Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
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The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore is a business school
located in Bengaluru, Karnataka
, India
. It was established in 1973 by the Government of India, and is the third Indian Institute of Management (IIM) to be established .It offers several Post Graduate and Doctoral programmes, as well as a bouquet of Executive training programmes. IIM Bangalore awards only diplomas, and not degrees. In addition to its main academic programmes, IIM-B is also engaged in Research, Consultancy, seminars, academic conferences and research publications.
IIM Bangalore's MBA programme admissions are generally based on scores in the Common Admission Test
, considered to be one of the toughest competitive exams in the world , as well as on general candidate profiles and personal interviews.
For the proposed Bangalore institute, the Government of Karnataka
offered 100 acres of land free of cost and a contribution to the corpus of Rs. 30 lakhs. Mr T A Pai agreed to be the first chairman. N S Ramaswamy, who was then director of National Institute of Industrial Engineering
, was appointed the first director. Considerable preliminary work was done, and the new institute was inaugurated by Mrs. Indira Gandhi
, the then Prime Minister of India, on 28 October, 1973.The institute was started in St. Joseph's College of Commerce
, and some other buildings, which were rented.
Like other IIMs, IIM Bangalore awards diplomas and not degrees.
Further, the Executive Education Programme (EEP) caters to a wide variety of organizations in government, the public and private sectors and non-governmental organizations, with open and customized programmes ranging from two days to one year. The International Masters Program in Practising Management (IMPM), an international collaborative executive education program jointly offered by IIMB with INSEAD
, McGill University
, Lancaster University
and a consortium of Japanese universities is globally recognised as a major innovation in executive education. The N.S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) at IIMB also offers courses for entrepreneurs and owners of family businesses.
The first step in admission to the PGP is through the Common Admission Test
(CAT). This is followed by an interview and group discussions.
Research Centre, Centre for Insurance
Research and Education, N S Raghavan Centre for Enterpreneurial Learning, Centre for Public Policy
, Centre for Software & Information Technology
Management, Centre for Development of Cases
and Teaching Aids, Centre for Corporate Governance and Citizenship, Centre for Capital Market & Risk Management
, Centre for Financial Markets and Institutions and the Supply Chain Management
Centre.
as the top Business School in India, and was awarded their highest rating, "5 Palms". In 2011 it was also ranked #1 business school by India Today
, after being ranked #2 for seven years in a row.
film Three Idiots
directed by Rajkumar Hirani
i and starring Aamir Khan
, Kareena Kapoor
, Boman Irani
, R. Madhavan
and Sharman Joshi
. The film is loosely based on the famous novel Five Point Someone by Indian writer IIT Delhi alumnus Chetan Bhagat
.
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
located in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was established in 1973 by the Government of India, and is the third Indian Institute of Management (IIM) to be established .It offers several Post Graduate and Doctoral programmes, as well as a bouquet of Executive training programmes. IIM Bangalore awards only diplomas, and not degrees. In addition to its main academic programmes, IIM-B is also engaged in Research, Consultancy, seminars, academic conferences and research publications.
IIM Bangalore's MBA programme admissions are generally based on scores in the Common Admission Test
Common Admission Test
The Common Admission Test is a Computer Based Test in Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. The Indian Institutes of Management use the test as an important component in selecting students for the business administration programs. The test is conducted...
, considered to be one of the toughest competitive exams in the world , as well as on general candidate profiles and personal interviews.
History
In 1972, a committee headed by Prof Ravi Mathai, seeing the rising demand for graduates of the first two IIMs namely IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad, recommended the need to have two more IIMs. It was, therefore, felt that the institute to be set up in Bangalore should be developed in such a manner as to prepare competent persons for fulfilling the needs of the public sector. The institutions that were kept in mind were bodies like electricity boards, water supply boards and HMT, ITI, BEML, road transport, corporations, municipal corporations, and the like. The Institute at Bangalore was consequently set up that year, designed to cater exclusively to the needs of Public Sector enterprises.For the proposed Bangalore institute, the Government of Karnataka
Government of Karnataka
The Government of Karnataka is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers...
offered 100 acres of land free of cost and a contribution to the corpus of Rs. 30 lakhs. Mr T A Pai agreed to be the first chairman. N S Ramaswamy, who was then director of National Institute of Industrial Engineering
NITIE
The National Institute of Industrial Engineering, popularly known as NITIE, is a prestigious business school located in Vihar Lake, Mumbai, India. The institute, which started off as an Industrial Engineering institute, now offers full-time Post Graduate programs in both Industrial Engineering and...
, was appointed the first director. Considerable preliminary work was done, and the new institute was inaugurated by Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
, the then Prime Minister of India, on 28 October, 1973.The institute was started in St. Joseph's College of Commerce
St. Joseph's College of Commerce
St. Joseph's College of Commerce , often referred to as SJCC, is a Bangalore University-affiliated college operated by the Jesuits. However, it is autonomous and has an independent examination and recognition system. It is situated in central Bangalore at Brigade Road. St...
, and some other buildings, which were rented.
