Management Development Institute

University in India

Management Development Institute

Motto| Yogāh Kārmāsu Kaushālām

Motto in English

| Perfection in action is Yoga
Type| Private business school
Established| 1973 (1973)
Chairman| Shri Rajnish Kumar[1]
Director| Prof. (Dr.) Arvind Sahay [2]
Location|

Gurgaon

Haryana

India

Campus| Urban
Website| www.mdi.ac.in

Management Development Institute (MDI) is private business School in India. It was established in 1973 by Industrial Finance Corporation of India and is located in Gurgaon, a commercial hub near the Indian capital of New Delhi.[3]

## Rankings

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Institute rankings

Business/Management – India
NIRF (2023)[4]| 13
Outlook India (2022)[5]| 2

MDI was ranked 13th among overall management schools in India, ranked 2nd in the list of Private B Schools in India, by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023,[4] ranked 2nd in India's Best B-schools by Outlook, ranked 7th among Best B-schools by The Week, ranked 7th again amongst India’s Best B-schools by India Today.

## Campus

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MDI has its own campus spread over 37 acres (150,000 m2) in Gurgaon. The campus is about 12 km. from Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. MDI has a campus with red brick buildings and trees. The buildings have been given names such as Gurukul, Takshila, Lakshaya, Scholars, Renaissance, Parthenon etc.[6] On August 24, 2014, MDI inaugurated its second campus in Murshidabad, West Bengal with the launch of its Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM). It was commemorated in the presence of the then Honorable President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee.

### Library

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The MDI library has a collection of over 70,000 books, in addition to electronic resources which include e-books, journals, databases, audio-visual materials, CDs/DVDs, e-journals, reports, case studies, conference proceedings, training manuals etc.[7]

## Academics

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The institute offers various post graduate diploma programmes. These include full-time post graduate programmes in management and part-time programmes such as executive programmes. It also offers fellowship research programmes.[8]

Full Time Programmes : MDI Gurgaon offers two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), Post Graduate Diploma In Management - Business Analytics (PGDM Business Analytics), Post Graduate Diploma In Management - Human Resource Management (PGDM-HRM) and Post Graduate Diploma In Management - International Business (PGDM-IB). The AICTE-approved program is accredited AACSB, AMBA.

Online Management Programme \- It also offers 2-year PGDM (Online) Programme which follows same curriculum as the 2 years full time Programme.

Executive PGDM Program \- Many Programmes for Working professionals are offered by MDI among which most popular are : Post Graduate Diploma in Management – Business Management (PGDM-BM), Post Graduate Diploma In Management - Business Administration (PGDM BA); Post Graduate Diploma In Management – Public Policy And Management (PGDM-PPM).

Fellowship Programmes : Also offered a Fellow Programme in Management (FPM).

Management Development Institute was set-up in 1973 as an institute for training, consulting, and research activities.[9] In 1986, Lt. Gen. ML Chibber, a Padma Bhushan, was appointed as its director.[10] The same year, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, along with HRD minister P. Chidambaram visited the MDI campus and discussed with Lt. Gen. ML Chibber about unifying leadership amongst private, public, and government sectors.[11]

Thus, India’s first full-time Executive PGDM program, called ‘National Management Programme (NMP)’ was created with a 15-month curriculum.[12] The core objective of the program was to develop appreciate mindsets across the three sectors and provide opportunity to learn from each other.[13] Additionally, Gandhi conferred the following awards to the program: Prime Minister’s gold medal for topper of the course, Finance Minister’s gold medal for topper in finance, HR Minister’s gold medal for topper in HR, and ITC gold medal for topper in marketing. [14]

The program drew top government officers as well as private sector organisation executives that had the potential to attain top leadership positions.[15] The program, originally restricted to top executives nominated by their organisations, eventually became open for general public applications also, and was MDI’s flagship programme till 1994.[16]

National Management Programme (NMP) was rechristened as ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Management – Business Management’ (PGDM-BM) in 2021, has been open for general applications for Executive PGDM [17] The AICTE-approved program is accredited as a full-time MBA by the Association of MBAs, UK (AMBA) and has been revised for duration (18 months), content, and corporate exposure as well.[18]

MDI launched its 2-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management programme in 1994, making it as the new flagship programme.[19] Thereafter, MDI added part-time PGDM (erstwhile EMP), PGDM- International Business, PGDM - Human Resource Management, Online PGDM, and fellowship programs to its list of courses offered.[20]

## Exchange Program

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MDI Gurgaon has one of the largest exchange programmes in the country where one out of every 5 students enrolled in the post graduate programmes get an opportunity to study abroad for one or two terms. It has partner institutes in more than 34 countries [21] with institutes such as EDHEC Business School,[22] Copenhagen Business School,[23] HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management,[24] Bocconi University, RSM Erasmus University, ESCP Europe.[25]

## Notable Alumni

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* Parameswaran Iyer[26]
* Durjoy Datta
* K. S. Sabarinadhan
* Sachin Garg

## References

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1. ^ "Board of Governors of MDI Gurgaon". MDI. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
2. ^ "MDI Director". MDI. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
3. ^ "MDI Murshidabad".
4. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
5. ^ "India's Best B-Schools 2022: Top Private MBA Institutions In India". 13 November 2021.
6. ^ Behl, Vinod (25 June 2003). "Serious business". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
7. ^ "The Telegraph: MDI, Gurgaon". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
8. ^ "Post Graduate Programmes". www.mdi.ac.in. Retrieved 15 March 2018. Click on "Programmes".
9. ^ "Innovating to Conquer". Business Today. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
10. ^ "Lt. Gen. (Retd) Dr. M. L. Chibber". Smash Words. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
11. ^ "Cradle of Leadership-9 : For the Executive Class". Corporate Citizen. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
12. ^ "Cradle of Leadership-9 : For the Executive Class". Corporate Citizen. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
13. ^ "Shaping Business Leaders: What B-Schools Don't Do". Google Books. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
14. ^ "Cradle of Leadership-9 : For the Executive Class". Corporate Citizen. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
15. ^ "Enterpreneurship Development". Google Books. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
16. ^ "What Makes NMP (2018-19) Cohort at MDI Gurgaon Net An Average 19 Lacs at Placements?". One Year MBA. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
17. ^ "Post Graduate Diploma in Management – Business Management (PGDM-BM)". MDI. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
18. ^ "PGDM National Management Programme". Careers 360. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
19. ^ "Milestones @ MDI". MDI. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
20. ^ "Milestones @ MDI". MDI. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
21. ^ "International Relations Collaborations". Retrieved 21 July 2020.
22. ^ "International Academic Partners". Retrieved 21 July 2020.
23. ^ "Partner Universities". Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
24. ^ "International Partners". Retrieved 21 July 2020.
25. ^ "ESCP students in the Master in Management Programme have the opportunity to take part in an exchange programmes with one of our over 130 partner universities in Europe and the World". Retrieved 21 July 2020.
26. ^ "MDI Gurgaon Holds Panel Discussion Sheds Light On The Need For Self Transformation Power Of Change". Business News This Week. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX