Profile of a B-school (Bharathidasan
Institute of Management, Bangalore)
Bharathidasan Institute of
Management dates back to August 1984, when Bharat Ratna Shri C. Subramanian
along with Prof. P. S. Mani Sundaram, the Vice-Chancellor of
Bharathidasan University chaired a meeting of leading academicians and
industrialists and BIM was started.
BIM has been the front-runner in
providing world-class contemporary management education. Bharathidasan Institute
of Management has been creating business leaders for past 22 years. BIM's
connection with various academicians and corporate endows it with the premier
status. BIM has been instrumental in providing ready industry leaders who occupy
top-notch positions in various sectors. Carrying the same legacy forward, BIM
has started a 15-Months PGDBM Programme and a 16-Month PGDBM Weekend
Executive Programme at its Bangalore Campus, to make the management
education more contemporary and provide industry with future business leaders.
Bharathidasan Institute of
Management, Bangalore, was started in October 2005 and has achieved milestones
which various other B-schools have not covered. BIM-Bangalore provides two
industry specific programmes - 15 months PGDBM (regular) and 16 months PGDBM
(weekend executive). The intake is 100 spreading twice in a year. The degree is
awarded by Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli. The institute accepts CAT
/ XAT and BIM Aptitude Test (BAT) Scores. For regular PGDBM, students scoring
minimum 50% marks in under graduation or post-graduation from a recognized
university are encouraged to apply. However, the institute gives preference to
people with 2 or more years of experience. Outstanding graduates with less than
2 years of work experience may be considered on a case to case basis. (For more
information, log on to
www.bimb.in)
The infrastructure at
BIM-Bangalore is extremely good and the campus is fully wi-fi enabled. "The
Knowledge Center" caters to the food for brains at BIM-B. Students at BIM
Bangalore are mentored by some of the finest of professors from top B-schools in
India and various other academic institutions in the country. Other academicians
from various industries mentor the students as well. The institute also invites
various top level executives from the industry to provide inputs on application
of management fundamentals in work life and also groom them. The faculty at
BIM-Bangalore comprises of experienced and dedicated professionals who believe
in overall development of individuals. Holistic learning is stressed upon to
blend theoretical inputs with practical exposure. Team work is fostered with
more group oriented learning and sense of camaraderie among the students.
