Management Development Institute

MDI, Management Development Institute, established in 1973 is one of the top 10 B schools in India located in Gurgaon. The autonomous B-school spread over premises of around 40 acres takes the distinction of being the 1st internationally accredited Indian B-school. Its PG Programs in management are recognized and accredited by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi. The 'National Board of Accreditation' of All India Council for Technical Education has awarded ?A? Grade to its PGPM program. It?s the first Indian B-school accredited by the internationally coveted Association of MBA?s (AMBA) London. Consistently ranked among top five Indian B-schools, the institute was accredited by South Asian Quality Standards (SAQS)in 2005.

• MDI was formed in association with numerous global institutions like UNIDO, UNDP, ILO, and World Bank with an initial grant customary from KfW, West Germany, and with the lively backing of Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI).
• MDI is located in Gurgaon, a viable hub near New Delhi and is very well connected by airways, train and roadways. The campus is about 12 km away from Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.

MDI hasstudent exchange programs for students in order to expose them to cross-cultural global environment. Few of the B-schools that MDI collaborates with includes-

• Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen
• University of Connecticut, USA
• Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw
• Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
• University of Waterloo, Waterloo
• Solvay Business School, Brussels

Alumni

MDI has nurtured an influential & global alumni network of over 4800 members which is growing every year. Few of the distinguished ones include:

• Saurabh Ray, Head-Online Sales and Operations, Google
• Vivek Raina, Director-Asia Pacific, Oracle
• Ajay Atreya, Vice-President TCS E-Serve Ltd.
• Vikas Bajaj, Joint MD, Bajaj Motors Limited
• Anand Bagri, Senior VP, Axis Bank

Academic: Besides cutting edge academic programs, MDI boasts of various Centers of Excellence for Research which are as follows:

• Centre for Corporate Governance
• Centre for Excellence in Information Management
• Centre for Entrepreneurship
• Centre for Supply Chain Management
• Centre for Transformational Leadership
• Centre for Responsible Business
• Centre for Positive Scholarship

The institute also offers certain specialized programs for practising managers & management faculty which includes:

• In-Company Sponsored Programs
• Management Development Programs (MDP)
• Quality Improvement Programs (QIP)
• Advanced Management Programs (AMP)

Extracurricular:MDI has umpteen student committees, clubs and societies for promoting an all-round development of its students

Festivals:The most noteworthy festivals and events managed by MDI students include:

• Delphique: Annual Management Convention of MDI which is a confluence of 3 events namely- the Research Panel discussion
• Vincenza: A global Business plan competition cum coaching program and Cerebro
• Illumina: Disguised Market Research Festival of MDI
• Imperium: MDI?s annual inter B-school management & cultural fest.

Facilities:The MDI Campus provides myriad of world class facilities ranging from state of the art classrooms, well-furnished hostels, recreational facilities, library resources & technology to produce an ambience that provides an opportunity for holistic learning to its students

Ranking:

MDI is constantly rated as one of the best institutions worldwide. The ranking scenario is as indicated below-

Placement Details: Management Development Institute continues to be one of the top Indian B-Schools for companies to recruit. The institute has a placement committee which organizes summer internship programs and final placements.

The final placement report of the 2012-14 batch is tabulated below-

Sector wise placement and top recruiters-

Scholarship:The institute endeavors to help the deserving candidates to pursue management studies. The following are few scholarship schemes currently offered by the institute:

MDI Scholarships

• The O.P. Jindal Scholarship of INR 1,25,000 is awarded on merit cum necessity basis to 2 students one each from the first year & second year.
• At the end of second year, MDI awards five merit scholarships of INR 10,000/- each to top five students.

International Scholarships-Following international scholarships are obtainable to MDI Scholars going abroad on interchange programs:

• France: Eiffel scholarships
• Germany: DAAD scholarship
• Scholarships from French Embassy in India.