The paper has been organised initially to briefly examine the fluid characteristic of cost management discipline through its historical developments. It then proceeds to trace the existing status of cost management education, encompassing substantive issues on text contents, sequencing and teaching methods in Indian business schools. The Paper finally seeks to achieve its objective by recognising and integrating purpose-based application, manufacturing orientation and descriptive theory development.
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