Research & Consultancy Activities
Over the past two decades, STEM has successfully completed nearly 200 Research & Consultancy assignments and a large number of Capacity Building Programmes, in various developmental sectors. More than a third of these assignments have been of direct or indirect relevance to Infrastructure Development, Planning & Management, involving
- Review & Formulation of Urban Master Plans
- Urban Infrastructure Planning & Policy Formulation
- Integrated Urban Development
- Performance Evaluation & Organizational Development of ULBs
- Bench-Marking of Municipal Services
- Improvement of Municipal Services Delivery
- Financial Restructuring of Municipal Bodies
- Rapid Appraisal of Urban Slums and
- Urban Environmental Management
MINDS faculty & students are also, from time to time, called upon to participate, in various capacities, in the Research & Consultancy assignments undertaken by STEM.
PGDIM students have to undergo a Corporate Exposure & Learning (CEL) Project Internship during the 3rd Trimester. This mandatory internship is an opportunity for the students to work with reputed organizations on ‘live’ projects. The CEL Internships undertaken by our students have been contemporary in theme and innovative in treatment. They deal with topics such as
- Planning & Scheduling for Infrastructure Development
- Real Estate & Property Development
- Land Acquisition in Infrastructure Projects
- Implementation of Road Development Projects
- Urban Transport in Small & Medium Towns
- Project Monitoring of Elevated Highway
- Financial Aspects of Airport Management
- Technical & Financial Viability of Monorail Project
- Rapid Appraisal of Infrastructure in Refugee Settlement
- Urban Water Resources
- Urban Infrastructure Development & Management
- Urban Renewal
- Urban Development in the Context of Decentralization
- Solid Waste Management in Small & Medium Towns
- Setting up of Small Hydro Power plants
- Rapid EIA of Small Hydro Power Stations
- Commercial Aspects of Power Business
- Cogen Power Plant Management
- Planning & Scheduling of Thermal Power Plants
- Thermal Power Plant Management
- Project Management Process
- Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- Civil Procurement Process
