Business school opens campus in city

HYDERABAD: Being their fourth campus in India and first campus in South India, Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad, will open its doors on July 2 and Kapil Sibal, union minister for HRD will do the honours and inaugurate this new campus in the city.IMT Hyderabad will offer a two year, full time PGDM program (recognised by AICTE) with specialisations in the areas like Investment Banking and Business Analytics, in addition to the conventional areas like Marketing, Finance and Operations, said V Panduranga Rao, director, IMT, at a press conference.IMT Hyderabad has a world class faculty with research and teaching experience at top American and European B-Schools.“We have designed an innovative and industry relevant curriculum supported by a pedagogic approach which is student centric, participative, experiential and team based,” added Rao.And that’s not all. The new 30 acre campus at Cherlaguda Village, near Shamshabad, has stateof- the -art infrastructure with academic block, library building and a sports complex that houses a cricket ground, tennis court, badminton court, among others. The campus is completely wi-fi enabled. Rao further revealed, “In due course of time we also plan to offer a one year full time executive PGDM for working professionals and a certificate programs in management of 3-6 months duration.” When asked as to why Hyderabad was chosen for their campus when there are many top level B-School’s around, the director replied, “Hyderabad is a destination for IT/ ITES, pharmaceutical, bio-tech, entertainment and financial services sectors. So, where ever businesses flourish, business schools will also flourish and vice versa.”