.
MBA MARKETING
The minimum eligibility criteria required for students seeking admission to MBA
marketing programs is graduation. In some of the institutes at least 60% marks
is required
for taking admission. However, selection process may vary from one institution
to the
other. Candidates seeking admission to the reputed B-Schools for pursuing their
higher
education in marketing are expected to qualify the entrance examination
conducted for
the selection of the candidates. The entrance test held is generally based on
multiple
choice questions which include quantitative ability, verbal ability, logical
reasoning and
data interpretation. Candidates selected on the basis of their performance in the
entrance
Examination are then called for a personal interview round. A group discussion
session is also conducted for the short-listed candidates to take part. Scope of
MBA Marketing Courses Candidates with an MBA degree in marketing are sure to
enjoy excellent career growth in
this highly competitive world. Marketing manager, market research analyst,
brand
manager and new product manager are some of the job profiles available for
MBA
marketing professionals. Candidates with profound knowledge in finance can
also look
for the job opportunities available as strategic or market planning executives.
One can
also come across other specialized corporate positions like advertising manager,
marketing communications manager, sales manager and PR director. Most of the
advertising agencies also offer ample job scope for marketing professionals in
specialized
areas like direct marketing, advertisement and jobs related to communications.
MBA
Marketing programs are also ideal for those who wish to make a career as a
brand
manager. This profession generally attracts youngsters as the job involves lot of
responsibilities, glamour and lot of travelling.
A student needs to have completed his/her graduation from any stream in order
to pursue a MBA in HR.
There are no different entrance tests for MBA in HR. The entrance test includes
testing of
proficiency in English, problem solving, data analysis and interpretations, critical
reasoning and general awareness of socio-economic environment.
Of the 1500 B- Schools India currently has, there might be around 200-250
schools,
which might stand a standard test of quality. Should the globalization of
Management
education India become a reality in terms of free movement of faculty and
freedom of
operations across the globe, the Indian B-Schools might have to take many
initiatives to
stand up to the challenge. The solution seems to be,' While the affiliated colleges
are
needed to be more autonomy-both financial and academic, the autonomous
institutions
have to strengthen their curriculum'.
For the affiliated colleges to upgrade their competencies, the Financial Autonomy
will be the Key and academic Autonomy, the major Driver. The established
institutions have to strengthen their curriculum by improving the standards in
terms of Faculty & Research, Industry Interaction, Use of Technology and Case
Method.
The words 'global economy' are on everyone's lips today. From aggressively
successful
entrepreneurs and steel magnates to bio-techies and event management
experts,
everyone's talking about expanding their businesses across continents.
As more and more well-educated and well-equipped talent emerges, the task of
talent
selection becomes even more complex. Companies find it increasingly difficult to
identify and zero in on the right candidate for the right job. The onerous task of
hiring the
best will become more and more difficult; the situation will be exacerbated by
the
requirement of greater numbers of people 'on-the-job'.
Opportunities to students
Apart from this, we will find that with newer seats of higher education opening
up across
the world, the task of getting oneself noticed by potential employers becomes
more
difficult. Highlighting one's abilities and hidden or unique strengths becomes
even more
crucial in the race to stand out from the crowd. Graduates from institutes located
in
unusual geographies will be hit even harder, with a new class structure based on
one's
graduating institute rather than one's merit emerging. Both companies and job
seekers
lose in the ensuing chaos. As companies resort to greater eliminatory tactics,
they run the
risk of letting real talent slip through the employment net.
Finally, out of the chaos will emerge order? In a truly global economy, talent
seekers
from across the world will capture talent from across the world. In a truly global
economy, there will exist a single, definitive benchmark, providing a standard
methodology to recognize the quality of the human resource. In a truly global
economy,
external trappings will not matter, what will matter is potential and aptitude. In a
truly
global economy, the ability to contribute to a global business will be crucial as
geographical boundaries to hiring get blurred. In a truly global economy, the
playing field
will be flat and level, providing opportunity to all, based on true merit.
