Post by: Bandan Preet
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) recently held its 60th convocation at the Louis Kahn Plaza. During the event, IIMA Director, Professor Bharat Bhasker, shared some exciting news. He announced that IIMA will open its first-ever international campus in Dubai in September 2025. This will make IIMA the first Indian Institute of Management to expand outside India.
New Centre for Case-Based Learning
At the same event, IIMA also launched the Madan Mohanka Centre of Excellence in Case Method of Learning. This new center is sponsored by industrialist and IIMA alumnus Madan Mohanka, who graduated in 1967. The goal of this center is to strengthen the case study method of teaching, which is widely used in management education.
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Degrees and Awards Given to Over 1,200 Students
The convocation ceremony was a proud moment for many students. Dr. S Somanath, the guest of honour and former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), presented degrees to more than 1,200 students. These students graduated from four different programmes:
22 students completed their Doctoral Programme in Management (PhD).
405 students graduated from the two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA-PGP).
45 students finished the two-year Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (MBA-FABM).
158 students completed the one-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA-PGPX).
Five students received gold medals for their outstanding academic performance. The winners were:
Abhi Bansal, Ishaan Jain, and Aanchal Chadha from MBA-PGP.
Yogesh Kumar R from MBA-FABM.
Aashruth Rangarajan from MBA-PGPX.
New Finance Programme for Professionals
IIMA also announced a new executive programme in financial planning and investment advisory services. This course is being introduced in collaboration with FPSB India, a branch of the Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd.
The programme is designed for mid-to-senior-level finance professionals. It will cover topics such as investment management, tax planning, estate planning, and risk management. Admissions opened in March and will close in August. The first batch of students will start classes in September 2025.
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