Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad((Hindi: भारतीय प्रबंधन संस्थान,अहमदाबाद))

File:IIM Ahemadabad Logo.svg
Type	Public Business School
Established	1961
Director	Prof. Samir Barua (2007- Present)
Location	Ahmedabad , Gujarat , Indi
Campus	Urban, 100 acres (0.40 km2)
Website	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 school of management located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. IIM-A has been ranked as the 11th best B-School in the world in the Financial Times Global MBA rankings for 2011 for its PGPX program.

History

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and a few other public-spirited industrialists realized that agriculture, education, health, transportation, population control, energy and public administration were all vital elements in a growing society and that it was necessary to link these meaningfully with industry. The result was the creation of IIMA in 1961 as an autonomous body with the active collaboration of the Government of India, the Government of Gujarat as well as industry.

IIMA was conceived not purely as a business school, but as a school of management. Its mission is to professionalize Indian management through teaching, research, training, institution building and consulting.

In its formative years, IIMA collaborated with Harvard Business School. IIMA pioneered the case method of research and teaching in India. It tasted success within a very few years due to the cultivation of industry for student placement. This attracted an increasing number of applicants, a trend which accelerated after the liberalisation of the economy in the early 1990s and its subsequent globalisation. This has contributed significantly to IIMA's distinctive identity as a premier management institution in India.

Campus

Architecture

Louis Kahn Plaza

The old campus was designed by Louis Kahn, who was an exponent of exposed-brick architecture. The most distinctive features of the main structure are the numerous arches and square brick structures with circles carved out in the facade.

The student dormitories are connected to the main complex by a series of arched corridors and landscaped courts. An extension to the old campus built across the 132 feet (40 m) ring road was commissioned in 2003 with student dorms and classrooms built in a contemporary concrete design which strives to retain some elements of the old campus' architecture such as the arches and exposed brick facades, while offering some contrast. The two campuses are connected with an underpass (tunnel-walkway).

New Campus from the subway entry

Vikram Sarabhai Library

Entrance to Ravi J Matthai Auditorium

The library is named after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the world renowned physicist and the founder director. The main objective of the library is to provide information support for teaching, research, consulting and learning.

The Vikram Sarabhai Library is an invaluable resource for students, researchers and faculties of business and management. The library has over the years built a robust collection of over 1,70,365 books, 42,004 bound volumes, 527 current subscription to journals and news papers, 2191 working papers, and many other resources like thesis (260), student's project reports (1709), CDs (1687) and videos (128).

The library, spread over 20,120 sq. ft., also provides access to the best of business and management related digital resources through its subscription to various databases consisting of scholarly and industry relevant content. The library has set up 3i (Information Infrastructure for Institution) network to provide business, industry, environment, agricultural and economic information to the users.

Ravi J Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation Auditorium

Named after the prominent educator and the founding director, Ravi J. Matthai, it is the biggest auditorium on the campus with a capacity of 500. Most of the talks and presentations by reputed business leaders and other national figures are held here. It also hosts several events during college festivals such as Confluence and Chaos.

Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship

The Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) was set up in 2001 with the aim of fostering innovation and entrepreneurship by bringing together innovators, venture capitalists and technologists.

Classrooms

Classroom in the old campus

There are eleven classrooms and ten seminar rooms distributed between the old and new campuses. This is in addition to the seminar and conference rooms in the faculty wings. First year classes are held in the classrooms in the new campus. The spacious classrooms are designed to facilitate effective group discussions and communication and come equipped with multimedia facilities, networked computers, air conditioning and excellent acoustics. The fixed seating arrangement and swivel chairs permit the students to interact effectively with every person in the room.

Programmes

Post Graduate Programme in Management

The Post-Graduate Programme (equivalent to an MBA) is a two year flagship program of IIMA. Through a casestudy based approach, the programme is aimed at nurturing world-class managers by exposing them to real life unstructured situations along with analytical tools and business philosophies. Participants discover their true potential after rigorous and focused hard work. Students gain conceptual insights into managerial decision-making while at the same time fine tuning their interpersonal skills.

The Institute has initiated exchange programmes with more than twenty-five foreign Institutions of equal repute. These include Stern School of Business, the Anderson School at UCLA, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Instituto de Empresa, European Business School, ESSEC Business School, HEC Paris, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School among others. Every year the Institute selects close to a quarter of the students to spend one term at some of these institutes. The students get to benefit from the rich exposure that they receive. Similarly students from the corresponding institutes visit IIMA for a term. Joint activities provide each school with a better understanding of teaching methods they practice and give them a better poise. Students learn to appreciate diverse cultures and working environments and develop a holistic vision.

Another important aspect of the PGP is the summer internship. This eight-week programme provides the students an opportunity to work with reputed companies from various sectors where they get to put their ideas and skills to work.

Some of the best companies, in India and the world, visit the campus every year in search of the best talent in the field. Close to 6000 graduates of the PGP course have reached high positions in a number of reputed corporations and institutes.

