'IMPACT': IMT-GENPACT Academic Partnership From Data to Insight

Aug. 28, 2012 - PRLog -- Genpact and Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad (IMT-G) Sign Agreement to Develop Analytics Elective for the two year Post graduate diploma in Management (PGDM) Program

NEW DELHI, July 26, 2012 – Genpact Limited , a global leader in business process and technology management, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad, one of India’s leading management schools to develop and implement analytics elective for the two year Post graduate diploma in Management program. The term of the MoU is five years and students of the program will be eligible for employment in Genpact’s analytics practice upon completion of the course.

This course will give students both theoretical and practical work experience in analytics as applied in different industries. While the detailed courseware will be developed by IMT, G; Genpact will add industry perspective in the course conceptualization, skills development and the training of faculty. Genpact will also provide the necessary support through guest lectures and arranging mid-term and extended internship projects for the students of IMT-G to gain experience on real-time data, projects and research papers at Genpact. Genpact has a long history of developing similar programs with universities across India to create talent in-tune with the needs of a constantly evolving market.

“The emergence of big data, regulatory changes and social media are causing a big shift in the way businesses operate and students of IMT will learn how to combine process, analytics and technology to make organizations smarter in this dynamic new world, ” said Pankaj Kulshreshtha, senior vice president and business leader - Smart Decision Services - Analytics and Research, Genpact. “It is also a great example of two organizations, both leaders in their respective fields working together to build talent in an area which is expected to more than double in the next 2-3 years in India.”

Genpact is a pioneer in analytics with more than 14 years of experience and with over 5,000 analysts – one of the largest in the world. Its expertise spans industry verticals in the areas of banking financial services, capital markets, life sciences, healthcare, consumer product goods (CPG), retail and manufacturing industries. Genpact’s analytics services help clients make smarter decisions to grow their business through targeted analytics, customer research, media monitoring, reengineering, supply chain and advanced risk management.

Dr. Bibek Banerjee, Director, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad while talking about the MOU said, “This is a great opportunity for our students as this program gives them the liberty to speed track their careers in one of the fastest growing areas in the industry. Our students will also get valuable industry experience which will help them grow and build successful careers. This initiative is yet another step towards the bigger goal of a new academic curriculum that IMT has developed around the theme of ‘Global Breadth, India Depth’, a first of its kind in the arena of management education. Further, it is a significant example of synergistic collaboration between academia and industry that is designed to focus on future needs of the economy – a cause that IMT Ghaziabad is firmly committed to.”

About Genpact:
Genpact Limited , a global leader in business process and technology management services, leverages the power of smarter processes, smarter analytics and smarter technology to help its clients drive intelligence across their enterprise. Genpact’s Smart Enterprise Processes (SEPSM) framework, its unique science of process combined with deep domain expertise in multiple industry verticals, leads to superior business outcomes. Genpact’s Smart Decision Services deliver valuable business insights to its clients through targeted analytics, reengineering expertise, and advanced risk management. Making technology more intelligent by embedding it with process and data insights, Genpact also offers a wide range of technology services. Driven by a passion for process innovation and operational excellence built on its Lean and Six Sigma DNA and the legacy of serving GE for more than 15 years, the company’s 56,000+ professionals around the globe deliver services to its more than 600 clients from a network of 67 delivery centers across 168countries supporting more than 30 languages. For more information, visit www.genpact.com. Follow Genpact on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.

About IMT:
IMT Ghaziabad, is in the Top 10 “Ivy” League of Indian B-Schools, as ranked by most credible agencies including the Economic Times, Business World and Business India. IMT Ghaziabad is also rated A *** Nationally by CRISIL, has the SAQS accreditation and is a member of the AACSB. IMT Ghaziabad is only the second B-School from India after ISB to be inducted into the Global Business Schools Network. IMT Ghaziabad is unique in their position as one of India’s progressive B-schools that believes in innovating continuously, and has a portfolio of vibrant international and industry linkage programs. IMT Ghaziabad now offers a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) jointly with Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM), France – a globally acclaimed and accredited program with a 20 year legacy. This program enables induction of top executive talent of the country into management academia formally, with a globally recognized degree. For more information, please visit www.imt.edu

For more information:
Nandini Kochar(Genpact India)
nandini.kochar@genpact.com
+91 124 402 2920

Gail Marold (Genpact Media Relations)
gail.marold@genpact.com
+1 919-345-3899

Lubna Nafees, PhD(For IMT, Ghaziabad)
lnafees@imt.edu
+91-120-3002242

Rupali Kathuria(For Genpact India)
rupali.kathuria@bm.com
+91 124 441 7589