Head's Desk

The engine of today's economy - the business world is increasingly becoming demanding and dynamic. In such a challenging scenario managing people, information and technology in an integrated fashion is going to be the mantra for a successful manager.

 
 

The MBA programme at IIT Kanpur is an attempt to address this concern in a scientific spirit. Being an integral part of an institution of the stature of IIT Kanpur naturally helps the budding spark to imbibe all the values and ethos that have made it an epitome of excellence.

Our tryst with management started way back in 1974, when the Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) programme was initiated to teach methods to plan, design, implement and manage production and services. The MBA programme introduced in the year 2001, was thus a structured culmination of the process of dissemination of knowledge that had been gathered over the years

The rising complexity of the business environment has made it mandatory for an engineer to unshackle himself from the confines of mere technical competencies and assume the role of a complete manager. The course of MBA at IIT Kanpur is uniquely designed to train engineers into managers with a holistic outlook. The course is rooted in the Indian environment, along with the required international perspective. With a carefully designed syllabus , we keep up to the true IIT Kanpur tradition of sensitizing ourselves with the latest in the industry. The emphasis is on building people skills, with focus on team skills, indispensable to any organization. The class being a heterogeneous mix of engineers from diverse fields naturally enriches the learning environment, turning it into a fountainhead of vibrant ideas.

The response from the industry has been very enthusiastic and encouraging. This bears testimony to the value adding output that the students of MBA at IIT Kanpur have been giving to the industry and the society. I am sure that the encouragement from the industry will continue in the coming years, as an enforcement of the esteem in which IIT Kanpur is held.


Prof. Rahul Varman
Head, IME Department

   
 

Academic Overview

"To transform today's professionals in technology into tomorrow's world class leaders. The emphasis of MBA at IIT Kanpur is to nurture leaders who dare to unlearn and relearn in the dynamic world of business"

 

From HOD's Desk

From HOD's Desk

Greeting from the Department of Management Sciences!! The world is going through a tremendous positive transformation, and in education its effects are clearly discernible. We in the Department of Management Sciences want to be part of this positive change utilizing our core strengths in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Operations Management, Data Analytics and Management Science. Our tryst with Management Sciences started way back in 1974, when the Department of Management Sciences (DoMS) programme was initiated to teach methods to plan, design, implement and manage production and services. Starting 1988, the Department of Management Sciences began the Ph.D. and the M.Tech program and since 2001 it incorporated the MBA programme in its curriculum also. Being an integral part of an institution of the stature of IIT Kanpur naturally helps the department and its programmes imbibe all the values and ethos that have made the institute an epitome of excellence.

The rigorous education and training which the Ph.d, M.Tech and MBA students get, helps them to tackle the complexity of the engineering and business environment as they are able to unshackle themselves from the confines of mere technical competencies and assume the role of a complete techno manager. The Ph.d, M.Tech and MBA courses in the Department of Management Sciences are uniquely designed to train students with a holistic outlook. With a carefully designed syllabus, we keep up to the true IIT Kanpur tradition of sensitizing ourselves with the latest trends in the industry. The emphasis of the training in the Department of Management Sciences is on building technical as well as people skills, which is indispensable for each of our students to do well in their life. The class being a heterogeneous mix of academically motivated graduate engineering/masters in sciences students from diverse, yet related fields naturally enriches the learning environment, turning it into a fountainhead of vibrant ideas.

The response from both academic institutes as well as industry has been very enthusiastic and encouraging. This bears testimony to the fact that our Ph.d alumni have made us proud by assuming faculty positions in reputed institutes like IIT Delhi, IIM Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur, IIM Kashipur, IIM Sambalpur, IIIT Gwalior, XLRI, MDI Gurgaon, etc. The placement of the M.Tech as well as MBA students has been equally encouraging as they have joined UPSC services and companies like Barclays, Tata Motors, Nomura, Amazon, CRISIL, Mu-Sigma, McKinsey, Reuters, HSBC, etc.

All these achievements of the department would not have been possible without the enthusiastic and dedicated work of our past and present faculty members. DoMS faculty members are exceptionally dedicated set of teachers and at the same time top notch researchers in their field of study publishing on regular intervals in journals like ORL, EJOR, Networks, JBF, QF, ISR, COR, etc. They have also done the department extremely proud by holding exalted academic positions like Director NITIE, Director IIIT Bangalore, VC UPTU, Director IIM Lucknow, Deans at different levels in IIT Kanpur, etc. Many of the faculty members of the department have also won and have been conferred many prominent awards/fellowships like Lanchester Prize, Fellow INAE, IUSSTF Fellowship, INAE Outstanding Teacher Award, ERUSMUS Fellowship, DAAD Fellowship. DoMS has also been in the fore front of industry interaction and has worked and is still involved with projects related to Indian Railways, IOCL, Indian Armed Forces, Syndicate Bank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, different MSME, etc.

We are supremely confident that in years to come DoMS with its rigorous and regularly updated syllabus, top notch research, innovative teaching techniques and active participation with industry will enforce the reputation of itself as well as that of IIT Kanpur as an enviable seat of higher learning.

