Indian Institute Management (IIM)

    The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), are graduate business schools in India. They were set up with the objective of providing management education and to assist the industry through research and consulting services. The IIMs award diplomas and not degrees.

    Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta was the first IIM to be set up, on November 13, 1961. Its main campus, covering 135 acres (0.5 km2) of area, is located in Joka, on the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal. The institute moved to its present campus in 1975. It offers post graduate programmes, as well as doctoral and executive education programs.

    Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was the second IIM to be set up, on December 16, 1961. Noted scientist Vikram Sarabhai and other Ahmedabad- based industrialists played a major role in its creation. It also had collaboration with Harvard Business School during its initial period. It is the only Indian institute listed by The Economist on its 2010 Full time MBA ranking, at - 85. Its two campuses, joined by an underground gallery, cover more than 100 acres (40 ha).

    Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore was established in 1973 following the success of IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad and demand for more such institutes. It offers special programmes in Software Enterprise Management and Public Policy Management. It is ranked by Eduniversal as the top Business School in India.

    Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow is the fourth IIM to be established, in 1984. According to the institute website, it is the first IIM to start an additional campus, the Noida campus. The campus was established in 2007 and focuses on executive programmes. IIM Lucknow offers a unique program in Agribusiness Management.

    Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, the fifth IIM, was established in 1996 and started its first batch of students in 1997. In 2001 it was the first institute in Asia to offer a distance learning programme in management for working executives. It boasts having one of the largest numbers of Faculty Development Programmes in India. It was the first institute to have more than 30% female students, in 2010.

    Indian Institute of Management Indore, the sixth IIM and the last of the first batch, was established in 1996. Its 193 acres (78 ha) campus is located on at Rau, near Indore. IIM Indore offers a unique course for armed forces officers, designed particularly for mid-level defence officers.

    Indian Institute of Management Shillong, also known as Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, was the seventh IIM established, following a 2005 decision by the Government of India. The foundation stone of the institute was laid on December 1, 2007 and started its academic session from 2008-09 in the temporary accommodation at Mayurbhanj Palace, Shillong, while work on constructing its permanent 120 acres (49 ha) campus has commenced.

    Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, the eighth IIM, was the first of the six IIMs established in 2010-2011 as part of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan,with IIM Calcutta as mentor institute. It was inaugurated on July 6, 2010 by the then Governor of Jharkhand M. O. H. Farook. It has the highest CAT cut-off of all IIMs, 99.66%.

    Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, the ninth IIM, was inaugurated and started operation on 30 June 2010 with IIM Lucknow as mentor, from a temporary campus at Maharishi Dayanand University. The foundation stone for the permanent campus was laid by Human Resource Development Minister, Kapil Sibal on 1 October 2010.

    Indian Institute of Management Raipur, the tenth IIM, was inaugurated by Raman Singh, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on October 11, 2010. It is mentored by IIM Indore. Classes are taking place at the Government Engineering College (GEC), Sejbahar. Construction of the permanent campus, on 175 acres (71 ha) of land, has started on August 2011.

    Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, the eleventh IIM, was inaugurated on 4 January 2011. It is mentored by IIM Bangalore and operates temporarily from the campus of National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. The classes of the first batch of students began on 15 June 2011.

    Indian Institute of Management Udaipur, the twelfth IIM, started operation on July 2011 from a temporary campus at the Mohanlal Sukhadia University under the mentorship of IIM Indore. Construction of the permanent campus, on 253 acres (102 ha) of land in the Balicha area of Udaipur, Rajasthan, has began, and is expected to take between two and three years.

    Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, the youngest IIM, started operation in July 2011, under the mentorship of IIM Lucknow. The foundation stone for the 200 acres (81 ha) permanent campus in the Escorts Farm Area of Kashipur, Uttarakhand, was laid in April 2011. It operates from a temporary campus located at Ganna Sansthan, Bazpur Road Kashipur.

    Admission process

    The Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the IIMs is a very competitive test conducted for admission to around 2750 seats of graduate programs in management at the seven campuses, and is usually considered one of the most competitive exams in the world, with a supposed success rate of about one in two hundred, (49.5% of seats are reserved based on reservation policy of the government and these statistics apply to the general merit category candidates only). Each institute conducts group discussions (GDs) and personal interviews to evaluate the students shortlisted after the test.

    On 1 May 2009, it was announced that from CAT 2009 would be a Computer Based Test. The contract for conducting computer based CAT was awarded to Prometric - the company that conducts GMAT.

    In August 2011, the six newer IIMs (Raipur, Rohtak, Ranchi, Udaipur, Tiruchirapalli and Kashipur) announced that in the coming year they will changes the admission process by doing away with the GD round and replacing it with a common written analysis test to evaluate communication and comprehensive skill. The seven older IIMs did not announce plans to change the admission process.

    Reservations at IIMs

    IIMs follow a caste-based affirmative action policy as per the provisions in the Indian constitution, similar to the reservation policy elsewhere in India. As per the rules of admission to IIMs, 15% of the admitted students must be of the Scheduled Castes, and 7.5% of seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The Other Backward Classes have been given 27% reservation since 2008 with the consent of the Supreme Court of India. It was implemented in a phased manner. Candidates applying for reserved seats are also required to take the Common Admission Test, though with lower requirements. Candidates have to clear further rounds which may consist of Group Discussion and Personal Interviews. Once admitted to the course, a reserved category student is required to meet all the criteria for completing the course as a General category student.

    Overal GRADE of the IIM

    A++
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    IIM Branches

    IIM Branch Established Grade
    Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta 1961 A++
    Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 1961 A+++
    Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 1973 A++
    Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow 1984 A+
    Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode 1996 A
    Indian Institute of Management, Indore 1996 A
    Indian Institute of Management, Shillong 2007 A-
    Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi 2010 A-
    Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak 2010 B+++
    Indian Institute of Management, Raipur 2010 B+++
    Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli 2011 NA
    Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur 2011 NA
    Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur 2011 NA
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