The Higher Education Review

B-schools were introduced to offer practical-oriented education that allows the students to learn and understand the latest happenings in the global business strata. With rapid changes occurring in the industry, B-schools could not keep pace with it and as a result, many programs offered by these institutions have gone out-dated. The teaching methodologies offered by B-schools have become redundant which fails the primary reason behind the introduction of b-schools. Creating unique teaching pedagogies that are revolutionizing b-school education in India is the Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM). IEM strives to formulate one-off programs and teaching methods that are research based and career-oriented at the same time. Operating with a vision to be globally recognized for outcome-based education and application-oriented research, IEM has been giving extra attention to their curriculum to make sure that it aligns perfectly with the industry requirements.

Encouraging Students to Think Outside the Box

IEM helps students understand and enjoy the seamless nature of knowledge and encourages them to apply the acquired knowledge to practical use so that they become worthy and socially responsible good human beings. “We try to foster creativity, innovation and excellence through examples based teaching-learning process imparted in the most simple and easily comprehensible way. We want to continuously upgrade the knowledge base of our manpower, improve infrastructure and use the latest technology/pedagogical tools in our teaching learning methodology. IEM believes that overall institutional growth is only possible through continuous

feedback from stakeholders that meets the expectation of the students and their professional requirements”, says Prof Satyajit Chakrabarti, Director, IEM.

At IEM, students get to work on projects in the lab and also work on courses in their Study Abroad Program (Singapore, Australia, USA, Canada and the UK). Students are given a very liberal grant for conferences, journal publications, patent and alumni project, and start-up. The College has worked out a very clear plan to connect the students concerned with the areas of their specialization. Series of interactive sessions are held so that students start getting a fairly good idea of the work. Various eminent personalities such as Avijit Sengupta, Director, Tata Global Beverages, Anindya Kundu, Sr. Data Scientist, Ideal Analytics, and Dr. Srikanta Chatterjee, Emeritus Professor, Massey University, New Zealand are some of the industry stalwarts that interacts with the students at IEM to share their personal experiences and answer to the queries of the students. IEM believes that their students should be torch-bearers and the institute gives special attention to make their students strong in the essential skills of problem-solving, critical thinking, conflict resolutions and so on. Classes are specially designed for students to practice case studies on lateral thinking, and out of box solutions. Students are individually helped through micro mentoring classes on presentation skills, debates, and discussions. In this well structured curriculum students are taught how to be innovative leaders both mentally and emotionally.

Preparing Students for Growth Opportunities

The teaching faculty at IEM is a good blend of educationists and people from the industry. So the solid ground of education, understanding of content, and its analysis is given importance so that students have the confidence of scoring well in their exams on the other hand teaching faculty members who have industry background gives a firsthand experience of the corporate scenario. The case studies which are discussed are

real-life events, which help them to understand the real workings of the corporate world. IEM has strong industry tie-ups that include the like of CII, CILT, AIMA, NEN, EDI among others and MoUs with foreign Universities like San Diego State University, UBC, Brunel University, ESC Rennes Business School, and many others. These connections help the students to not only get placed but also get proper understanding of the current industry scenario.

" IEM helps students understand and enjoy the seamless nature of knowledge and encourages them to apply the acquired knowledge to practical use so that they become worthy and socially responsible good human beings "

All this has helped IEM to create the perfect platform to leverage their students’ growth opportunities. The top recruiters of the institute include tier-1 companies like ITC, HDFC Bank, Asian Paints, TCS, BYJU’S, and VMART to name a few. The infrastructure of the institution has also been a comfort zone for its students. With the WiFi enabled campus, 24/7/365library, a cafeteria, sports ground, a large auditorium and a parking lot, sums up the sufficiency in all respect. The classrooms are well arranged with all necessary requirements for the IEM students. The practical laboratories and seminar halls add a plus point to the infrastructure of the institute. Going all out on creating the perfect learning environment for the development of their students, IEM is striving to concentrate more on the research aspect of their operations which will also help them to be globally recognized as an elite business education provider.

Prof Satyajit Chakrabarti, Director

Satyajit is a computer engineer by profession and has completed his Masters and Ph.D. in Computer Science. He is a true serial entrepreneur at heart and has started various successful business ventures. He has got impeccable knowledge and skills in planning, execution, monitoring, and communicating.