 


Dr. B. V. Phani,
Head, Department of Management Sciences (DoMS)

 
 

RPI Collaborations

The Lally School of Management and Technology was founded in 1963 as an integral part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Building on a heritage of more than 175 years of leadership in science and engineering, Rensselaer's Lally School develops technologically-savvy, entrepreneurial business leaders who can initiate and guide innovation for commercial success.

 
 

All programs enable the next generation of business leaders to combine their passion for technology with the management ability to succeed in today's challenging global marketplace.

Department of IME, IIT KANPUR along with Lally School, USA offered course "Manufacturing Strategy and Systems" jointly (during Aug - Nov, 06) using advanced internet technology. This was highly appreciated from both the sides and now it is planned to align MBA curriculum of both the sides so that in future many such courses can be offered.

More information about Lally School of Management can be found from Lallyschool

 
 
 

Course Details

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MBA 601: Accounting for Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Balance sheet, profit and loss concepts, accounting principles and mechanics, Inventory Valuation and Depreciation accounting, Ratio and Fund flow analysis. Introduction to cost Accounting. Various methods of cost determination and cost accounting systems such as activity based costing systems and responsibility accounting. Use of costing systems in decision making. Extensive case studies will employed in this course.

MBA 606: Economic Analysis for Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Basic concepts in business economics, Economics of Market, Utility theory, Determination of Price, Production Function, Theories of Competition, Theory of Supply and Demand, Micro Level Firm Behaviour, Market Structure and Price, Concept of GDP, Theories of Money Supply, theory of Macro Economics. National Income and domestic product. Keynesian theory of income determination, Monetary approach, Inflation, balance of Payments, Structure of Indian economy, Indian economic growth and development.

MBA 607: Financial Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Fund and Cost Flow Analysis, Working capital management, Determination of capital structure of the firm, Cost of Capital, Capital asset pricing models, Leverages, Investment Analysis, Portfolio Management, Debt Management, Dividend Policy, Concept of Financial Strategy, Course will be based on case study and journal articles.

MBA 608: Measuring and Driving Corporate Performance, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: This course is relevant to all managers and consultants. It focuses on developing expertise in designing the means of measuring corporate performance, identifying the scope for improvement, and in evolving managerial action to achieve improvement. A number of accounting concepts and techniques, covered in the foundation course, are basic skills required for this course. Another premise of this course is that organizations have different strategies, and different control systems are required to implement their strategies and achieve superior performance. The course is organized in three modules. The first module deals with techniques to measure and enhance profitability and quality of products and services. Tools such as Activity Based Management, Target and Kaizen costing, Flexible Budgeting, and Activity-based Budgeting are key topics in this module. The 2nd module deals with the setting of performance goals and incentives, and the use of diagnostic tools and control systems to achieve the goals. Strategic Profitability Analysis, Economic Value Added (EVA), and Balanced Scorecard are some of the tools used in this module. A third module introduces the student to the Information Systems aspects of management control. It deals with the control-needs of Information flow, and its consolidation in multi-locational setting.

MBA 609: Financial Intermediaries, Financial Institutions, and Regulators, 3-0-0-4.

Course Contents: This course is about financial systems, players, and their methods. It is meant for all those who have anything to do with finance or corporate strategy. It is descriptive at core, peppered with analytical parts. The analytical parts will help students to participate with numbers and decisions in the context of the financial system. This will be done through small problem-exercise/case-discussion/term paper. The course first explores the Intermediaries in the share market: brokers, depositories, underwriters, registrars, and the market itself. For each, we analyse their Role, functions and dysfunctions, the economics of their operation, structure of their markets, and their regulation. Another part of this module deals with intermediaries that help in buying goods and services viz., Leasing, Hire purchase, and Consumer finance enterprises. Economics of their operations in India, and their long-term strategy are key analytical aspects in this module. In its 2nd module, the course will look at Financial Institutions: all India Development Finance institutions (FIs), state level institutions, and Foreign Financial institutions (FFIs). Analytical focus will be on Project Appraisal, broad portfolios, and new financial products. In the Banking part of this module, the course will deal with retail banking, merchant banking, and investment banking. Banking instruments, cash management in banks, investment planning and strategy will be the analytical focus. Finally, the course will deal with the regulation of the financial sector, viz., the operation of RBI and SEBI.

MBA 611: Organization Structure and Design, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Introduction to Organizations, Organization Goals, Organizations and Markets, Organization Structures and Systems, Strategy, Structure & Technology, Organization Environment and Culture, Various Design Options, Power and Politics, Organization Conflict, Change and Restructuring, Growth and Evolution, Learning Organizations and organization Effectiveness, Service Organizations, Organizations as Networks. State of-art research papers and case studies will be used for the selected topics.

MBA 612: Managing Change in Organizations, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Problematising organizations: Stakeholders; environment, structures, cultures and organizations; recalcitrant instruments linear and nonlinear changes, Systems Perspective of change, Frameworks for conceptualizing change and organizational change people, process, technology issues, Restructuring of PSUs, Creative destruction, Information technology and organization change Total quality management and organization change, Reengineering and restructuring, Self-regulating, organization Integrating evolutionary and revolutionary changes, Challenges of continuous change.

