School of Business,Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) at IIT Guwahati is a two-year (four semesters) residential programme. The programme, which is holistic in nature, comprises of classroom teaching, case studies, projects and internship in the industry. The goal of the programme is to provide an overall well-rounded learning experience for the students. The specific thrust of the programme would be to impart training to enable the connect between the technical experts and corporate leadership, who make business decisions. The ability to understand both the technical and business sides of the equation has a great impact on making decisions towards creating invaluable asset for a corporation in a highly competitive and ever evolving marketplace.

The MBA degree is expected to augment the analytical expertise, by providing a keen understanding of the fundamentals of business, such as economics, accounting, finance, organisational development and strategic development. The MBA programme will not only have required courses, but also provide students with plethora of focused electives from other academic. The programme also gives enough flexibility to the students to gain expertise in selected areas of general management and applied management areas through extensive project works.

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has completed 25 years of glorious existence, during which it has earned for itself a place of leadership in academia within the country, along with achieving global visibility. Today IIT Guwahati ranks among the top ten academic institutes in the NIRF rankings and has consistently appeared in the Top 500 in QS World rankings. At IIT Guwahati, we are committed to the creation of an environment of nurturing new ideas and innovations, as well as driving excellence in our students. In our effort towards contributing to the development of the nation and improving the lives of our fellow citizens, we pursue a strategy of encouraging creativity and leadership in our students.

IIT Guwahati has been transforming from being an institution offering traditional streams of engineering, science, and humanities, to creating a holistic and multi-disciplinary educational setup in an optimal learning environment. Aligned with the focus placed on Higher Education Institutes, in NEP 2020, IIT Guwahati is committed to the promotion of high-quality multidisciplinary and inter-disciplinary teaching and research, across a spectrum of areas.

With this goal in mind, IIT Guwahati has established the “School of Business” to promote and contribute to the subjects of management, and entrepreneurship amongst other emerging subjects.

The flagship programme of the School is the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) which will encompass the nuances of a traditional MBA programme, in conjunction with a plethora of electives from various areas of business, including design management, finance, human resources management and marketing. The School will also have a Ph.D. programme with the goal of creating the academic and professional leaders of tomorrow, both in teaching and research. The programme will strive to be a preferred destination for individuals seeking to achieve their intellectual potential and conducting cutting edge research. The School, in the near future, will commence a Minor programme in Business for the B.Tech. majors, offering opportunities for development of techno-entrepreneurial outlook and vision. IIT Guwahati being the nodal centre for learning in the north-eastern region, the establishment of this School will go a long way in lending support to skill development and empowerment of entrepreneurs of the region, especially small and women entrepreneurs.

Finally, we seek to create an ecosystem, where learners from diverse background can strive and acquire expertise in business management skills, while also creating an opportunity for our skilled manpower to translate their ideas into tangible business solutions. The driving philosophy of this endeavour would be “Create job-creators, instead of job-seekers”.

1. Prof. Devendra Jalihal, Director, IIT Guwahati 2. Padmashri Dr. Prahalada Rama Rao, Former Director, DRDO 3. Prof. Anil Gupta, Former Professor, IIM Ahmedabad 4. Prof. N. Viswanadham, Emeritus Professor and INSA Senior Scientist, IISc Bangalore 5. Prof. I. M. Pandey, Former Professor, IIM Ahmedabad 6. Prof. M. R. Dixit, Former Professor, IIM Ahmedabad