IIM Jammu Concludes Mid-Career Leadership Development Programme (Batch-I) for SAIL Officials

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu successfully concluded the Mid-Career Leadership Development Programme (Batch-I) for officials of the Maharatna public sector enterprise Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) with a grand valedictory ceremony held on 09 January 2026 at the Dharma Classroom, Vedanta MDP Centre, Academic Block, Jagti Campus.

The valedictory ceremony was presided over by Prof. B.S. Sahay, Director, IIM Jammu. Shri Atanu Mukherjee, General Manager (Academic), Central HRD and Senior Faculty Member, Management Training Institute (MTI), SAIL, graced the occasion in online mode, along with other senior officials from SAIL. Prof. Jabir Ali, Dean (Faculty & Research), IIM Jammu, was also present during the ceremony.

The five-day residential programme, conducted from 05 to 09 January 2026, was meticulously curated under the leadership of Prof. Sanjay Gupta, Dr. Sarbjit Singh, and Dr. Chinmaya K. Swain, Program Directors, IIM Jammu. The programme focused on strengthening managerial competencies, strategic thinking, leadership effectiveness, and decision-making capabilities among mid-career executives of SAIL.

The ceremony concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Prof. Sanjay Gupta, Program Director, followed by the National Anthem, marking the successful completion of the first batch of this flagship leadership initiative.

The Mid-Career Leadership Development Programme (Batch-I) reaffirmed IIM Jammu’s commitment to nurturing future-ready leadership for industry and public sector institutions, while supporting SAIL’s ongoing efforts to build a strong and visionary leadership pipeline. The programme was coordinated and executed by the Office of Executive Education and Consultancy, IIM Jammu.