MBA 613: Organizing for Service, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: The Context of Service Organizations. - Organizing for Customer Participation. - Organization Structure and the Open System Design. - Structuring high Performance Service Businesses. - Impact of Technology on Service Business Functions. - New Interfaces & Boundary Spanning Roles. - Organizing and Leading Shared Services and BPO Projects. - Organizing for Strategic Flexibility in Service Organizations. - Management of Conflict and Creativity. - Behavior Models in Services.

MBA 616: Human Resources Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Meaning of Work and Humans as Resource, Human Resource Planning and Selection, Motivation and Compensation Management, Performance Appraisal, Career Management, Training and HRD, Group Dynamics and Leadership, Trade Unions and Industrial Disputes, Public Policy and Collective Bargaining, Due Process, Empowerment and Participation, Technology & HRM , Japanese HRM.

MBA 617: Social Political and Legal Environment of Business, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Industrial revolution and industrialization, Political economy of underdevelopment, Sociology of development, Indian rural and urban society, Influence of religion and karma, Multiplicity of languages, cultures, castes, Feudalism, Work ethic, Constitution of India, Party system, Fundamental rights, Local self government, Directive principles of state policy, Welfare state and Civil society, Social stratification, Environmental issues and legislation, and social movements, Corporate social responsibility and business ethics, Judicial system, Business law, Contract act, Arbitration, Companies Act, Sale of goods act, partnership act, negotiable instruments act, Income tax Act, Environmental legislation.

MBA 621: Managerial Communication, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: the Manager, Interpersonal Communication, Ongoing Communication Process and flow, Organizational Managerial Communication, Personal Language, use and Communication System, The Media and Tools of Communication Climate, Low Structure: One to One Communication, High Structure: One to One Communication, Meetings and Conferences, Interactional Presentation, Keys to Functional Writings, Formats for Business letters and Memos, Exposure to e-Communication, Planning and Producing Effective Business Reports, Business and Managerial Communication Research. There will be atleast one case/exercise in each class.

MBA 622: Manufacturing Strategy, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Product and factory life cycle, strategic dimensions of technology, characteristics of job shops and flow shops, learning curve effects, economies of scale, resolution of conflicts between manufacturing and marketing, concept of PWP, design of organization structure of manufacturing divisions, interactions of design department with manufacturing, marketing, service and purchasing. Concept of aligning of manufacturing and the corporate strategy.

MBA 623: Strategic Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: General Management Function, Introduction to the corporate strategy, concept of organizational purpose, environmental scanning and formulation of objectives, strategy for growth such as concentric growth and diversification, role of values in strategy formulation and evaluation, managing diversity and growth, choice of organizational structure and designing control systems to support the implementation of the strategy. Role of implementation issues in strategy formulation. Impact of organizational culture, structure, systems in strategy implementation and Merger and Acquisitions.

IME 624: Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Organizations new or old need today, more than ever, managers who can innovate and create new opportunities. In the first module this course will take an applied approach to learn the imperatives of lateral thinking and accelerated innovation in large organizations under relentless pressure of discontinuity. It will explore integrative framework for individuals, virtual teams, using CPC and other rapid development/deployment IT tools for accelerating targeted innovation and new product concept to market processes. In the second module this course will develop from theories of entrepreneurship an applied approach for managing disruptive innovation to create new high growth businesses. The crafting approach to finance, operations and other entrepreneurial strategies, real time monitoring and adaptive control systems for small businesses and the role of clusters, community of practitioners for strategic flexibility will be some of the emerging paradigms covered in this course.

MBA 626: Management of Technology, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Policy Technology Choice: Linkage; National Technology Policies; Technology, Competition and Industrial Structure; formulating the technology strategy, Technology Development and Acquisition process; Managing Technologies, Technology in Indian Industries, Strategic R&D management and Technological Consortia Licensing and joint Ventures, Managing Technology Spillovers; Justification of new technology; management accounting and technology; Integration of New with Old technology, Assimilation of Technology; Intellectual Property Rights and their Implications for Industry Policy and Technology Management.

MBA 627: Managing High Technology, 3-0-0-4.

Course Contents: Many competitive strategy models, no longer works in high technology firms. Continuous innovation is the only way to survive in global, convergent, highly volatile industries in Telecom, Pharma, Life science, Biotechnology, Semiconductor and Consumer electronics domains. This course will take a close look at strategy, practices in high technology firm who depend on the mastery of the dynamic tension between stability and change, efficient use of core technologies and effective exploration of pacing to break through changes simultaneously. This elective course will also explore new software tools for managing policy dynamics and multi option strategies. - The high technology strategy interface, IP audit and the strategy of renewable, incremental and radical innovation. - Strategic technology maps, technology platforms and option architecture. - The challenge of high technology convergence and diffusion, network economics and connected corporations. - The paradox of formal systems and flexible strategies. - Global high technology products and services proactive IP management strategies in global organizations. - Forecasting and real time integration of Enterprise Systems. - Organizing for perennial renaissance Hard, soft and creative paradigms in High technology management.

