Centres Of Excellence

To focus on new and emerging areas of research and education, Centres of Excellence have been established within the Institute. These ‘virtual' centres draw on resources from its stakeholders, and interact with them to enhance core competencies

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Faculty

Faculty members at IIMB generate knowledge through cutting-edge research in all functional areas of management that would benefit public and private sector companies, and government and society in general.

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IIMB Management Review

Journal of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

IIM Bangalore offers Degree-Granting Programmes, a Diploma Programme, Certificate Programmes and Executive Education Programmes and specialised courses in areas such as entrepreneurship and public policy.

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About IIMB

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) believes in building leaders through holistic, transformative and innovative education

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Programme Details: Years 1 and 2

Core and Elective courses

  • The first two years of the programme are devoted to coursework and the student is required to take 18 three-credit courses over this period. At least, nine of these courses should be taken in the first year and nine in the second year. 

  • The programme has two categories of courses: 

    • Core (i.e., required) Courses and 

    • Elective (i.e., recommended) Courses.

  • Core Courses: Every area specifies a set of Core Courses. These courses are required to be taken by all students in that area. They help the student to build a conceptual foundation for doctoral research in their area of specialization. 

  • Elective Courses: Every area also specifies a set of Elective Courses. Students in that area choose a sub-set of these courses. These elective courses enable a student to either (i) develop depth of knowledge in his/her area of specialization and related domains, and/or (ii) enhance their knowledge of relevant research tools. 

  • For details of core courses required by each area visit the Specialization section (link to specializations offered)

Independent Study (IS) 

  • Students must undertake Independent Study (IS) for the first two years in addition to the 18 courses. A total of six credits of IS must be taken, with a maximum of three credits every year. 

  • Independent Study must be done under the supervision of a faculty guide and allows student to develop knowledge in an area of mutual interest. 

  • Prior to registering for Independent Study the student must document the goals objectives, outcomes, and deliverables from the Independent Study. At the end of each IS, the student must submit a final report summarising the tasks accomplished, outcomes, and deliverables. 

Communicating Research 1 and 2

  • Two 1.5 credit compulsory courses (Communicating Research 1 in Year 1 and Communicating Research 2 in Year 2) are taken by all PhD students. 

  • These courses focus on various topics including technical writing, research ethics, presentation and teaching techniques, case and research article writing, and publication process.

Research Assistantship 

  • Doctoral students are required to do Research Assistantship (RA) corresponding ten hours a week in each term of their first two years in the programme. 

  • The research assistantship is expected to enable a doctoral student to: 

    • get exposure to research topics in their area of specialization. 

    • narrow their areas of interest and faculty associated with their dissertation.

  • Research Assistantship must be done under the supervision of a faculty guide.The Area Chairperson/Area Doctoral Programme Coordinator may rotate students among various faculty members so that the students become aware of research work being done by various faculty members. However, the students work for the complete term with the faculty allotted to them. 

Summer Research Project

  • The objectives of the Summer Research Project at the end of the first year are to supplement the student’s conceptual understanding developed during the first year and improve research skills of the student. 

  • The student works on this summer research project under the guidance of a faculty member which, ideally, will provide the base for subsequent preparation of a paper.

  • A report of the summer project is provided by the student to the faculty guide and the Doctoral Programme Office.