IMS Ghaziabad: Reinventing Management Education To Build Future Ready Industry Leaders
Shri Nitin Agarwal, Managing Trustee
Today, the Indian economy is growing at a fast pace creating considerable opportunities in the field of IT, manufacturing, pharma, and more. However, we also have to realize that a rapid economic growth through these sectors can happen only with the help of amply skilled managers, which will give the country a desired impetus for the development of each sector. The contemporary VUCA environment has made it highly desirable that the institutions involved in management education must follow the transformative and disruptive process innovations so that a systematic approach towards enhancing quality education can be facilitated. With institutions being expected to integrate the content of learning in an innovative manner, Ghaziabad based IMS is a named renowned for constantly coming up with new initiatives to surpass its own milestones.
A firm believer of the fact that education is not merely filling the mind with endless facts and learning is something that is innate to an individual, IMS Ghaziabad is one of the trusted Business Schools in India which has over 31 years of glorious academic legacy. Vesting its focus on empowering students with the essential skills that make them competent to augment the efficiency and productivity of the organization, IMS Ghaziabad imbibes entrepreneurial skills in management students with a vision to promote an entrepreneurial culture in the country. It offers PGDM programme which is approved by AICTE and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and equivalent to MBA by Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Envisioning to be a world-class institution, transforming society through value-based education with focus on management and technology, leading to an all-round development of human resources, the institute is also accredited globally by ASIC, U.K, and is a proud member of AACSB Business Education Alliance, USA.
"The real purpose of education in current times is to accelerate people towards mindful progress so that they can effectively function in society and generate critical thoughts. This is reflected in our mission statements which focus on cultivating socially responsive business leaders, empowered with knowledge, innovation and a mind set for entrepreneurship and research. We are proud of our core values of being socially responsive, agile, collaborative, respectful, ethical and diligent", speaks Dr. Urvashi Makkar, Director, IMS Ghaziabad.
Located strategically in the heart of NCR, IMS Ghaziabad has attained a matchless and elite place amongst the best professional education institutions in India since the past 31 years. Working towards its motto of 'Value addition in professional education', the institute is leaving no stone unturned to enlighten young minds towards a 'Journey of Excellence' which is also a part of the DNA at IMS Ghaziabad.
With its internationally acclaimed faculty and teaching pedagogy, IMS Ghaziabad follows a tripartite philosophy comprising of Academic Excellence, Global Collaborations and Corporate Readiness & Employability Skills. Numerous student centric innovative endeavors such as Personal and Professional Skills Program (PPSP); Corporate Interface Series (CIS); Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE); SMART (Social Media and Related Techies) Committee; Placement Readiness & Enhancement Program (PREP), Pre Placement Preparedness Committee (PPPC); Student Outreach Committee; Competency Mapping Committee, besides many others are recently initiated to gear up the pace of student advancement. We emphasize on building not just managers but business leaders of tomorrow and I would like to reinforce that our endeavor is to keep a balance between the education we impart and what the industry requires.
Offering Curriculum That Meets Industry Standards
IMS Ghaziabad's topnotch PGDM program is recognized for its industry oriented curriculum. The curriculum is designed in such a way that it is able to cater to the requirements of the industry and also help management aspirants develop the necessary and critical hard skills as well as soft skills needed to transform them from amateurs into an industry ready management professional.
Naresh Agarwal, Chairman
Believing in providing value beyond the regular curriculum, the curriculum has been very thoughtfully conceived and is a unique blend of strategic thinking and pragmatism. It incorporates a three-dimensional focus to not only achieving the highest standards of academic excellence but to also achieve and build a robust corporate interface which is backed with multi-dimensional development opportunities. The curriculum is constantly reviewed to meet the dynamic needs of industry and academia with a strong focus on outcome oriented teaching pedagogy based on the top ladders of Bloom's Taxonomy. This provides an opportunity to continuously engage in innovating curricula by envisaging current and emerging challenges and opportunities in the business environment.
"The course spreads over two years, bifurcated into Six Trimesters (Term) of twelve weeks each. The first Three Terms (I Year) are devoted to foundation courses, exhaustively covering the core areas of management. A mandatory six-eight week's Summer Internship has been made an integral part of the curriculum to provide students adequate corporate exposure. The last Three Terms (II Year) offer a bouquet of elective areas viz Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations, and Data Analytics, of which two electives' areas are chosen as part of dual specialization. Further, rigorous academic inputs are provided through both core and elective courses. Core courses are compulsory for all students and comprise more than 50 percent of the entire curriculum. The primary aim of these core courses is to inculcate fundamental contextual understanding, conceptual-based knowledge, analytical skills and techniques, environmental cognizance with a perspective that serves as the foundation of the entire programme. Elective course are offered from Term-IV onwards. They provide students a profound understanding of various functional areas, enabling them to specialize in areas of their choice", highlights Dr. Urvashi Makkar.