MBA 628: International Business Management

Course Contents: This course is relevant to all executives who plan or operationalise business strategies across multiple countries -for international marketing, international sourcing, or international ownership. It focuses on learning about the global business environment, strategic opportunities and competeness for internationalising, design and marketing of appropriate products and services, and key aspects in operationalising the strategy through organization structure, human resource, international coordination and leadership. While working towards these learning objectives, the course will maintain a close proximity to some themes of particular interest. We shall invite frequent attention to businesses that originate or operate in India/Asia. We will also be conscious of Governance relationships of investors from developed countries that affect their businesses in less developed ones. Cultural patterns as well as the Regulatory environment in different countries will be a recurrent theme in our discussions. And, we shall be conscious of how organizations may, through business without borders, stretch their capacities, and develop new competences and relationships. Much of the course will be through Case- discussions. Country and product based presentations will also be utilised for building specific understanding.

MBA 631: Marketing Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Marketing Environment, Company analysis (strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats), the concept of marketing mix., four Ps of marketing, and the concept of marketing strategy. The concept of market segmentation and differentiation, product positioning and its applications in demand forecasting. Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Research. International marketing. Marketing economy and public policy issues. E-marketing. In this course concepts will elaborated by the use of cases and research papers.

MBA 632: E-Marketing. 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Marketing Fundamentals (environment, competition, consumer behaviour segmentation, Targeting, and positioning, 4Ps product, price, promotion, place), Marketing strategy, Digital marketing Opportunities, E-Paradigm, Internet Networking, Enterprise Middleware, Right Enterprise Applications, operational challenges web sales and marketing, web services, ASP and other financial choices, Real-time Analytic, Frontline Access, Miscellaneous Emerging opportunities.

MBA 633: Marketing Research, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Nature and scope of Marketing research: (a) the Marketing Research Process, (B) Research design and Implementation, Data collection : (a) Secondary Sources of Marketing Data, (b) Standardized Sources, (c) Information Collection: Qualitative and Observational Methods, (d) Information from Respondents, (e) Attitude Measurement, (f) Experimentation, (g) Sampling fundamentals, Data Analysis: (a) Hypothesis Testing: Basic concepts and tests of Associations, (b) Correlation Regression Analysis, (c) Discriminant and Canonical Analysis, (d) Factor and Cluster Analysis, (e) Multidimensional Scaling and Conjoint Analysis, (f) Presenting the results.

MBA 634: Consumer Behaviour, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Consumers in the Market place: (a) An introduction to Consumer Behaviour, Consumers as individuals: (a) Perception, (b) Learning and Memory, (c) Motivation, Values and Involvement, (d) Attitudes, (e) Attitude change and Persuasive Communication, (f) Self, Consumers as decision Markers: (a) Individual decision Making, (b) The Purchase Situation, Postpurchase Evaluation and Product Disposal, (c) Group Influence, Opinion Leadership, (d) Organizational and Household Decision Making, Consumers and Sub Cultures: (a) Income and Social Class, (b) Ethic, Ratial and Religious Subcultures, Consumers and Cultures: (a) Cultural Influences on Consumer Behaviour, (b) Lifestyles and Global Culture, (c) Sacred and Profane Consumption.

MBA 635: Marketing of Service, 3-0-0-4.

Course Contents: Service businesses today are global from inception yet needs intricate localization. Managing on line on demand multiplicity makes marketing of services challenging. Service marketing is a thriving area of academic pursuit and excellent textual as well as research findings will support this course. Strategic Marketing of Services -Segmentation and Targeting of Service - Positioning Service Marketing as Process Service Product Service Delivery Servicescapes Some Cases: - Four customers in search of solution (Segmentation) - Vertical Net (eBusiness Strategy)

MBA 636: Advertising and Marketing Strategy, 3-0-0-4.

Course Contents: This course is an advanced marketing elective that focuses on the job of the product/brand manager. There are two modules in the course. The first module is on advertising and the second on strategic issues of market planning. The first module is designed to examine agency as business, the fundamentals of advertising theory and the evaluation of different kinds of advertising. The second module will stress on (1) the development and implementation of marketing strategies with focus on issues like organizational capabilities, resource base, market structure, and competitive behaviour (2) branding strategy with emphasis on product positioning.

MBA 637: Business to Business Marketing, 3-0-0-4.

Course Contents: Business to Business Marketing encompasses those management activities that enable a supplier firm to understand, create, and deliver value to other businesses, governments, and/or institutional customers. Business to business marketing is also referred to as business market management an industrial marketing. In year past, the topical area applied largely to industrial manufacturing firms. Today, business to business marketing provides practical frameworks, concepts, and tools for organizations as diverse as management consulting firms, investment banks, software solutions providers, and integrated supply management operations, among many other leading-edge technology and service companies. As business to business marketing expands its scope and stature, this course aims at reinvigorating training in marketing beyond the tired old, 4Ps plus industrial examples format. This course will emphasize the interrelatedness of concepts such as multifunctional teams, strategic alliance environmental sensitivity, inter-organizational trust, organizational learning and adherence to ethical principles. Furthermore, with the advent of relationship and network theories, this course emphasises that business marketer must learn not only to create value, but also to equitably share value with customer firms. Understanding of business buying and marketing behaviour within the context of relationship/network theories is the central learning from this proposed elective. Given this background, the overall objectives of this course are to create an understanding of the current state-of-art of organizational buying behaviour and business-to-business marketing.

