In a bid to churn out management professionals for a niche area like energy, NTPC is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad for a specialised course.

The collaboration is for a period of five years and will come into effect from June.

NTPC School of Business (NSB) will offer a two-year management programme PG Diploma in Management which will enrol 120 students.

The business school will also be supported for the next five years to the extent of ₹25 crore in order to help the institute become fully functional.

“The role of IIM-A will be to help NSB in conducting and designing this program with their faculty. It will also help in recruiting faculty as well as staff, ” said Sunil Kumar Maheshwari, Professor HRM and Strategic Management, IIM- A.

“The energy sector is going through a lot of transformation and is also crucial for the growth of the economy. To play that role in an effective manner, we need leaders who can drive the sector so that’s why we decided to come up with this course,” said Saptarshi Roy, Director (Human Resources), NTPC Ltd.

With this collaboration, IIM-A will bring its expertise to the institute and will also review the programme, develop the course, provide guidance in doing research in the energy sector. The aim is to strengthen an institute, provide it training and make it able to stand on its feet, Maheshwari added.

The entire course fee is expected to be around ₹15-16 lakh. For the initial phase, IIM-A will provide its faculty to the business school.

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