AICTE appoints Dr Anurag Batra as Member of the Board of Governors at MDI

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), a statutory body of the Government of India, has appointed Dr Anurag Batra, Editor in Chief, Realty+, Exchange4media and BusinessWorld as a Member of the Board of Governors of the Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon. Dr Batra, also an alumnus of MDI, joins top business leaders like Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, SBI and OYO Founder Ritesh Agarwal who are serving on the MDI Board. Commenting on Dr Batra’s appointment, Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AlCTE said, “Dr Batra’s appointment is a part of the AICTE’s objective to enrich the business education institutions with the knowledge and experience of leaders from across industries. Dr Batra’s success as an entrepreneur and a founder of media businesses is well known” Welcoming Dr Batra to the Board, Dr Pawan Kumar Singh, Director, MDI, said, “Dr Batra is an illustrious alumnus of the institute, who our faculty and students are extremely proud of. His appointment on the institute’s board is a matter of immense joy and happiness.” Commenting on his appointment, Dr Batra said, “I see this an opportunity to contribute to my Alma Mater and to support the Board and the Director in any and every possible manner in the fantastic work they are already doing.” Regarded as one of the top B-schools in India, MDI Gurgaon was formed as an autonomous body in 1973, in collaboration with several reputed institutions such as UNDP, UNIDO, World Bank and ILO.