Set up under the aegis of the Dr. Vikhe Patil Foundation is the Pravara Centre for
Management Research and Development (PCMRD), Pune. PCMRD is permanently
affiliated to the Pune University, recognized by the Government of Maharashtra &
approved by the AICTE, New Delhi.
Centrally located picturesque campus is in close proximity to business and
manufacturing facilities, PCMRD recently completed a decade of excellence, in
imparting affordable postgraduate level management education. PCMRD offers the
following professional post-graduate management programmes in affiliation with
the Pune University
Faculty with a rich scholastic, research, consultancy and corporate background,
enables students to efficiently bridge the gap between the theory and practice
of management. Visiting Faculty brings with them a rich corporate experience
that helps students to appreciate and understand objective social reality. The
environment at PCMRD is conducive to learning, innovation and creativity. State
of the art information systems facility and a rich library resource, and other
infrastructure enable sustained developmental growth in all spheres. Mentoring,
Faculty Feedback, Induction Programs, Guest lectures, Workshops, Industry
Visits, etc. help the student to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead by
working hard and diligently. The placement and the corporate cell clubbed with
our alumni network, works in coordination with the students' committees giving
them direction to acquire the skills necessary to get them placed in the
industry. The corporate cell builds relationship with the industry by having
continuous guest lectures, panel discussions that enhances the overall knowledge
base of the students by going well beyond the prescribed curriculum. This
enables them to hone their core competency so as to thrive on the cutting edge
of market competition.
Our faculty, staff and students are all partners in this upward progress, which
provides the breeding ground for the India of tomorrow. That is perhaps one
reason why students vie with one another for admission to PCMRD.
A well-planned effort is under way to create a research and consultancy cell that
will augment corporate training and industry projects currently being
undertaken.