The emergence of such a new dimension has already begun. Companies are
feeling the
need for global standards to benchmark human resources, and academics are
encouraging
the use of merit-based candidate selection systems. India's position as a lead
contributor
to the global IT human resources pool will need to be supported by the adoption
of global
standards for talent selection.
In 1950, the Department of Commerce of the Andhra University Started the first
M.B.A.
programme in India. In 1963, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was
set up in
collaboration with the Harvard Business School. The 1950s and 1960s witnessed
the
growth of commerce education and 1970 and 1980s witnessed the growth of
Management Education in India.
Alvin Toffler in his famous book 'Future Shock' Says " To help avert future shock,
we must create a super industrial education system and to do this, we must
search for our objective methods in the future rather than the past... Education
must shift into future tense."
done.
1.) Our future global manger would require the following new skills.
* Information Management Skill
* Information Technology Management Skill
* Decision- making in very dynamic environment.
* H.R.D Skill
* Innovation/ Credibility
* Service Sector Management Skills
* Time Management Skills
* Stress Management Skills
* Environment Management Skills
* Entrepreneurship
3.) Needless to say, courses should be need based and syllabi should be changed
periodically
4.) Lack of specialization is one to the problems of our MBA programme. MBA
student must have specialization at least in one discipline.
5.) Management is a performing art. Thus efforts must be made to imbibe work
related values.
6.) Management education must be made 'Mass Education' rather than the 'Class
Education' and that too, without compromising on quality.
1. GROWTH
All the indicators point to continuing increases in the demand for management
education.
Driven by demographics, economic trends, business expectations, and initiatives
that
expand access to higher education, future demands will come not only from
traditional
college-age populations, but also from working professionals who need to retool
and
reinvigorate their careers. Growth is, of course, a better scenario than decline or
stagnation, but how do we maintain quality while continuing to grow?
This is not a new challenge. We have shown that most countries have expanded
their
number of business schools and programs in recent years. We now know that
these
expansions have led to diverging quality of management education providers.
Through
strategic investments and accreditation, many schools have achieved higher
levels of
quality. However, there are rising concerns about a growing number of
institutions that
make promises they cannot - or do not - intend to keep and offer programs
whose quality
is not assured by reputable accrediting organizations.
Aspiring business schools in many countries have found it increasingly difficult to
build
and maintain faculties with both academic qualifications and professional
experience who
are capable of conducting advanced research and teaching effectively. Similarly,
government financial support for business education hasn't kept pace with
growing
demands, leaving some business schools to seek higher tuitions and new
financial sources
to compete internationally. Limited decision-making autonomy at these schools
not only
makes tuition increases unlikely, but also constrains their ability to respond to
emerging
curricula needs with innovative programs. For all of these reasons, it appears
unlikely
that business schools throughout the world can support continuing demand
growth
without significant changes in the way they assure quality, organize faculties,
and finance
and govern their programs.
In some developing countries in Asia and Africa, for example, we expect huge
increases
in college-age populations. There is great potential in these countries if
management
education is able to expand while also working toward achieving higher levels of
quality.
But, doing so will be increasingly difficult in the absence of qualified faculty,
sufficient
infrastructures, relevant instructional resources, and supporting institutions. For
example,
management education is higher education, and without quality supporting
elementary
and secondary level education, it will not grow. Similarly, many developing
countries
lack research experience and the emphasis on research that is necessary to shift
from
vocational training to higher levels of management education. Transition
economies
across Europe and parts of Asia - though they don't always face the same
demographic
trends - require investments to build educational and economic institutions to
support
entrepreneurship and innovation.
Today's investment in infrastructure - and particularly doctoral education - will
impact
our future ability to meet demands for quality management education, especially
in
developing countries. Future access to management education by young people
will
determine whether developing nations will thrive or languish in the emerging
knowledge-
based, market-driven global economy.
