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MANAGEMENT TRAINEESHIP SEGMENT

Objectives of MTS

The Management Traineeship Segment is designed to benefit the students, the host organisations and HDF School of Management (HDF SOM).
 
MTS provides students the opportunity to:
·         Study and demonstrate the role of a professional manager in an organisation.
·         Develop appropriate attitudes, values and skills required of a professional manager.
·         Test the applicability of management concepts and techniques.
·         Develop an integrated understanding of the functioning of an organisation.
 
Through MTS, the host organisations can:
 
·     Undertake a diagnostic analysis of select aspects of managerial functions such as procurement, processing, marketing, accounting, costing, finance, human resources, etc.
·    Undertake projects/studies that may not otherwise be possible for want of professional managerial resources.
 
MTS enables HDF SOM to:
 
·         Develop case leads, fieldprojects/problems as inputs to the PGDM/PGDRM curriculum.          
·         Be responsive to the needs of organisations
·         Use feedback from management traineeship experience for PGDM/PGDRM curriculum improvement.
 
MTS for PGDM 2008 - 2010
 
The MTS is of approximately 8 weeks duration. During MTS, the students work on projects pertaining to managerial concerns under the supervision of a Reporting Officer and a Faculty Guide. They spend the last week at the Institute finalising and presenting their reports to the faculty and their fellow classmates. MTS forms part of the PGDM's second year curriculum. MTS is evaluated and is treated as other credit courses.
 
This year, 50 students having diverse academic background at undergraduate level are available for MTS. MTS is scheduled between 27-04-2009 to 27-06-2009 (inclusive of last one week at the Institute for finalizing and presenting their reports) after completion of 3 class-room terms covering various courses in management and development. MTS aims at integrating knowledge from advanced courses like Strategic Management, Project Management, Information System Management and Production and Operations Management.
 
The process of MTS
Sponsoring organisations forward their project proposals to HDF SOM. The proposals are scrutinised for completeness in details and learning opportunity provided before being released to the students. The students choose the projects and their Faculty Guide through a well-defined procedure, 3-4 weeks prior to joining the sponsoring organisations. Upon joining the organisation, the students rely on the Reporting Officer for guidance while keeping the Faculty Guide informed of their progress.
 
On completion of the preliminary analysis, the students present their findings to the organisation and submit a draft report after incorporating changes suggested during their presentation. Any significant revisions suggested by the Faculty Guide are communicated to the organisation in the final report. The draft report is considered final if there are no major revisions suggested by the Faculty Guide.
 
The Institute expects the organisations to pay a stipend of Rs. 6000 per student for the duration of MTS with free accommodation or Rs. 8000 without free accommodation and meet all the relevant expenses involved in carrying out the work.
 
Expectations from the Organisations
Pre-Project Stage
1.     Send the request for participation in the enclosed form.
2.     Ensure that the project proposals reach HDF SOM before the deadline i.e. 28/02/2009.
3.     Provide adequate project details in the form to enable students and faculty guides to have a clear understanding of the problem. All project proposals will be scrutinised for adequacy of details and learning opportunities for the students.
4.     Indicate whether the qualification and language requirements are essential or desirable requirements. Indicate whether the requirements apply to one or all the students taking up the project.
5.     Ensure that the officer nominated as guide has sufficient time for guiding students.
6.     Do not entertain individual student requests for MTS projects. Students are not authorised to solicit projects on behalf of the MTS Co-ordinator.
7.     Please note that for any given MTS project; no more than three students will be assigned.
During The Project
1.         Do not change projects or make substantial alterations in the scope of the submitted project proposal.
2.         Ensure that the students follow the rules and norms applicable to officers of your organisation. The students are not entitled to any leave except designated holidays. Kindly report leave availed or absence, if any to the MTS Co-ordinator.
 3.     The students may be provided with free accommodation or assisted in finding inexpensive accommodation.
          Timely  arrangements will help students to concentrate on their project.
 4.     Please ensure to pay a stipend of Rs.6000 with free accommodation or Rs.8000 without free
         accommodation to each student for the duration of MTS. Other facilities like subsidised lodge
         and board may also be provided to our  students.
 5.     I AC / II AC / III AC / Sleeper Class to and fro train fare or actual expenses incurred, whichever is less,
         between  Bhubaneswar and the place of reporting is to be reimbursed to the students.
 6.     During the project period, the host organisation is expected to reimburse the following expenses:
 
-    I AC / II AC / III AC / Sleeper Class to and fro train fare or actual expenses incurred, whichever is less, for all tours arising out of the project work.
-    Boarding and lodging allowances as per the norms of the organisation, for all tours arising out of the project work.
-        All incidental expenses such as local conveyance while on tour, survey expenses, etc.
-    Typing, photocopying and other facilities may be provided to the students and/or costs reimbursed if such  services are obtained from outside for preparation of MTS report.
-    Advise the students clearly on the rules of the organisation, the permissible expenses and procedures involved in settling the claims. This will prevent any confusion at a later stage.
7.       All activities -- from project initiation to final report preparation and presentation-- may be planned in advance to   keep pace with the time allocated for MTS.
8.     Ask the students to submit a copy of the draft report and ensure that a presentation is made to the concerned officers in your organisation during the MTS itself.
9.     Settle all accounts before the departure of students.
10.  Forward to us your feedback and relieving report in a sealed envelope through the students. Under any circumstances, feedback, relieving report, payment of stipend and other expenses can not be withheld.
11.   Any incident of student misconduct or absence must be immediately reported to the MTS Coordinator.
 

The student is required to submit a copy of the report and make a presentation at HDF SOM for the purposes of evaluation. All MTS reports maintained in the library will have public access unless they are requested, in writing, to be placed as confidential. The Institute will ensure that such reports cannot be accessed without the explicit written permission of the host organisation.