Dr. Urvashi Makkar, Director
At present, businesses are heavily data-driven and demand knowledge in emerging technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics, and Design Thinking and to stay ahead in the competitive and agile business environment, any management professional must have a fair amount of knowledge in these areas. Hence, IMS Ghaziabad has incorporated all these aspects in its curriculum. The Institute stresses upon certain highly skill-oriented Value-Added Certification Programmes (VA-CPs) and Value-Added Short-Term Training Programs (VA- STTPs) to enhance Corporate Readiness via Skill Enhancement & Corporate Readiness Courses (SECR).
Mentored By The Best
The IMS faculty is a strong blend of academicians, policy makers, administrators and managers. This benefits our students tremendously by exposing them to a rich mix of state-of-the-art academic research as well as best practices from industry. Our faculty have been consistently publishing research papers in refereed international journals. They have also contributed articles in leading business magazines and newspapers. Many faculty have converted their rich experience into books. Education is a continuous learning cycle without an end. To ensure continuous academic excellence, it is very necessary that faculty must be given opportunities for professional development. This will enable them to not only give their students the best learning results but also to be more effective and fulfilled throughout various other aspects of their job.
We have provided a number of opportunities to our faculty to enhance their teaching skills and to abreast them with the current developments in relevant fields. Faculty Development Sessions on `Pedagogical Innovations through Academic Excellence'; `Outcome Based Education System in Management Education'; `Gearing-up for New Academic Session: Best Practices' have been conducted in the past months. At IMS, the planning for all these sessions happens well in advance. An extremely relevant FDP on `Writing and Publishing Systematic Literature Review (SLR) Paper for High Impact Journal' is already lined up for next year. As a consequence of all these endeavors, our faculty is willing and competent to take on leadership positions in education.
“We have provided a number of opportunities to our faculty to enhance their teaching skills and to abreast them with the current developments in relevant fields”
Striving To Ensure A Promising Career For Its Students
The corporate resource centre or the Placement Cell of IMS plays a vital role in facilitating students in the realization of their professional dreams. To enable its students to meet the ever changing requirements of the industry, IMS Ghaziabad offers corporate oriented Value Added Certification Programmes such as MS-Office by Microsoft Academy, Digital & Social Media Marketing, Yellow Belt Six Sigma, Financial Markets & Google Analytics by MSME, PREP, CMIE Prowess, SPSS, GHRDC and more apart from the curricular activities. A number of initiatives have also been taken to provide a robust corporate exposure to its students from experts across the globe. The institute organizes `Special Talk Series' comprising of deliberations at five different platforms namely, Global Talk Series, Expert Talk Series, Corporate Talk Series, Alumni Talk Series, Entrepreneurial Talk Series, which have been started in IMS Ghaziabad for our budding managers. To further broaden the global horizons of students, institute has collaborated with reputed global experts as Adjunct Faculty delivering a 30 hours module in three subjects- Management of Change, Innovation & Technology (MCIT), Digital Business Transformation (DBT) and Strategic Management. Additionally, the institute has been consistently offering its students, 100% Summer Internship Projects (SIPs) in top organizations.
With its strong associations with recruiters, IMS Ghaziabad has proudly accomplished a continuous record of 100% placements since its inception. The Institute has been able to place its future managers in elite organizations like, Deloitte Consulting India, Berger Paints, ITC Ltd, Dabur, EY, S&P Global, DTDC, Square Yards, Prism Johnson Ltd., Uniqlo India, Reliance Digital, Aditya Birla Group, Wipro, Mahindra Logistics, Godrej and Boyce, XL Dynamics, WNS, Zomato, Reliance Jio, Uflex Ltd, DHL Supply Chain India Pvt Ltd, Bisleri, Flipkart, Naukri.com and many more.
IMS Ghaziabad has been consistently reinventing management education by continuously engaging in an innovating curricula with the objective of creating global leaders who can navigate the ever-changing business landscape. Taking forward its vision to form cooperative and collaborative working relationships with organizations of repute and to boost research & quality in the system of education, the institute has signed manyMoU with MCX, BRICS CCI School of Analysis, CSC Academy, IBM, Northern Illinois University, Fort Hays State University, University of Fredericton, Canada and Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi.
