Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
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| Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | |
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| भारतीय प्रबंधन संस्थान अहमदाबाद | |
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| Established | 1961 |
| Type | Public business school |
| Dean | B H Jajoo (1980 - Present) |
| Director | Samir Barua (2007– Present) |
| Location | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India 23.031661°N 72.536325°ECoordinates: 23.031661°N 72.536325°E |
| Campus | Urban, 100 acres (0.40 km2) |
| Website | www.iimahd.ernet.in |
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Hindi: भारतीय प्रबंधन संस्थान अहमदाबाद), better known as IIM Ahmedabad or simply IIM-A, is a public business school located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is the second Indian Institute of Management (IIM) to be established, after IIM Calcutta, in 1961.[1]
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[edit]History
IIM-A was the second IIM to be set up, on December 16, 1961.[1] Noted scientist Vikram Sarabhai, prominent management educatorRavi J. Matthai and several other Ahmedabad-based industrialists played a major role in its creation.[2] It also had collaboration withHarvard Business School during its initial period.[3]
[edit]Academics
- Post Graduate Program in Management(PGPM)- Two-year, full-time programme
- Post Graduate Program in Agri-Business Management(PGPABM)- Two-year, full-time programme
- Post Graduate Program in Public Management and Policy (PGPPMP)- One-year full-time programme for professionals with at least 7 years of work experience
- Post Graduate Program in Management for Executives(PGPX)- One-Year full-time programme
- Fellow Programme in Management(FPM)- Doctoral Programme
- Faculty Development Program(FDM)- Course for Teachers, Researchers and Trainers in Human Resource Management
[edit]Rankings
| Institute rankings | |
|---|---|
| Business – International | |
| Financial Times[6] | 11 |
| The Economist[7] | 78 |
| QS (MBA-Asian)[8] | 2 |
| Business – India | |
| Business Today[9] | 3 |
| Hindustan Times[10] | 1 |
| CNBC-TV18[11] | 1 |
IIM-A is the only Indian institute listed by The Economist in its 2011 Full time B-school ranking, at #78.[7] In the Financial Times Global B-School Rankings, IIM Ahmedabad's PGPX programme was ranked #11 in 2012.[6] In the QS Global 200 Business Schools Report it was ranked #2 in the Asia-Pacific region for 2012[8] In India, it was ranked first by the Hindustan Times India's top 50 business schools of 2011[10] and by the 2012 edition of CNBC-TV18's Top B-Schools in India[11] and ranked #3 by the Business Today 50 best business schools of 2011.[9] The Post Graduate Program in Agribusiness Management was ranked first (globally) by Eduniversal, in the field of "Agribusiness / Food Industry Management".[12]
[edit]Different centers
The Center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship was setup in the institute with support from the Government of Gujarat andDepartment of Science and Technology to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in India.[13][14]
[edit]Campus
The IIM is spread over lush greenery in Vastrapur and was designed by the American architect Louis Kahn.It has two campuses, the "Heritage Campus" and the "New Campus", joined by an underground gallery. Together, they cover more than 100 acres (40 ha).[15] The new campus has two major sections: One section caters to the needs of PGPX, PGP, PGP-ABM and FPM courses, the other section is referred to as International Management Development Centre.
[edit]Alumni
Alumni of IIM-A include international figures such as:
- C. K. Prahalad, Paul and Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor of Corporate Strategy at the Ross School of Business and author of The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
- Raghuram Rajan, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (2003–2007) and current Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business[16]
- Ajaypal Singh Banga, Chief Executive Officer, Mastercard and former Chief Operating Officer Citi North America.[17]
- Suresh Vaswani, Chairman of Dell India and Executive Vice President of Dell services,[18]
- K. V. Kamath, former Chief Executive Officer & Non-executive chairman, ICICI Bank & Chairman, Infosys[19][20]
- Harsha Bhogle, noted Cricket commentator[21]
- Chetan Bhagat, prominent Indian author[22]
- Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder and CEO, naukri.com[23]
- Sarthak Behuria Former Chairman, Indian Oil
- Phaneesh Murthy CEO, iGATE
[edit]Events
Student events include Confluence, an annual business summit organized in the month of November,[24] and ConneXion, an annual event organized by the alumni cell to drive industry interaction with academia.[25] Other events include Chaos, an annual culfest, Sangharsh, an inter-IIM sports tournament and Insight, a market research event.[26][27][28] It's Finance & Investments Club, BETA organizes a financial services focused event titled 'Exchequer' which in its 2011 edition saw Nilesh Shah, President of Corporate Banking at Axis Bank speaking with the students. It is also responsible for IIM Ahmedabad's annual flagship publication, 'The Efficient Frontier'.[29][30][31]
[32] ==References==
- ^ a b Swati Garg (May 12, 2011). "Q&A: Shekhar Chaudhury, Director, IIM Calcutta".Business Standard (Kolkata: Business Standard Limited).
- ^ "How India's best-known B-school got built". Business Line. Retrieved 03 March 2012.
- ^ "About IIMA – IIMA". iimahd.ernet.in. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ IIMs give diplomas not degrees
- ^ Primary source, IIM Ahmedabad programmes, retrieved on 19 November 2011
- ^ a b "Global MBA Rankings 2012". Financial Times. 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ a b "2011 Full time MBA ranking". The Economist. 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ a b "QS World University Rankings". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "The 50 best business schools". Business Today. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b "India's top 50 business schools" (jpg). Hindustan Times. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Top B-Schools in India". CNBC-TV18. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Eduniversal Ranking of the Best Masters Agribusiness / Food Industry Management". best-masters.com. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "CIIE Details". iimahd.ernet.in. Retrieved 03 March 2012.
- ^ "CIIE and IIM-A's start-up incubation programme, iAccelerator powered by Tata Communications". tatacommunications.com. Retrieved 03 March 2012.
- ^ "Institute Statistics – IIMA". iimahd.ernet.in. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Raghuram G. Rajan – Biographical Information". imf.org. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Our Company | MasterCard Worldwide Executives". mastercard.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Suresh Vaswani: Executive Profile & Biography – BusinessWeek".investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ Director's Profile ICICI Bank, accessed on 11 February 2012
- ^ Management Profiles Infosys, accessed on 11 February 2012
- ^ Harsha Bhogle`s brush with IIM-Ahmedabad Business Standard, accessed on 04 March 2012
- ^ Chetan Bhagat to be IIM-A prof for a day Business Standard, accessed on 04 March 2012
- ^ Sanjeev Bikhchandani accessed on 14 March 2012
- ^ "Leadership lessons at IIMA". Times of India. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ "IIMA ConneXion Website".
- ^ Iron Maiden show to intensify IIM-A Chaos, Dayananda Yumlembam, The Times of India, 15 December 2011, accessed on 6 January 2012
- ^ IIMA’s Insight to rock for first time this year, Dayananda Meitei, Daily News and Analysis, 7 October 2009, accessed on 6 January 2012
- ^ Bone of Contention, IIMA Insight, accessed on 7 January 2012
- ^ Exchequer, BETA – The Finance & Investments Club of IIM-A, accessed on 11 February 2012
- ^ The Efficient Frontier, BETA – The Finance & Investments Club of IIM-A, accessed on 11 February 2012
- ^ Students get investment tips at IIM-A, Times of India, accessed on 11 February 2012
- ^ "Course, Fees & Profile, IIM Ahemdabad". Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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