Articles tagged under: iima

IIM Ahmedabad agrees to implement reservation in doctoral program

October 13, 2023
IIM Ahmedabad agrees to implement reservation in doctoral program

Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), has finally agreed to implement the SC/ST and OBC reservation policy in its doctoral program after resisting it for two years. This decision was made in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Global IIM Alumni Network, advocating for candidates from scheduled tribes, scheduled castes, other backward classes, and persons with disabilities. The institute informed the court about its intention to implement the ...Read More

Gujarat govt sets up 3 committees to oversee Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024

July 08, 2023
Gujarat govt sets up 3 committees to oversee Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024

Gandhinagar: Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) is going to take place in January next year after a gap of five years. With slightly over six months remaining until the event, the state government has established three essential committees to supervise the planning and execution of this flagship business event. The three committees, created through separate government resolutions, are the core committee, executive committee, and advisory committee. The core committee, consisting of 28 me...Read More

NIRF 2023 Rankings: IIMA, GNLU, CEPT in top 10 in respective categories

June 06, 2023
NIRF 2023 Rankings: IIMA, GNLU, CEPT in top 10 in respective categories

Gandhinagar: The Ministry of Education of the Union government released the 2023 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) on Monday. It is a system that evaluates educational institutions based on different criteria. This year brought positive outcomes for institutions in Gujarat, as many of them improved their rankings compared to 2022. and three top institutes in the state managed to secure a position in the Top 10 rankings within their respective categories. IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) main...Read More

Old building of IIM Ahmedabad may not withstand the impact of natural calamity: IIT Roorkee team

June 05, 2023
Old building of IIM Ahmedabad may not withstand the impact of natural calamity: IIT Roorkee team

Ahmedabad: In a meeting held on Sunday, discussions were held on the preservation and reconstruction of dorms and other buildings on the old IIM Ahmedabad campus, which was designed by American architect Louis Kahn. The meeting was called by Pankaj Patel, the chairman of the board of governors at IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and was attended by several alumni of institute and other stakeholders. According to one alumnus present at the event, the IIM-A management has consistently emphasized the need ...Read More

FT rankings put IIMA’s executive education programmes at # 1 in India, # 2 in Asia and # 35 worldwide

May 24, 2023
FT rankings put IIMA’s executive education programmes at # 1 in India, # 2 in Asia and # 35 worldwide

Ahmedabad:  The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), has been ranked #1 in India overall, for its Executive Education programmes, as per the latest Financial Times (FT) Executive Education Rankings 2023.  IIMA also holds the #2 rank in Asia and the 35th rank, globally.   This year, IIMA moves up by two places in the Open Enrolment Programmes, and five places in the Custom Programmes rankings. In the combined category rankings, IIMA has moved up by four places to the 35th posit...Read More

IIMA launches its open learning platform – Online@IIMA

March 15, 2023
IIMA launches its open learning platform – Online@IIMA

Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) announced the launch of Online@IIMA (https://online.iima.ac.in/) – a unified portal that serves as a single gateway to access all the existing and new online programmes by IIMA. Through this portal, the Institute is introducing a slew of innovative online certification courses to help professionals be future-ready and better equipped for rapid changes happening across the business landscape. Students and professionals can now acces...Read More

Professor Bharat Bhaskar appointed IIMA Director

January 23, 2023
Professor Bharat Bhaskar appointed IIMA Director

Amdavad: January 23, 2023: The Indian Institute of Ahmedabad (IIMA), a premier global management institute, today announced the appointment of Professor Bharat Bhasker as the Director of IIMA for a period of five years with effect from March 01, 2023. Professor Bhasker, currently holds the position of Professor of Information Technology and Systems at IIM Lucknow and will assume the position with effect from March 01, 2023. In the interim, the Board of Governors has appointed Prof Arindam Banerj...Read More

IIM Ahmedabad opposes plea for reservation in PhD course in Gujarat HC

January 17, 2023
IIM Ahmedabad opposes plea for reservation in PhD course in Gujarat HC

Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has opposed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the Gujarat High Court seeking reservation for PhD course, citing that operational freedom was an integral part of the institute's DNA. Despite being a statutory body under the IIM Act, 2017, the IIMA continues to be an autonomous and independent institute with no funding from the government, the country's premier B-school said in an affidavit filed recently in response to th...Read More

Pankaj Patel becomes Chairperson of IIMA

November 16, 2022
Pankaj Patel becomes Chairperson of  IIMA

Vastrapur: The Indian Institute of Ahmedabad (IIMA), a premier global management institute (www.iima.ac.in), today announced the appointment of Mr. Pankaj R. Patel as the new Chairperson of the IIMA Board of Governors effective November 16, 2022. Mr. Pankaj R. Patel succeeds Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, who completed his four years term yesterday. He is the fourteenth Chairperson of the IIMA since the institute was founded in 1961. Prior to being appointed as Chairperson, Mr. Pankaj R. Patel h...Read More

Compare with best in the world, Narayana Murthy to entrepreneurs at TiECON in Gujarat

September 24, 2022
Compare with best in the world, Narayana Murthy to entrepreneurs at TiECON in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Comparing yourself with the best in the world may be difficult but is a key attribute to building a successful company, said NR Narayana Murthy, Co Founder of Infosys, while addressing entrepreneurs, startups, and investors at TiECON 2022, the flagship event of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Ahmedabad yesterday. “It is my advice to all the wonderful entrepreneurs here. Try and compare yourself with the best in the world in your field. Today, it may appear very difficult, very expe...Read More