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“Statistics must have a clearly defined purpose, one aspect of which is scientific advance and the other human welfare and national development.” Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was a physicist by training, a statistician by instinct and economist by conviction. It is most interesting and surprising to know that his achievements were in fields in which he had no formal training and degree. That is why the famous biologist J. B. S. Haldane praised Mahalanobis by saying the following: “I consider it desirable that a man’s or woman’s major research work should be in a subject in which he or she has not taken a degree. To get degree one has to learn a lot of facts and theories in a somewhat parrot like manner. It is rather hard to be highly original in a subject in which one has learned with a view of obtaining first class honours in an examination.” ---- J. B. S. Haldane, FRS Mahalanobis was born on 29th June, 1893 in Calcutta. Even at a very early age he came under the influence of Rabindranath Tagore who took a liking to young Mahalanobis, being particularly impressed by the combination in him of a love of literature with a flair for logical analysis. Mahalanobis graduated from Presidency College and received B. Sc. Honors in Physics from Calcutta University 1912. In 1914, he took Part I of the Mathematical Tripos but changed over to Physics and passed the Natural Science Tripos, Part II, with a first class in 1915 from King’s College. It was at Cambridge Mahalanobis met the famous mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. In 1915, he completed his Tripos in Physics. He also worked for a short duration at Cavendish Laboratory with C.T.R. Wilson, a Nobel Laureate in Physics. It was during this time he took a short break and came to India. He then met the Principal of Presidency College who invited him to take classes in Physics. It is here he analyzed examination results using the statistical methods. He enjoyed this work so much that he left physics and fell into love with facts, figures, graphs and charts. Upon returning to England, he was introduced to the journal Biometrika. The journal interested him so much that he purchased the complete set and took them to India. On his way back to India, he discovered the utility of statistics to problems in meteorology, anthropology and began working on the same. Statistics later became his lifelong love and passion and he pursued statistical work in India mentored by Acharya Brajendranath Seal. Before Mahalanobis arrived on the scene, statistics was virtually unknown in India. Professor P. C. Mahalanobis’s contribution to the subject of statistics is incredibly varied. Mahalanobis had held the position of Statistical Advisor to the Government of India and Member, Planning Commission. After independence he was appointed Statistical Advisor to the newly formed cabinet. He drafted India’s Second Five Year Plan in 1955, which envisaged rapid industrialization to eliminate unemployment. Mahalanobis received many awards from academic societies all over the world for his contributions to statistics and economic planning. He received the Weldon Medal from Oxford University in 1944 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), London, in 1945 for his fundamental contributions to statistics, particularly in the area of large-scale sample surveys. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Vibhushan, in 1968. He was appointed Chairman of the United Nations Sub-Commission on Statistical Sampling. As the Chairman of the UN Statistical Commission, he also helped in the spread of robust and extremely useful statistical ideas to other countries. The work of Mahalanobis clearly demonstrates that statistics is not simply a collection of complicated techniques but adds value to the process of management and decision making. Without the ability to think statistically and to understand and interpret data, managers have to resort to gut reactions, which are invariably misguided and unreliable. The ability to think statistically is an essential and important skill of any successful manager. Because of this reason conferences are regularly held in USA on the theme of “Making Statistics More Effective in Schools of Business”. And for this we salute the father of Indian statistics, P. C. Mahalanobis who breathed his last on 28th June 1972, at the age of 79. As a mark of our respect, Dr. P. C. Mahalanabish School of Management is our humble tribute to him! 76 | Prospectus 2013 Prospectus 2013 | 77
MBA @ SKFGI: Smarter Manager. Better Leader. Dr. P. C. Mahalanabish School of Management, which is one of the two constituents of SKFGI, is well known for its academic and research activities in the various areas of business administration and management science including finance, business economics, marketing, systems, advertising and publicity, security analysis and portfolio management, supply chain management, operation research, and human resource development. We also extensively practice statistics in learning the process of management and decision making thereby making relevant the existence of our school that is named after the father of statistics. The School offers the two-year, full-time postgraduate programme in Master of Business Administration (MBA) affiliated to WBUT and approved by AICTE. The school now is all set to launch its fifth batch of students for the session 2013-2015. Focused on its goal to take a leading role in management education in the country, the school has proved its worth with a difference in terms of quality infrastructure, efficient faculty with innovative academic delivery, lifestyle management and soft skill development with a thrust on the development of the communication ability of students thereby enabling the school to generate globally fit managers for industries and business organisations. For this purpose, benefiting from the fallout of several rounds of brain storming sessions organised at our Institute, which are enlightened by the deliberation of a pool of management experts from industrial and academic sectors, we have developed a scientific and standardized educational system to shape the careers of our students. We also take due care in going ahead beyond the syllabus-centric training of our students to improve their core competencies through intense industry interactions and adequate hand-on experiences. Further, we have a continuous lifestyle management programme that emphasizes on the development of students’ personality, health, attitude and aptitude, thereby fully gearing them up to meet the challenges of the Corporate World. The excellent teaching, the work culture, the team spirit, the discipline, the dedication and the creation of an urge to excel in the global market have made the life of MBA students at SKFGI amazing and full of excitements. In-Vironment: a Learning Approach of the School The School opts for the learning process through the approach of “in-vironment” meaning internal environment, which imparts education that is essentially: w Mentor-mentee driven w Student-led and faculty-guided w Open to changes w Life-style-managed w Value-added and w Supportive of personality development. Pedagogy of the School Our school concentrates on the following aspects while teaching the subjects: w Case studies w Experimental learning w Live projects w Role play w Management and simulation games w Knowledge tours/Industry visits w Presentations w Workshops, seminars and meets and w Summer Internship. Specialization Areas w Human Resource Management w Marketing w Finance w Systems 78 | Prospectus 2013 Prospectus 2013 | 79
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