The Department of Management Studies (DMS), under the School of Business Studies, started functioning from the July 2010 session with its first batch of MBA students. DMS is one of the first departments established by the University. Currently, the Department offers a full-time MBA Programme, BBA (Hons) Programme, and PhD Programme and is on the way to adding more demand-driven and job-oriented courses to its portfolio to meet the emerging needs of the industry. Its MBA programme offers dual specialization in the areas of Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Operations Management, and Systems Management. The Department has a well-equipped computer lab. It also has the latest software packages, such as SPSS, Research Packages, Accounting & Project Management packages, etc. It has highly trained faculty with extensive business and professional experience. In addition to providing management education based on industry-driven curricula, the Department has a thriving research culture. The Department strives to fulfil its mission to provide educational opportunities to the aspiring business leaders to excel in life by educating, equipping and empowering them with relevant managerial skills, fostering values, creating social responsibility and global competence to meet the requirements of the changing and challenging business world. We encourage continuous quality interface with industry through internships, industrial and business tours, project work, participation in business fests, group discussions, workshops, seminars, etc. It is ensured that the students not only get theoretical knowledge but also extensive practical exposure on latest management concepts like E-commerce, Knowledge Management, mock selling exercises and real life projects. It aims to develop the budding managers with a sense of initiative and accountability that ensures their holistic development thereby making them intellectually, socially, physically and spiritually balanced human beings. The Department's collaboration with leading management institutions and business houses in the country has gone a long way in broadening the students' exposure to the best in management education, practice and research. Their constant interaction with visiting academia and corporate professionals brings them closer to the requirements of the corporate world. The vision of the University authorities, commitment of the faculty, creativity and competence of the students, trust and cooperation of the parents and responsiveness of the society are the main impetus for the success of the Department.