Saksham is IIM Bangalore’s School Development Initiative, inaugurated as part of the institute's Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2023. Spearheaded by the Centre for Public Policy, Saksham takes forward the many initiatives IIMB has undertaken over the last many years in school education and development.

This year, under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan of the Ministry of Education and the Jal Jeevan Mission of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the institute took forward its work in Agriculture, Drinking Water, Education, Health, and Employment in the blocks of Tiptur and Madhugiri of Tumkur District. Under the Saksham Initiative, the Centre is working with Belur Taluk of Hassan District and Anekal Taluk of Bengaluru Urban District as well.

The Centre has been working with the schools on initiatives like the School Nutrition Garden to grow vegetables to supplant the mid-day meals, facilitated a piped drinking water supply and sanitation facilities to the schools. 100 Desktop Computers and 273 pieces of furniture have been donated to 30 schools. The Centre has also, through development partners and philanthropic inputs from the IIMB Alumni - Batch of 1998, built 2 toilet complexes in Government High School, Arehalli in Belur; Karnataka Public School, Nonavinakere in Tiptur. The Centre has also facilitated the setting up of a Digital Classroom in the Government Higher Primary School in Belur and Karnataka Public School, Nonavinakere in Tiptur, in collaboration with eVidyaloka and Gumbi Software. In collaboration with ERIN Foundation, the Centre has established a Rural Computer Centre at the Indlawadi Panchayat, Anekal Taluk. This centre is dedicated to providing basic computer education to students from rural government schools in the Panchayat and members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs). In total, the Centre has facilitated development work of ₹ 1.2 Crore in School Transformation.

To bring together the various stakeholders that play a key role in the delivery of these development projects in the areas identified and facilitate a conversation among them, the Centre organised a Rural School Development Stakeholders Conclave in February of 2025 inviting Policymakers from the Government, delegates from NGOs/CSOs, Alumni Chapters of IIMB, and representatives from CSR Initiatives of Corporates to have this free flowing, development-focussed discussion. The Conclave had panels that explored answers to key challenges of quality education in rural schools and the need for external assistance, providing cost-effective support to rural schools, and facilitating the necessary conditions for CSR and philanthropy in rural school development.