Campus
The current campus located at Bannerghatta road in Bengaluru was designed by architect B V Doshi and was completed in 1983.Academics
The long-duration post-graduate programmes of the Institute comprises of:- Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP): the flagship Two-year, full-time MBA programme
- Post Graduate Programme in Software Enterprise Management (PGSEM)
- Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM): specific programs in public policyPublic policyPublic policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
- Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP):One-year, full-time Executive MBA programme
- Fellow Programme in Management (FPM): Doctoral programme.
Like other IIMs, IIM Bangalore awards diplomas and not degrees.
Further, the Executive Education Programme (EEP) caters to a wide variety of organizations in government, the public and private sectors and non-governmental organizations, with open and customized programmes ranging from two days to one year. The International Masters Program in Practising Management (IMPM), an international collaborative executive education program jointly offered by IIMB with INSEAD
INSEAD
INSEAD is an international graduate business school and research institution. It has campuses in Europe , Asia , and the Middle East , as well as a research center in Israel...
, McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, Lancaster University
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
and a consortium of Japanese universities is globally recognised as a major innovation in executive education. The N.S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) at IIMB also offers courses for entrepreneurs and owners of family businesses.
The first step in admission to the PGP is through the Common Admission Test
Common Admission Test
The Common Admission Test is a Computer Based Test in Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. The Indian Institutes of Management use the test as an important component in selecting students for the business administration programs. The test is conducted...
(CAT). This is followed by an interview and group discussions.
Research
Research in IIM Bangalore is performed in research centers focusing on different aspects of managements. These include the ERPEnterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
Research Centre, Centre for Insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
Research and Education, N S Raghavan Centre for Enterpreneurial Learning, Centre for Public Policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
, Centre for Software & Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
Management, Centre for Development of Cases
Case study
A case study is an intensive analysis of an individual unit stressing developmental factors in relation to context. The case study is common in social sciences and life sciences. Case studies may be descriptive or explanatory. The latter type is used to explore causation in order to find...
and Teaching Aids, Centre for Corporate Governance and Citizenship, Centre for Capital Market & Risk Management
Risk management
Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities...
, Centre for Financial Markets and Institutions and the Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management
Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...
Centre.
Rankings
IIM Bangalore has been ranked by EduniversalEduniversal
Eduniversal is a French consulting company and a rating agency specialized in Higher Education. Founded in 1994, one of the main goals of Eduniversal is to provide a tool, for students all around the world, which provides information on the Best Business Schools, located in Eduniversal's 9...
as the top Business School in India, and was awarded their highest rating, "5 Palms". In 2011 it was also ranked #1 business school by India Today
India Today
India Today is an Indian weekly news magazine published by Living Media India Limited, in publication since 1975 based in Mumbai. India Today is also the name of its sister-publication in Hindi...
, after being ranked #2 for seven years in a row.
Notable alumni
- K. RadhakrishnanK. Radhakrishnan (scientist)K. Radhakrishnan is an Indian scientist and the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation . He also served as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre , Thiruvananthapuram. He was born in Kerala, India...
, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore
IIMB in popular culture
The campus was the site for the shooting of the BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film Three Idiots
Three Idiots
3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian comedy film directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was loosely adapted from the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. 3 Idiots stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R...
directed by Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar Hirani is a National Award and Filmfare Award winning Indian director, screenwriter and film editor of Hindi films, best known for the films Munna Bhai MBBS , Lage Raho Munnabhai and 3 Idiots , considered the highest-grossing Hindi film by distributor-share.-Early life and...
i and starring Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan
Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....
, Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
, Boman Irani
Boman Irani
Boman Irani is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to film in 2000 at the age of 44 with a role in Josh...
, R. Madhavan
R. Madhavan
R. Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer, film producer and television host. Madhavan has received a Filmfare Award, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations...
and Sharman Joshi
Sharman Joshi
Sharman Joshi is an Indian film and theatre actor. He has worked on various stage productions in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati languages. However, he is mostly known for his work in Hindi films.-Personal life :...
. The film is loosely based on the famous novel Five Point Someone by Indian writer IIT Delhi alumnus Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat , is an Indian author, columnist, and speaker. Bhagat is the author of five bestselling novels, Five Point Someone , One Night @ the Call Center , The 3 Mistakes of My Life , 2 States & Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition...
.
See also
- List of universities in India
- Universities and colleges in IndiaUniversities and colleges in India-North India:*Chandigarh*Delhi*Haryana*Himachal Pradesh*Jammu and Kashmir*Punjab*Rajasthan*Uttar Pradesh*Uttarakhand-South India:*Andhra Pradesh*Karnataka*Kerala*Pondicherry*Tamil Nadu-East India:*Bihar*Jharkhand*Orissa*West Bengal-West India:...
- Education in IndiaEducation in IndiaEducation in India is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory. The Nalanda University was the oldest university-system of education in the world...
- Distance Education CouncilDistance Education CouncilDistance Education Council is an organisation based in New Delhi, India responsible for the promotion and coordination of the open university and distance education system and for determination of its standards in India. The Council was constituted under the Indira Gandhi National Open University...
- University Grants Commission (India)University Grants Commission (India)The University Grants Commission of India is a statutory organisation set up by Union government in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education. It provides recognition for universities in India, and provides funds for government-recognised...