Indian Institue Of Management Ahmedabad

About IIMA
IIMA has evolved from being India's premier management institute to a notable international school of management in just four decades.It all started with Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and a few spirited industrialists realizing that agriculture, education, health, transportation, population control, energy and public administration were vital elements in growing society, and that it was necessary to efficiently manage these industries.

"The result was the creation of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1961 as an autonomous body with the active
collaboration of the Government of India, Government of Gujarat and the industrial sectors."

It was evident that to have a vision was not enough. Effective governance and quality education were seen as critical aspects.

From the very start the founders introduced the concept of faculty governance: all members of the faculty play an important role
in administering the diverse academic and non-academic activities of the Institute. The empowerment of the faculty has been the
propelling force behind the high quality of learning experience at IIMA.

The Institute had initial collaboration with Harvard Business School. This collaboration greatly influenced the Institute's approach to education. Gradually, it emerged as a confluence of the best of Eastern and Western values.

Mission
IIMA's mission is to help India and other developing countries improve their managerial practices both in the private and in the public sectors, and adopt superior public policies. It seeks to do this through producing risk-taking leader-managers who will pioneer new managerial practices and set new standards; through producing teachers and researchers who will generate new ideas of International significance; and through purposeful consulting aimed at helping client ganizations scale new heights.

Objectives
To provide learning facilities to men and women of exceptional caliber for pursuing careers in management or becoming teachers and researchers in different management fields.
To promote knowledge through research, both applied and conceptual, relevant to management, and to disseminate such knowledge
through publications.
To participate in and contribute to the formulation of public policy, which would provide answers to questions of social importance.
To enhance the decision-making skills and the administrative competence of practicing managers and assist organizations to solve their managerial problems by providing them with consulting services based on actual requirements.
To collaborate with other institutions in India and abroad with a view to further professionalizing management education and assisting in institution building, in a meaningful manner.