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ABOUT

VINOD GUPTA SCHOOL

OF MANAGEMENT

Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM) was set up What is unique
as the first school of management within the IIT system in
1993, with an endowment fund from Mr. Vinod Gupta, a about MDP
distinguished alumnus and lifetime Fellow of the
Institute, and Founder-chairman of Info USA. The mission
of the school is to develop outstanding management from VGSOM
professionals capable of playing leadership roles in their
chosen careers in different sectors of the economy, MDPs of VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur offers a unique taste of
especially in technology-driven and knowledge-based blending technology with managerial skill and knowledge
industries that are characterized by high degrees of to introduce the art of innovating business practices and
globalization, dynamism, complexity, and innovativeness. help organizations achieve excellence in business. Most
After 25 years of its inception, the school has grown importantly, all the programmes combines the versatile
holistically, winning several accolades and setting up new expertise of the faculties from various other departments
benchmarks for excellence. As a part of the world- of the Institute including Industrial and Systems
renowned IIT Kharagpur system, the school enjoys access Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Computer
to state of the art infrastructure and one of the most well- Science and Engineering, Rajendra Mishra School of
equipped libraries in the country. Engineering Entrepreneurship and Rajiv Gandhi School

The school offers two-years full-time course on Master of of Intellectual Property Law. Our faculty also offers
Business Administration in Kharagpur campus and three customized in- company training. Overall, the learning
year Executive Master of Business Administration ecosystem at VGSOM helps executives bring fresh
programme through its Kolkata extension center. Apart thoughts and develop a new perspective to the way
from that, the school offers a Ph.D. programme in business is managed and practiced. So far VGSOM has
Management for teachers and working executives. organized training programmes for various organizations
including IOCL, Coal India, Reserve Bank of India, State
The school also regularly organizes guest lectures, Bank of India, LIC India Limited, ONGC Limited, Larsen
management development programmes (MDPs) and and Toubro Limited, Uranium Corporation of India
training programs for educators. Our faculty members with Limited, Indian Economic Service and Indian Statistical
outstanding academic credentials and diverse Service officers to name a few.
industrial/consultancy experience in India and abroad
provide the best possible learning. Faculty members also
contribute to the knowledge base through their research
and consultancy projects with their partners in the
industry and academia. Through these programmes,
VGSOM faculty members share their expertise gained from
their practice-oriented research. By participating in these
programmes, a participant can learn effective handling of
managerial problems, the art of doing business analysis
and finding a creative solution.