Kolkata and Bhubaneswar: The New Stop for Business Education by International Management Institute

International Management Institute Delhi had been rated amongst the top business schools in year 2010 after an extensive research by the Business World magazine. It stood 14th out of the many schools which were evaluated on a variety of criteria, ranging from infrastructure, career planning, faculty, academic facilities and more. A deep rooted background in management studies and a resolute corporate patronage definitely has the students making a beeline for this college. Delhi, having been an astounding success story, the same model of excellence in management studies is being replicated in Kolkata and Bhubaneswar. The graduates from these schools are all set to become sound leaders under the core values of excellence by both these branches of IMI.

Almost three decades into the field of ensuring great management studies at Delhi and the results can already be seen in these newer branches at Kolkata and Bhubaneswar. The eastern edge of India now has access to world class facilities and a credible set of faculty to promise an excellent academic environment for students with faculty from both other regions of the country and abroad.

To propagate superior leadership, IMI-K & B have chalked out its core values for all. These are transparency, passion for excellence, concern for society and environment & Integrity:  Straightforwardness and honesty. With such strong values, IMI-K & B are bound to live upto their motto - “To be one of the premier business schools in the Asia-Pacific region”

Both Kolkata and Bhubaneswar offer a PGDBM programme along with other Management Development Programmes for professionals who already have jobs but want to enhance their skills further. An AICTE approval to start Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is on its way for the institute at Bhubaneswar. Once approved and accredited by AICTE, the program will start with full zest to help the students develop their skills and acquire an in-depth knowledge of their chosen area of specialization.

Kolkata has concentrated on its international liaisons right from the beginning in order to get a solid base for consistent exposure. A joint research programme on retail has been confirmed with the Oxford Institute of Retail Management (OXIRM), which is a part of the Said Business School, Oxford University. This will give the students an edge over others and exposure to international schooling as well.  A Letter of Intent with Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), UK for knowledge sharing, has also been signed by IMI-K.

With the successful precedence of IMI-Delhi, both IMI – K and B have set themselves to a challenging curriculum, so that the students get a thorough training and are offered to the industry as trained business leaders. The placement cells and career forums are bound to gain ground and pave a path of secure jobs in future for these graduates.

Ranked 3rd in intellectual Capital, IMI starts campuses at Kolkata and Bhubaneswar

The International Management Institute (IMI) continues to add glorious milestones to its legacy of 30 years as it has been ranked third in intellectual capital among all the business schools in India. IMI is renowned as India’s first corporate sponsored B school. Sponsorships from major corporate giants, such as RPG Group, ITC, SAIL, Tata Chemicals, Nestle and many others clearly indicate the level of trust majority of companies have in IMI’s academic excellence. Accreditations and remarkable rankings of IMI by numerous professional agencies, business magazines, and other reputed management institutes testify the place of esteem IMI enjoys.

To bring the quality management education within the reach of more students from eastern regions of India, IMI introduces two new campuses at Kolkata and Bhubaneswar. These campuses are set to add new dimensions to the existing reputation of IMI to provide the quality management education. Located at the capital cities of West Bengal and Orissa, these two business schools are two new jewels in the crown of educational excellence IMI brings to the country. Despite being newer in terms of their foundation, IMI Kolkata and IMI Bhubaneswar are going to maintain the same level of quality, mentoring and academic rigour, utilizing the expertise of the same renowned faculty from IMI Delhi. IMI Bhubaneswar and IMI Kolkata will be offering PGDM programs counting on the same richest intellectual capital for which, IMI has been awarded the third rank in India.

Relying on his decades of experience and vision of seeing IMI Kolkata as a center of excellence in management education, Dr. Asish Bhattacharyya, Director, IMI Kolkata said, “IMI Kolkata shall earn global recognition as a Centre of Excellence in management education. It will produce socially sensitive, globally aware and value driven individuals, capable of providing leadership. It shall give equal importance to teaching and research, which is contextual and relevant to India. The sole objective of all the activities that the institute will undertake is to impact management practices, particularly in India and its neighbouring countries.”  In an answer to a question about the future view of IMI Kolkata, he confidently responded, “In the foreseeable future, IMI-K will emerge as the best business school in Eastern India.”

Emphasising the importance of knowledge creation and the related gaps in the education system new IMI institutes aim to bridge, IMI’s Director General Dr. Pritam Singh mentions “Everyone is talking about making India becoming a knowledge hub but that is not possible if our business schools do not start emphasizing on knowledge creation. Even if there have been creation and dissemination of knowledge in few cases, there is no application of knowledge. Most schools are not holistic or integrated which is a major issue.”

IMI aims to continue its journey of excellence with IMI Kolkata and IMI Bhubaneswar. All the distinguishing features of IMI Delhi, such as quality of education, faculty, infrastructure, corporate linkages, diversity in classrooms, financial aid and excellent placement assistance will be considered as the building blocks for the new campuses. With this strong a foundation, it doesn’t seem an overstatement that IMI’s new campuses will raise the bar of standards already set by IMI Delhi.

International Management Institute making a foray in Kolkata and Bhubaneswar

With a sound legacy of International Management Institute Delhi, the same success story is now being replicated in the cities of Bhubaneswar and Kolkata. These are business schools with a core value of excellence in producing sound graduates who will be set to take the business world by storm. With the Delhi institute having been ranked as the 14th in 2010 by Business World, it only shows the credibility and effort of the professors and management to live by their aim of creating excellence.

IMI’s journey of 28 years has resulted two excellent seats of business studies in Bhubaneswar & Kolkata. Being the first management school in India with corporate patronage, the school is ambitious to repeat the success in these branches. The Eastern part of the country is now equipped with world class facilities and a team of experienced professors to set up the school in Kolkata & Bhubaneswar. It promises an excellent academic environment for students with faculty from both other regions of the country and abroad.

Both schools offer a PGDBM programme along with other Management Development Programmes for working professionals. IMI Bhubaneswar is also in the process of acquiring AICTE approval to start Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM). Once approved and accredited by AICTE, the program will equip students to develop their skills and get an in-depth knowledge of their chosen area of specialization.

A joint research programme in retail with Oxford Institute of Retail Management (OXIRM), which is a part of the Said Business School, Oxford University, will give the students an edge over others and exposure to international schooling as well. IMI-K has also signed a Letter of Intent with Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), UK for knowledge sharing.

Under superior leadership, IMI-K & B have chalked out its core values as respect for all, transparency, passion for excellence, concern for society and environment & Integrity: Straightforwardness and honesty. With such strong values, IMI-K is bound to live upto its motto - “To be one of the premier business schools in the Asia-Pacific region”

Both IMI – K and B have set themselves to a challenging curriculum, so that the students get a thorough training and are offered to the industry as trained business leaders. With IMI- Delhi’s history of success, the career forums are bound to gain ground and pave a path of secure jobs in future.

Being ranked amongst the top B schools of India at a position of No 14, International Management Institute, Delhi has achieved the perfect formula of success to be replicated in Kolkata and Bhubaneswar. With sound accreditations and international tie ups, the schools are prepared to aid the graduation of effective business leaders of the future. Both schools offer a PGDBM programme along with other Management Development Programmes for working professionals.

Bhubaneswar is close to accreditation from AICTE, post which it will be absolutely equipped to ready the students in their optional choice of specialisation. Oxford Institute of Retail Management (OXIRM), which is a part of the Said Business School, Oxford University, has signed an agreement of joint research in retail with IMI-K.

The career path of the graduates is bound to be in good hands with close to three decades of superior education provided by IMI.