Ahmedabad: IIM Ahmedabad will host invitation-only event 'An evening of Music' by the Indian Army (Madras Regiment) Symphony Band at the iconic Louis Kahn Plaza at IIM Ahmedabad (Old campus) this weekend. The evening of music is part of a chain of events being conducted by the participants of Armed Forces Programme (AFP 17). AFP Programmes are conducted annually by IIM Ahmedabad for ensuring a smooth transition of Armed Forces Officers into the corporate world. The current batch has 60 parti...Read More

Ahmedabad/Dubai: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and BRS Ventures of UAE today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish IIMA’s first Extension Center in Dubai. The Center will begin with Executive Education Programs that are relevant to the region and will include both open learning and customized training programs.This partnership is expected to benefit both organizations, besides benefiting the UAE regional business and governance. The...Read More

Ahmedabad/New Delhi: The interim Director of IIM Ahmedabad,Professor Errol D'Souza has been appointed the full time director of the premier management institute with effect from tomorrow for a period of five years. Interestingly D'souza who took charge as the interim director of IIMA rom September 2, 2017, has been appointed the new director of the institute hours before the implementation of the new IIM Act which gives autonomy to the Business Schools in selection of chairpers...Read More

New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in the country have got more autonomy in their functioning with restricted government's role in their functioning and power to award degrees instead of diplomas to their graduates, according to a new law. President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017, yesterday, and it has now become a law. The new law -- which was passed in the Lok Sabha in July, 2017 and by Rajya Sabha on December 19 -- g...Read More

Ahmedabad DeshGujarat: Professor Ashish Nanda ​today announced that he was stepping aside as Director, IIMA, with effect from September 1, 2017. Shri Nanda has in his letter to members of the IIMA community has expressed his wish to be with his wife and son (in America) after spending four year in Ahmedabad as Director of IIMA. Professor Nanda's letter to IIMA community April 27, 2017 | Ahmedabad “Dear members of the IIMA community: These past three and a half years, I have woken...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Indian Institute of Management(IIM) Bill, 2017, under which the IIMswould be declared as Institutions of National Importance which will enable them togrant degrees to their students. Following are the salient features of the Bill: i. IIMs can grant degrees to their students ii. The Bill provides for complete autonomy to the Institutions, combined with ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Alef Mobitech, the New York area based Mobile Internet pioneer, today announced a strategic alliance with Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) – IITCOE (IIMA-IDEA Telecom Centre of Excellence) to develop and deliver a platform of collaborative studies, under the Mobile Internet World (MIW) programme. This is the first of a series of initiatives under MIW, which would partner global schools of excellence in business and technology within the next few years.The part...Read More

Ahmedabad: Country's leading industrialist and captain of Birla group Kumarmangalam Birla who has been appointed new Chairman of Indian Institute of Management(IIM) Ahmedabad today while interacting with media in the campus refused to speak about Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's allegations. Birla who addressed the media with IIMA Director Mr. Nanda when asked about Rahul Gandhi's allegations, in his reply said: "I don't know about and don't want to talk about it." When asked aga...Read More

Ahmedabad: Directors of Indian Institutes of Management today discussed how to include people from socio-economically weaker sections into the faculty. The director of IIM-Kashipur spoke about a program to train doctoral students from SC/ST category. Directors of eleven IIMs and the dean of IIM-Kozhikode today met at IIM-Ahmedabad here for the fourth annual PAN-IIM World Management Conference. Among other things, the issue of including people from socio-economically weaker sections in...Read More

​Ahmedabad: SMILE (Student Mediated Initiative for Learning to Excel), an IIMA community outreach project supported by Wagh Bakri Group and AMC, was inaugurated today, in the space under the Gyanshakti Marg flyover. The Center was inaugurated by Mr. Piyush Desai, Chairman, Wagh Bakri Group in presence of Professor Ashish Nanda, Director, IIMA; Professor Rakesh Basant, Dean (A&ER) and Faculty coordinator, SMILE; Prof. Anil Gupta, Professor, IIMA; SMILE children, SMILE teachers, distinguish...Read More