Institute Of Management Development Research, Pune

About Institute Of Management Development Research, Pune

IMDR was established in 1974 as a constituent unit of the Deccan Education Society. It took over the MBA programme of the MBA Centre of the University of Pune and the DBM programme, run in the BMCC (a sister institution) since 1968. Affiliated to the University of Pune, the IMDR was also a recognised centre for research leading to Ph D. In 1977, the IMDR became an autonomous institution by voluntarily delinking from the University of Pune. Since then it has carried on its activities, independent of the University or other statutory bodies. The rationale of this step was stated in these words: "...to make our teaching programmes, methods of teaching and examination more comprehensive, more flexible and more result-oriented....".

IMDR is committed to provide quality management education to students and is guided by the values and principles of the DES.

IMDR also provides opportunities to students to get international exposure through its tie-up with ESSCA one of the top management institutes of France - to attend either a semester or summer programme in ESSCA's campuses in France and Budapest ( Hungary ).

The Mission
To impart education for enlightened practice of management and sustained growth of work organizations. The participants in the educational programmes at IMDR learn to examine and modify, if needed their own practice and behavior for short term and long-term effectiveness. The belief is that sustained growth of work organizations depends on development of the unique 'potential' of each individual leading to fuller development of all in the work organization.

Vision
To create a learning community that values productive and creative actions. The educational process that would help the community realize these values is through inward and outward openness. On IMDR campus, every member, staff or student has sufficient freedom to pursue his \her own interests while meeting the common interests of community. Free development of each individual is an essential condition for the free development of all.The values stated in the vision statement are of productivity, innovation, openness and freedom, integral to enlightened management practice stated in the mission statement.