Saideep Rathnam

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

A 100-acre oasis in south Bengaluru, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), with its all-stone architecture, lush verdant woods and landscaped gardens, provides an idyllic environment to engage in management studies, academics and learning. IIMB has world-class infrastructure that facilitates excellence in teaching, research, consulting and other professional activities. Located in India's high technology capital, IIMB is in close proximity to some of the leading corporate houses in the country, ranging from information technology to consumer product companies, giving it the added advantage of integrating classroom knowledge with practical experience. Established in 1973, the Institute has since then built on its base of highly accomplished faculty, world-class infrastructure and motivated student body to emerge as one of the premier institutes for management education and research, promoting managerial excellence in the country. IIMB strives to achieve excellence through partnerships with industry, and leading academic institutions, the world over. IIMB's mission is to ‘build leaders through holistic, transformative and innovative education'. The long-duration post graduate programmes of the Institute comprise the Fellow Programme in Management (FPM), the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM); the one year full-time Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP), the Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM) and the Post Graduate Programme in Management. All these programmes are very highly rated and IIMB alumni occupy senior managerial and academic positions around the world. IIMB has always been a hub of innovative activity and is always on the lookout for opportunities to collaborate with the industry as well as other academic institutions the world over. Innovation and research at the institute have been given a fillip with the establishment of Centres of Excellence in various areas ranging from Public Policy, Corporate Governance to Financial Markets and Risk Management. Two new research labs, one for Big Data and another for Behavioural Research, have been set up recently. The N.S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning is a catalyst for entrepreneurial activity and a well-known incubation centre for early start-up ventures. IIMB was re-accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) for a further period of five years in 2016. The five-year accreditation, highest that EQUIS confers, is a testimony to the fact that the evaluating team was confident about IIMB's ability to sustain its efforts undertaken to achieve excellent standards in education, internationalization and research. EQUIS is a global school accreditation system run by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) that specializes in higher education institutions of management and business administration. The fundamental objective of EQUIS, linked to the mission of EFMD, is to raise the standard of management education worldwide. Read more at www.iimb.ernet.in/about-institute Disclaimer: The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore is a public educational institution of national importance committed to fostering excellence in management, innovation and entrepreneurship for business, government and society. Towards this vision, the Institute provides many fora for its stakeholders to express responsible opinions and to freely engage with the citizens. The contents of any such blogs, social media postings, or opinions, comments or feedback, are necessarily to be attributed to the individuals concerned, and it should not, in any manner be construed as the official position of the Institute.