Welcome

Vinod Gupta School

of Management
IIT Kharagpur
 About VGSOM
• VGSOM, established in 1993, is the first management
school under the IIT system

• Set up with a generous endowment of $2 Million from

Mr.Vinod Gupta, a 1967 IIT Kharagpur alumnus

“ ….The School of Management is a significant contribution at an

important juncture in our developing process…..”

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President

while inaugurating the School
 Mission
“To develop outstanding management professionals and
future CEOs who will lead organizations especially in
technology-driven and knowledge-based industries, in the
service of the nation and the community”
 VGSOM – A Different Experience
• Diverse blend of students including people from Army and
Air-Force

• All PhD faculty

• Emphasis on case analysis and live projects

• Focus on Group/Team working environment fostering

efficient team performance

• Unique 6 months internship

• Option of taking up audit courses from other departments

in IIT Kharagpur

• Foreign languages(German & French) as core subjects

 Programmes Offered

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
(PGDBA)
• MBA for Defense personnel
• Dual Degree B-Tech (Hons.) + MBA
• Doctoral Programme (PhD)
• Management Development Programmes (MDP)
 VGSOM vis-a-vis other B-schools
• Experienced faculty having industry as well as academic
experience.
• Prof A.N Sadhu, Oxford
• Prof Kalyan Chakravarti, Harvard Business School
• Prof Kalyan Guin , Fellow IIM Bangalore
• Dr Gautham Sinha, IIT Kharagpur

• Curriculum emphasis on case studies and projects.

• 10 week long summer training and a unique 4 month
dissertation project.
• Option of taking up audit courses from other departments
in IIT Kharagpur.
• A diverse blend of students, Including people from Army,
Navy and Air-Force.
• Focus on Group/Team working environment fostering
efficient team performance
 International Collaborations

The MBA programme also encourages student and faculty

exchanges with other B-schools in India and abroad
Currently we have linkages with
• Creighton University
• University of Nebraska
 International Collaborations
• May 2006  50 students met the legendary Warren
Buffet, ‘The Oracle of Omaha’.
– A week at the University of Nebraska.
– Classes and interaction with the students at UNO.

• March 2007 33 students and 7 faculty members from

University of Nebraska (Omaha & Lincoln) visit VGSOM.

• May 2008  A group of 50 students scheduled to visit

Omaha, Nebraska.
– To attend AGM of Berkshire Hathaway.
– Workshop with students of University of Nebraska.
– Visit to NYSE and Corporate Office, InfoUSA.
 MBA Curriculum - Electives
MBA programme that requires a student to earn
89 to 93 credits and includes a host of core and
elective subjects

– Finance
– Marketing
– Systems
– HR
– Operations
– General Management
 Guest Lectures - VGSoM
• Mr. Radhakrisnan Nair, Chief of Corporate HR, Tata Steel
• Mr. Harsh Manglik, Chairman and MD, Accenture India
• Mr. Sridar Iyengar, Ex Chairman & CEO, KPMG India
• Mr. Suman Sasmal, VP, Infosys Technologies
• Mr. Anamitra Chatterjee,Head LPD, PwC India
• Ms. Archana Wadhwa,Head, HSBC Global Analytics Center
• Dr. Pitabas Mohanty, Senior Professor, XLRI, renowned author
• Mr. Sudhir Chand,Ex-Director, Exide Industries
• Mr. G.S. Rajesh, GM, Key Accounts, Madura Garments
• Mr. Partho S Ghosh, Ex. Partner, McKinsey & Co

And many more....