Faculty of Management Studies - FMS - Delhi (Delhi)

The Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) , University of Delhi made a modest beginning with a three year part-time Post graduate management programme in Business Administration for senior and middle level executives in 1954. The first set of professors was trained at the Stanford University Business School and institute was started at the Delhi School of Economics under the leadership of Prof A. Dasgupta. The past decades have witnessed a significant growth in the nature and number of programmes offered at the FMS. FMS has exchange programmes and collaborative arrangements with leading industrial and business houses, management institutions and professional associations in India and abroad. It is the founder member of the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) and is working towards regional cooperation in management education and development in the spirit of SAARC. FMS is also one of the participating institutions in the India-EEC Exchange and Co-operation Programme for Management Professors.

In appreciation of its contributions, the Industrial Finance Corporation of India and Amway Corporation have created chair professorships in Industrial Management and Entrepreneurial Development respectively. Shanti Prasad Jain Advanced Management Research Center as a research and development wing of FMS has been setup at the University of Delhi, South Campus with assistance from Bennett Coleman & Company Limited.

• Most Rigorous Selection Process in India
• Student faculty Ratio

FMS is among the few B Schools of India, where every permanent faculty member is a PhD. FMS boasts of a permanent fulltime faculty strength of , with a high student faculty ratio. The pedagogy is determined by the faculty which is a mixture of case studies, lectures and role plays making learning interactive and intense .The faculty is also involved in various consultancy programmes and MDPs.

• Student-Student Interaction

Every student in FMS is a part of Management Science Association (MSA), a student body comprising of different panels that focus on distinct functional areas of interest. A meeting of minds, ideas and theories takes place in societies and teams, where presentations ignite minds, briefs become springboards for path breaking strategy and teams comes up with creative ideas. Active societies combined with an interactive MSA, make it requisite for students to go through a healthy grind of relationships, forging strong student-student covalent bonds, there by polishing their attitudes and helping them work in teams.

• Industry - Institute Interaction

Interactive sessions which promote dialogue between industry stalwarts and students are a part of FMS culture. In addition to constant Guest Lectures that impart industry knowledge to the students, the annual convention and other conclaves provide an interface between the stalwarts of the corporate world, the academicians and FMS students.

• Illustrious Alumni

The last 50 years has seen FMS creating managers, who have within themselves the mettle to take on the challenges of the future - people with the vision, knowledge and potential to thrive in a dynamic ever changing environment. With the ability and skill set required to drive key initiatives within organizations, they are men and women of leadership and integrity, who are bringing about a difference in business organizations, communities and institutions all over the globe. Faculty of Management Studies is indeed proud of its Alumni.

• Ranked 7 in the Top 25 Business Management Colleges in India by The Week - Hanse Research Survey 2012
• Ranked 7 in Top 50 B-Schools in India 2011 by Hindustan Times