About us

SCMLD came into being by the financial contribution and emotional alignment of, and persuasion by, the former students of  Prof M.S. Pillai, who was the director of SCMHRD from its concept & inception in 1993, to April 2004. The persistent urging of hundreds of his former students inspired him to continue the journey of Human Resource Development by starting SCMLD. And thus SCMLD came into being  in a matter of 40 days, with its first batch, in July 2004.(For SCMLD History - Click here)

SCMLD’s approach is that of a learning gurukulam. Knowing is of no use unless acted upon / lived. Performance / execution excellence is the need today. It is a function of the mind, being competent. SCMLD strives to re-engineer that mind and develop such competencies that its students emerge extraordinary in seeing opportunities, feeling balanced, thinking positive, acting prompt and right to produce great outcomes utilizing their emotional & intellectual assets so that they grow faster, stronger and higher. Thus, they should become an inspiration for their own selves & others, by sheer contribution and success achieved without any shortcuts.

Some of the unique aspects of SCMLD:

Students are to work & earn pocket money while learning, irrespective of one’s financial background, and organize learning events like seminars, mini seminars, out of box activities and outbound learning programs. Students are also taken through a 3 day self discovery process to free them from inhibitions, anxieties, fears, hatred, frustrations etc. to reinvent  themselves as vibrant, confident, transparent, courageous, sensitive and competent beings. Yoga, workout, pranayama, field assignments, surveys, group activities, collaborative learning etc. are usual at SCMLD. (For Unique Features - Click here)

Learning Infrastructure: 

SCMLD has two fully Wi-Fi campuses with 2 Mbps  internet connectivity for each. The library consists of more than 8782 single title reference books, subscription of 55 Indian & international journals, 281 UN, World Bank & other reports, 458 CDs and DVDs of Harvard, Stanford etc. series.  E-library by which students can access 2150 journals, over 1067 business publications & magazines, 10151 global company profiles, 150 case studies, 94 market research reports, SWOT analysis of 2953 companies & country economic reports of major countries etc., from either of the SCMLD campuses, is a recent addition. Additionally, each student is provided with text books numbering 35-50 each, during the course of two years, as required.

Computer labs have 146  latest PCs and high speed servers including a server dedicated to only viewing CDs, DVDs, seminar proceedings and so on . Video conferencing facility is also available.

Every SCMLD student is provided with 6 pairs of uniforms, 2 pairs of track pants, 4 t-shirts, a jacket and one blazer & a tie each to boy students, two silk sarees each for the girl students.

SCMLD examination/evaluation system (Academic & Co-curricualars):

60% of the evaluation is by continuous process involving collaborative learning wherein each one helps each other in teams of ten followed by presentation and group viva / discussion. Last 40% is by way of written examination to honor individual efforts and distinction, action orientation, integrity, assignment outcomes, behavior etc. are also monitored and measured. (For entire Evaluation System - Click here)

Flexible Learning System:

W.e.f. 2010 SCMLD is introducing electives of choice for individual  students,  subject to certain norms & standards. That is, keeping the core & essential subjects of business, applied economics, functional specializations and leadership essentials, a student can choose one, two or three subjects / topics of their deep interest but relevant to business and leadership subject to faculty committee approval & submit thesis and skip as many subjects from the institute course structure. Further, those students who would like to take up job / entrepreneurial ventures can do so after the basic Post Graduate Programme in Executive Leadership (PGPEL) and if they wish they can pursue the Advanced programme in weekend / project / thesis basis, subject to certain academic and behavioral stipulations. However, fee and hostel charges etc. will continue to be the same as applicable to the APEL students. Those who wish to have two years of full-time post graduate grooming can proceed to APEL subject to passing PGPEL. Part time work during APEL is also allowed. All this is to build employability / entrepreneurship with practical and academic inputs.

Industry Interface:

Every batch will have minimum 8 seminars which bring students and around 230-250 practicing professionals, entrepreneurs & action leaders face to face. Additional to normal class room sessions every batch will have the benefit of 50-60 experts from the field conducting application oriented workshops. For bringing out the best and face customers boldly there are many out of the box field activities / assignments which are very - very unique to SCMLD. (For details of Industry Interactions - Click here)

Hostel and mess:

Separate furnished hostels for girls and boys & mess with wholesome vegetarian food on campus, are available. Students are insured for Mediclaim (Hospitalization) Rs. 50,000, Life cover Rs. 2 Lac and Accident(Disablement) cover Rs. 4 Lac.

Cost:

Total cost inclusive of all the above will be around Rs. 6 lac for PGPEL and APEL together  in which the tuition fee component is only Rs. 3 lac (for both years). However, on this 3 lac a service tax @ 10.30% is to be added which goes to the government. Other than tuition fee and service tax, everything is at actuals and anything unspent in those (except the IGNOU fee and alumni contribution fund) will be refunded after meeting all the expenses in those heads. For bridge program additional to the above, a fee of Rs. 32,000 will be charged, this is inclusive of the workshops, camps, class room sessions, boarding, lodging etc. Subject to inflation and / or hostel rent and mess cost going up, there may be as much increase in these input costs for year 2011-12 as the inflation / cost increase as the case may be. (For detailed Fee Structure - Click here)

Direct Admission & Admission through Bridge Programme immediately after written test.

Direct Admission straight away is possible for those who score 75% or above in Entrance process. Those who score between 60% and 74% (inclusive) admission will be through a Bridge Programme. Such students also can confirm by paying the fee straight away but subject to the bridge programme. There is bonus marks (to be added in entrance score) for those who have more than 60% aggregate in 10th, 12th and graduation. (For details of SCMLD Admission Process 2010: Click Here)

Unique Student friendly Selection Process:

Entrance G.D. topics are on this site. Syllabus for basic Maths, Data analysis and Current Affairs also are on this site. Comprehension will be based on a book which will be supplied to applicants along with prospectus and application from. Since all these are given, SCMLD expects applicants to come prepared for G.D. & written test and therefore a score (aggregate) of 75% or more is required for direct admission and those with scores between 60% and 74% (inclusive) will be given admission through bridge programme only. The focus is on those who put in efforts given a goal, time and expectations.

No admission unless the candidate and at least one parent visit SCMLD campus and satisfy themselves of all infrastructure, placement and other details. They need to interact with existing students and seek all clarifications from staff / faculty / director before paying the fee.  Hence written test is kept at SCMLD campus in Pune. This also gives candidates to prepare well in advance and attempt the test and score well.