Commemorating its 30th anniversary during 2010-2011, International Management Institute (IMI) New Delhi, has announced the launch of its second campus at Bhubaneshwar Orissa. Located at IDCO Institutional area in Gothapatna, Bhubaneshwar adjacent to IIIT, Bhubaneshwar and NALCO Research Centre the new campus is spread over 16 acres of land.
Speaking on the occasion Dr C.S. Venkata Ratnam, Director, IMI New Delhi said “Subject to getting approval from AICTE we will commence the first PGDM program in July-Aug 2010″. The campus will be fully residential and function as an autonomous business school. “Beside PGDM programs IMI Bhubaneshwar will also have centers for research and executive education” he further added.
IMI board has distinguished persons from industry, government and academics headed by Industrialist Shri R.P.Goenka, Chairman-Emeritus, RPG Enterprises.
“The Bhubaneshwar campus will take cognizance of the growing criticism against B-schools in India and abroad and suitably re-engineer its curriculum to meet the emerging and future needs of corporate in grooming business leaders for sustainable business” said Captain S Vasudeva Member, Board of Governors, IMI.
The new campus will also focus on entrepreneurship development and applied research on public policy into socio-economic issues and best practices in management and governance.
Prof N C Patnaik, IMI said “We plan to be operational in short span of 8 months time, and the building will reflect the Architecture of Orissa. This new campus among other things will also boast of a state of the art residential centre for Executive Development Programs (EDP)”
