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

	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	Total
Total Number of Students Participated in ELP	485	480	498	409	499	2371
Total Number of Projects Undertaken	127	124	130	109	125	615
Total Number of Faculty Advisors Involved	42	46	46	56	51	241
Total Number of Partnering Companies/NGOs	84	65	66	73	65	353
*Few faculty members served as ELP Faculty Advisors in multiple years **Few companies participated in multiple years
Area of Investigation	No. of Projects					Total
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022
New Ventures/Feasibility Studies	11	24	50	34	22	141
Marketing Strategy/Market Research	47	51	37	20	50	205
Strategic Analysis & Management	38	23	21	23	21	126
Human Resource Structuring	6	9	6	3	11	35
Management Control Systems	10	8	8	7	9	42
Supply Chain Management	11	5	5	3	5	29
Others	4	4	3	19	7	37
Total	127	124	130	109	125	615

Tasks	Timeframe*
Orientation	November 2026
Call for Projects	October 2026
Deadline for Submission of Projects	25-November-2026
Shortlisting of Projects	October 27 - 31, 2026
Project bidding process for faculty advisors	1st-2nd week of November 2026
Enrollment process	Decemebr 3 – 11, 2026
Enrollment deadline for students	15-January-2027
ELP Start Date	19-January-2027
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-2027
Interim Report presentation (Mid review)	31-March-2027
Final Report presentation	29-May-2027
*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