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The economy of any

country, irrespective

of its stage of

development, requires

competent and

effective regulatoryinstitutions functioning

towards the goals of

efficiency and equity.

This proposed

programme would

provide India and

neighbouring

countries a major

resource of trained

professionals toenable the practice

of independent

regulatory functions in

a changing world.

R K Pachauri

Chancellor

T E R I University

conomical and reliable supplies of a variety of basic

infrastructure services such as electricity, water,

telecommunications and various transportation services play a

critical role in supporting economic growth and development.

Many of these infrastructure services have generally been

viewed as natural monopolies and supply responsibilities have

often been given to state-owned or privately owned

monopolies whose prices, investment programmes, labourpolicies, rules governing entry of competing suppliers and

service quality are subject to government control. In an effort

to respond to the poor performance record of these monopoly

infrastructure sectors, the changing economic stakes and the

political power of interest groups involved in these sectors, as

well as opportunities for competition to replace monopoly

created by technological change, many countries have

implemented or are contemplating major industry restructuring

and regulatory reform programmes for these sectors. However,

in most of the regulated monopoly infrastructure sectors

subject to these reforms, certain important segments continue

to be natural and/or legal monopolies that require continuing

regulation. Hence the two principal institutions of social control

in the changing economy are competition and direct regulation.

Rarely do we rely on either of them exclusively. The objective of

policy is to determine the best possible mixture of the two. This

central issue of public utility regulation is at the core of theMBA programme. The aim of this programme is to achieve a

critical mass of expertise and academic excellence that would

provide a basis for influencing public policy and regulatory

practice and for development of effective management practices

in regulated industries by way of research and teaching.

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Stream I Bachelor's degree with mathematics as a subject till class XII.

Stream II Graduates with a minimum of two years experience in any of the

following sectors namely government, regulatory bodies, industry,

research/academic institutions, donor/consultant organizations.

Stream 1 students will do three semesters of course work and one

semester of major project. Stream II students will do two semesters of course

work and two semesters of major project (at their place of work).

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ProProProProProgrammegrammegrammegrammegrammeThe two-year MBA (Infrastructure) is being offered to students in two optional

streams.

Stream I A regular programme for graduate students

Stream II A programme for practising professionals, with an orientation towards

research dissertation rather than towards course credits. The course

allows professionals the flexibility to take up a research-based

curriculum. It is mandatory for students to undertake course work in the

first year. In the second year, students will have to undertake a thesis and

defend it at the end of the year. They need not devote time on campus in

the second year.

Graduation requirements

As the MBA (Infrastructure) programme has a large component of research, each

student will have to earn a minimum of 88 credits over the two-year period with a

minimum CGPA (cumulative grade point average) of 7.

The MBA curriculum is the result of constant innovation and continuous review by the

faculty with the help of practitioners in industry, alumni, and students and academicians in

other institutes. The course comprises two components: the core programme and an

elective programme.

The core programme is focused on rigorous grounding in the rudiments of every

discipline of regulation and the development of a common foundation of regulatory

knowledge and management theory.




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ProProProProProgramme Outlinegramme Outlinegramme Outlinegramme Outlinegramme OutlineCore courses, including minor and major projects, are offered in the

first two semesters. The third semester allows students to pursue an

elective course for specialization in a particular field.

Semester I

1 Principles of Economics

2 Finance and Accounts

3 Legal Framework of Infrastructure

Industries

4 Quantitative Techniques for

Regulatory Practice - I

5 Management Functions and

Organization Behaviour

6 Operations Research for

Infrastructure Management

7 Integrated Impact Assessment

* Students of Stream II of the programme do not have to undertake course work in Semesters III and IV, but will

work on a thesis instead.

