The Indian economy has been growing at an accelerated rate since the initiation of economic reforms in 1991. Today, India stands as the fourth largest economy in the world, next only to USA, China, and Japan, in terms of purchasing power parity. In the coming years this growth is expected to continue. Growth in the manufacturing and services sectors of the economy has resulted in tremendous demand for professional managers, which in turn has triggered rapid growth in educational institutions offering graduate programs in management.

It is estimated that there are over 1,400 management schools in the country offering MBA or equivalent programs and producing over 85,000 MBAs each year. Recent reports indicate that only a microscopic percentage of these schools are really equipped to offer quality MBA programs. Business management education is multidisciplinary and should impart conceptual, human, technical, and decision-making skills to the trainees, to make them highly competent professionals capable of managing the resources of an enterprise effectively and efficiently. Obviously, this calls for well-trained and highly competent faculty in our management schools to train these young men and women.

In this context, the IIMT^® was established in 2002. IIMT^® fulfils a longstanding need for equipping professionals with the knowledge and skills required to become effective researchers and management teachers.

The Management Teacher Program (MTP^®) of IIMT^® leads to the award of Ph.D. in Management from the ICFAI University, Dehradun and provides intensive training in research methodology, and exposure to teaching and research activities at universities abroad.  It also imparts training in contemporary techniques for teaching functional and integrative subjects in management. For those endowed with academic aptitude, inquisitive minds, and a passion for teaching, research and consultancy, this program will provide a good platform for a promising career. 

The pursuit of this challenging program demands intellectual maturity, strength of purpose, and willingness to work hard. We invite all those who aspire to become effective researchers and successful teachers to join with us in this initiative that has the potential to transform management research and education in India.

Chairman,
Admissions Committee