IIMs in India

The Indian Institutes of Managements (IIMs) are the autonomous institutes of management education and research in India. There are a total of 13 IIMs in India that offer postgraduate, doctoral and executive education programmes. The first IIM was established on an initiative taken by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, on the recommendation of the Planning Commission. All the IIMs are registered under the Indian Societies Registration Act as separate societies. Each IIM is an autonomous body and has independent control over its administration; however, the overall strategy and operations are supervised by the IIM Council headed by the Minister of Human Resource of India.

Courses Offered

The courses offered by the IIMs are as follows:

Post Graduate Courses

Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)

Post Graduate Programme for Executives (PGPEX) / Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP) / International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX)

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer-aided Management (PGDCM)

• Post Graduate Programme in Agribusiness Management (PGP-ABM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)

Doctoral Education

• Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)

Executive Education

• Management Development Programme (MDP)
• Advanced Masters Program in Management of Global Enterprises (AMPM)
• Executive General Management Programme (EGMP)

Other Programmes

• Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy Management (PGPPM)
• Post Graduate Programme in Public Management and Policy (PGP-PMP)
• Post Graduate Programme in Software Enterprise Management (PGPSEM)

A PGP is generally a fully integrated management programme and does not have any specialisation. However, it includes courses in the following subjects:

• Accounting
• Behavioural Sciences
• Economics
• Finance
• Human Resource Management (HRM)
• Marketing
• Public Policy
• Management Sciences and Information Technology
• Business Mathematics
• Statistics and Decision Analysis
• Strategy and General Management
• Business Operations

Eligibility

• A candidate must hold a bachelor's degree with minimum 50% marks (a relaxation of 5% is given to candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) or Differently Abled (DA) category).

• The bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification implies that the candidate must have completed three years of education after completing their higher secondary or 10+2 education.
• Candidates appearing in final exams are eligible to apply but are required to submit a certificate from the Head/Principal of his Department/Director of the University/Institution that the candidate has obtained minimum 50% marks with his/her final results awaiting.

Admission Process

The admission process varies for different programmes in IIMs.

• For a two-year PGP programme, the admissions of Indian candidates are based on the scores of the Common Admission Test (CAT). CAT is an aptitude test conducted by the IIMs as an evaluation tool for the admissions to this programme. However, international and overseas candidates can apply for admission by using their GMAT scores.
• For admission to a doctoral programme, some IIMs seek the candidates to prepare a presentation on their research idea or take up a 'Research Aptitude Test'.
• Admission to some programmes also includes essays and academic and/or recommendations from professionals.
• The final round of the selection process includes an interview and before that, some IIMs also conduct some other evaluation tests like written assessments tests and group discussions.

Fees

The fee structures of IIMs vary according to different programmes and different campuses. The IIMs also provide hostel facilities to their students besides other facilities.

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Last Updated on: Nov 17, 2017