IndSearch - Teach Nation

pune’s ten
Bio-diversity campus of IndSearch
IndSearch: Bringing the
best of two worlds
Institute offers global exposure and dynamic syllabi
By Huda Merchant
T
he Indian Institute of Cost
and Management Studies
and Research (IndSearch),
established in 1973 by a
group of academicians, corporate executives and management professionals, is one of the oldest management
institutes in Pune and also in India.
It is recognised as an educational
and research organisation by the
government of Maharashtra and
as an institute of post graduate and
doctoral studies in management by
the University of Pune. At the post
graduate level, it offers a Masters in
Business Administration (MBA) in
Information Technology (IT), Human Resource (HR), and Marketing
management – all recognised by the
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
“Ours is the only autonomous
institute in the city whose MBA students are awarded degrees by the
University of Pune,” says Dr Ashok
Joshi, director of IndSearch. The
‘autonomy’ status granted by the
University Grants Commission al-
lows the institute to update the syllabi of courses it offers regularly and
to introduce modules/programmes
based on the needs of the industry and students, while the degrees
awarded by Pune University give its
courses respect and credibility. This
way, it has the best of both worlds!
What gives IndSearch a cuttingedge is the global exposure it offers.
IndSearch signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA, in
2008-09. Students who have completed their MBA in IT will be eligible to undertake the MS programme
of the University of Wisconsin-
Dr Ashok Joshi, Director, IndSearch
Parkside in Computer Science and
IT, without appearing for GRE,
TOEFL or GMAT. The same benefit will be extended to IndSearch
students completing MBA in HR or
Marketing Management, taking up
the General MBA programme of the
University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
This year, two students of IndSearch— one each from IT and
Marketing specialisations — have
been admitted to the University
of Wisconsin-Parkside to do MS
in Computer Science and IT and
a general MBA respectively. They
have been given scholarship and exemptions from a few subjects to help
complete the course in a year. “The
exemptions have been given to our
students as we have trained them on
par with global requirements,” says
Joshi. IndSearch programmes offer
an organised, semester-based pattern that follows the grading system
as per global standards.
The institute has also inked an
MoU with Synechron Technologies,
a software development company,
and URDIP (Unit for Research and
Development of Information Prodmay 2014
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Courses
pune’s ten
1. MBA in IT/HR/Marketing (Two year, full-time
autonomous programme approved by AICTE). The
degree is awarded by the University of Pune.
Student intake: 180 (60 for each specialisation)
Total fees: Rs 2.30 lakh (excluding library, student
welfare, insurance and other miscellaneous fees);
Hostel fees: Rs 70,000
Top hirers
Bajaj Allianz, Emerson, Forbes Marshall, HDFC
Life Insurance, John Deere, L & T Infotech, Mather
& Platt, Reliance Infrastructure, Synechron Technologies and TATA Green Batteries.
Eligibility
Three-year bachelor’s degree in any discipline with
minimum 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA
(45 per cent in case of reserved categories) from a
recognised university. Those appearing for bachelor’s degree final-year examination can also apply.
Candidates also need to have a valid score in CAT/
MAT/ATMA/MH-CET/CMAT.
Selection process
Selection is as per the standard procedures of the
Department of Technical Education (DTE), Maharashtra. Apart from the basic eligibility criteria,
applicants will be selected based on scores in the
CAT/MAT/ATMA/MH-CET/CMAT. Shortlisted
candidates are called for a personal interview (PI)
and an admission counselling session held in cities including Pune, Guwahati, Kolkata, Patna and
Lucknow. The process for this year is complete.
However, there are 36 seats (12 in each specialisation) reserved for institute/management quota.
IndSearch does not charge any capitation fee or
extra fees for admission through this quota, which
means students pay the same fees as everybody else.
Candidates for this quota will be selected on the
basis of their score in any entrance exam recognised
by DTE, and a PI.
Important dates
Last date for submitting applications for institute
quota: May 2014
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PI and admission counselling: May-June 2014
2. Masters in Financial Management
(Part-time, three-year evening programme). The
degree is awarded by the University of Pune.
Student intake: 60
Total fees: Rs 1.05 lakh
Eligibility
Three-year bachelor’s degree in any discipline
awarded by a recognised university
Selection process
On basis of marks in graduation and an informal
interview
Important dates
Last date for submitting applications: August 15,
2014
3. Post Graduate Diploma in
Environmental Management (One-year,
part-time evening programme). Diploma is
awarded by the University of Pune.