IMS plans to carry out collaborative activities like students, faculty exchange, joint research and academic events and more. For instance, the MoU with MCX, India's largest commodity derivatives exchange, will boost research, students & faculty development. Under this MoU, joint research & training on all aspects of commodity market will be carried out, apart from launching certification courses. Similarly, the alliance with BRICS CCI School of Analysis will cater to the needs of industry by offering cutting edge research & training programmes in Data Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics and also work towards enhancing our linkages with Brazil, Russia, China & South Africa.
The current scenario in our society with respect to the young generation needs a lot of introspection with special reference to the biggest challenge of employability of the educated youth. This has driven IMS Ghaziabad to work on the employability enhancement of the students pursuing management education. The institute is confident that with its innovating pedagogy and stellar placements, it will consistently fulfil the aspirations of its stakeholders and be better than the best.
A firm believer of the fact that education is not merely filling the mind with endless facts and learning is something that is innate to an individual, IMS Ghaziabad is one of the trusted Business Schools in India which has over 31 years of glorious academic legacy. Vesting its focus on empowering students with the essential skills that make them competent to augment the efficiency and productivity of the organization, IMS Ghaziabad imbibes entrepreneurial skills in management students with a vision to promote an entrepreneurial culture in the country. It offers PGDM programme which is approved by AICTE and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and equivalent to MBA by Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Envisioning to be a world-class institution, transforming society through value-based education with focus on management and technology, leading to an all-round development of human resources, the institute is also accredited globally by ASIC, U.K, and is a proud member of AACSB Business Education Alliance, USA.
"The real purpose of education in current times is to accelerate people towards mindful progress so that they can effectively function in society and generate critical thoughts. This is reflected in our mission statements which focus on cultivating socially responsive business leaders, empowered with knowledge, innovation and a mind set for entrepreneurship and research. We are proud of our core values of being socially responsive, agile, collaborative, respectful, ethical and diligent", speaks Dr. Urvashi Makkar, Director, IMS Ghaziabad.
Located strategically in the heart of NCR, IMS Ghaziabad has attained a matchless and elite place amongst the best professional education institutions in India since the past 31 years. Working towards its motto of 'Value addition in professional education', the institute is leaving no stone unturned to enlighten young minds towards a 'Journey of Excellence' which is also a part of the DNA at IMS Ghaziabad.
With its internationally acclaimed faculty and teaching pedagogy, IMS Ghaziabad follows a tripartite philosophy comprising of Academic Excellence, Global Collaborations and Corporate Readiness & Employability Skills. Numerous student centric innovative endeavors such as Personal and Professional Skills Program (PPSP); Corporate Interface Series (CIS); Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE); SMART (Social Media and Related Techies) Committee; Placement Readiness & Enhancement Program (PREP), Pre Placement Preparedness Committee (PPPC); Student Outreach Committee; Competency Mapping Committee, besides many others are recently initiated to gear up the pace of student advancement. We emphasize on building not just managers but business leaders of tomorrow and I would like to reinforce that our endeavor is to keep a balance between the education we impart and what the industry requires.
Offering Curriculum That Meets Industry Standards
IMS Ghaziabad's topnotch PGDM program is recognized for its industry oriented curriculum. The curriculum is designed in such a way that it is able to cater to the requirements of the industry and also help management aspirants develop the necessary and critical hard skills as well as soft skills needed to transform them from amateurs into an industry ready management professional.
Naresh Agarwal, Chairman
Believing in providing value beyond the regular curriculum, the curriculum has been very thoughtfully conceived and is a unique blend of strategic thinking and pragmatism. It incorporates a three-dimensional focus to not only achieving the highest standards of academic excellence but to also achieve and build a robust corporate interface which is backed with multi-dimensional development opportunities. The curriculum is constantly reviewed to meet the dynamic needs of industry and academia with a strong focus on outcome oriented teaching pedagogy based on the top ladders of Bloom's Taxonomy. This provides an opportunity to continuously engage in innovating curricula by envisaging current and emerging challenges and opportunities in the business environment.
"The course spreads over two years, bifurcated into Six Trimesters (Term) of twelve weeks each. The first Three Terms (I Year) are devoted to foundation courses, exhaustively covering the core areas of management. A mandatory six-eight week's Summer Internship has been made an integral part of the curriculum to provide students adequate corporate exposure. The last Three Terms (II Year) offer a bouquet of elective areas viz Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations, and Data Analytics, of which two electives' areas are chosen as part of dual specialization. Further, rigorous academic inputs are provided through both core and elective courses. Core courses are compulsory for all students and comprise more than 50 percent of the entire curriculum. The primary aim of these core courses is to inculcate fundamental contextual understanding, conceptual-based knowledge, analytical skills and techniques, environmental cognizance with a perspective that serves as the foundation of the entire programme. Elective course are offered from Term-IV onwards. They provide students a profound understanding of various functional areas, enabling them to specialize in areas of their choice", highlights Dr. Urvashi Makkar.
