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N. J. Yasaswy

(1950 - 2011)

ICFAI Founder's Profile

Mr.N.J.Yasaswy (1950-2011), Founder of the ICFAI Group of educational institutions and a pioneer in promoting higher education in the private sector had a brilliant academic career: B.Com (Andhra University 1969 , First Rank), CA Inter (May 1971 , First Rank), CA Final (May 1973 , First Rank), ICWA Inter (July 1970 , First Rank) and ICWA Final (July 1972 , First Rank). He was the recipient of the Basu Foundation Award for the Best Student of the Year from both , The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (in 1972) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (in 1973).

During 1974-1980, Mr. Yasaswy was associated with the Administrative Staff College of India as a Faculty Member. In 1981, he started his consultancy firm, Yasaswy Management Associates Private Limited, Hyderabad. Mr. Yasaswy was appointed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Trading Corporation (1985-88), and Vice-Chairman, Public Enterprises Management Board (1986-88). He was a visiting faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (1986-88) and was nominated as a Member on the SEBI Committee on Accounting Standards. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Certified International Investment Analysts (ACIIA), Switzerland. He authored several books on finance and investments.

N.J.Yasaswy

Mr. Yasaswy set up the ICFAI as a single institute in 1985 without governmental sops or institutional funding, in an era where government support was the norm. He chose to spend all his energy on the fledgling institution which over the years grew to become a monument to what ambition can deliver. He was instrumental in building several business schools and universities in the developing states of India, particularly in the North-East region. He stood for professional management, excellence in the quality of education offered in the ICFAI institutions, and absolute discipline.
He was charismatic, a great teacher, an institution builder, a visionary and a genius who was years ahead of his time. His vision will continue to guide ICFAI forever.

The ICFAI Group

Pioneering Professional Education for over 35 years

  • ICFAI was established in 1984 as a not-for-profit society with the broad objective of empowering citizens through world class quality education.
  • ICFAI Group has made a significant mark in the Indian educational field with a pan-Indian network and presence. Innovation has been the mainstay of ICFAI Group with innovation prevalent in its programs and even its culture.
  • The ICFAI Group,s culture of teaching and learning supports and fosters intellectual and personality development among its graduating students.
  • ICFAI Group system, strongly believes in developing an "entrepreneurial mind-set" among its graduating students. It strives to make the students, DOERS.
  • There are 2 Strategic Institutional Units, the ICFAI Universities and the ICFAI Business Schools. ICFAI Group focuses on learning rather than instruction. Flexible and tech enabled learning also plays an important role in ICFAI's teaching methodology.
  • ICFAI Alumni contribute significantly to the growth story of India. They are currently working in India and Abroad in several sectors at various capacities.
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Awards won by The ICFAI Group

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Vision

To establish a Pan-Indian network of Research and Teaching Universities in different states to ensure high quality academic delivery and to promote a strong research culture among the faculty members.

To deliver career-oriented educational programs of quality and develop an expanding pool of faculty members through rigorous To collaborate with leading Universities/Institutions for student-exchange and faculty-exchange programs. Ph.D Program. To become a socially-responsible University network to improve access, to promote equity and to encourage excellence.

Mission

The primary mission of ICFAI is to create a cadre of professional men and women who have been imparted specialized skills, who have learnt to consider problems from a broad perspective and who have acquired a heightened sense of moral and social responsibility that their future positions of leadership demand of them. In short the Mission is: “Learning for Leadership”.

ICFAI Universities

ICFAI has already established the ICFAI Universities in the following States under respective State legislations.

Uttarakhand, Tripura, Sikkim, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and a
deemed university at Hyderabad.

ICFAI Business Schools (IBS)

ICFAI University - ICFAI Group has established 9 B-Schools across India.
Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Mizoram and Dehradun.

Research

IUP Publications

In a rapidly transforming economic and business environment, fast-paced innovations and new ideas are redefining the existing business variables giving birth to new ways of doing business. These publications are designed to cater to the needs of executives, managers, professionals, practitioners, entrepreneurs, advocates, academia, and students.

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IBS Center for Management Research (ICMR)

IBS Center for Management Research (ICMR) is a premier case development center developing high-quality teaching cases in Management. ICMR is a center of excellence at IBS Hyderabad, a constituent of IFHE (deemed-to-be-University). IBS Hyderabad, which has consistently ranked among the leading B-Schools in India, has adopted the case study method wholeheartedly and is the only one in India to offer a unique 100% case-based MBA.

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