Indian Institute of Technology: IIT, Delhi, Department of Management Studies (DMS)

 Not only Technical studies but management studies of IIT Delhi too are well known in India.

History of MBA courses at IIT Delhi

Professor Sudhir Kakar was the co-ordinator of Department of Management Studies (DMS) when it first started. At that time this department was called ‘School of System and Management Studies’. [hana-code-insert name=’rectangle’ /]In those times studying MBA was not much prevalent but with the course starting at an institute of excellent reputation, MBA courses too gained popularity and more and more students started opting for MBA at IIT, Delhi. Professor Vinayshil Gautam was the one who later renamed the department to DMS and played a crucial role in its development.

Academics related information regarding MBA Courses at IIT-Delhi

Post graduate management programs offered at Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi are:

1. 2 years full time Master of Business Management (MBA) program for studying Management Systems.
2. 2 years full time MBA program for studying Telecommunication Systems in collaboration with Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management.
3. 3 years part time MBA program for studying Technology Management.

The choices for areas of functional specialisation in MBA, IIT Delhi 

1. Finance
2. Marketing
3. Information Technology (IT)
4. Human Resource (HR)
5. Organisational Management
6. Operations Management

IIT Delhi MBA admissions

For getting admission into full time MBA programs at IIT Delhi the students have to appear for Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) and for the part time MBA course students have to go through a separate process of a written test, group discussion and finally a personal interview.

Academic Infrastructural facilities for MBA students of IIT, Delhi

1. 5 Lecture Theatres
2. Syndicate Rooms
3. Cafeteria
4. Seminar Hall
5. A Department Library
6. Central Library
7. An Auditorium
8. Acoustic and Visual Presentation area called the ‘Vishwakarma Bhawan’
9. A common Computer Laboratory which is to be shared with students of other courses.
10. E- Commerce Laboratory
11. Network Security Laboratory
12. Research Laboratory
13. Behavioural Laboratory
14. Strategy and Competitiveness Laboratory
15. Sun Competency Laboratory

Placements for MBA students by IIT Delhi

Placements given to the MBA students by IIT Delhi are not confined to national level but go way beyond it. Some of the organisations where students have been placed are mentioned below:

1. Accenture
2. Alcatel Lucent
3. Bharti Televentures
4. British Petroleum
5. Bank Of America
6. Cap Gemini
7. Citibank
8. CEAT
9. E-Valueserve
10. Ford
11. Frito Lays
12. GAIL
13. Godrej Industries
14. Glaxo SmithKline
15. GMR
16. HCL Technologies
17. ICICI Bank
18. Idea Cellular
19. Infosys
20. ITC
21. Kotak Mahindra Bank
22. LG
23. Maruti Udyog Ltd.
24. Patni Computer Systems
25. RBI
26. Reliance Infocom
27. SBI
28. Standard Chartered Bank
29. Tech Mahindra
30. TCS
31. Vodafone
32. Wipro

Contact details of  IIT DMS

 Head, Department of Management Studies (DMS)

Address: Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Vishwakarma Bhawan, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi- 110016.

Telephone mumber 011-26591171

Email: hoddms@dms.iitd.ernet.in, ssyadav@dms.iitd.ernet.in

MBA Students’ life at IIT Delhi

The life at IIT Delhi for MBA students is a mix of studies, fun activities, project works, festivals, exhibitions, competitions, summer internships and a lot more. [hana-code-insert name=’rectangle’ /]There are 2 girls’ and 8 boys’ hostels in the campus. The Students’ Activity Centre (SAC) is huge place where students organise fun and leisure activities. It comprises of:

• A swimming pool
• A 2000 people accommodation capacity amphitheatre
• Music rooms
• Hobbies workshop place
• A 16 exercise machine gymnasium area
• A club building and much more.

Apart from this students interested in dramatics and sports are also provided with

• Dramatics Club
• Sports Club.

A few societies and committees too are present for MBA Students

• Photography Society
• Publicity Cell
• Hobbies Society
• Fine Arts Society.

Students pursuing hobbies of public speaking and oration have been provided with:

• Hindi Samiti
• Quizzing Club
• English Debating and Literacy Club
• Film Series Committee
• Lecture Series Committee.

Various cultural fests are also organised within the campus of IIT, Delhi and MBA students actively participate in them. Each festival, popularly called the ‘fest’, is based on a theme and often students dress accordingly for the function. Many musical bands and performers come to perform apart from the students themselves, who do no hesitate in showcasing their talents in the fests.

Other special committees formed exclusively for MBA students at IIT Delhi

1. Placement Committee called the ‘Placecom’.
2. Technical Committee called the ‘Techcom’.
3. Industrial Interaction Committee called the ‘IIC’
4. Editorial Board called the ‘CHAOS’.
5. Cultural Affairs Committee.
6. Media Committee called the ‘Media Cell’.
7. Sports Committee called ‘KHEL’.
8. Alumni Committee called ‘Alumnicom’.

Benefits of studying MBA from IIT Delhi

Not only Technical studies but management studies of IIT Delhi too are well known in India. Students strive to get admission in IIT Delhi to study MBA due to the following reasons[hana-code-insert name=’rectangle’ /]

An MBA degree from IIT Delhi holds a lot of value in the management industry.

Through their effective and ample amount of practical work and projects, students get the actual idea of how the industry works.

The Faculty includes top notch management gurus, professionals and professors who have studied management in depth.

While pursuing an MBA course from IIT, Delhi students analyse the current market trends and research and prepare projects on various management related topics.

As a result of above mentioned points, MBA students of IIT Delhi get placements in the best organisations of India and the world and many of them eventually become great entrepreneurs.

Their curriculum includes the history, evolution and future market prospects of the management industry.

The MBA students develop great analytical, observational and problem solving skills while their study period at IIT Delhi.

IIT, Delhi’s strong exposure and links with the industry proves to be a great advantage for MBA students in getting excellent employment opportunities.

They offer flexibility in the kind of course students want to opt, that is MBA students can opt for either part-time or a full time course. The details of which are provided in section ‘Academics related information regarding MBA courses at IIT, Delhi’.

IIT Delhi not only focuses on providing technical know-how of management but also focuses on developing creativity in MBA students, who, with time, become excellent decision – makers.

Opportunity for MBA students to study a specialised entrepreneurship program funded by SIDBI.

The faculty has worked with the ‘Government of India’ towards contributing to the establishment of one of the IIMs.

The infrastructural facilities provided at IIT Delhi to MBA students are world class with all the amenities.

Students are provided with the facility to work on the latest software and the education is fully computer aided.

Outstation students are provided with hostel facilities and all the basic amenities in the campus of IIT Delhi.

MBA students at IIT Delhi also get to contribute in the students festivals and activities arranged in the campus.

Students not only develop academically but they get an all-round development by studying at IIT, Delhi.