MBA 641: Computing for Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Introduction to data base management system, Introduction to a high level language, Introduction to Data Structures, Computer Organization, Nerworks.

MBA 642: Database Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Decision Process and Database Management, Evolution of Databases, Schemas and subschemas, global view of data, datastructures, file organization, criteria for database design, canonical databases, normal forms, relational data model, relational algebra and calculus, query languages, query optimization, SQL, security, integrity and protection, recovery methods, Role of database administrator, concurrent operations, distributed databases, industrial applications.

MBA 643: Simulation of Business Systems, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Simulation Philosophy and Methodologies, Review of Basic Probability and Statistics, Random number Generation, Programming Considerations, Languages and Data Structures, Verification and Validation, Simulation Languages, Animation, Design and Execution of Simulation Experiments, Applications: Case Flow and Risk Analysis by Simulation Using Spreadsheets, Simulation of Production System, Inventories, Queues and Production Scheduling.

MBA 644: Knowledge Strategies & Knowledge Systems, 3-2-1-4.

Course Contents: Successful knowledge management requires strategic management of information system and organizational culture. Hence this course will focus on process as well as technology systems for anticipation, creation and use of knowledge as a strategic resource for competitive advantage. Harnessing tacit knowledge using the SECI and other models deal with people issues of learning, sharing and integrating knowledge. Strategies for managing explicit knowledge deal with technologies and systems for storage, retrieval, recombination and analytics of modules in a global organization. Students will design Knowledge Management Systems for functional applications in different industry domains using various tools like document management, content management, search and pattern analysis, groupware, BI & EIP.

MBA 645: Management Information Systems, 3-0-0-4.

Course Contents: Foundation Concepts: Basic information systems concepts about the components and the operations, managerial, and strategic roles of information systems; Technology: Major concepts, developments, and managerial implications involved in computer hardware, software, telecommunications and database management: technologies; Applications How the Internet, intranets, extranets and other information technologies are used in modern information systems to support electronic commerce, enterprise collaboration, business operations, managerial decision making, and strategic advantage; Development Developing information system solutions to business problems using a systems approach to problem solving and variety of business application development methodologies; Management The challenges of managing information systems technologies, resources, and strategies, including global IT management, strategic IS planning and implementation, and security and ethical challenges.

MBA646: Business Integration with Information Technology, 3-0-0-4.

Course Content: Need for integration, Evolution of ERP Components of ERP Enterprise evaluation, Business process mapping, Business Process Re-engineering, Understanding and evaluating ERP packages, Technology evaluation, Networking issues, ERP implementation, Human resource issues and change management, SAP system, Project on SAP system, Case studies
MBA 651: Quantitative Methods for Decision Making, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Introduction to decision analysis and process. Elementary probability theory, conditional probability, Bayesian decision analysis, EVPI, moment generating functions, the central limit theorem, Descriptive and deductive statistics, Hypothesis testing and Regression

MBA 661: Production and Operations Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Concepts, Context and Decision Process in Production System; Manufacturing and Service Systems; Policy Decisions; Product Decisions; Process Decisions; Forecasting Methods, Product Design and Process Selection in Manufacturing and Service; Value Analysis; Facilities Location and Layout, Capacity Planning; Job Design and Work Measurement, Learning Curves, Production Planning Models, Lot Sizing and Aggregate Planning; Line Balancing; Inventory Systems Costs, EOQ, Continuous and Periodic Review Models, Stochastic Models and Safety Stock; Inventory Systems for Dependent Demands, Material Requirements Planning; Operations Scheduling; Quality Control; Integration JIT and Kanban Systems.

MBA 663: Total Quality Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Total Quality Management, quality management Philosophies, Leadership, Employee involvement and customer Value Evaluation, Kaizin, Problem Solving and Quality Management, problem solving Fundamentals, Problem Identification, Definition, Diagnosis, Alternative Generation and Evaluation, Elementry concepts related to 7 Old and 7 New Tools for quality Assurance, Basic Statistical Concepts, Control of Accuracy and Precision, Process Capability, SPC, Acceptance Sampling, MIL-STD-105D. Quality Management Systems, ISO 9000, Quality Engineering, Quality Function Development, Introduction to Design of Experiments, Process Optimization and Robust Product Design, Steps to Six Sigma, Management of Service Quality, Management of Software Quality, Course will include projects and industry case studies.

MBA 664: Supply Chain Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Strategic Framework for Supply Chain, Materials Management Functions, Forecasting and market Analysis, Purchasing and Procurement, Physical Supply, Managing Inventories, MRP and Capacity Planning, Inventory Valuation, Logistical Management, Materials Handling, Warehousing/Storage and Retrieval, Transportation and Distribution, IT and Role of E-Business, Financial Evaluation.

MBA 665: Manufacturing Planning and Control, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Framework of Manufacturing Planning, Forecasting Models, Hierarchical Planning System, Facility Location and Layout, Resource Scheduling, Flexible Manufacturing analysis, design and Planning, Just-in-Time Manufacturing, Simulation and Performance Evaluation, Lean and Agile Manufacturing.

