S. Vishnu Sharma
IIT Madras is partnering with National Defence College (NDC) to offer an Executive MBA Programme in ‘Strategic Leadership and Public Policy’.
NDC is an apex inter-services training institute in New Delhi. This user-oriented program will last for one year.
The programme will be for a 48-week duration with lecture-based courses and Practical modules including a thesis.
Aim
It is aimed at the intellectual development and strategic enculturation of selected senior officers of the armed forces of India and friendly foreign countries, along with civilian government services of India (IAS, IPS, IRS, DRDO, etc.), for higher leadership positions, say sources from IIT Madras.
MoU
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed towards this program by Prof. M. Thenmozhi, Professor and Head, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Brigadier Rajesh Raman, Secretary, National Defence College
The MoU was signed on 27 August 2024 at New Delhi, in the presence of Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, and Dipti Mohil Chawla, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence.
Air Marshal Hardeep Bains AVSM VSM, Commandant, National Defence College, Prof. HSN Murthy, Professor and Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, Lt. Gen. P R Shankar (Rtd.), Professor of Practice, IIT Madras and other senior NDC Officials were also present during the event.
Director of IIT Madras
Prof V Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras spoke about the importance of the program.
The next-gen world needs managers with deep understanding of contemporary technologies. This MBA programme is conceived to address this need, said IIT Madras director.
Teaching
Faculty members from the Department of Management Studies and Aerospace and other departments at IIT Madras, faculty from NDC and subject matter experts will teach the programme at the National Defence College.
Members
The programme will have 120 members drawn from the Indian Armed Forces, Indian Civil Services, Indian Police Services and other organs of the Government, say sources from IIT Madras.
They would be selected after a rigorous screening process. The course also includes officers from friendly foreign countries, say sources from IIT Madras.
Officers
While the Service Officers eligible for this program would normally be Brigadier or equivalent, the Civil and Diplomatic service officers are at the level of Director/Joint Secretary to the Government of India, say sources from IIT Madras.
Purpose
The main purpose of this MoU is to integrate technology-based leadership and policy issues in the curriculum and develop future leaders with knowledge of AI, Cybersecurity and emerging technology applications in strategic decisions, say sources from IIT Madras.
About IIT Madras
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) was established in 1959 by the Government of India as an ‘Institute of National Importance.’
The activities of the Institute in various fields of Science and Technology are carried out in 18 academic departments and several advanced interdisciplinary research academic centres.
The Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes leading to B.Tech., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.Tech., M.S., and Ph.D., degrees in a variety of specialisations.
IITM is a residential institute with more than 600 faculty and 9,500 students. Students from 18 countries are enrolled here.
IITM fosters an active entrepreneurial culture with strong curricular support and through the IITM Incubation Cell.
Recognized as an Institution of Eminence (IoE) in 2019, IITM has been ranked No.1 in the ‘Overall’ Category for the sixth consecutive year in India Ranking 2024 released by National Institutional Ranking Framework.
The Institute has also been ranked No.1 in the ‘Engineering Institutions’ category in the same Rankings for nine consecutive years – from 2016 to 2024.
It was also adjudged as the ‘Top innovative Institution’ in the country in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
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ARIIA Ranking was launched by the Innovation Cell of Ministry of Education.