Development Management Institute

Development Management Institute
TypeEducation Institute
Established2014
ChairmanRJM Pillai[1]
DirectorProf Debiprasad Mishra [2]
Location, ,
25°36′44″N 85°05′53″E / 25.6121°N 85.0980°E / 25.6121; 85.0980
CampusUrban
Websitehttps://www.dmi.ac.in/
Development Management Institute is located in Patna
Development Management Institute
Location in Patna

The Development Management Institute is an educational institute in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in 2014 with the active support of the Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar.

Development Management Institute offers a two-year post-graduate diploma in Development Management.

Its programme is accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education.[3]

History

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Development Management Institute was set up13 February 2014 pursuant to a desire and decision of the Government of Bihar to establish a High Performing Knowledge Institution patterned on the vision with which the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) was established in 1979. Nitish Kumar, chief minister of Bihar, in a meeting attended by core committee members, directed officials concerned to complete recruitment of faculty for the institute by March 2014, so that the academic work could begin from the coming academic session July–August 2014.[4] The first class commenced their studies in June 2014. A 15-acre campus is being built in Bihta.[5][needs update]

Courses offered

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Development Management Institute conducts regular two-year diploma program in development management. Its management programmes are accredited by All India Council for Technical Education. Admission to the post-graduate programme is done through Common Admission Test. Many management events, competitions, and workshops are organised by various committees throughout the year. The curriculum primarily focuses on imparting competencies necessary for participatory governance and management of resources, enterprises, institutions and interventions. The programme design consists of mutually reinforcing classroom and experiential learning interspersed at regular intervals.

Associate organisations

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Development Management Institute was set up in 2014 with the support of the Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar and several prominent development support agencies (the Bihar Rural Livelihood Promotion Society and the Bihar State Milk Co-Operative Federation).[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Chairman Message", The Times of India, 4 August 2021, retrieved 4 August 2021
  2. ^ "DMI Governance". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Letter of Approval" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Bhelari, Amit (2 January 2014). "DMI future for rural studies - Chief minister nod to management institute name". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ^ Law Kumar Mishra (25 November 2014). "Infrastructure development projects in progress". Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2021. A new campus of Development Management Institute to be developed on a plot of 15 acre at Bihta
  6. ^ "Partners and Networks". Development Management Institute. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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