Director

Preferred candidate profile

Institution Type:

1. Job Title

Director – MBA Programme

2. Reporting To

Chairman / Governing Body / Board of Management

3. Job Summary

AICTE, UGC, and University norms

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 professional 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