Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya

Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
Type Public Business School
Established 2015 (2015)
Chairperson Uday Kotak
Director Vinita Sahay
Location Bodh Gaya, Gaya, India
Campus Urban, 119 acres (0.5 km2)
Affiliations Indian Institutes of Management
Website www.iimbg.ac.in
Academic block of IIM Bodh Gaya

The Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya (IIM-BG) is an autonomous public business school in Bodh Gaya, Bihar in India. Established 2015, it is the 16th Indian Institute of Management (IIM). The institution is being mentored by Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.[1]

History

Originally named IIM Bihar,[2] IIM-BG was one of five Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) set up by the 2014 Union budget of India.[3] The academic session for the first batch was inaugurated by HRD Minister, Smriti Irani on 31 August 2015.[4]

In 2018, Vinita Sahay, a professor at IIM Raipur, was appointed as the first director.[5]

Location

The institute is located in the temple city of Bodh Gaya, the most sacred pilgrimage site for Buddhists.

Campus

Students Hostel, IIM Bodh Gaya

The institute will be operating from the Institute of Distance Education building of the Magadh University[6] , till its 119 acre permanent campus is constructed in a few years’ time. It constitutes a new boys and girls hostel located within the Magadh University Campus, with amenities for sports such as badminton, volleyball, football, basketball etc.

Academics

The Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) is a two-year, regular, full-time residential programme. Admission to the PGP course of IIM Bodh Gaya is conducted each year through the Common Admission Test (CAT). The PGP course consists of six trimesters spread over the two years. The first year constitutes the fundamental courses which lay the premises for various management roles. Between the first and second year, students are expected to go through an eight-week summer internship. The second year constitutes the elective courses which provide diverse opportunities for students to study and specialise in their specific fields of interest.

IIM Bodh Gaya follows the same pedagogy of its mentor, IIM Calcutta.[7] Students of IIM Bodh Gaya follow the PGP curriculum of IIM Calcutta and are taught by their faculty members itself. The overall quality as well as design of the curriculum at IIM Bodh Gaya is also overseen by IIM Calcutta.

The programme includes courses in Accounting, Behavioural sciences, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Operations, Public policy and Strategy.

Notable faculty

References

  1. ↑ Decks cleared for IIM in Bodh Gaya: Bihar minister – The Times of India. The Times of India. (8 January 2015). Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  2. ↑ IIM Bihar to be renamed as IIM Gaya: Admission process begins for the maiden PGP batch of 140 students. Mbauniverse.com (26 June 2015). Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  3. ↑ Union Budget 2014-15: Five more IIMs, IITs to come up. businesstoday.in (10 July 2014). Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  4. ↑ HRD minister inaugurates academic session at IIM-Bodh Gaya. The Times of India (31 August 2015). Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  5. ↑ Chopra, Ritika (29 January 2018). "Govt appoints Professor Vinita Sahay as head of IIM Bodhgaya". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. ↑ IIM Bihar may use Magadh University plot at Bodhgaya as its campus. www.india.com. (18 November 2014) Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  7. ↑ New chapter for IIM in Bodhgaya- Hope to make up 2-month delay. telegraphindia.com. (1 September 2015). Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  8. ↑ "IIM Bodh Gaya - Faculty Directory". IIM Bodh Gaya. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Faculty Details | IIM BG". iimbg.ac.in. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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