FLAME University

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "FLAME University" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "FLAME University" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

FLAME University

Other name	Foundation for Liberal and Management Education (FLAME)
Type	Private University anchored in Liberal Education
Established	2015[1]
Vice-Chancellor	Dishan Kamdar
Academic staff	170+
Location	Pune , India 18°31′N 73°44′E / 18.52°N 73.73°E / 18.52; 73.73
Campus	70 acres (28 ha)
Colors	Orange, yellow, blue
Website	flame.edu.in

FLAME University is a private, coeducational and fully residential liberal education university located in Pune, India. It is known as FLAME - Foundation for Liberal and Management Education.

The academic program at the FLAME University is led by Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Dishan Kamdar.^[2] Kamdar was previously the Deputy Dean, Academic Programmes & Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Indian School of Business, the top ranked global business school in India.

Former Vice-Chancellor Dr. Devi Singh,^[3] who stepped down after a term at the helm, continues to play a leadership role as a member of the Governing Body. In the past, Singh served as Director of the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow.

Earlier, as the Foundation for Liberal And Management Education institute, it was headed by Prof. Indira Parikh,^[4] former Dean of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

FLAME University provides a four-year Undergraduate Program, with the flexibility to exit after three years, aligned with NEP 2020. The degree nomenclature depends on the chosen major.^[5]

4-year Undergraduate degrees and their majors. All 4-year Undergraduate programs lead to Honours degrees.

• B.A. (Hons)
• B.Sc. (Hons)
• BBA (Hons)
• BBA (Communications Management) (Hons)

FLAME University provides an interdisciplinary undergraduate design degree, focussed on experience design.

FLAME University offers MBA,^[6] MBA (Communications Management),^[7] Postgraduate Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (PGPEI),^[8] and M.Sc. (Economics) Postgraduate Programs.^[9]

Areas offered under the program are Management, Economics, Psychology, Data Science, Environmental Studies, Humanities, and Sociology.

The one-year FLAME Scholars Program^[10] builds on the foundations laid in the undergraduate years. It emphasizes mentorship, research, and participatory learning. After successful completion of the program requirements, the student is awarded a postgraduate diploma.

The 70-acre campus of FLAME University is in Pune, Maharashtra. The campus was designed by Vastu Shilpa Consultants, an architectural firm established by B.V. Doshi, the 2018 Pritzker Prize laureate.^[11]

The campus facilities include the Vivekananda Library with over 55,000 books, the APJ Abdul Kalam academic block with laboratories, the Shantiniketan auditorium with a 500+ seat capacity, and a sports centre. There is a golf course, courts for football, tennis, squash, table tennis, badminton, basketball and volleyball, an outdoor Olympic-sized swimming pool, and facilities for track and field, futsal and handball. There are carrom and chess areas.^{[citation needed]}

• Liberal education
• Liberal arts education
• List of liberal arts colleges