Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Mottoविद्याविनियोगाद्विकास: (Sanskrit)
transl. Progress Through the Application of Knowledge
TypePublic Business School
Established11 December 1961; 62 years ago (1961-12-11)
AccreditationEQUIS
Endowment605,392,000 (US$7.3 million) (2022)[1]
Budget2,549,220,000 (US$31 million) (2022)[1]
ChairmanPankaj Patel[2]
DirectorBharat Bhasker
Academic staff
110[3]
Students1,006[3]
Postgraduates878[3]
128[3]
Location, ,
India

23°1′53.98″N 72°32′10.77″E / 23.0316611°N 72.5363250°E / 23.0316611; 72.5363250
CampusUrban, 102 acres (41 ha)
Websitewww.iima.ac.in Edit this at Wikidata
Map
Map with new campus on west

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad or IIM-A), is an Indian business school, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. As one of India's premier Indian Institutes of Management, the school has been accorded the status of an Institute of National Importance by the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India in 2017.[4] It is widely regarded as the leading business school in India, and one of the most prestigious business schools in the world.

Established in 1961, the institute offers master's degree programs in management and agri-business management, a fellowship program and a number of executive training programs.[5] The institute's founding director is Ravi J. Matthai.[6] Other notable founding figures were the Indian physicist Vikram Sarabhai, Indian businessman Kasturbhai Lalbhai and Indian educator Kamla Chowdhary.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad https://www.iima.ac.in › filesPDF 60th IIMA Annual Report
  2. ^ Saroha, Sakshi, ed. (17 November 2022). "Pankaj R Patel appointed as new chairperson of IIM Ahmedabad Board". Indian Express.
  3. ^ a b c d "NIRF 2021" (PDF). NIRF.
  4. ^ "IIMs Will be Institutes of National Importance".
  5. ^ "Programmes-IIMA". iima.ac.in. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  6. ^ "IIMA History - IIMA".
  7. ^ Nair, Chandu (11 September 2011). "How India's best-known B-school got built". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. ^ "First IIMA Faculty and Doctorate from US. But They Call Her 'Mistress': Kamla Chowdhry's Unconventional Life". News18. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.