Indian Institute of Management Jammu (IIM Jammu) is a public, autonomous business school located in Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Established in 2016, it is, as of 2019, the latest Indian Institute of Management to be established. Prof. B. S. Sahay is the Founder Director of IIM Jammu. IIM Jammu is currently offering Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and Doctoral Programme (Ph.D.) in Management as per Indian Institutes of Management Act 2017. The student intake is 140 for Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programme for the year 2019.
Key Description of Indian Institute of Management Jammu
Motto: It is knowledge that liberates
Type: Public Business School
Established: 2016
Chairperson: Milind Pralhad Kamble
Director: B. S. Sahay
Location: Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Campus: Urban
Website: www.iimj.ac.in
Social Network: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Background of IIM Jammu
IIM Jammu is the 20th Indian Institute of Management established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. It was established with the approval of the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 13 October 2016.
Board of Governors
The Board of Governors (BoG) govern the administration and working of IIM Jammu. The chairperson of BoG is Mr. Milind Prahlad Kamble, Padma Shree awardee, Chairman and Managing Director of MPK Group of Companies and Founder of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DICCI). IIM Jammu is governed by Board of Governors composed of eleven eminent educationists and administrators namely: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sinha (Joint Secretary Management, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India), Ms. Anita Bhogle (Prosearch Consultants, Mumbai), Mr. Talat Parvez Rohella (Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir), Mr. Anand Kripalu (Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer and Member Diageo Global Executive Committee, Mumbai), Mr. Mukund Walvekar (Ex. Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Acer Ltd., Bengaluru), Mr. Ranjit Singh (Executive Managing Director, Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd., Noida), Dr. Shalini Lal (Founder Infinity OD, New Delhi), Mr. Lalit Kumar Shantaram Naik (Director, Noveltech Feeds Private Ltd., Mumbai), Mr. Vijay Gambhire (Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, CEAT Specialty Tyres Ltd.) and Prof. B. S. Sahay (Director, IIM Jammu)
Campus of Indian Institute of Management Jammu
IIM Jammu is constructing its permanent campus in 200 acres of land in Jagti situated 18 kilometres away from Jammu Airport. The permanent campus will offer technologically advanced classrooms, hostels, faculty residence and state of the art infrastructure. Further, IIM Jammu is setting up an Off-Campus Centre at Srinagar.
Academics of Indian Institute of Management Jammu
Indian Institute of Management Jammu is currently offering Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Doctoral Programme (Ph.D) in Management, Executive Education programme and Faculty Development Programme. The MBA programme spans over six trimesters spread over the two years. The fundamental courses that lay the premises for various management roles are covered in the first year. Between the first and second year, students undertake an eight-week summer internship. In the second year, students pursue elective courses from Marketing, Business Policy and Strategy, Finance, Operations Management, Human Resource Management and Organization Behaviour area. The student intake for 2019–2020 year is 140 which will progressively go up to a cumulative student strength of 200 in the 4th year.
Campus Life of IIM Jammu
There are many student-run clubs and committee at Indian Institute of Management Jammu. The student-run clubs and committees are governed by Student Affairs Council. The student-run clubs and committee organizes events throughout the year.