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ELP Overview

Experiential Learning Projects (ELP) program is an academic driven management consulting intervention under which our senior students’ groups from the BBA and BS-Accounting & Finance programs, help organizations in analyzing the issues that warrant investigation, conduct primary & field research, and develop options for cost effective implementable solutions. The aim of this program does not only entail the acquisition of industry knowledge, but also embodies an effort to help our students integrate their functional learning in an integrated holistic manner and apply it to resolve the problems faced by different organizations.

Parameters

Corporate Internship

Experiential Learning Program (ELP)

Tenure/Duration 6-8 weeks 4 months
Scope Task oriented Goal-oriented
Objective Focus on orienting students to the industry workings and corporate culture Focus on solving problems/challenges identified by companies
Academic Weightage Mandatory academic requirement for graduation Graded Component
For BBA: 6 Credit hours / two courses
For BSAF: 6 credit hours / two courses
  2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 Total
Total Number of Students Participated in ELP 480 498 409 499 314 2200
Total Number of Projects Undertaken 124 130 109 125 64 552
Total Number of Faculty Advisors Involved 46 46 56 51 21 220*
Total Number of Partnering Companies/NGOs 65 66 73 65 37 306**
             
*Few faculty members served as ELP Faculty Advisors in multiple years
**Few companies participated in multiple years

 

Area of Investigation No. of Projects Total
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
New Ventures/Feasibility Studies 24 50 34 22 17 147
Marketing Strategy/Market Research 51 37 20 50 13 171
Strategic Analysis & Management 23 21 23 21 13 101
Human Resource Structuring 9 6 3 11 3 32
Management Control Systems 8 8 7 9 2 34
Supply Chain Management 5 5 3 5 2 20
Others 4 3 19 7 4 37
Total 124 130 109 125 54 542

Tasks

Timeframe*

Orientation November 2025
Call for Projects October 2025
Deadline for Submission of Projects 25-November-2025
Shortlisting of Projects October 27 - 31, 2025
Project bidding process for faculty advisors 1st-2nd week of November 2025
Enrollment process Decemebr 3 – 11, 2025
Enrollment deadline for students 15-January-2025
ELP Start Date 19-January-2025
Formulation of TOR 3rd-4th week of January
TOR review by company and faculty advisor 1st week of February
TOR submission to the CDC/ELP Office 09-February-2026
Interim Report presentation (Mid review) 31-March-2026
Final Report presentation 29-May-2026
*Dates are subject to minor alteration as per the requirements

Companies could help engage our student groups in a relevant project within their organization in areas not restricted to but that may include:

  • New Ventures / Feasibility Studies
  • Management Control Systems
  • Human Resource Restructuring
  • Strategic Analysis & Management
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Resource Mobilization Strategies
  • Financial Management
  • Process Re-engineering and Change Management

However, we will welcome other projects or problems/challenges that organization deems of interest.

ELP Duration 4-5 months
ELP group size 3-4 final semester students
ELP Supervision IBA Faculty Advisors
ELP working arrangement Depends on the company. Students to remain available to companies for at least 15-20 hours per week.
Some companies require students to attend office 5 days a week, while others require once a week/fortnightly presence in office.
ELP Stipend Depends on the company.
Primary objective is to provide students with a significant industry experience; monetary benefits are secondary.
These projects are conducted under close supervision of IBA faculty advisors. A group of 3-4 students along with a faculty advisor which is assigned to each project.
As a first step towards ELP, companies are approached by the CDC/ELP office to obtain details of the project and to gauge their interest in this program. This serves as a starting point of the project wherein an initial understanding of the problem/project is shared by the client organization with the IBA. In consultation with the IBA Faculty Advisors, the client organizations further develop and/or hone the project plan to meet the requirements of the ELP. 
Afterwards, students in consultation with the companies develop the ‘Terms of References (TORs)’ covering the nitty-gritty of the projects. Students start working on project from January for a period of 4-5 months depending on the project scope and requirements.

Process Flow of Activities: ELP Activity Flow

Companies

Company Responsibilities

Company Responsibilities

Consent Form

Project Registration Process

Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference

Key Dates & Timeline

Key Dates & Timelines

Students

Registration Process

Registration Process

ELP Enrollment Form

ELP Forms

ELP Review Status Form

Terms of Reference (TOR)

Key Dates & Timeline

Key Dates & Timeline

Faculty Advisors

Roles & Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

Grading Criteria

Grading Criteria

Project Details

Project Details

Key Dates & Timeline

Key Dates and Timeline