Student intake: 60
Total fees: Rs 24,000
Eligibility
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised university, or diploma awarded by the Board
of Technical Education. Diploma holders should
have work experience – two years if diploma is done
after Std 10 and one year if after Std 12.
Selection process
Selection is on the basis of marks in the qualifying
exam, work experience (in case of diplomas) and an
informal interview.
Important dates
Last date for submitting applications: Aug 15,
2014
Contact details
Phone Nos: 25431972, 25441524
Email: search@indsearch.org
Website: www.indsearch.org
ucts), a specialised service unit of
CSIR. Experts from these organisations exchange expertise and views
with IndSearch faculty members and
students and also guide students in
their projects.
As part of a faculty exchange
tie-up, faculty members from the
University of Canberra have visited
the IndSearch campus to work with
faculty members and students in research methodology, finance and accounting disciplines.
The institute invites professionals
from the industry to talk to students
on the current business scenario. Last
year, students interacted with senior
executives from Tata Motors, Bharat
Forge, Praj Industries and American
Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.
Towards applying management
techniques to socio-economic and
ecological problems, IndSearch has
developed a separate biodiversity
campus, free of buildings. The institute has planted 600 trees of various
species on this campus on the hills
and has a ‘Bio-diversity Museum’
with photographs and a publication about the flora and fauna on the
campus. “The idea is to make our students environment conscious,” says
Dr Nachiket M. Vechalekar, dean,
Post Graduate Programmes and Research, IndSearch.
The institute has had a consistent
record of around 70 per cent placements over the past two years. “Most
of the remaining 30 per cent start
their own ventures, go for higher studies or appear for civil services exams.
Eventually everyone gets placed,” says
Vechalekar. Incidentally, it is one of
the IndSearch’s students who recently
revived the German Bakery, in pune
which was shut down after being destroyed in a bomb blast that killed several people in February, 2010.
INFRASTRUCTURE
The institute’s two campuses at Bavd-
Reading room at IndSearch Library
han and Law College road have classrooms equipped with audio-visual
aids, workshop rooms, seminar halls,
an auditorium and a library that subscribes to 150 top national and international journals and 125 e journals.
The campus is Wi-Fi-enabled along
with a 2mbps, leased-line internet
bandwidth from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. The Bavdhan campus
has indoor sports facility for table
tennis, carom and chess.
Located a short distance from the
Bavdhan campus, IndSearch’s biodiversity campus has sports facilities
including a cricket ground, a football
ground, basketball and volleyball
courts, a jogging track and a gymnasium. It also has an open-air theatre
for cultural programmes.
FACULTY
IndSearch has 25 full-time faculty
members; 10 of them with PhD degrees and 15 with more than 10 years
of experience in the industry and
academia. The institute has 35 visiting faculty members and a dedicated
team of 15 guides with doctorates in
financial management and cost accounting. Joshi, a PhD holder in cost
accounting, was founder dean at the
Faculty of Management, University
of Pune. He is president of the Association of Management Development
Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA)
and former president of the Association of Indian Management Schools.
The guest faculty list includes Dr
A Sivathanu Pillai, chief controller
of research and development, Defence Research and Development
Organisation, government of India
and founder chief executive officer
and managing director of BrahMos
Aerospace, and Dr Milind Sathye, a
professor of finance at University of
Canberra, Australia.
DIRECTOR’S PLAN
“We recently updated our syllabus.
So there is no specific plan for the
coming year. However, the advantage
of being an autonomous institution is
that we can modify our programmes
dynamically as per needs of the
changing industrial environment as
and when required,” says Joshi.
LIFE ON CAMPUS
After classes, students take part in activities of clubs for the three specialisations of IT, Human Resources and
Marketing and exchange information
and discuss topics related to their
fields. The clubs encourage them to
engage in meaningful discussions
that give them insights into the field
they aspire to work in. Besides educational discussions, students engage in
sporting activities including cricket,
football, basketball and volleyball,
and also work out at the gymnasium
or hit the jogging track. They attend
regular yoga classes on the Bavdhan
campus and go for nature trails at the
bio-diversity campus.
(with inputs from Padmaja Shastri)
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