MBA 666: Project Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Characteristics of Projects, Project Economics, Screening and Selection, Evaluation, Structuring Organizational and Work Breakdown, Scheduling, Budgeting, Resource Management, Life-Cycle Costing, Project Control, R&D Projects, Computer Supports, Project Termination.

MBA 671: Managing Service Operations, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Service as Product, Design of Service Systems, Location and Layout of Service Facilities, Service Engineering including Work Design, Human Factors, Automation and Communication, Productivity and Service Effectiveness, Network Planning including Queuing Networks, Manpower and Resource Scheduling and Distribution Planning. Professional Service: Achieving differentiation through knowledge and relationship, Service and Competitive Strategy; Service delivery systems and IT applications; IT enabled services and Technology Convergence; Managing for World Class; Service Quality and Service Level best practices for call centers and related services, Cross Cultural issues; Pricing and Transfer Pricing of Connected Services, Project Implementation, Learning, Innovation and Knowledge Management in the Service based business.

MBA 672: Advanced Manufacturing Systems, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Manufacturing System Decisions and Functions, Product Development, Conceptual Design, Automation and Integration, CIMS Technology, Concurrent Engineering, Process Engineering and CAPP, Numerical and Computer Control, Robotic Systems and AGV, Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing, Information Systems and Factory Area Networks, World Class Manufacturing. In the second module this course will develop from theories of entrepreneurship an applied approach for managing disruptive innovation to create new high growth businesses. The crafting approach to finance, operations and other entrepreneurial strategies, real time monitoring and adaptive control systems for small businesses and the role of clusters, community of practitioners for strategic flexibility will be some of the emerging paradigms covered in this course.

MBA 675: Infrastructure Regulation, Policy and Finance, 3-0-0-4.

Course Contents: Role of Infrastructure in Economic Development, Natural Monopoly and Economics of Infrastructure Regulation, Rate of Return Regulation, Performance Based Regulation, Pricing for Infrastructure Sector, Role of Subsidies, Reforms in the Infrastructure Sector (Power, Telecom, Roads, Ports, Urban Services) Restructuring and Privatisation in Infrastructure Sector, Reform Acts, Competition in Infrastructure Sector (Bulk Power, Telecom, Transportation), Issues in Infrastructure Finance, Modes of Project Financing, Risks in Infrastructure Sector, Development of Infrastructure Projects -BOO, BOOT, BOLT etc.

MBA 676: Security Analysis, Derivatives and Portfolio Management, 3-0-0-4.

Course Contents: Financial Markets, Investment Alternatives, Risk and Return, Portfolio Theory and Capital Asset Pricing, Capital Asset Pricing Theory and Arbitrate Pricing Theory, Efficient Market Hypothesis, Security Analysis and Valuation, Valuation of equity and Fixed-income securities, Fundamental Analysis, Technical Analysis, Investment Strategies, Derivatives, Options, Futures, Swaps, Black-Scholes model, Value at risk, Estimating volatility and correlations, Hedging and Portfolio Management

MBA 677: Project Financing and Management, 3-0-0-4

Course Contents: Generation and Screening of Project Ideas, Project Appraisal and Evaluation, Financial Projections, Investment Criteria, Cost Benefit Analysis, Project Finance, Financing Infrastructure Projects, Sources of Finance, Multilateral Project Financing, Consortium Financing, Venture Capital, Risk Analysis, Project Life Cycle, Techniques for Project Management.

MBA 697: Summer Project, 0-0-0-0.

Course Contents: During the summer after first two semesters, each student will take up a summer project in an industrial or service organization for 8-10 weeks. During this period, the student will work under the guidance of an executive of the host organization, complete the assignment, prepare a written report, and make a presentation during the third semester.

MBA 698: Seminar, 0-0-0-0

MBA 699: Special Studies/Project, 0-0-8-4

In this course, each student will take up a management project or management topic under the guidance of a specific faculty. Towards the end of the semester, the student
will present a final report of the project

   
 

Seminars

MBA at IITK provides students with opportunities to hone their skills by interacting with eminent people from the industry. Workshops on leadership, personality development and seminars on topics including insurance, banking, intellectual property rights and telecom are frequently held.

 
 

There are lecture series where distinguished speakers from the corporate world share their hands-on experience with the aspiring managers. The students have been enriched through such interactions with the eminent speakers in the past.

Some of the eminent people who have visited us are :

  • Mr. Rajat Sharma, Sr. Vice President, SBI Caps

  • Mr. Ravi Santhanam, COO- UP East, Vodafone

  • Mr. Ritesh Mukhoti, GM, Glenmark Pharma

  • Mr. Asok Chaudhari, CEO, CSX Corporation

  • Mr. Vivek Pandey, GM, Times Group

  • Mrs. Ministhy Nair, DM, Barabanki, UP

  • Mr. Vishal Sharma, Director, Deloitte

  • Mr. S.T. Kalairaj, Market Research In-Charge, Ranbaxy

  • Mr. Sanjeev Puri, CEO, Indian tobacco Division, ITC Ltd.

