Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta

About Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta

Established in November 1961, IIM Calcutta is the 1st national institute for post-graduate studies and research in management set-up by the Government of India in collaboration with the Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management (MIT), and Indian industry.
Many prominent faculty including J. K. Sengupta, Jagdish Sheth, among others, constituted a part of its nucleus during its initial years.
Over the years, IIM Calcutta has grown into a mature institution, playing a pioneering role in professionalizing Indian management through its doctoral and postgraduate level programs, executive training programs, consulting, and research activities.
Today, IIM Calcutta serves as an autonomous body, continually growing to meet its goals in an ever-changing business environment.
IIMC has the vision to emerge as an International Centre of Excellence in all aspects of management education, rooted in Indian ethos and societal values.
Over the past 4 decades, it has become one of Asia's finest B-Schools. Today, it attracts the best and brightest talent in India.
A foundation of the IIMC culture is its residential experience, which includes teamwork and building enduring relationships. Social events and shared activities become a way of life as students and partners live on or near campus.
IIM Calcutta's students have exceptional access to a preeminent faculty of thought leaders who teach in the MBA program.
To students, IIMC offers intellectual depth, individual attention, and abundant resources. To alumni, IIMC provides a lifelong connection to excellence. To the world, IIMC has a commitment to responsible and ethical leadership.
IIMC strives to develop and sustain the following values to provide the context for all its programmes and activities:
- Academic Freedom;
- Commitment;
- Creativity;
- Diversity with Synergy;
- Excellence;
- Openness; and
- Responsiveness to Societal Needs

Mission

To develop innovative and ethical future leaders capable of managing change and transformation in a globally competitive environment and to advance the theory and practice of management.