The Department of Management Studies (PCE), besides conducting regular MBA courses, also organizes short-term management development programs/workshops to meet specific needs of the sponsoring organizations, both public and private. Such programs, being tailor-made are useful for in service executives/industry entrepreneurs in enhancing their managerial skills in different disciplines.

DMS has organized during the last few months, six such programs for the benefit of exporters/executives of export-oriented unit, officers of state financial corporation and executives of textile units in SME sector. The last program, held in May 2007, was on Govt. of India’s technology up-gradation fund scheme (TUFS) for textile industry.

The activity of holding short-term management development programs/ workshops has been decided to be continued in session/financial year 2007-08 and onwards.

The continuance of MDPs is favored from the point of view of

1. development of professional/managerial skills of the faculty involved in the collection/preparation of reference/reading materials as also in the actual conduct of the programs;
   
   
2. exposure of students to managerial functions in different industrial disciplines by way of their actual participation in the programs (some students to be permitted to attend each program, granting them leave of absence from the classes, depending on the situation), on the one hand, and taking advantage of special lectures of senior guest faculty invited for MDPs, wherever possible, on the other;
   
   
3. image building and recognition of the Poornima institutions as growing management development centers, in Govt./industry circles, which may also help in the placement of students;
   
   
4. increased utilization of the faculty and infrastructure; and above all
   
   
5. serving the cause of management education in the State to meet specific needs of the sponsoring organizations.