Dr. Pinaki Nandan Pattnaik is presently serving HOD at Department of Management Studies, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. He holds multiple bachelor, master and doctoral degrees from reputed institutes from India & abroad. He has several years of experience as an academician and served as Assistant Professor and Lecturer at many different institutes. He has adopted and adapted to hone his own teaching-learning model with latest trends and experiential learning.

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How do you strategize the key plans for the academics of your University?

”Specialized course line and integrations with expertise” 

Strategizing for our academic programs has been a relentless pursuit for me since the very beginning at NALSAR. In this vein, my team and I are in constant dialogue with various stakeholders, including corporate leaders, civil society actors, senior professors of our country, and most importantly, our students. With this continuous interaction and constant support of our university, we ought to bring out initiatives that have been industry-relevant and also very unique. We have long ago introduced the case study teaching approach; the corporate governance specialization that we offer is one of a kind. This specialization has bridged the gap between management and law at several levels.

Share some insights on the 5-year integrated BBA-MBA program at NALSAR?

”Indispensable framework for highly futuristic approaches”

NALSAR is the first law university to launch this five-year integrated BBA-MBA program aimed at nurturing young ignited minds. This program has been carefully designed to produce level-5 business leaders who display indomitable professional will and personal humility. The first three years of the program are aimed at providing a solid foundation of concepts of management, humanities, law and quantitative aptitude. The last two years of the program are intended to burnish the managerial skills. In line with the NEP, 2020, NALSAR also offers a voluntary exit for students after three years.

How does the curriculum of the program ensure the best practice of industry?

”Industry relevant practices and exposure”

The curriculum of the program has shades of management, social sciences, humanities, law, and quantitative aptitude, which would give a holistic approach to solve real-world challenges. This holistic approach is essential as the business landscape over the last few years has changed tremendously. In addition to the cutting-edge course modules, the program facilitates summer internships in the development sector, start-ups and corporates. These internships would facilitate an opportunity for the students to apply their freshly acquired management concepts. Moreover, we also provide industry mentored projects that help students in gaining an insight of the real-world environment.

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Why do you think NALSAR University is the ideal choice for the students?

”Excellent academic and management leadership”

Management as a discipline has a deep connection with law and NALSAR is a right platform to leverage the confluence of these disciplines. The flavor that a student gets here is very different from any other college or university. Through our specialized programs, we promise to offer the best of management education to produce business leaders with indomitable professional will and personal integrity to manage extremely dynamic business scenarios. With the best-in-class faculty, the program promises a constant dialogue with business leaders, thought leaders, civil-society actors and academicians for providing a strong bedrock for the participants.

What are the main objectives and key parameters for the design of the program?

”Overall Professional Development Perspectives”

The main eight objectives to holistically enhance skills. 

  • To contribute to the learning and learnability aspects of the students and to introduce them to approaches for knowledge assimilation and skill acquisition.
  • To provide strong foundations of management, law, humanities and quantitative aptitude to the young managers for an all-round personality development.
  • To inculcate and develop strong work ethic and discipline sought by the corporates.
  • To emphasize a more holistic thinking ability than just a process-driven approach to boost innovation and logical decision making.
  • To create opportunities for gaining practical exposure in diverse decision scenarios, realities and complexities as a part of their summer internships and live projects so as to develop deepened and contextualized understanding.
  • To nurture students in shaping their overall personal and professional personality, create a sense of intellectual significance of self and be industry ready at the end of the program. 
  • To promote entrepreneurial aspirations of the students and guide them towards tangible milestones during the program.
  • To create a vibrant, participative, perceptive and intellectual community that contributes meaningfully for the growth of the individual as well as the society.

How do you describe the student life at NALSAR University?

”Diversity and opportunities on hands”

I feel the campus at NALSAR, Hyderabad is one of the best campuses in the country. It is located in the suburbs of Hyderabad on a lakeside with state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities. The university admits students from various geographies, which adds to the diversity of the campus. There are many student-run activities all through the year which keeps all the students engaged. The diversity of students I feel provides a great opportunity for the students to develop their interpersonal and interpersonal skills.

What do you think should be the University’s top priority over the next 5 years?

”Enterprising a natural destination for knowledge and research”

Businesses are no longer looking for differentiation but are looking for disruption to thrive. The university aims to be a destination of knowledge creation, curation and dissipation for the larger good of the society at large. In addition, NALSAR is constantly conversing with students, industry and the society to develop impactful academic interventions that enable learners to build successful careers. Similarly, NALSAR continues to commit itself to advancing the horizons of knowledge by conducting research on several aspects of management, social sciences, law and humanities and publishing in high ranking international as well as national journals.

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What would you like people to know about your University they may not know?

”Best of management and legal studies”

Although NALSAR is a top destination for legal studies, it is also the only law university in the country to have a full-fledged Department of Management Studies offering a 2 year full time residential MBA program that is also unique in its offering. NALSAR has also been at the forefront of partnering with the Central and the State Government in drafting several Acts that enable positive outcomes for the country and shall continue its good work as we understand that as a university, we have an obligation towards nation building.