Vinod Gupta School of Management

VGSoM Building

Mission	To be a centre 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.
Established	1993
Official name	Vinod Gupta School of Management
University	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Dean	Probir K. Gupta
Location	Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Enrollment	204 MBA Students 34 PGDBM Students

The first IIT B-school

About VGSOM

The Vinod Gupta School of Management at IIT Kharagpur was established in 1993, and was the first management school to be setup within the IIT system. It was initiated by a distinguished alumnus and a Life Time Fellow of the Institute, Mr. Vinod Gupta. The founders of the School felt that the competencies and resources acquired by the Institute in imparting education in the sciences and various fields of engineering could be harnessed to impart high quality management education. The founders felt that IIT Kharagpur could play a pioneering role in creating management schools within the IIT system offering unique program blending management and technology , These programs that would develop managers who would be able to understand and appreciate both the critical technology related issues and their management implications. This original concept has now been vindicated by the setting up of management program in most IITs . World renowned for its technological prowess, IIT Kharagpur has leveraged its strength in terms of infrastructure, intellectual resources and illustrious alumni to develop a Business Management school of the highest calibre.

History

IIT Kharagpur was the first of the IITs and remains the largest and most diversified. Currently, the Institute is ranked as the best engineering college in the country (2001, 2002 and 2003) and one of the best B-schools of the country. The Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM) at IIT, Kharagpur was the first of its kind in the country to be initiated by a distinguished Institute alumnus and Life Time Fellow of the institute, Mr. Vinod Gupta, whose generous endowment was matched by liberal support from the Government of India. 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.

Mission

The school’s mission is to be a centre 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.

SDS Block, MMM Hall

Shankar Dayal Sharma block, the co-educational hall where the MBA Students of VGSoM reside is one of a greater bank of halls called the Madan Mohan Malviya Hall, and facilities include single occupancy rooms,reading rooms,a cafeteria and recreational rooms. The hall, being a co-ed one, facilitates great ease of study when it comes to case studies and general discussions. The residence hall has a very close knit community, and imbibes the cameraderie that is the hallmark of IIT student life.

AM Hall

The Ashutosh Mukerjee hall of residence. An MDP hostel for corporate executives and other proffesional students paticipating in short-term courses at VGSOM.

About IIT Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur

External Links

Students Listing
VGSoM Homepage
IIT Kharagpur Website