IFIM Business School

About IFIM Business School

IFIM (Institute of Finance and International Management), Business School, Bangalore was founded in 1995 with its first batch of students graduating in 1997. IFIM Business School has taken many bold, forward looking and progressive initiatives to include collaboration with leading academic, research and corporate bodies for conducting Continuing Education Programmes, Research, Corporate Training & Consultancy and offering a Ph.D programme in Management. The global professional development program and the learning of three foreign languages makes one really world ready. Under the overall guidance, supervision & mentorship of the Principal Mentor and Chairperson (Student Affairs), the extra/co- curricular activities are designed, structured, aligned to and integrated with the academic framework. Hobby societies, volunteer services, gymnasium, swimming pool, intra/extra mural sports are some of the ways to get away from the mundane academic routine.

Study Courses and Features:

International Study Programme - IFIM Business School has inked several Memorandum of Understanding – (MOU) with leading Global Networks. Under the terms of the proposed MOU, the Global Network will plan, schedule and organise an ISP to a specific country. Possible destinations include : Germany, China (Beijing, Shanghai), Vietnam, France, Singapore, Malaysia etc. The ISP would be of a short duration (say one to two weeks) and will comprise of visits to leading educational institutions, MNCs, participation in sponsored cultural and social events apart from local sight seeing trips. The programme shall be Faculty led and comprise of university lectures, company visits and presentations. In effect, the field visits to shall be invariably supplemented by academic inputs and corporate interactions. Typically, the programme contents could include an overview of the economy & FDI, visit to key industries and exposure to the financial system OR global players OR traditional industries. The ISP presents a whole spectrum of Academic -Research - Internship opportunities: from developing cross-cultural sensitivities & exposure to networking, from undertaking studies of best business practices to converting these into research cases and the like. The Institute, on its part, may assign appropriate academic credits for on-site studies and visits carried out in MNCs and in association with Faculty Mentors explore the possibility of converting these into case studies, term papers, research papers, projects & assignments. Student participants under this programme will be exposed to the local culture, interactions with the captains of industry and carry out specific live projects and assignments.

Industry Internship Programme - The five consecutive academic terms logically culminate into a 24 week Industry Internship Programme (IIP) – a structured opportunity to deepen a student’s understanding & appreciation of an area of specialization. The IIP programme aims to bridge the divide between ‘theory’ and ‘practice’. The II programme would thus offer the depth of research, intellectual rigour and will decisively face outwards from the Institute to the world of practising managers. Managers continue to be under unrelenting pressure to innovate and apply technology and efficient management methods to business practices. Thus, the II programme would enable students to transition from ‘knowledge acquisition’ to ‘knowledge application’ in its entirety.

Holistic Evaluation System - The overall performance of a student is indicated by two indices viz. Term Grade Point Average (TGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). The evaluation is done on a 10-point scale viz. ‘A+’ to ‘F’ where ‘A+’ denotes academic excellence, ‘D’ marginal performance and ‘F’, fail. The assessment tools are embedded in the academic structure itself and allows academic progress to be assessed on a continuous basis. The evaluation system is thus integrated and holistic.

Typically, a course could include one or more of the following components:

• Class Participation.
• Tests & Quizzes.
• Projects (Group & Individual).
• Research.
• Assignments.
• Term Papers.
• Case Studies.
• Seminars.
• Mid-Term Examination.
• End-Term Examination.

Location Map - http://www.ifimbschool.com/map.html

Some of the Faculty

1. Finance.
2. Economics.
3. Accounting.
4. Decision Sciences.
5. Strategic Management.

Facilities

Library - The library subscribes to over 80 journals/periodicals, contains over 8,000 books and has an extensive collection of reports and projects. The library information system contains the record of all books and journals. Faculty and students can access 8,800 online journals - current as well as retrospective - through the electronic database.

Computing Facilities - Students on campus are equipped with a state-of-the-art infrastructure, which enables him/her to connect to the digital nervous system of the IFIM Business School knowledge base. The intranet captures all that is learnt in the Institute and disseminates the same to all its stakeholders on demand. The lab is equipped to handle intensive computing applications and is equipped with the latest hardware both for client and server computing. The WiFi infrastructure ensures that each stakeholder on campus is able to connect to our digital nervous system from anywhere.

Housing and Meals - At present, a residential facility within a radius of 2 kms from the campus has been rented, which can accommodate 180 students. Arrangements have been made to separately house girls and boys. A well-organized boarding programme is available to students to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner. Snacks can be purchased on the campus whilst, fast food can be purchased outside the campus. Students desirous of availing of hostel accommodation need to specifically apply in the enclosed Hostel Accommodation Request Form. A modern and fully integrated hostel complex with swimming pool, gymnasium, recreation centre etc. is under construction and is expected to be completed by the middle of 2008.

