About

IIM-A was established in 1961 as an autonomous Institution by the Government of India in collaboration with the Government of Gujarat and the Indian Industry. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, a noted scientist and industrialist, other Ahmedabad-based industrialists (led by Mr. Kasturbhai Lalbhai), and the Government of Gujarat (led by Dr. Jivaraj Mehta) played a major role in the creation of the Institute. IIM-A was registered as a society with a Board of Governors to oversee the functioning of the Institute. The Board has representatives from the Governments of India and Gujarat, the Industry, the IIM-A Society, the IIM-A faculty, etc.

IIM-A was conceived not to be purely a business school, but a school of management. It's mission is to professionalise Indian management through teaching, research, training, institution building and consulting. It also aims to professionalise some of the vital sectors of India's economy such as agriculture, education, health, transportation, population control, energy, and public administration.

In its formative years, IIM-A collaborated with the Harvard Business School (HBS). Largely as a consequence of this collaboration, IIM-A pioneered the case method of teaching in India.

Not only did IIM-A adopt a distinct pedagogy, its architecture also took a distinctive form. Louis Kahn, a well-known American architect, conceived the design: a blend of austerity and majesty; spaces for casual interaction; frequently changing perspectives; a balance between modernity and tradition that captures the spirit of contemporary India. His vision took the shape of a vast ochre temple of learning on a 60-acre site that attracts visitors from all over the world.

Academics

Academics lies at the core of IIMA. There are many avenues for the all round development of a student here at IIMA, but it is the emphasis laid on academics which is responsible for the institute's position as a top Asian business school.

IIMA offers four programmes for the development of management in the country - three are teaching programmes and one is a series of refresher courses for mid and top level management. Admissions to the postgraduate programme - PGP (equivalent to an MBA) are extremely competitive attracting many applicants every year. IIMA maintains its standards with the help of a large and distinguished faculty.

The faculty is organised into areas or groups or centres and keeps itself up to date with the outside world by engaging in research and consulting. Another distinguishing feature of the academic landscape is the large variety of courses offered, a majority of which are taught using the case method..

Address

Indian Institute of Management
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015
India
Tel:0091-79-6307241 Fax:0091-79-6306896

Website: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in