IIMA also offer PGP students the opportunity to achieve a dual-degree programme. Current dual-degree partners are ESSEC Business School, HEC Paris and Bocconi University. Dual-degree students end up getting the post graduate degree in management from IIM Ahmedabad along with the regular degree from the partner institution. They become alumni from both institutions and can take part into the placement programme of their choice, either IIMA's or the partner's. Incoming students from partner universities value IIMA's placement process, which allowed some of them to get prestigious summer internship or job opportunities.

Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives

The one year Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX) is a one year full time program equivalent to an MBA. The PGPX program debuted at the 11th position in the FT global MBA rankings - 2011. It has been conceived to sharpen the skills of bright and aspiring executives, with work experience, to help them evolve as management leaders and change agents in the global arena. With a general management orientation and an emphasis on international exposure and global business skills, the one year full time residential programme is ideal for mid-level managers. Though only 5 years old, PGPX has received an excellent response form the industry ; campus placement for the PGPX commands the highest average salary among Indian MBAs. (The IIMA PGPX program has been ranked globally at #2 in the weighted salary parameter in the 2011 FT Global MBA rankings)

PGPX is positioned by IIMA as a get-ready-for-top-management programme, considering that the average experience level of the class is around 10 years. The students are selected through a rigorous evaluation process based on leadership profiling, GMAT scores and an interview. The average GMAT score for PGPX III (2008–2009) was 728, while for PGPX IV (2009–2010) batch the average GMAT score is 722, comparable to that of world's top ranking MBAs. For the 2010-11 academic year, the PGPX batch size is 86 (acceptance rate of 6%) with average work experience of over 10 years and international work experience of over 4 years ; .

Post Graduate Programme in Agri-Business Management

The Post Graduate Programme in Agri-Business Management (PGP-ABM) is equivalent to an MBA. It is a unique programme specially designed to enhance the quality of management in the food and agribusiness sector; its purpose is to help this sector meet the challenges of the evolving market place. Agriculture accounts for about 25 per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP)and for over 60 per cent of employment in rural India. The growth of this sector, therefore, is crucial to the development of Indian economy.

Fellow Programme in Management

The Fellow Programme in Management is the PhD program of IIMA. The objective of the programme is to provide students with the necessary skills to identify and research complex issues in the field of management.

The programme offers research training in ten areas of specialization. The student becomes a part of one of these sentinel groups and acquires the fundamental theoretical knowledge as well as the practical aspects of the area. The programme is strongly committed to preparing faculty who shape the managers of the future. However, in the recent years a good number of participants have taken up industry and research jobs outside academic institutions. The lure of large salaries, higher positions, and faster growth in the industry has propelled this trend.

Faculty Development Programme

The Faculty Development Programme is specially designed for teachers, researchers and industrial organizations for their management education requirements. Since the first course, that was offered in 1979, the programme has been continuously modified and restructured to address new developmental needs of management educators. Every year, hundreds of sponsored participants enhance their skills and update their pedagogical tools. They practice and share their new learning with thousands of students, slowly bringing about a major qualitative change in academics and pracTICE

Management Development Programme

For every academic year, more than 40 MDPs are planned. This list includes the flagship MDPs like the 3-TP (3-Tier Programme) and the MDP for small and medium enterprises. These MDPs are known as General Management Programmes (GMPs) which are designed with the objective of providing insights into managerial concepts and techniques relevant for formulating and implementing strategies in functional areas. Besides GMPs, the Institute’s MDPs are offered as open enrollment programmes and are designed to address specialized needs in areas such as business policy, communications, economics, finance, marketing, organizational behaviour, personnel and industrial relations and so on. In response to the growing challenges of a globalized world, the institute collaborates with world renowned business schools like Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, ESSEC Business School, and Alliant University to offer uniquely phased joint MDPs in India and abroad. Over the years, more than 42,500 managers have benefited from the 1,200 MDPs conducted by IIMA.

Faculty

Harvard Steps that lead to the main block and faculty offices

The reputation of IIMA owes much to its faculty. The Institute has sought to create an environment of substantial academic freedom overlaid by self-imposed standards of excellence and socially responsive practices.

The faculty submit themselves to a rigorous, open, and continuous process of appraisal and feedback from the students. This enables the faculty to fine tune course contents and delivery mechanisms. Through a variety of committees, the faculty play a hands-on role in the governance of the Institute and assume total ownership of collective decisions.

Focus areas in faculty research include social marketing, productivity, women’s issues, human resource development, optimization models, organizational learning, institution building, management and leadership excellence, and public sector management. While some research is internally driven, several projects are commissioned and funded by national and international organizations such as the Ford Foundation, United Nations Organization, World Bank, NCERT, Planning Commission of India, Central and State ministries, and industrial agencies.

Placements

International Management Development Center (where the Placement Office is located) featuring sculptural elements incorporated in the architecture of the new campus

According to the Economist's MBA rankings, IIMA ranks Number 1 in the World in "jobs found through the career service.". It is also the only Indian institute to be ranked in the Economist's MBA rankings.

