| Mission | To be a center of excellence in management education and research catering to the needs of organizations in different sectors of the economy with special emphasis on technology driven and knowledge based industries that are characterized by high degrees of globalization, dynamism, complexity and innovativeness. |
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| Established | 1993 |
| Official name | Vinod Gupta School of Management |
| University | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| Location | Kharagpur, West Bengal, India |
| Campus | 1,800 acres |
| Enrollment | 204 MBA Students 34 PGDBM Students |
The Vinod Gupta School of Management is a business school in India. It was established in 1993 at IIT Kharagpur and was the first management school to be set up within the IIT system. It was initiated by a distinguished alumnus and a Life Time Fellow of the Institute, Vinod Gupta.
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The Vinod Gupta School of Management(VGSOM), IIT Kharagpur, was set up in 1993 with a $2-million endowment from a distinguished alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, Mr.Vinod Gupta, matched by liberal support from the Government of India, to provide future business leaders with the ability to understand and leverage the advantages of technology for managing successful businesses in the knowledge driven era. The foundation stone of the School was laid by the then President of India, late Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in July 1994, and the School moved to its fine new building in December 1996. VGSOM at IIT, Kharagpur was the first of its kind in the country.
IIT Kharagpur was the first of the IITs and remains the largest and most diversified. Currently, the Institute has been ranked the best engineering college in the country (2001, 2002 and 2003) and one of the best B-schools of the country. It has a vast reservoir of knowledge and expertise in the highest realm of learning in science, engineering and technology. All this is available to VGSOM students in the form of elective and audit courses.
The school's mission is to be a center of excellence in management education and research catering to the needs of organizations in different sectors of the economy with special emphasis on technology driven and knowledge based industries that are characterized by high degrees of globalization, dynamism, complexity and innovativeness.
There are various committees and clubs which are run primarily by the students of VGSOM. These include the Placement Committee, the Corporate and Media Interaction Committee (CMI), the Alumni Committee, the Admissions Committee, the Acad Committee among others. In addition to these committees, VGSoM boasts of strong clubs specializing in Marketing(MAD), Finance(Finterest) and Consultancy. All of these are run and managed by the students themselves.
A club for finance enthusiasts, Finterest is dedicated to nurture and enhance the fin-quotient of students and to increase collaboration with the industry. Members are updated on the latest trends and developments in corporate finance, capital markets and investment banking and other related areas by regular club meetings. Through its ties with the industry, club organizes guest lectures on current economic and financial topics. It also conducts virtual trading game, case study and debate competitions to hone students’ skills. It also plays an important role in organizing finance events in ‘Kshitiz’-Annual Techno- Management fest of IIT Kharagpur.
VGSOM provides on-campus residential accommodation facility to all its students. The halls are not exclusively for VGSOM students but are shared with IIT, Kharagpur students from other courses. These halls are managed and maintained by the Hall Management Committee.
Vidya Sagar, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Madan Mohan Malviya Halls of Residence are the boys hostels for VGSOM students. Accommodation in these halls is on single or twin sharing basis. All the hostels are provided with internet connectivity in each room for which the students have to pay a nominal but compulsory charge.
Sarojini Naidu, Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Rani Lakshmibai Halls are the halls of residence for girls.
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