SCMS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

SCMS Cochin School of Business, formerly known as the School of Communication and Management Studies, is a management institute located near Ernakulam, about 12 km from Ernakulam railway station in Kochi, India. It was founded in 1976 by G. P. C. Nayar under the trust Prathap Foundation for Education and Training, and is part of the SCMS Group of educational institutions. The school is known for its Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) program, considered among the best business programs in Kerala after IIM-K. The PGDM offers electives in marketing, finance, retail, human resources, banking and insurance, and systems and operations. Since 2003, SCMS has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs and the National Board of Accreditation. Since 2004, the institution has published the SCMS Journal of Indian Management, a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal on business, management, and accountancy, edited by G. P. C. Nayar, the founder and chairman of the SCMS Group. The journal is indexed in Scopus, EBSCO, and ProQuest databases. G. P. C. Nayar, an entrepreneur and long-time president of the Federation of Private Self Financing Professional Institutions in India, continues to lead the SCMS Group as its founder and chairman.