Pillai's Institute of Management Studies and Research (PIMSR) in New Panvel has claimed to have become the first institute in Navi Mumbai to have secured AICTE approval for the MBA

Pillai's secures AICTE approval

This is the first institute in city to get approval for executive MBA

The Pillai's Institute of Management Studies and Research (PIMSR) in New Panvel has claimed to have become the first institute in Navi Mumbai to have secured AICTE approval for the MBA (executive programme). An inaugural ceremony was held to commemorate the occasion on August 21 by associate director of PIMSR professor DC Pai at the Dr KM Vasudevan Pillai's campus. The executive MBA programme was initiated by the institute in the year 2009 so as to cater to the need of working aspirants towards additional academic pursuit. The course is stated to bridge the lack faced by working executive in terms of academics pertaining to formal management education. "PIMSR has been in the forefront of academic up gradation and innovation. This is the first institute in Navi Mumbai, Raigad area to get approval by AICTE for executive MBA programme. "This is a 15-month course offered by executive development & research centre consisting of a 9-month comprehensive foundation course at the institute," said PRO Sujata V Rao. The unique feature of the function was the oath taking ceremony by the new batch of students MBA (executive) towards spreading the knowledge gained for the socio-economic development of the country. Students will undergo a 6-month specialisation in HRD, finance, marketing, international business, operations for working in order to gain additional knowledge acquisition. The participants of the programme are expected to complete a comprehensive project relevant to their field of specialisation. "The hallmark of this course is a combination of class room lectures and corporate interaction and networking, innovative and up-to-date business training and hands-on learning with simulation exercises and case studies. The academic focus is on the strategies required for problem solving and decision making skills. The course ensures the students are responsive to the demands of the market place," adds Rao.