Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, has decided to retain its existing fee structure. It offers two two- year management courses and charges annual fee of Rs1.5 lakh per student. It offers merit-based and need-based scholarships worth Rs20 lakh every year. Father Casimir Raj, Director of XLRI, clarified that the fees now charged are not sufficient to meet expenses. The institute is covering the shortfall with income from other activities like management training programmes and consultancy services.

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.

The Goa Institute of Management offers two-year full time and three-year part time post-graduate programmes in Business Management, training programmes for companies and Management Development Programmes (MDP). The programmes take into account today’s rapidly changing technology and increased competition due to globalisation. Besides the curriculum on concepts and skills, there is a specially designed course on ethical and social responsibilities. Emphasis is given to effective interaction with industry.

According to director Fr D’Souza, MDPs are also part of GIM’s effort to integrate with industry. The institute has its own placement cell, a well-equipped library, 24-hour Internet facilities and audio-visual tools. GIM also collaborates with other business schools in India and abroad.

Manipal, September 26 - THE Manipal-based TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) seems to be, to diversify their activities in order to the industry. He teamed up with the “Corporate College” of the concept of work in various fields.

Addressing presspersons in Manipal in Udupi District, on Saturday, Professor S. Balasubramanian, the chairmen of parliamentary groups - Industry of the interface, so that TAPMI has also diversified into research and consultancy.Under “Corporate College facility, it has been a 30 month management training programme for 40 employees of Mphasis BFL in Bangalore. Thirty employees of Mangalore Refinery, Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) are offered training from 18 months to Mangalore.

Later, in an interview with Business Line, the Director of TAPMI, Professor D. Nagabrahmam, said TAPMI plans of the “Corporate College” service to many other companies. Nearly 40 employees of Hewlett-Packard are offered at this institution one month. Lectures on the offer referred to above are in the final stage with IBM and Oracle, he said.

Prof. R. Rajagopalan, Dean-foreign academic, said that the Business Line “Corporate College approach is gaining importance.. He believes that there is a big market for this service in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), and private insurance. While private insurance companies are spree on a turnover of employing people, many graduates are of the processing costs of assembling the BPO sector.

Those in these territories, at the front-end work may feel threatened in their career a few years. In such a situation, this institution provides training in the administration. Corporate College placement is both in the offices and premises TAPMI.

Nagabrahmam prof said TAPMI tried for the accreditation of the Association for the Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). You may AASCB stamps in the next two years. The curriculum for the MBA program is once a year, he said, adding that 30 regular members of the Faculty.

The institute responsible for advising faculty. Members of the Faculty of Manipal, for a specified period - say, three to six months - to teach and, of course, during this time, he said. The Institute also provides for a doctoral program in management. Nagabrahmam prof said that the new campus of the Institute is 38 hectares of land at Manipal-Alevoor Road in the next 18 months.

Industry-Interface day

TAPMI also celebrated the interface Industry Day on Saturday with a workshop on “The current management of MBA graduates to meet the needs of India tomorrow.” Mr. K.K. Pai, TAPMI chairman, opened the workshop. TAPMI observed every last Saturday of September as “Industry Day of the interface.”