The Asian Institute of Communication and Research, better known as AICAR

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or simply AICAR, is a management institute located in

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, about 90 minutes from

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. AICAR is a residential institute.

History

AICAR Business School was established in 2002 by the co-founder and Chairman of Chaitra Leo Burnett, Mr.

Walter Saldanha Walter Saldanha (born October 31, 1931) co-founder with Brendan Pereira, of Chaitra Advertising Private Limited, now Leo Burnett Leo Burnett (October 21, 1891 – June 7, 1971) was an American advertising executive and the founder of Leo Bur ...

. It was inaugurated by Mr. Kerry Rubie, Vice Chairman,

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Ivan Arthur Ivan Arthur is former national creative director of JWT India, one of the leading advertising agencies in the world. He spent 38 years in advertising before retiring in 2002. He is also a trustee of Asian Institute of Communication and Research, b ...

, former national creative director of JWT India is a trustee and visiting faculty at the institute. In 2007 the institute entered into an alliance with

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Limited, a retail and corporate training firm headquartered in Mumbai.

Programmes

AICAR offers a two-year full-time residential PGDM programme approved by the

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. The course includes specializations in Communications, Marketing, Financial Services, Banking Insurance and Finance, Aviation Business and Human Resource Management. AICAR offers Management Development Programmes (MDPs) which are both general and industry specific on courses and qualifications, across a range of sectors, with all courses marked by external examiners to an ISO 9001 quality standard. The institute also offers on site training for corporate companies along with access to business management classes on campus designed for working executives.

Location

The school is located at Neral,

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, in the foothills of Matheran, near

Karjat Karjat (Pronunciation: əɾd͡zət̪ is a city administered under a Municipal Council in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is served by Karjat railway station. Karjat forms a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Karja ...

, beside the

Ulhas River The Ulhas River is a river in Maharashtra, India. It is in the Thane, Raigad, and Pune districts of that state. It flows north and west from it source to where it splits into Vasai Creek and Thane Creek, near Thane. The Ulhas divides Salsette ...

. Situated 1.5 km from the Neral Railway Station and 1.5 hours by train or car from Mumbai, it has easy access to the Mumbai metropolis and Pune.

Board of Governors

(Chairman), Chairman and Managing Director of Chaitra Holdings Pvt. Ltd. *

(Vice Chairman), former National Creative Director of Hindustan Thompson Associates, now known as JWT * Ninad Karpe, CEO and MD, Aptech * Dr. Pramod Khera, Managing Trustee * Subodh Sapra, former president, Polyester Sector, Reliance Industries * Homi Ayrton, Chartered Accountant * Ravi Dighe, Executive Vice President of Aptech, and Managing Trustee * T. Ravishankar, Executive Vice President of Aptech * R. Krishnan, Executive Vice President of Aptech The Director is Dr. S. Kutty.

References

External links

AICAR Business School website

AICAR alumni website
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