Institutional management is compulsory for every educational institution. For ensuring grand success of any educational programme management is a must which depends on institutional management. Institutional management means management of different programmes and activities. This tends to the realization of the prime goals of every educational institution. In order to realize the prime goals of every educational programme of an institution there is the need of co-ordination in management.

It is the process of putting things together in a harmonious manner and relationship do that they may function more effectively in the management of an educational programme. The Administrator in charge of the administration is to be ready with many physical, social and economic aspects which should be exercised and administered by him for smooth management of the programme.

Besides co-ordination is necessary to co-ordinate all the factors of management and make an integrated approach or attempt in the programme. For this deliberate efforts have to be made. Co-ordination is required in the field of administration such as; planning, organisation, so far the management of an educational programme is concerned.

It is also needed in respect of purpose, time and place of the various activities like laying down policies, preparing the budget, selection of staff and development of the curriculum etc. Co-ordination depends upon the nature of the particular problem, circumstances and availability of resources and the final goal. The administrator should possess good and useful skills for harmonizing all these diverse relationships.

Components of Institutional Management:

The components of institutional management are of two types:

(i) Organisation and management of curricular activities and

(ii) organisation and management of co-curricular activities.

In the total programme of education, curricular and co-curricular activities occupy the central position. Curricular and co-curricular activities are complementary to each other. These activities help in developing integrated human personality. There was a time when the whole purpose of the educational institution was conceived to be confined to the teaching of prescribed syllabus. Other activities were regarded as additional.

Participation in social and sports activities or outside the classroom activities was looked down upon as a mere side show. It was thought that these activities had no