: Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies is organizing a one-week ATAL  National Faculty Development Programme (FDP)  on Developing Real Life Case Studies, from 20 December 2021 to 24 December 2021, duly sponsored by by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).The program is being conducted jointly by Education (AICTE).The program is being conducted jointly by Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies (FCBS) along with Faculty of Management Studies(FMS). To have a value worthy Industry academia interface, ASSOCHAM has joined hands as industry partner in this initiative to make this case study workshop more meaningful and enriching.

The Case Study method has gained significant importance as a pedagogical tool to the traditional lecture method of imparting knowledge to learners. Most of the world-renowned management institutes use about 40% to 60% credence to this methodology in imparting management education. The given workshop will follow a unique structure wherein professors from different parts of India have joined as participants and will be exposed to real life situations so as they may develop thought-provoking case studies. These faculties in a group will get an opportunity to virtually interact with specific industry professionals and looking at their success stories/ problems/ or failures faced by them, cases will be developed within this 5 days workshop.

Dr. Amit Seth, Director FCBS and Chief-coordinator of the event, welcomed the Guest Dignitaries and participants for joining the event. He enlightened the audience about the importance of this workshop and how it is going to help the teaching fraternity. He further introduced chief –coordinator of the event, Prof. (Dr.) Nand Lal Dhamija, Director FMS and also the main event coordinators, Dr. Neha Wadhawan, Dr. Priyanka Singh and Ms. Arkaja Garg.

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Srivastava, Honorable Vice Chancellor of MRIIRS addressed the audience and shared his insights about the true meaning of a Shikshak (Teacher).

The Guest of Honour was Mr. R. Anand, consultant and Advisor-HR with HCL technologies Ltd. and other Government and educational institutions and having significant experience in this domain. He apprised the participants about the relevance of the topic in today’s world.

The chief guest of the day was Mr. B.R. Bhatia, President of Faridabad Industries Asssociation and a patron of Faridabad Small Industries Association (FSIA) and Laghu Udyog Bharti (LUB), Faridabad. He shared his journey as an industrialist and appreciated MRIIRS for taking this initiative to bridge agap between industry and academia.

The keynote speaker, Dr. Neeraj Saxena who is an advisor with AICTE, Ministry of Education and Institutional Development Cell (IDC) shared his view points and guidance with the participants.

Around 68 professors from various parts of the country are participating in this program. Eminent speakers from IMT Dubai, MDI Gurgaon, IIM Lucknow and others  will share their expertise during FDP to enhance the knowledge of the participants. To have a better understanding of the subject, hands-on sessions have also been incorporated with live presentation by the participants.

Dr. Monika Goel ,Dean, FCBS acknowledged the speakers and expressed a sincere vote of thanks to everyone.