Course Structure: A Solid Foundation
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2024 – 2025
| Term | Teaching Weeks | Examination Week |
| Term I | 01st April - 04th June 2025 | 04th - 06th May 2025 Mid Term Exams |
| 06th -08th June 2025 End Term Exams | ||
| Term II | 09th June - 09th August 2025 | 11th - 13th July 2025 Mid Term Exams |
| 11th - 13th August 2025 End Term Exams | ||
| Term III | 18th - 30th August 2025 | International Immersion |
| Term IV | 01st September - 24th November 2025 IV-A: 01st Sept - 06th Oct 2025 IV-B: 13th Oct - 24th Nov 2025 |
07th - 12th October 2025 Mid Term Exams |
| 27th November - 03rd December 2025 End Term Exams |
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| 08th - 13th December 2025 | Workshop Courses | |
| Term V | 15th December 2025 - 07th March 2026 V-A: 15th Dec - 20th Jan 2026 V-B: 27th Jan - 07th Mar 2026 |
21st - 25th January 2026 Mid Term Exams |
| 09th - 13th March 2026 End Term Exams |
Core Courses
| Term I Courses |
| Financial Reporting and Analysis |
| Competition and Strategy |
| Designing Organizations |
| Decision Sciences |
| Managerial Economics |
| Entrepreneurial Management |
| Term II Courses |
| Managing People and Performance in Organizations |
| Marketing Management |
| Macroeconomics |
| Operations Management |
| Corporate Finance |
| Corporate Governance and Ethics |
| Business Law |
Elective Courses
IIM Bangalore offers the largest number of electives among all B-schools in India. Here is an indicative list of electives. Please note that they may vary from year to year based on student interest.
- Analytics for Cross‐functional Excellence
- Analytics for E-commerce and Retail Operations
- Business Analytics and Intelligence
- Data Visualization and Storytelling
- Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Sports Analytics
- Spreadsheet Models for Business Decision Problems
- Behavioural Economics
- Business, Finance & International Economy
- Econometrics for Consultants
- Global Common Negotiations and Business in Network Technologies
- International Macroeconomics
- Developing Leadership Networks
- Entreprenuerial Marketing
- Global Perspectives: Understanding the West through its classics
- Motorcycles and Immersion in Local Entrepreneurial Settings
- Lean Launch Lab: Building Ventures Iteratively
- New Age Business Models
- Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
- Advanced Value Investing
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Corporate Financial Strategy
- Corporate Governance and Ethics
- Financial Derivatives
- Financial Markets
- Financial Modelling
- Fintech: How Technology is Reshaping Financial Services Ecosystem
- Fixed Income Securities and Derivatives
- Global Securities Market
- International Finance
- Investments
- Alternative Investments
- Management of Banks and Financial Institutions
- Mergers, Acquisition and Corporate Restructuring
- New Enterprise Financing
- Real Estate Investment Management
- Risk Management
- Valuation
- Wealth Management and Personal Financial Planning
- Artificial Intelligence Applications for Managers
- Big Data Analytics
- Digital Product Management
- Gamification for Management and Business
- Managing Digital Transformations
- Responsible AI
- Software Product Management
- Communication for Leaders
- CEO's Agenda - Towards Climate Action
- Intercultural Managerial Communication
- Agile Marketing
- Analytical Marketing
- Brand Management
- Business to Business Marketing
- Competitive Marketing Strategy
- Consumer Behaviour
- Customer Relationship Management
- Digital Marketing Strategies
- Global Marketing
- Marketing Analytics
- Marketing Communication
- Marketing of Hi-Tech Products and Innovations
- Marketing ROI & Media Metrics
- Omnichannel Retail Strategy
- Product Strategy and Management
- Research for Marketing Decisions
- Sales and Distribution Management
- Strategies for Mobile Marketing
- Strategy, Tactics and Economics of Pricing
- Decision Making
- Enlightened Leadership for Responsible Business
- Extreme Leadership
- Inclusive Business Models
- Leadership in Digital Era
- Leading with Joy - Leveraging the Mind to Create Greater Impact
- Learning to Lead: Challenges and Competencies
- Managing Career Success and Transition
- People Management Skills
- Personal Values, Goals and Career Options
- Storytelling for Business Managers
- Business Process Improvement
- Competition and Co-operation in Business Ecosystems
- Greening the Operations and Supply Chain
- Operations Strategy
- Project Management Essentials
- Responsible Business Operations
- Revenue Analytics
- Service Delivery and Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Building Sustainable and Liveable Cities
- Business Government and Society
- Business Law
- Business Unusual: Understanding Alternative Business Models
- Corporate Excellence with Econometrics
- Doing Business in Indian Infrastructure
- Education Policy: Concepts and Praxis
- Understanding Contemporary Japan_A Nation in Transition
- Ethics and Public Policy
- Foundations of Development Economics: Conceptual Issues and Practice
- Health Economics: Theory and Practice
- History of India's Political Economy
- Public Policy for Managers
- Rural Banking and Financial Inclusion
- Social Entrepreneurship
- AI Strategy
- Business Strategy using Capstone Simulation
- Corporate Strategy
- Design Thinking - An Approach to Innovation and Creativity
- Digital Business Models and Strategy
- Green Business Management
- Leadership: Vision, Meaning and Reality
- Learning from Corporate Failures
- New Product Development
- Platform Business Models
- Strategic Leadership
- Strategic Leadership: Sustaining Firm Growth
- Strategic Management in Media and Entertainment Industry
- Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
- Strategic Stewardship
- Strategic Thinking & Decision Making
- Strategy Consulting
- Strategy Implementation
- Technology and Innovation Strategy
- Technology and Innovation Management
- Technology Strategy
- An Introduction to the World’s religions
- Business Planning for International Markets (BPIM): Japan, Dubai
- Explorations in Architecture and Design: Lessons for Managers
- Foreign Language Courses: French, Spanish, German, Japanese
- General Commercial Knowledge
- Himalayan Mountain Challenge
- Introduction to Hindu Philosophy
- Introduction to Indian Knowledge System
- Management Paradigms from Bhagavad Gita