Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi
Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi (FMS Delhi or The Red Building of Dreams[2]) is a leading business school located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1954[3] under the umbrella of the University of Delhi and is often cited as one of the best business schools in India.[4][5] The institute was started at the Delhi School of Economics premises under Dean A. Dasgupta of the Delhi College of Engineering (DCE).
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Type | Public business school |
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Established | 1954 |
Parent institution | University of Delhi |
Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliation | University of Delhi |
Dean | A. Venkat Raman [1] |
Location | , , |
Affiliations | University of Delhi |
Website | FMS.edu |
The department of commerce of the Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) now, the Delhi Technological University (DTU), was abolished and the Faculty of Management Studies was established.
The first set of professors were trained at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. The institute has since then expanded on the number of management courses available.
Academics

FMS offers a full-time MBA, an executive MBA, an executive MBA in health care administration and doctoral programmes.[6]
Admissions
The admission to the course is done on the basis of score in Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). FMS earlier had its own entrance exam which was discontinued starting session 2012–14.[7] For the Doctoral program, the maximum number of Seats is 20. The candidates are required to appear in the entrance test conducted every year in November–December. However, candidates falling under some categories are exempted from appearing in this entrance test.[8]


Academic chairs
In 2005, Ministry for Human Resource Development, Govt. Of India has proposed a new chair in the name of the former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, now known as Rajiv Gandhi Chair for Technology Management and Innovation (MHRD, GOI) to promote management of innovation. The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Chair is also one of the professional chairs instituted by industry at FMS. [9]
Rankings
Institute rankings | |
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Business/Management – India | |
Government colleges: | |
Outlook India (2022)[10] | 11 |
FMS Delhi was ranked 11th in Outlook India's "Top Public MBA Institutions" of 2022[10]
Notable alumni
- Rohit Jawa, MD & CEO, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)
- Harit Nagpal, MD & CEO, Tata Sky[11]
- Nandita Sinha, CEO, Myntra
- Sandhya Devanathan, Vice President & Head, Meta - India (Facebook)
- Dinesh Kumar Khara, Chairman of State Bank of India
- Ira Singhal, Indian Civil Services Examination Topper 2014 (conducted by UPSC)[12]
- Mahesh Verma, VC of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University[13]
- Raghav Bahl, Founding/Controlling Shareholder & Managing Director, Network 18[14]
- Sandip Das, Managing Director, Reliance Jio Infocomm[15]
- Sat Parashar, Head of the Banking Center at the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance, Director at the Indian Institutes of Management, and was also the director of the Indian Institute of Management Indore, India from 2004 to 2008.[16]
- Sandeep A. Varma, film director and writer
- Kumar Varun, stand-up comedian, actor, writer and quizmaster
- Rahul Dua, a stand up comedian.
References
- "Dean's Welcome". Faculty of Management Studies. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- "The Red Building of Dreams". 13 November 2015.
- "History | Faculty of Management Studies". www.fms.edu. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- "Best B-schools: FMS-Delhi is most affordable and helps recover cost of education fastest". Business Today. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- "FMS Delhi student grabs Rs. 1 Crore offer in Placement 2017: process over with 107 getting average salary upwards of Rs.20 lakhs". www.mbauniverse.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- "MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (FULL TIME) | Faculty of Management Studies".
- "FMS scraps entrance test,turns to CAT". 6 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- "FMS Delhi – MBA Programme Eligibility Criteria and other Details". PaGaLGuY. 25 March 2019.
- Malhotra, Priya (2022). "WHO article on "Balanced Funds in India Amid COVID-19" by Dr. Pankaj Sinha". IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review: 22779752211050693.
- "Outlook-ICARE India MBA Rankings 2022: Top Public MBA Institutions Outlook India Magazine". 13 November 2021.
- "Media Dialogues: In conversation with Tata Sky CEO Harit Nagpal on Indian media landscape". The Economic Times. 11 March 2023.
- "UPSC topper Ira Singhal visits FMS, her alma mater". BusinessLine On Campus.
- "Renowned Prosthodontist, Former MAIDS director Dr Mahesh Verma appointed as Vice Chancellor of Indraprastha University". 13 August 2019.
- "Network 18". Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- "Parashar to be IIM Indore's new full time director | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2020.