A recurring theme throughout this report has been tensions between global
aspirations -of
countries, schools, faculties, and students - and pressing local needs. These
tensions are
revealed on many dimensions: curricula, strategy, and collaboration, for
example. Further
economic integration calls for strengthening our curricula emphasis on global
perspectives, but we cannot ignore unique histories, politics, and cultures. At the
same
time, as many schools seek global recognition for world-class quality, and
accreditation
focuses on the best schools in the world, we cannot forget that wider access to
quality
management education can contribute to economic and social progress in
countries or
3. QUALITY ASSURANCE
4. SUSTAINING SCHOLARSHIP
Throughout this report, we have highlighted the difficulties that schools have had
in
recruiting and retaining qualified faculty. For many schools, the challenge is to
recruit
faculty with doctorates to support missions that include research and scholarly
approaches to teaching. Clearly, the demand for doctoral faculty has been
outstripping
production, leading to concerns about the ability of some of these schools to
introduce or
sustain an emphasis on scholarship.
We have argued that the problem is complex. It is not a temporary issue that can
self-
correct without intervention; rather, it appears to be a structural problem. In
mature
environments with a tradition of research excellence, there are systemic
problems related
to funding models and perceptions about academic careers. In less mature
management
education environments, the lack of doctoral programs has rendered it
impossible to
bolster faculty supplies. Even when there are sufficient numbers of doctorates,
there are
quality concerns that range from depth of knowledge of theory, capabilities to
teach and
conduct research, and experience to provide relevant education in a dynamic
business
environment.
By itself, the challenge of recruiting and retaining qualified staff would already
be
alarming to business school leaders, for it will take many years of sustained
investment to
bring doctoral production to the levels required. However, a greater sense of
urgency
arises when we consider the challenge in light of the growing demand for
management
education, rising costs, lack of quality assurance, and the integral role that
management
education and talent play in fostering innovation. Together, these concerns send
a clear
message that the challenge of sustaining scholarship should be a top priority for
business
and government leaders.
Meeting this challenge will require efforts to bolster doctoral production around
the globe
through regionally targeted investments, cooperation and collaboration, and
innovation to
develop and expand doctoral programs. Or, it will require new models for
organizing
faculties, developing and delivering curricula, and conducting research. Most
likely, it
will require both. In the end, the goal is to maintain or increase the quality of
management education as demand continues to expand.
2.) It is essential to have more visiting faculties with diversified and rich industry
experience. It is like having diversified menu on a platter. It should be made
mandatory
for every business school to have a fulltime faculty for each functional
specialization like
Human Resources, Marketing, Finance, Production, etc., Besides, they can have
visiting
faculties who are passionate towards teaching for every specialized functional
skill.
3.) Look for the professors who are passionate in teaching rather than who pass
their time
in classrooms. The passionate professors would love to share their knowledge,
experience, expertise with students to take on the real corporate battles. Take
the
professors with research, consultancy, and industry and also with teaching
experience as
it enriches the teaching process. Blending all these ingredients would make a
faculty as
outstanding.
4.) You cannot make a successful manager in classrooms. What is needed is the
industry
interface which builds confidence among the students. Whatever the doubts the
students
posses can be clarified and verified with their exposure to corporate world. The
theoretical background in the classrooms along with practical exposure in the
corporate
world can make successful professionals.
5.) The project work should be contextual, relevant and should focus on the
current scenarios. MBA is a professional degree and it should train and groom
the students to be true professionals to take on the challenges being faced in the
business environment.
(11) CONCLUSION:
"There is no need to reach high for the stars. They are already within you - just
reach deep into yourself!"
1.) There is failure in management education which is evident with the current
economic downturn. The educational system failed to forecast the recession and
failed to check the overheated economy.
2.) The four pillars for effective management education are industry experience,
consultancy experience, research experience and teaching experience. When
faculties
possess these four areas of experience and expertise, then it ensures qualitative
management education.
3.) The problem with us is to imitate the western management education blindly.
By the
time we take best out of them, the content and curriculum gets outdated thus
resulting
into obsolescence. Let us be creative and innovative in preparation of curriculum
and
methodology of teaching.
4.) Educational qualification is the brick and mortar of a specific career path. Let
us make Indian management education qualitative and affordable to all.
12.) BIBLOGRAPHY-:
BOOKS-:
WEBSITES-:
1) www.knowledgecommission.gov.in
2) www.wikipedia.org