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Rekha Sethi,who has recently taken over as Director General, All India Management Association(AIMA), talks to Surbhi Bhatia about her future
plans for the association.
What is your vision for AIMA?
Whenever people refer to premier management institutions, AIMA is not there in terms of profile. I want to take AIMA to that level and want it to be positioned as a knowledge organisation. In order to achieve premier position, we have constituted a taskforce that will create a vision for AIMA. We operate in a number of areas like conducting the MAT exam in the country, offering distance-learning programme, and so on. We are also looking at promoting global links.
Can you elaborate on the global links?
We are tying up with international institutions such as Yale University and INSEAD business school to conduct advance management programmes. We are also looking at the possibility of people from India going to INSEAD for a certificate course. We plan to hold an all-India B- school conference in the coming year to discuss issues related to management education. With Yale University, we are exploring the possibility of conducting a programme for CEOs. Selected CEOs from India will be going to Yale for a certificate course.
Attracting good faculty is the biggest challenge for any institute that wants to provide quality education. What steps have been taken in this regard?
Most institutes are facing a faculty crunch. AIMA runs its own faculty development programme. But in order to impart complete training with the latest technology, we are planning to have a separate campus that will focus on training of teachers and executives.
Are you thinking of introducing changes in the MAT exam?
There are over 400 B-schools that consider the MAT score. In terms of quality of questions asked, MAT is at par with other management exams. We will look at widening the format of MAT so that those who want to go overseas can take it.
What about improving the quality of research ?
There is a change of perception towards research. Many are acknowledging its value. In the coming years, the number of people pursuing a PhD will increase. Our own experience has shown this. AIMA conducts RMAT for PhD students and the number of applications has gone up. AIMA has its own research community and we will be looking at increasing funding for research.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
plans for the association.
What is your vision for AIMA?
Whenever people refer to premier management institutions, AIMA is not there in terms of profile. I want to take AIMA to that level and want it to be positioned as a knowledge organisation. In order to achieve premier position, we have constituted a taskforce that will create a vision for AIMA. We operate in a number of areas like conducting the MAT exam in the country, offering distance-learning programme, and so on. We are also looking at promoting global links.
Can you elaborate on the global links?
We are tying up with international institutions such as Yale University and INSEAD business school to conduct advance management programmes. We are also looking at the possibility of people from India going to INSEAD for a certificate course. We plan to hold an all-India B- school conference in the coming year to discuss issues related to management education. With Yale University, we are exploring the possibility of conducting a programme for CEOs. Selected CEOs from India will be going to Yale for a certificate course.
Attracting good faculty is the biggest challenge for any institute that wants to provide quality education. What steps have been taken in this regard?
Most institutes are facing a faculty crunch. AIMA runs its own faculty development programme. But in order to impart complete training with the latest technology, we are planning to have a separate campus that will focus on training of teachers and executives.
Are you thinking of introducing changes in the MAT exam?
There are over 400 B-schools that consider the MAT score. In terms of quality of questions asked, MAT is at par with other management exams. We will look at widening the format of MAT so that those who want to go overseas can take it.
What about improving the quality of research ?
There is a change of perception towards research. Many are acknowledging its value. In the coming years, the number of people pursuing a PhD will increase. Our own experience has shown this. AIMA conducts RMAT for PhD students and the number of applications has gone up. AIMA has its own research community and we will be looking at increasing funding for research.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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