  • Mr. Aditya Kumar, Solution Transformation Leader, Schneider Electric

  • Mr. Pramod Kumar, VP Market Research, RNB Research

  • Mr I.A. Khan, Adviser (Energy), Planning Commission, Govt. of India

  • Mr. Sreekumar CR, VP field Services, Energy Services, Schneider Electric

  • Dr. Mahesh Uppal , Director, Com First (India)

  • Mr. Vineet Singhal, Chief Project Manager, IOCL

  • Mr. Gopesh Mittal, Consultant, McKinsey & Co.

  • Mr. Anindya Sengupta, Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers

  • Mr. Srinu Babu Matta, Divisional head, Tata Motors

  • Ms. Shivani Datta, Manager, Ernst & Young

  • Mr Sanjay Kaul, Director and CEO, NICR (NCDEX Institute of Commodity Markets and Research)

  • Mr Kamal Patodia, Sr. Vice President, Hindalco

  • Marty Shivley, Director IP Operations, Microsoft

  • Mr Mukundan Seshadari, CEO, Blue-File IP Services 

  • Mr Jim Patterson, US Patent Attorney 

  • Mr. Dilip Chhabria, CEO, DC Designs

  • Mr Ravi Mohan, MD, CRISIL

  • Prof. Vijay Mahajan, Dean ISB

  • Dr. Milind Dawande, IBM Watson Research Centre

  • Dr. Surinder Batra, Principal Consultant, Center for Interactive Management

  • Dr. Aditya Tyagi, Ex VP, Polaris Software

  • Ms. Waltraut Ritter, HKUST Hong Kong

  • Mr. Abhay Bhushan, Neomagic Corp. Santa Clara

  • Mr. Arun Kaul, MD, PNB GiltsMr. Douglas Breckenridge, CEO, Mindguild

  • Mr. M. Mukhopadhyay, Ex Executive Director, ISPAT

  • Mr. Mahesh Murthy, Ex Head, Channel V

  • Mr. Munish Chawla, MD, IL&FS

  • Mr. R. Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, Tata Sons

  • Mr. Ravi Khanna, VP, Kodak

  • Mr. Sambhunath Mukhopadhyay, VP, Siemens

  • Prof. G. Raghuram, IIM-A

  • Prof. Pritam Singh, IIM-L

  • Prof. Rishikesh Krishnan, IIM-B

  • Mudit Kulshreshtra, IGIDR Mumbai

  • Dr A Garg , Advisor, Govt. of Botswana

  • Dr A P Shukla (Retd.), Department of Physics , IIT Kanpur

  • Mr Ashok Gupta, Hindustan Lever Ltd.

  • Mr Sunil Bedekar, Advocate, Supreme Court

  • Mr Shyam Wadhera, Director (Projects), Power Finance Corporation

  • Dr K.M. Abraham, Secretary, Government of India

  • Dr Prakash Singh, BITS Pilani

  • Dr Mamata Jenamani, IIT Kharagpur

  • Dr Justin Paul, IIT Mumbai

  • Dr saral Mukherjee, IIM Ahemdabad

  • Mr Rakesh Rewari, General Manager, SIDBI ExCEO, SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd

  • Prof. P N Rastogi, IIM Lucknow

  • Prof. K.R. Srivathsan, Director- IIITM, Kerala

  • Rishikesh Barpuzari, eValueserve

  • Monika Singla, Manager, Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited

  • Prof Arindam Banerjee, IIM Ahmedabad

  • Prof. Ramakrishnan krishnamurthy, MDI Gurgaon

  • Mr Paranjoy Thakurta, Noted Journalist

   
 

Ph.D. Admission

 
 

The Post Graduate admission session of the Institute is divided into two parts: a) The first semester will normally commence in the last week of July every year, and b) The second in the last week of December Admission Calendar The admissions to Ph.D. programme may be made in either or both of the two regular semesters. The Head of the Department concerned may take the decision in this regard. Admissions to the Ph.D. programme are normally made in April-May for the first semester and in November- December for the second semester. The Dean of Academic Affairs will notify the admission calendar each semester. In addition, the department may process applications for admissions to Ph.D. Programmes on a continuous basis and admit students as per the existing procedure. The candidates admitted during the course of a semester, would be required to register for thesis with proportionate reduction in units. Schedule for the next semester admission is given below.



Online Application 


Apply Online


Written test(The written test is an aptitude test that will be of one hour duration and it comprises multiple choice questions. Examinees will be tested on verbal/analytical reasoning and quantitative ability.)and personal interview


2 May, 2014


Venue


IME building, IIT Kanpur


Guidelines for Admission to External Registration Programme for M.Tech. and Ph.D.

A candidate working in an R & D establishment which is equipped with the necessary research and library facilities may apply for admission to M.Tech. and Ph.D. (Engineering) programmes. Such a candidate must be sponsored by his/her employer and must have been in employment with the sponsoring organization for at least 2 years at the time of admission. A candidate from government (national/state) laboratory or their centers, government organization, public sector unit (PSU), must be sponsored by his/her employer and must have been in employment with the sponsoring organization for at least 1 year at the time of admission. The employer must expressly undertake to pay full salary to the candidate and relieve him/her to stay on the campus to enable the candidate to complete his/her residence requirement.A candidate applying for admission to the external registration programme must provide detailed information about the research facilities available at his/her organization and a certificate that these would be available to him/her for carrying out research. He/she should also provide the biodata of the prospective supervisor who would supervise the candidate's work at his/her organization.

