The TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) in Manipal boasts of an alumnus of about 1,500 and ranks among the top 15 management institutes in India.

It is a financially independent, autonomous institution. TAPMI has spent close to Rs3.5 crore on upgradation and enhancement of infrastructure. It modifies its curriculum annually to keep in step with the changes in the industry. TAPMI conducts a workshop series every year to facilitate industry interface, part of which involves educating and training executives from the industry.

Essae Tapmi Academy, TAPMI’s extended arm in Bangalore, offers part- time MBA programme for working executives. The institute is also developing a Ph.D programme. A student spends about Rs4,00,000 for the two years spent on the campus. TAPMI has a placement record of 95 percent and around 50 companies visit the campus every year. The specialisation leans more towards marketing with an average starting pay of about Rs3,10,000. The institute has entered into an agreement with the School of Business Administration of Oakland University in the US.

Kochi, Nov. 2 PANEL A discussion on the theme “Management Education - Emerging Trends”, organized by Management Association of Kerala, stressed the need for quality.

Mr. R. Nandagopal, Director, Institute of Management PSG, Coimbatore, said in his presentation that the independent institutions were in the classification upwards. He said that 70 to 80 percent of studies outside Keralites have a family background and, at the end of the courses, which redistribute to the family, a business or start their own independent.

There are a large number of business schools in the country, and even though some of them have excellent standards, many others have no quality at all, NC-Prof George, Vice - Chairman, SCMS Group of Educational Institute near here, has remarked Done.

Stressing the importance of the marketing of courses of education, Dr. A. Sreekumar, Dean, DC School of Management and Technology, Pullikkanam in Idukki district, said the importance of management training is needed to see in the context of global changes.

Those participating in the discussions were Mr. RS Nair, chairman, KMA, and Mr. S. Jayathilakan, honorary secretary.

JJ Irani, the director, said Tata Sons ethics, communication and long-term planning are vital for the success of each company. “Play the Game of the company, according to the rules, even if your competitors,” he placed on the importance of ethics in the economy.

Irani was the chief guest at the seventh meeting Nirma Institute of Management in Ahmedabad on Saturday evening. For example, more than 106 full-time and 29 part-time students were to diplomas in the office.

On the importance of long-term planning, short-term planning Irani he said, focusing on long-term goals. “Think and long-term planning. Elements should Shot term strategies on the long-term picture,” he said.

He added that the team is much more important, as a collection of individuals. “They must all players and each team must aspire to the team captain,” he said.

Karsanbhai Patel, president of Nirma University, said, within a range of eight years, Nirma University has been able to regard itself as a centre of excellence in management education, research and training.

“The establishment is regarded as one of the best B-25 schools in the country and among the Top-Ten-B-schools, which after 1990,” says Patel. He contributed to the success of the Institute for Diversity and quality of programmes, the focus of industry and the relevance of a specific option.

Nirma Institute of Management began full-fledged in the MBA programs of the 2003-05 session. He was transferred to the Gujarat State University ’state of the educational institution.

Patel said he was pleased that some 7000 candidates from across the country interested in participating as a management program, while only 106 places for full-time students.

The fact that graduates of the Institute had reached senior positions in companies, Karsanbhai Patel was confident that the conclusion of a new lot is as a mediator of staff in the coming years.

Engineers had 48 percent of the lots for students of NIM, while the rest was trade, economy and artistic circles. More than 30 percent of graduates had professional experience before the Institute.

For the post-diploma in management (full-time), Saurabh Ganguly received the award for overall performance while Pathik Shah was awarded the prize for best student Masters in Management (evening).

Aditi Mehra won the first place in the rewards for full-time schools, of course, followed by Anshul Atul Jain and Shikla. The show pieces in the various disciplines were Aditi Mehra (Marketing), Kamlesh Chauhan (Finance), Nayana Ghosh (HR Management) and Shraddha Balal (IT).