Administrative Staff College of India
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Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), was started jointly by the Government of India
and the representatives of industry as an autonomous institute in the year 1956 to impart training in the field of management
development. It is located at the palace of the erstwhile Prince of Berar known as Bella Vista
at Hyderabad.
Initially Government Of India envisaged to set up the college in Britain. The first session was to commence in 1948 at Henley
. However a committee of the All India Council for Technical Education
in 1953 recommended that the Administrative Staff College be established in India. ASCI specialises in training of civil servants and managers of corporate and government sectors and urban management.
The research and consultancy activities of ASCI were started in 1973 with aid from Ford Foundation
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
and the representatives of industry as an autonomous institute in the year 1956 to impart training in the field of management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
development. It is located at the palace of the erstwhile Prince of Berar known as Bella Vista
Bella Vista, Hyderabad
Bella Vista, Hyderabad is a royal palace of the Nizam built in the year 1910. It is the Indo-European building standing on a verdant campus. The building's French architect christened it as Bella Vista, meaning beautiful sight, since it overlooks the Hussain sagar lake.It is located at Saifabad...
at Hyderabad.
Initially Government Of India envisaged to set up the college in Britain. The first session was to commence in 1948 at Henley
Henley Business School
The Henley Business School at the University of Reading is an English triple accredited business school, and the first business school to be established in the United Kingdom. It was formed by merging the previously independent Henley Management College, formerly the Administrative Staff College,...
. However a committee of the All India Council for Technical Education
All India Council for Technical Education
The All India Council for Technical Education is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development...
in 1953 recommended that the Administrative Staff College be established in India. ASCI specialises in training of civil servants and managers of corporate and government sectors and urban management.
The research and consultancy activities of ASCI were started in 1973 with aid from Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....