Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University
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| Type | Autonomous |
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| Established | 1969 |
| Director | Sangeeta Jain[1] |
| Location | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website |
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Institute of Management Studies (IMS) is the University Teaching Department of Devi Ahilya University, Indore specializing in Management Education. It offers various management courses leading to the degrees Master of Business Administration MBA and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in several disciplines.
History
The institute was established in 1969 and was then called the Department of Business Administration. It is the oldest institute of the city that offers an MBA degree. Initially, the organization offered only a 'Distance Education' degree in business administration with a three-year duration. However, the intake capacity was later increased. Today, it has more than 3,000 students of various disciplines studying as full-time or part-time candidates.
Location
The institute is located within the university campus (Takshashila Campus) adjacent to the Education Multimedia Research Center, near the university's School of Law. The Takshashila Campus is at the outer part of Indore at Khandwa road.
Facilities
The institute is equipped with the following facilities:
- 12 well-spaced lecture halls
- 1 auditorium with seating capacity of 500 students
- 1 library with textbooks on about 15000 topics, research bulletins, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, journals, theses etc.
- 1 computer lab with about 60 desktop machines and other computing equipment
- A placement cell for students
- A picturesque walkway
Events and festivals
- Deeksharambh: The Introduction Ceremony
- Hyurisko: The Annual Event (The word is derived from a Japanese term meaning 'We do it')
- Prabandhanam: The annual Hospital Meet
- Samagam: The annual Alumni Meet
- Pratispardha: The Annual Sports Festival
Notable alumni
- Shubhangi Atre, television actress