Preferred candidate profile

Director (MBA Programme)

Institution Type: Management Institute (SPPU)

Regulatory Alignment: As per AICTE Approval Process Handbook, UGC Guidelines, and AICTE Qualification Norms for Director/Head of Institution

1. Job Title

Director – MBA Programme

2. Reporting To

Chairman / Governing Body / Board of Management

3. Job Summary The Director shall provide academic, administrative, and strategic leadership to the MBA department/institute in compliance with AICTE, UGC, and University norms. The role involves steering the institution towards academic excellence, accreditation readiness, industry engagement, faculty development, research promotion, and admissions growth while ensuring regulatory compliance.

4. Key Responsibilities

A. Academic Leadership

- Provide vision and direction for the MBA programme in line with AICTE/UGC guidelines.
- Oversee curriculum planning, academic delivery, examination processes, and programme outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with outcome-based education (OBE), NEP 2020 framework, and academic quality benchmarks.
- Promote academic innovation, research, consultancy, and industry-driven learning.
- Ensure regular academic audits and adherence to Autonomous/University requirements (if applicable).

B. Administration & Governance

- Oversee daily operations of the MBA department, faculty deployment, and academic timetables.
- Lead academic committees, IQAC, NAAC/NBA accreditation activities.
- Ensure all processes follow AICTE Approval Process Handbook (APH) norms.
- Maintain discipline, ethical standards, and effective administrative control.
- Oversee documentation, statutory records,



MIS systems, feedback mechanisms.

C. Regulatory Compliance

- Ensure 100% compliance with:

- AICTE APH

- UGC Regulations

- University statutes

- State Government norms
- DTE/PCI/Statutory body requirements (as applicable)
- Oversee approvals, EoA renewals, faculty qualifications, student-faculty ratio, and infrastructure norms.

D. Faculty Management & Development

- Recruit, mentor, and evaluate faculty as per AICTE norms.
- Conduct FDPs, workshops, and performance reviews.
- Promote high-quality teaching, research publication, case writing, and consultancy.

E. Student Management & Development

- Strengthen admissions, branding, and enrollment quality.
- Support student development through mentoring, internships, placements, and professional certifications.
- Enhance student engagement through clubs, events, entrepreneurship cell, and industry exposure.

F. Industry Collaboration & Partnerships

- Build strong relationships with industry leaders, corporates, and qualified bodies.
- Drive MoUs for internships, live projects, guest sessions, and placements.
- Develop skill-based training modules aligned with industry needs.

G. Research, Consultancy & Institutional Growth

- Promote funded research, consultancy assignments,



and collaborations.
- Encourage faculty and students to publish in Scopus/UGC Care journals.
- Drive institute ranking initiatives (NIRF, ARIIA, NAAC, NBA, ISO).

H. Financial & Operational Management

- Support budgeting, resource allocation, and cost optimisation.
- Oversee resource planning: infrastructure, labs, library, digital learning systems.
- Ensure transparent and efficient administrative processes.

5. Qualification & Experience (As per AICTE Norms)

Essential Qualification

- PhD in Management or allied discipline.
- First Class in MBA or equivalent Master’s degree.

Experience (AICTE Norms for Director/Head of Institution)

- Minimum 15 years of experience in teaching/research/industry.
- At least 5 years at the level of Professor in an AICTE-approved institution or university.
- Demonstrated leadership in academics, research, administration, or industry.

Desirable Qualifications

- Experience in accreditation (NAAC/NBA).
- Strong research output (publications, books, patents).
- Industry consultancy experience.
- Proven record of institutional development and academic leadership.

6. Key Skills & Competencies

- Academic leadership and decision-making
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Regulatory knowledge (AICTE/UGC/University frameworks)
- Research orientation
- Strategic planning & execution
- Industry interface & networking
- Student-centric approach
- Ethical governance and professionalism

7. Employment Type Full-time (as per AICTE/UGC service rules)

8. Location

As per Institution / Campus

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