Ground Report

MDI Gurgaon, a brand synonymous with quality management education and often ranked after IIM, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata and Lucknow; established its first new campus nestled amidst lush green and serene atmosphere in a historic landscape in Murshidabad, near Kolkata. At a time when most of the new campuses of top management schools are trying hard to establish the brand’s value proposition and cope up with issues related to capability framework, quality resources or the lack of it, MDI Murshidabad seems to have managed to exceptionally well for first batch of pass outs.

The placement for the first batch of 2014-16, witnessed average CTC offered being INR 7.85 lacs per annum and 90% of the students placed already. For the batch of 2015-17, the SIP (Summer Internship Program) has been 100%.

The registration process for the two-year full time Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) for admissions into the 2016-18 batches has been re-opened till Jun, 5^th 2016.

“We have re-opened registration and invite applications from students who may not havemade it to thetopIIM’s final convert list. We would like to attract quality students with potential managerial abilities and continue focusing on excellence, while keeping the batch size low for now. Quality is more important for the MDI brand than numbers. More and more recruiters should find MDI Murshidabad to be a preferred destination for their talent hunts” said, Prof. (Dr.) Gurudas Gupta, Director, MDI Murshidabad.

To be eligible for admission to the PGPM Program, the participants must possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks or equivalent in any discipline, from a recognized university in India or abroad. Specializations offered at present are in the area of– Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management and Operations Management. To apply candidates must submit the valid CAT 2015 scores.

The leadership at MDI is committed towards imparting cutting edge management education, creating job centric millennial workforce for organizations to tap. The placement report reflects that MDI Murshidabad is on the right track and it has successfully managed to overcome the challenges that are generally associated with a ‘new campus.