IIM Ahmedabad

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad or IIMA, as it is popularly known, was set up in 1961 and today it is business school of International repute. IIMA is committed not only to provide quality management education to its students but also on producing quality research papers for the further development of the field of management. The idea of coming to an institute like IIM-A is not to learn just from the professors but from everyone around. It has earmarked the decade of 2000 as a decade of Internationalization. In this decade IIM Ahmedabad is focusing on exchange of faculty with International Business schools, admitting full time International schools, expansion of the campus to accommodate the Institutes's International Executive development programs.

The intensity of the courses is what separates IIM Ahmedabad from the rest, seems to be the unanimous opinion of students, faculty, alumni and recruiters. The case study approach (derived from Harvard Business School) meticulously mastered by the IIMA, (which all other B-schools now emulate) not only involves stories of big companies like Infosys but of the ordinary man on ground like a chaiwala outside the IIM gate. Unlike other institutes, the pedagogy revolves around the case study approach, which is supplemented by classroom lectures, seminars and with new batches coming in with new concepts the cases are refurbished every year.

IIMA Objectives

To nurture the ambitions of talented individuals through conceptual based education.
Develop the decision-making skills to handle all kind of managerial and administrative challenges.
Assist the growing industry by providing better managers.

IIMA Mission:

To provide managers for private and public sectors. Managers, who are equipped to handle any kind of global managerial demands across any sector.

IIM Ahmedabad Courses:

MBA Courses at IIMA
(1) Post Graduate Program in Agri-Business Management (PGP-ABM)
(2) Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP)
(3) One-Year Post Graduate Program in Public Management and Policy (PGP-PMP)
(4) One Year Post Graduate Program in Management for Executives (PGPX)

Fellow Program in Management (FPM):

This is a doctorate program that offers specialization in ten different areas. The specializations offered are:
1. Marketing
2. Business Policy
3. Public System
4. Finance and Accounting
5. Personnel and Industrial Relations
6. Production and Quantitative Methods
7. Organizational Behaviour
8. Information Systems
9. Agriculture
10. Economics

Faculty Development Program (FDP):

This course at IIM Ahmedabad has been designed for researchers, teachers and industrial organizations.

Management Development Programme (MDP) :

The flagship venture was a three tier program (3-TP). Later the institute came up with a list of general management programs (GMPs) and small and medium enterprise programs (SMEP).

IIM Ahmedabad MBA Admissions

Admission to the much sought post graduate program in the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad hinges on the score of the Common Admission Test (CAT), past academic performance and performance in the interviews and group discussions.

The annual expenses excluding the personal expenditures (travel, clothing and laundry) are about 2,00,000 for Indian students. Every year it admits around 250 students to its MBA programme out of some 100000 applicants. The competition for a seat at IIM A well reflects its importance and popularity.

IIMA Doctoral Programme Admissions

Students from a variety of disciplines come to pursue their research at IIMA. Candidates are selected to the fellow Programme in management (FPM) on the basis of past academic achievements,

motivation and preparation for the programme, letters of recommendation, scores on standard test and personal interview with the faculty.

IIM Ahmedabad Scholarship:

There is a scholarship scheme for those coming from financially underprivileged background. This financial aid is granted to students of PGP/PGP-ABM course. The amount of aid is decided by the following factors:

Ownership of parental assets
Gross annual income of family
Number of dependents

25% students are eligible to get a "merit-cum-means" scholarship, granted by the Government of India. The scholarship amount is Rs 2200 per year. Apart from these several industry sponsored scholarships are also available for the needy students.

IIMA Management:

Some of the important members of the managing authority are:

Dr. Vijaypat Singhania-Chairman
Shri S.K. Ray-Financial Advisor
Dr. Manjula Subramaniyam-Chief Secretary
Shri R.P. Agarwal-Secretary
Shri P. Panneervel-Secretary (Higher and tech education)

IIMA Future Plans:

IIM Ahmedabad intends to broaden its faculty strength by introducing faculty exchange programs.
The total number of seats will be increased by 33%.
It plans to launch many new MDP programs.
The fellowship program will be made available to those coming from less developed nations.
Introduce international participation for various programs.
The institute intends to collaborate with foreign universities to enhance its research program.

IIMA Placements

Students are recruited by international and national organizations. The corporate interactions during the Placement Week, every year are organized. The top national and international recruiters include,

Deutsche Bank
McKinsey
Lehman Brothers
Bain
BCG
Merrill Lynch

IIM Ahmedabad is ranked among the top business institutes in India and also in the continent. Many people rate IIM-A higher than some of its more famous US and European rivals. The global recession and the slowdown in the Indian market has taken a toll on average salaries received by IIM-A graduates this year. But it hasn't really changed students' preferences on specialisation.