Heavy emphasis is laid on fundamental and applied research in different functional areas of management. The Institute has been undertaking major as well as minor research projects sponsored by various funding bodies at state as well as national levels. Several candidates have been registered for Ph.D. degree in management, and nine scholars have already been awarded the doctoral degree so far. The Institute had undertaken major research project on "Managerial Creativity" in association with Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University sponsored by University Grants Commission. Another project on "Problems of Women Trainers" has been completed by the Institute, which was sponsored by Indian Society for Training and Development, New Delhi.