LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

 

The Institute seeks to impart Management Education in an intensively participative manner.   Besides conventional teaching methods like lectures, case studies, group discussions and presentations, a practical orientation is given through simulation games, role plays, industrial visits and project work.  Students are trained in functional areas through computer simulation, so that they learn not only to use computer based information, but also acquire skills in using computer as a vital management tool.


LIBRARY

"Education is a life long process of keeping one's mind open to furthering one's knowledge and skills at it's application".

The VJIM library has about 5,000 books to which approximately 500 books are added every year.  The library subscribes to around 50 periodicals, both national and international.  Management related audio and video cassettes are made available to faculty / students by utilizing the institutional membership of British Council Library, National HRD Network and Hyderabad Management Association.


COMPUTER CENTER

Keeping in view the growing need for awareness of information technology, the institute has developed a full fledged and well-equipped Computer Center, having state-of-the-art computer Hardware and Software facilities for educational purposes.  The facilities in the computer center enable the students to work on Internet.  About 10 students can simultaneously access Internet.  A multi-user environment is provided in the Computer Center by way of a LAN network on WINDOW - NT and NOVEL -  NETWARE and UNIX based system.  The Institute seeks to impart Computer education in all functional areas of all disciplines.  Latest packages like Oracle 8, VB 6.0, Visual Studio 5, Office XP, SPSS 11.0 etc. are introduced.


EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Extra-curricular activities are designed to develop the students into allrounders and to instill in them a quest for knowledge and initiative for experimentation and exploration beyond the frontiers of the classroom.   Additional credits are allotted for Involvement, Commitment and Extra-Curricular activities (ICE).


FOUNDATION LECTURE SERIES

Eminent personalities are invited to share their thoughts on issues important to Indian society.  This is an opportunity for students and faculty to have a close interaction with an eminent person and obtain his/her vision of the future as well as the understanding of the past. 


INDUSTRY -  INSTITUTE INTERACTION

Successful entrepreneur and managers are frequently invited to provide our students an opportunity to interact with decision makers engaged in the management profession.  Visits to industry are also organized to enable students to get inside into practical functioning in the work place.