Indian Institute of Cost and Management Studies and Research (IndSearch) was established in 1973 with the mission to provide international knowledge environment that will enthuse and encourage students and faculty to develop sustainable competencies in emerging global business scenarios. The Institute has been recognized as an educational and research organization by the Government of Maharashtra and as an Advanced Center for Doctoral Studies by the University of Pune to which it is affiliated. IndSearch is committed to excellence in all its endeavors and encourages academic rigor, intellectual discipline and sustained effort to maximize learning. It also provides young management professionals a supportive environment in which they can assume responsibility for continuous self-development.