Semester III*

Semester IV*

Major Project in the area

of specialization



Semester II

1 Financing of Infrastructure Projects

2 Quant it a ti ve Techn iques for

Regulatory Practice

3 Economics of Regulation: Theory

and Evidence

4 Infrastructure Sector Case Study

5 Competition Theory and Policy

6 Operation and Management of

Restructured Power Systems7 Urban Infrastructure Management

and Regulation

8 Urban Transport Infrastructure

Management

Electives1 Politics of Infrastructure

Regulation

2 Research Methodology

3 Environmental Economics

4 Demand Analysis and

Forecasting

5 Integrated Impact Assessment

Core1 Risk Management

2 Management In format ion

Systems

3 Managing Negotiations

4 Business Communication

5 Strategic Management

6 Management of Oil and

Natural Gas Sector


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The MBA programme in Infrastructure offered by the T E R I University

combines the academic rigour of the core faculty and with the real-life

work experience of the adjunct faculty. This combination provides a source

for not only identification of the industry best practices but also ways to

extend the frontiers of performance, management, and governance of

infrastructure industries. Management of regulatory affairs in infrastructure

industries, being a multidisciplinary field, requires an understanding of

economics, law, finance and accounts, technology, and the socio-political

alignment of the society. The T E R I University derives strength from a

variety of consultancy and capacity building projects executed in this field

by the Regulatory Studies and Governance division of T E R I.

The RSG (Regulatory Studies and Governance) Division of TER I was

established in January 1999, in response to the transformations taking place

in the infrastructure sectors across the country. These transformations

created the need to understand the key regulatory issues and their

implications and to devise appropriate strategies and contribute to the

decision-making process.

This programme will enhance the knowledge and skills of students through a

forceful combination of lectures, tutorials, field visits, and, most importantly, case

studies (from developed and developing nations), which will be drawn from

various sectors under study. The case studies are projected to offer students

practical insights into the modes of regulation. Guest lectures by stalwarts of

Indian industry and government would be another highlight of the course, which

will offer the students an opportunity to interact with the personnel responsiblefor successful reforms in both these important areas.

Students will be provided the opportunity to participate in activities like

open-house processes and public hearings conducted by regulators. Project

work, which is a prerequisite to successful completion of the course, would help

students acquire hands-on knowledge, and skills that would help them in a

better understanding of regulatory processes.


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The key areas where the Division is actively involved are Regulatory

Policy, Energy Reforms (including sectors such as power, oil and gas, and

coal), and Urban Infrastructure. Within a short time frame, the Division has

established itself as a leading applied research group, having built its work

philosophy around developing practical, sound, and innovative solutions.

Today, the Division is in an unrivalled position to advise on matters related

to regulation and strategy and is uniquely placed to provide assistance on a

range of activities spanning from the policy level to interventions at the

implementation stage.

The Division has advised governments, public and private utilities,

regulatory bodies, and bilateral and multilateral organizations on issues of

privatization and deregulation and has particular expertise in the design of

institutional and regulatory frameworks. It has been assisting them by

providing technical, economic, and legal expertise on various issues. The

Division has been a part of numerous state as well as central-level policy-making, by providing its expert comments.

The professionals of the Division provide inputs on various consultation

papers and policy documents of governments (state and central) and

regulatory bodies across the country and assist them in the appraisal,

evaluation, formation and adoption of alternative policy options. The

Division has been at the forefront in providing expertise and professional

support to clients from a range of infrastructure sectors, including the

regulatory and the regulated entities, in the electricity, oil and gas, coal,transportation, telecommunications and water industries.

The Regulatory Policy Group works on the issues in infrastructure

regulation, advises the government and the public and private utilities on

regulatory reform strategies, tracks national and international developments

and documents the experiences on regulation. It also actively pursues the

dissemination of information and research results on regulatory issues and

conducts capacity building and training programmes on a regular basis.

The Energy Reforms Group offers invaluable expertise in the fieldsof power, coal, and hydrocarbons. The Group has been at the forefront of

power sector reforms in India and has extensive experience on issues


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related to restructuring, tariff policy and design, regulations, demand

forecasting, transmission and distribution loss estimation, coal inventorymodelling, power system master plans, energy security, assessing the

scope for importing piped gas and LNG, market assessment reports, and

sector vision documents.

Centre for Urban Studies and Infrastructure (CUSI) is guided

in its activities by the objective of ensuring universal access to municipal

environmental services, namely, water supply, sanitation, solid waste, and

urban transport services to facilitate improvements in the overall quality

of life. The Centre identifies and fills information gaps in the planningprocess and facilitates the participation of multiple stakeholders in the

creation of viable future scenarios.


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