Scholarship Scheme & Awards For Academic Excellence - The criteria for tuition fee waivers/scholarships/awards of excellence/assistantships and other financial support schemes under each of the sponsorships are different. Consequently, the criteria for eligibility will be explained to the candidates prior to the commencement of the academic programme.

IFIM Business School:

• Chairman's Gold Medal for Academic Excellence.
• Chairman's Gold Medal for all-round performance.
• Best Project Award (Industry Internship Programme).

Padode Foundation:

• Tuition fee-waivers.
• Scholarships.
• Assistantship.
• Award of excellence.

Corporate Sponsorships - In addition, a large number of leading Corporates actively support & sponsors awards for overall academic excellence and/or academic in various streams of functional specialization.

Educational Loans - IFIM Business School has forged institutional tie-ups with leading financial institutions. Some of these are - Vijaya Bank, Bank of India etc.

CFR - Centre of Research (CFR) has a governing body at the apex level, consisting of representatives from IFIM as well as from external academic experts. At the next level, the centre has one or more committees to look into domain-specific research activities which is proposed by faculty members, students, and others from the industry and academic world. CFR acts as a catalyst to disseminate the culture of research among the faculty and students of the institute. It endeavours to foster exchange of ideas among scholars of other institutes of repute interested in carrying out research, in the area of management. Within a short span of 12 years, IFIM Business School has managed to carve a special niche especially with regard to management research.

During this period the IFIM faculty has contributed to research in the following ways:

1. Research papers published - 120.
2. Case studies written - 15.
3. Seminars/Workshops Conducted - 20.
4. Books published - 5.

Centre for Entrepreneurship - The Centre for Entrepreneurship is established at IFIM Business School to cater to the ever growing need of equipping our student community and potential entrepreneurs with the right tools, skills and competency to create a successful enterprise.

EDP’s & OBPs - IFIM conducts Executive Development Programmes (EDP’s) & Organization Based Programmes (OBPs) for Executives of Manufacturing, IT, FMCG and Government organizations in all functional areas. Integrated e-Business & Supply Chain Management, Negotiation skills and Assertiveness Techniques, Finance for Non-Finance Executives, Project Management, Relationship Management, Workshop on Design of High-impact Performance Management system, etc. are some of the programmes conducted for the corporate management fraternity in the past. IFIM B-School also conducts several specialized organization based training programmes for the Royal Government of Bhutan, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, TVS, Motorola, BPL, etc. To the students of the IFIM B-School, these provide golden opportunities to meet and interact with a number of practising managers and industry personnel. Some of the joint sessions during these programmes give the students avenues to delve into the practical issues and develop multi-dimensional approach to their mind-think process.

Corporate Consultancy - IFIM B-School takes up multi-functional and multi-sectoral assignments for Corporates, Government departments and NGOs. The areas of consultancy include Strategic Management, Marketing, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resource and Socio-economic sector.

Some of the consultancy services provided by IFIM B-School includes :

• Health Care Delivery Systems for Govt. of Tamil Nadu-Danida Project.
• Performance of Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd., funded by International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
• Study on the Development and Promotion of Ancillaries in Mysore and Kolar-Tecsok, Government of Karnataka.
• Corporate Plan for Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd.
• Corporate plan for Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Healthcare - A doctor is always available on call. Besides, facilities exist to take students suffering from medical emergencies to nursing homes/hospitals for treatment. For specific details in this regard, please contact the Administration Department.

Placement - IFIM Business School has consistently had a very strong placement record. Many reputable companies routinely visit the campus, scouting for the best talent. Some of the Companies visited IFIM Business School and have participated in Campus Placement week. These are JP Morgan Chase, American Express Bank, Maytas, Nilkamal etc.

Alumni  - The Alumni network is aided and promoted by the need to remain connected, promote professional interest, share experiences and further the institutional values of IFIM Business School. Advantages and opportunities that otherwise would not be available to enrich and deepen one’s professional life can be easily made available through the network.

IFIM Journal - FOCUS, the management journal, is being brought out by the Institute of Finance and International Management (IFIM) with a view to facilitating effective dissemination of information with regard to various management issues and problem solving methodology relevant for practising executives as well as for academicians working in the field of management.

Achievements

• It is among the Top 15 from amongst the 500+ Business Schools that were started post 1990 in the private sector.

• The top 50 to 75 educational institutions (Business Schools) routinely appear in media sponsored ranking surveys.

• IFIM Business School has been permitted by the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum to offer a Ph.D programme in Management.