Business / Management Programs in Ahmedabad, India

Indian Institute Of Management - Ahmedabad:
Indian Institute Of Management - Ahmedabad (IIMA), located on a hundred acre campus in Ahmedabad, western India, is an international school of management offering accredited graduate programs in Management including the Master of Business Administration (MBA). IIMA builds on over forty years of leadership in management education. Having consistently remained the premier business school in India, IIMA has also grown to be one of the leaders of applied management education and development in Asia, and one of the finest institutions for management education in the world.

Two-year Post-Graduate Programme in Management (equivalent to MBA):
The two-year full-time Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), rated as the toughest MBA programme in the world to get admission, is the flagship programme of IIMA. Its main objective is to develop young men and women into competent professional managers, capable of working in any sector of organized activity, proceeding leadership and achieving excellence in performance while contributing to the welfare of the larger society. The programme specifically attempts to:
- equip students with the required conceptual and interpersonal skills and sense of social purpose for managerial decision-making,
- develop leadership capabilities to act as change agents and be a source of motivation in the organizations they work in,
- nurture the desire to excel in performance without compromising integrity, honesty and fairness.

IIMA is known for the depth and rigour of the programme. The curriculum, reviewed and revised periodically, remain relevant and contemporary.

Two-year Post-Graduate Programme in Agri-business Management (equivalent to MBA):
The Two-Year Post-graduate Programme in Agri-business Management (PGP-ABM) is designed to transform dynamic and determined individuals into excellent managers, to meet the unparalleled demands on their capabilities as posed by the increasingly challenging food, rural and allied sectors.

Fellow Programme in Management (equivalent to Ph.D.):
The Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) is the doctoral programme of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. The objective of the programme is to provide students with necessary skills to identify and research complex issues in the field of management. FPM seeks candidates with outstanding academic backgrounds, intellectual curiosity and discipline needed to make scholarly contribution.

One-year Post-Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX, equivalent to MBA):
PGPX is a full time residential programme for executives with substantial work experience leading to a One Year Post-Graduate Diploma in Management for Executives. The design of PGPX is built on the Institute's well established experience of designing and running postgraduate management programmes for exceptionally bright students and a wide range of executive education programmes for practicing managers from many countries. It takes into account the substantial and varied experience the selected executives bring to the classroom. The objective of the programme is to develop bright, enthusiastic and aspirational executives into management leaders and change agents in the global arena. The programme has a general management focus, with emphasis on managing across borders and cultures. It has an international project (called International Immersion) besides teaching content drawn from many countries. The programme is open to executives of all nationalities.

One-year Post-Graduate Programme in Management in Public Management and Policy (PGP-PMP, equivalent to MBA):
PGP-PMP is a full-time residential programme in public management and policy with a sharp focus on governance and policy formulation and implementation, infrastructure development, and public enterprise management. A rigorous programme, it has been designed to sharpen the skills and broaden the perspectives of civil servants; managers of government, public enterprises, NGOs; and executives of private sector firms engaged in public management. The programme is open to bright and motivated mid-career managers as well as administrators/ professionals of NGOs and people with legislative experience of all nationalities who intend taking up challenging top management positions in governance, public management and policy. Candidates from Asia and Africa are especially invited to apply. The programme has strong foundations in the conceptual and analytical dimensions of management and policy, and the curriculum is also designed to build on the experience of participants. The programme builds upon the excellence of IIMA in management teaching and research and its considerable experience in policy research and consultancy to take management to the domains of public policy, services provision and regulation, and management of public organizations and enterprises.

Faculty Development Programme for Teachers in Universities and Colleges:
The Faculty Development Programme (FDP) is specially designed for teachers, researchers and trainers in HRD, training colleges and industrial organizations for their management education requirements. Since the first course offered in 1979, the programme has been continuously modified and re-structured to address new developmental needs of management educators. Every year hundreds of sponsored participants enhance their skills and update their pedagogical tools. They practice and share their new learning with thousands of students, slowly bringing about a major qualitative change in academics and practice. Participants are provided an opportunity to refresh their knowledge related to management education and pedagogy with the latest academic practices in the field. Many participants develop insights into curriculum planning and academic administration.