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Administrative Staff College of India - Hyderabad (TS) India

The Administrative Staff College of India is an institution of excellence and national importance. Established in 1956, it is the first and foremost institution of its kind in the country. Set up as an institution with a difference at the joint initiative of both the Government of India and the industry, it is an autonomous, self-supporting, public-purpose institution with the objectives of being a think-tank for policy inputs and to build the capacities of practicing professionals in the management of government and business enterprises. ASCI has on its rolls, a complement of about forty inter-disciplinary faculty members, who have higher degrees and well-rounded (academic and industry) experience in a wide range disciplines.

The motto of the College is leadership through learning. ASCI contributes to a two-way cycle of theory and practice, each shaping the other, focusing as much on the effectiveness of outcomes as on the efficiency of outputs. As is widely acknowledged, the training initiatives and research inputs that ASCI provides yield good results and hence are welcomed by the stakeholders at large. ASCI brings knowledge inputs, informed advice, best practice and innovative ideas to bear on its training, policy advocacy, advisory and implementation-assistance services.

ASCI has, over the past five and half decades, built a strong rapport with the government and industry and gained valuable insights into the various issues of public policy and business management. The Ministries of Defense, External Affairs, Finance, Home Affairs, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Human Resource Development, Labour & Employment, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Rural Development, Science & Technology, Statistics & Program Implementation and Urban Development of the Govt. of India are among the key partners with whom ASCI has a long-term association for meeting their capacity building needs. With increasing focus both at the Central and State government levels to improve the service delivery in hospitals and consequently, healthcare outcomes, and with rising awareness and expectations from the citizens about quality healthcare, ASCI started a two-year, full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management Program. The objective of this Program is to equip the industry and the government with well-trained professionals in hospital administration and healthcare management.