Pondicherry University School of Management

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'''Pondicherry University School of Management''' ('''SOM PU''') is the management school of the [[Pondicherry University]] in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry, India]]. It was established in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/ |title=Home |website=pondiuni.edu.in}}</ref>
SOM PU offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs.

== History ==
The School of Management started in 1985 and offers MBAs in teaching, management research, organisational management, government officers training, industrial consulting and management extension.

== Accreditation ==
The Management School is accredited by University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

== Location ==
Pondicherry University is located in a {{convert|780|acre}} campus, facing the [[Bay of Bengal]] on the East Coast Road. It is located {{convert|168|km}} from [[Chennai]] and {{convert|300|km}} from [[Bangalore]].

== Academics ==
The School of Management (SOM) is the first academic entity of the university established as a stand-alone school in 1986. In 2005, SOM was reorganized into six departments: [[DMS Pondicherry University|Department of Management Studies]], Department of Commerce, Department of Economics, Department of Tourism Studies, Department of Banking Technology and Department of International Business.

1. The Department of Management Studies offers M.B.A. & Ph.D. programmes.

2. The Department of Commerce offers M.Com. (Business Finance), M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes.

3. The Department of Economics offers M.A. ( Applied Economics), M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes.

4. The Department of Tourism Studies offers a M.B.A. programme specializing in Tourism.

5. The Department of Banking Technology offers a specialized B.Tech, M.B.A. and Ph.D. programme in Banking Technology.

6. The Department of International Business offers M.B.A. with specialization in International Business and Ph.D. programme.

== Annual events ==
Synapse: an industry interface event where CEOs, entrepreneurs, leaders and corporate people are invited to speak on different management related topics.<ref>[[DMS Pondicherry University]]</ref>

Globizz: a two-day industry-institute interface panel discussion on various streams of international business.

Akansha: organised by the Department of Tourism Studies, School of Management. The event includes programmes like 'Interface with experts', 'Panel Discussions', 'Special Lectures', 'Ethnic Museum', 'Art and Photography Exhibition' etc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://puinquirer.edu.in/?p=2966 |title=Pondicherry's annual food festival - the Inquirer |accessdate=2014-10-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20141009183742/http://puinquirer.edu.in/?p=2966 |archivedate=2014-10-09 }}</ref>

== Faculty ==
A variety of teaching and learning techniques are employed to impart knowledge and skills to students at School of Management Studies in its various departments.

==Notable alumni==
[[Ashwin Mahesh]] - Politician, Social Technologist, Former Astronomer, Former NASA scientist and a leader of Lok Satta Party

[[Saundarya Rajesh]] - social entrepreneur and Founder-President of Avtar

[https://www.linkedin.com/in/baskarbabu/?originalSubdomain=in Baskar Babu Ramachandran] - Co-Founder&CEO - Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited

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