FMS (Delhi University) will shift campus by 2013

 By 2013, the renowned management school of Delhi University, FMS (Faculty of Management Studies)will be calling South Campus home. A new campus is being planned for it with a residential five-storey complex and would be able to accommodate its 1,200 odd students. FMS has been provided with almost 6 acres of land and Rs 55 crores for this venture.

As of now, FMS operates out of 2 campuses; it offers its flagship two-year MBA programme from North campus and part-time programme in the evening from South campus. Once the new campus in the South comes up, the existing campus in North will stop functioning.

According to Prof Raj S Dhankar, the newly appointed dean of FMS, the shift to a bigger campus is necessary since there has been a considerable increase in the student intake over the last decade. South Campus will also be closer to the international airport and Gurgaon—where most of the multi-national corporations are located.

The new campus is being constructed not only to accommodate the 1,200 odd students but also because it is closer to the international airport and Gurgaon where most of the multi-national corporations are located. These corporate visit FMS quite often. Also, this shift will make things easier for working executives who are pursuing part time MBA from the institute and also work in Gurgaon.

FMS is also considering re-structuring its 3-year evening programme and reducing it to 2 years to give it an edge over other B-schools in the NCR which have similar 3 year programmes.