IIM Calcutta Publishes Case Study On Bhubaneswar’s SAI International, To Be Part Of Curriculum

Bhubaneswar: Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM Calcutta), has published a case study on the journey of SAI International and life of its Founder-Chairman, late Dr Bijaya Kumar Sahoo.

‘SAI International School: In Pursuit of Academic Happiness’ was published on March 17, 2022, on the official website of IIMC.

IIM Calcutta, one of Asia’s finest B-schools, has included this case within the core curriculum of management to teach the country’s finest leaders the concept of SAI, the art of entrepreneurship and education management.

The study was conducted by IIMC’s Aditi Bhutoria, Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Management along with Bhaswati Mukhopadhyay.

The thesis talks about how SAI International School, a day-cum-residential co-educational school established by Bijaya Kumar Sahoo in 2008 in Bhubaneswar, sculpted itself on the edifice of learner well-being and happiness.

The case study is available for purchase and can be downloaded on the IIM Calcutta website — https://www.iimcal.ac.in/case-studies-lists#accordion-2

“We are extremely humbled and happy that IIMC published our story as a 35-page case study, ‘SAI International: In pursuit of Academic Happiness’, which will be taught to MBA students studying at IIM Calcutta, in order to impart valuable entrepreneurship lessons to the students. I am sure students will gain an insight into building an environment of happiness in a school”, said Silpi Sahoo, Chairperson SAI International Education Group.