Alumni

Main article: List of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Alumni

Since the IIMA Alumni Association was formally established in 1967, a number of IIMA Alumni have distinguished themselves in almost every aspect of management across the world. A 2009 survey calculated that majority of the IIM-educated CEOs in India are from IIMA

Dorm culture

Students in IIMA reside in 26 dorms which are distributed between the old and new campuses. The number of rooms in a dorm varies from 20 to 40 which house the PGP, PGPX, FPM and MDP students. Students are allocated randomly to dorms and care is taken to ensure that people from diverse studies – engineers, commerce graduates, arts majors, architects, chartered accountants – are present to provide a rich learning experience to each other.

The dorm is the epicenter of all activity in IIMA. It forms a distinct, independent unit. Every dorm has its own culture, established by the alumni. The dorms have their own identity, their own idiosyncrasies, and that makes them a fun place to be in. Dorm birthday celebrations at IIMA make for cherished memories for years to come.

Student activities

The clubs and the special interest groups on campus cover diverse interests from finance and marketing to literature, theatre and nature, going beyond the confines of the classroom and the curriculum. These clubs organize various events and workshops throughout the year, to ensure that the extra-curricular scene is dynamic. Apart from providing an avenue for students to showcase their talents, these clubs also encourage students to take the initiative in organizing events and set standards of excellence in various areas. IIMA has a number of clubs like Beta – the finance club, Consult Club, Niche – the marketing club, the Entre Club for entrepreneurship, Forum for Industry Interaction - which helps students get projects in industry, the Faculty Student Interaction Cell which brings together faculty and students, Genesys - the information technology club, the Literary Symposium Desk - the quiz and debating club, IIMACTS – the theatre society, and Stargazers – the astronomy club.

Events

Talent Nite (August)

Talent Nite, or Tnite as it’s popularly known, has been the most celebrated event on campus across generations of students. This is the time when IIMA throbs with energy of a different kind. Meant to give first years an outlet for their creative juices, Tnite sees the emergence of many an artiste. Some T-nite videos from over the years can be seen on Youtube.com

Combos (October - November)

Combos – the intra –institute sports, literary and cultural competition is a month long celebration of competitive spirit at IIMA and the students’ desire to excel. Over 400 students put their gauntlet into the arena and pit their wits and might in treasure hunt and quizzes to cricket, football, badminton and Frisbee. The gala signs off with a final night during which a skit, tug-of-war and Antakshari are organized

Insight: The Marketing Fair (October)

Insight is the annual market research festival of IIMA. Insight is an excellent opportunity to have purposeful market research done by the brightest brains. Insight is a popular annual fair where thousands of people with varied profile play specially designed games to gauge consumer preferences influencing their buying behavior. As consumers themselves are unaware of the real reasons affecting their buying choice, these games try to bring out the deep latent psychological cause of consumer behavior.

Confluence - International B-School Festival (November)

Main article: Confluence (IIM Ahmedabad)

From a modest start in 1999, Confluence has come a long way to eventually become an event of prime importance, occupying a special space in the itineraries and dockets of the managerial intelligentsia the world over. Confluence gives participants from all corners of the world an opportunity to interact and exchange ideas exploring the dynamics of the unique business environment in India. An event of grand scale and significance, Confluence is graced by the presence of eminent speakers and leading industrialists. Lecture talks from luminaries in their respective fields and panel discussions see ideas being raised, challenged and debated.

Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia plays in Chaos 2009

ConneXion

ConneXion is an annual event organized by PGPX students at IIMA to drive industry interaction with academia. It is a platform to bring together eminent personalities, thought leaders and policy makers to debate the contemporary issues facing corporate leaders and public policy makers.

The keynote address for ConneXion 2010 was delivered by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India. Dr Kalam spoke on 'Multiple Dimensions of Innovations'.

Chaos - Inter Institute Cultural Festival (January)

The USP of this cultural festival is non-stop ‘entiretainment’ and gives people the chance to indulge in a wild and wacky weekend of revelry. Drawing large crowds from all over the country, this festival has something in store for everyone. It features a gamut of cultural events, ranging from choreographed dances and fashion parades to debates, quizzes, rock competitions, and plays. A number of workshops are conducted and offer opportunities to learn something new, like rock-climbing or pottery. Pop, rock and classical music concerts create an electric atmosphere and give people the chance to let their hair down. dated every year on month end .Dates of 2011 chas 28,29,30,31 january .

Gallery

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  Entrance to IIMA
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  New campus of IIMA. The water tank of old campus can be seen at top right
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  Dorms in old campus of IIMA
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  Corridor in new campus classroom block
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  The main complex and Louis Kahn Plaza
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  Louis Kahn Plaza at night
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  Inside a dorm in the old campus
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  Campus at sunset

See also

• Indian Institute of Management
• The Other Side of IIM-A - A Video Case Study by Skoch

External links

• Official website
• IIM Ahmedabad
• Official Alumni Website
• Confluence - IIMA's international management summit
• Chaos - IIMA's cultural festival
• ConneXion - IIMA's industry - academia interaction event
• Amaethon - IIMA's agribusiness oriented management summit
• MDP Programs at IIMA
• IIMA's unofficial blog
• Student Exchange Program's website