Established in 1956 at the initiative of the government and the corporate sector, the Administrative Sta? College of India (A S C I ), Hyderabad, has pioneered post-experience management education in India. A S C I equips corporate managers, administrators, entrepreneurs and academicians with the skills to synthesize managerial theory and practice; and respond to the ever-increasing complexity of managerial issues confronting government, industrial enterprises and non-government organizations.