Guidelines for Admission to Part-Time Programme for M.Tech. and Ph.D.

The Institute also offers part-time postgraduate programmes leading to the M.Tech/Ph.D. degrees for local professionally employed personnel such as working engineers, scientists and teachers who can, while employed, attend regular classes as per schedule of the Institute.

The applicant must be an employee of a recognized organization with at least two years of service at the time of admission and be engaged in professional work in the area to which admission is sought. For an employee of IIT Kanpur (project or regular) with a valid GATE score, requirement of two years of service at the time of seeking admission is waived. An application for the part-time studies forwarded by the employer should be sent to the Convener, DPGC of the department concerned.

Guidelines for Admission of Sponsored Candidates to the Post-graduate programmes

A candidate who is sponsored by his/her employer and who meets the additional conditions specified below may be admitted through a separate selection committee appointed specifically for the purpose.

A sponsored candidate must have been in service of the sponsoring organization for at least two years at the time of admission. The sponsoring organization must specifically undertake to provide full salary to the candidate and to relieve him/her to pursue the programme for its full duration.

Fulfillment of GATE eligibility requirement may be waived for such candidates. However, the sponsored candidates seeking admission to the M.Tech./M.Des/ Ph.D. programme who have not taken GATE will be called for interview and may in addition be asked to take a written test.  

Admission to PhD Programme, IME Department, IITKanpur for July 2014


(Not applicable to NRI/PIO and foreign applicants)

Number of Seats in PhD Programme in IME Department

General

8

OBC

5

SC

3

ST

1

Total

17

Note:On line application process is likely to start from 2nd Week of March.

The following stages are involved in the admissions process for the M.Tech. program, IME Department, IIT Kanpur.

STAGE1: Apply if you meet the eligibility criteria

An applicant may apply provided he/she meets the eligibility criteria, as per IIT Kanpur information brochure which is stated below.An applicant from CFTI (Centrally Funded Technical Institutes) with CPI of at least 7.0 till his/her 7th semester may applly for admission but CPI of 7.5 is required for admission.

ORAn applicant must have a master’s degree in management/engineering or relevant disciplines in engineering/technology with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum (i.e., a minimum of 55 percent marks or 5.5 (on a 10 point scale)).

ORApplicants with a bachelor's degree in engineering with a minimum of 75 percent marks/7.5 CPI, or master’s degree in science/arts/commerce, satisfying each of the following criteria may also be considered.

  • A minimum of 65 percent marks/6.5 CPI in the master’s degree

  • First division in bachelor’s degree, and

  • JRF/95 percentile or higher in GATE or equivalent performance in a relevant national examination.

  • Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes who have passed the basic qualifying degree as stated above are eligible to apply irrespective of the marks/CPI and will be considered for admission.

STAGE3: Written test and Personal Interview

In order to prepare a merit list for selection, the IME department will conduct a written aptitude test for all the short listed applicants called and report for written test and interview. After the written test, a separate short list for each category will be prepared, based on which, the personal interview for the candidates will be conducted. The panels conducting the personal interview will evaluate the academic background of the applicant, his/her general academic proficiency, academic & related publication and such related matters. A committee in-charge of Ph.D admission will then prepare the (category-wise) short lists based on the applicant s performance in the written test and personal interview.

STAGE4: Selection List Preparation

&A final merit list would be prepared for each category based on the aggregate score arrived by adding individual scores of each candidate who have qualified Stage 3. The aggregation of marks for each eligible candidate will be as per the weights given below.(a) Performance in Written test 40%(b) Performance in Personal Interview(based on the evaluation bypersonal interview committee) 60%Applicants belonging to different categories (GN, OBC, SC, ST, (PH)) will be separately merit listed. The cut offs for different categories will be decided by the committee-in-charge for PhD admissions of the IME department of IIT Kanpur. The approved norms on reservation (OBC: 27%, SC: 15%, ST: 7.5% and PH 3% horizontal across GN, SC, ST and OBC) will be observed. Please check the latest approved norms of eligibility for reservation.

Note(1) All short listed applicants qualifying after stage 3 will be considered for the merit list preparation (stage 4). Stage 3 will be conducted by personal interview panel approved by the competent authority.(2) Stages 2, 3 and 4 processes for GN&OBC and SC&ST applicants will be conducted independently, and nowhere throughout the selection process will these two groups, i.e., GN&OBC and SC&ST be compared for making the final merit list of applicants for admissions to the Ph.D program, IME department, IIT Kanpur.(3) At any stage during the admissions process or during the M.Tech. program at IIT Kanpur, if it is found that the candidate has misrepresented, falsified or hidden relevant information, his/her candidature/admission would be summarily rejected and the candidate would have to leave the program if he/she has joined the same and no fee deposited will be refunded.

PG Admissions Coordinator


Email- imepg_adm@iitk.ac.in


Phone- 0512-2597376