Dr. (Fr.) Jossy P. George, Director
Dr. (Fr.) George holds B. Sc. in Computer Science, Bachelor of Philosophy (B. Ph), Bachelor of Theology (B. Th), Master of Computer Application (MCA), MS in HRM from the USA and M. Phil in Computer Science. He has done his FDPM from IIM, Ahmedabad. He has been awarded a Doctorate in Computer Science by Christ University. His research activities focus on algorithms for improved accuracy in biometrics.
If the reports on the job market are anything to go by, India had created over 50, 000 vacancies for analytics related roles in 2017 and it was expected to rise to 80,000 to 100,000 by 2018. However, despite having a large number of people in the working age, we have not been able to match the ever-growing demand for analysts in the country. While the demand outstrips the supply, Christ Institute of Management (CIM), Lavasa is optimistic about its newly designed Post Graduate programme in Business Analytics. Dr. (Fr.) Jossy George, Director of CIM Lavasa, says, "The demand for people with analytical skills and business acumen has been rising exponentially in the recent past. We as an institution with a high degree of industry participation in curriculum design are keen on introducing Business Analytics specialization in our Post Graduate programme."
When it comes to innovation and knowledge building, the institutes under the Christ (Deemed to be University) are second to none. CIM Lavasa too has been doing exceptionally well in this regards since its inception. Now, by introducing its latest and unique programme in Business Analytics, the institute is poised to be the best for pursuing a full-time program in this emerging field. "The two-year full-time programme in business Analytics would provide training and development to cultivate the required expertise for a