Project Management Institute (PMI) is in talks with CBSE, secondary and intermediate boards across the country to include project management in curriculum.
It will soon catch up with students and colleges and the global association of project managers would train them.
“We are confident of making project management as an elective from the next academic year,’’ Mr Raj Kalady, Country Director (India) of PMI, told Business Line . He said about 100 engineering colleges would be covered this year.
PMI would train the trainers to help them teach the students in the final year. The institute’s local chapter has signed an agreement with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.
“The university would offer certificate programme in project management,’’ Mr Suresh Chandra, President of PMI's Hyderabad chapter, said.
Mr Raj said there was a huge shortage for qualified project management professionals.
Quoting a survey, he said the country would require 1.63 lakh qualified project management professionals in the next three years to support growth plans.
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