Institute of Public Enterprise


The Institute of Public Enterprise was established in 1964 for the study of issues and policies relating to public enterprise. S S Khera, ICS, the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India, had conceived the idea of a research institution that would undertake a systematic and sustained study of issues relevant to the formulation of policies towards public enterprises. In the early sixties, when PEs were designed as the principal instrument to serve the social and economic objectives of development, Khera felt a need for an institute which would collect information on PEs, study issues and undertake consultancy and training for PEs.
V.V. Ramanadham, professor and head of the Department of Commerce, Osmania University, translated Khera's concept into IPE, with support and guidance from D. S Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, Osmania University as an autonomous, non-profit society.
Management education started in 1980 with the start of a three-year part-time MBA programme. In 1995, the institute started a two-year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management. Currently the institute offers various 2 year PGP courses, namely PGDM, PGDM – Marketing Management, PGDM – Banking, Insurance & Finance, PGDM – Human Resource Management and PGDM – International Business, the courses are recognized by AICTE and also recognized as equivalent to MBA by the Association of Indian Universities.

Recognition

The Indian Council of Social Science Research has recognized IPE as a "Centre of Excellence" in management sciences for doctoral studies. Seven universities have recognized the institute for the guidance of Ph.D. students in field of Commerce, Economics, Management & Public Administration. IPE is a training centre for the IAS and other senior officers of central and state governments, public sector enterprises, and private corporate sector.