IIMB
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
Location:
Bangalore, India
Introduction:
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is a leading graduate school of management in Asia. Under the IIM Act of 2017, IIMB is an Institute of National Importance.
IIMB has 108 full-time faculty members, about 1,200 students across various degree-granting programmes and nearly 5,000 annual Executive Education participants.
Located in India’s high technology capital, we are in close proximity to some of the leading corporate houses in the country, ranging from information technology to consumer product companies, giving us the added advantage of integrating classroom knowledge with practical experience.
Our long-duration programmes comprise the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), the Post Graduate Programme in Management – Business Analytics (PGP-BA), the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP), and the Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM).
We also offer the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme. MGNF is a Certificate Programme in Public Policy and Management offered by IIMs. It has been designed at the initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India (GoI), and implemented in collaboration with State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs).
We have key partnerships and collaborations with Goldman Sachs and Kotak Bank for women entrepreneurship, with Michael and Susan Dell Foundation for incubation of non-profits, and with NITI Aayog for scaling up of new ventures.
IIMB has been accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and has a vibrant Student Exchange Programme with several partner universities across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Academic Areas of Expertise/Focus:
Management
Level:
MBA only
Available Spots:
2 semester spots/academic year
Special Admission Requirements:
Must be a continuing student in the second year of the MBA program with foundational courses completed at the home institution; undergraduate or first year students are not eligible to participate in the exchange program; due to policies in place at IIMB, the exchange program to this destination is not open to students with Indian citizenship.
Approximate Term Dates:
Note: IIMB is on a trimester schedule
IV Term: June - August
V Term: September - November
VI Term: December - March
Summer Program Option:
see IV Term above
Academics
Full-time Course Load: 4 -5 courses/term
Language(s) of Instruction: English
Course Restrictions:
Links
General Information for Exchange Students
Services
✕ On-Campus Student Residences
✓ Off-Campus Housing Assistance
✕ Buddy Program
✓ Pre-Semester Orientation Program
✕ Language Courses
✕ Airport Pick-up Service
✓ Mandatory Insurance Program
✕ Internship Placement Program
✕ Host Family/Home Stay Program
Special Funding:
n/a
Student Feedback:
Past Participant Reports (requires login with UofA CCID)
Destination Overview (averages based on 1 review by past participants):
| Academic Quality compared to ASB | | | | |
| Lower | Higher | |
| Academic Difficulty compared to ASB | |||||||||| | |
| Difficult | Easy | |
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| Essential | Unnecessary | |
| Extracurriculars & Social Options | |||||||||||||||||||| | |
| Nonexistent | Excellent | |
| Cost of Living compared to Edmonton | |||||||||||||||||||| | |
| High $$$ | Low $ | |
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| Poor | Excellent | |
| Recommended to Other Students | |||||||||||||||||||| | |
| No | Yes |
Comments:
"Overall, my exchange at the Indian Institute of Management, in Bangalore was nothing short of amazing! Between my undergraduate and graduate degrees, this was my fifth study abroad experience and it has been one of the best."