P. Viswanath is an alumnus of IIT, Madras and IIM, Ahmedabad. He was a
rank-holder at both the places, and at IIM, Ahmedabad he was a recipient of the
prestigious Industrial Scholarship (or I-Schol) which is awarded to the top 15
students at the institute. After completing his Post Graduation in Management
from IIM Ahmedabad, Viswanath worked for one year in the field of Management
Consultancy and for six years in Sales & Marketing. His last assignemnt at
Godrej was as the national sales head for computer peripherals, from where, he
moved on in 1992 to start Triumphant Institute of Management Education – better
known by its acronym T.I.M.E.
Viswanath also has about 24 years of experience in training and guiding
students preparing for CAT and many other competitive exams.
As a founder-director of T.I.M.E.,
Viswanath has been at the forefront of the planning and implementation of the
expansion of T.I.M.E. across
the country. Today, T.I.M.E. is a
formidable brand in the field of education and training – with 236 offices in
112 cities across the country, training over 1,50,000 students a year. The fact
that T.I.M.E. has become the
leading institute in a number of courses it offers, as well as the unmatched
results its students get, bears testimony to the leadership and direction that
Viswanath has been able to provide to the organisation.
His main focus now is to take T.I.M.E.
to the next phase of growth.