Dr. Urvashi Makkar, Director
At present, businesses are heavily data-driven and demand knowledge in emerging technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics, and Design Thinking and to stay ahead in the competitive and agile business environment, any management professional must have a fair amount of knowledge in these areas. Hence, IMS Ghaziabad has incorporated all these aspects in its curriculum. The Institute stresses upon certain highly skill-oriented Value-Added Certification Programmes (VA-CPs) and Value-Added Short-Term Training Programs (VA- STTPs) to enhance Corporate Readiness via Skill Enhancement & Corporate Readiness Courses (SECR).
Mentored By The Best
The IMS faculty is a strong blend of academicians, policy makers, administrators and managers. This benefits our students tremendously by exposing them to a rich mix of state-of-the-art academic research as well as best practices from industry. Our faculty have been consistently publishing research papers in refereed international journals. They have also contributed articles in leading business magazines and newspapers. Many faculty have converted their rich experience into books. Education is a continuous learning cycle without an end. To ensure continuous academic excellence, it is very necessary that faculty must be given opportunities for professional development. This will enable them to not only give their students the best learning results but also to be more effective and fulfilled throughout various other aspects of their job.
We have provided a number of opportunities to our faculty to enhance their teaching skills and to abreast them with the current developments in relevant fields. Faculty Development Sessions on `Pedagogical Innovations through Academic Excellence'; `Outcome Based Education System in Management Education'; `Gearing-up for New Academic Session: Best Practices' have been conducted in the past months. At IMS, the planning for all these sessions happens well in advance. An extremely relevant FDP on `Writing and Publishing Systematic Literature Review (SLR) Paper for High Impact Journal' is already lined up for next year. As a consequence of all these endeavors, our faculty is willing and competent to take on leadership positions in education.
“We have provided a number of opportunities to our faculty to enhance their teaching skills and to abreast them with the current developments in relevant fields”
Striving To Ensure A Promising Career For Its Students
The corporate resource centre or the Placement Cell of IMS plays a vital role in facilitating students in the realization of their professional dreams. To enable its students to meet the ever changing requirements of the industry, IMS Ghaziabad offers corporate oriented Value Added Certification Programmes such as MS-Office by Microsoft Academy, Digital & Social Media Marketing, Yellow Belt Six Sigma, Financial Markets & Google Analytics by MSME, PREP, CMIE Prowess, SPSS, GHRDC and more apart from the curricular activities. A number of initiatives have also been taken to provide a robust corporate exposure to its students from experts across the globe. The institute organizes `Special Talk Series' comprising of deliberations at five different platforms namely, Global Talk Series, Expert Talk Series, Corporate Talk Series, Alumni Talk Series, Entrepreneurial Talk Series, which have been started in IMS Ghaziabad for our budding managers. To further broaden the global horizons of students, institute has collaborated with reputed global experts as Adjunct Faculty delivering a 30 hours module in three subjects- Management of Change, Innovation & Technology (MCIT), Digital Business Transformation (DBT) and Strategic Management. Additionally, the institute has been consistently offering its students, 100% Summer Internship Projects (SIPs) in top organizations.
With its strong associations with recruiters, IMS Ghaziabad has proudly accomplished a continuous record of 100% placements since its inception. The Institute has been able to place its future managers in elite organizations like, Deloitte Consulting India, Berger Paints, ITC Ltd, Dabur, EY, S&P Global, DTDC, Square Yards, Prism Johnson Ltd., Uniqlo India, Reliance Digital, Aditya Birla Group, Wipro, Mahindra Logistics, Godrej and Boyce, XL Dynamics, WNS, Zomato, Reliance Jio, Uflex Ltd, DHL Supply Chain India Pvt Ltd, Bisleri, Flipkart, Naukri.com and many more.
IMS Ghaziabad has been consistently reinventing management education by continuously engaging in an innovating curricula with the objective of creating global leaders who can navigate the ever-changing business landscape. Taking forward its vision to form cooperative and collaborative working relationships with organizations of repute and to boost research & quality in the system of education, the institute has signed manyMoU with MCX, BRICS CCI School of Analysis, CSC Academy, IBM, Northern Illinois University, Fort Hays State University, University of Fredericton, Canada and Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi.
IMS plans to carry out collaborative activities like students, faculty exchange, joint research and academic events and more. For instance, the MoU with MCX, India's largest commodity derivatives exchange, will boost research, students & faculty development. Under this MoU, joint research & training on all aspects of commodity market will be carried out, apart from launching certification courses. Similarly, the alliance with BRICS CCI School of Analysis will cater to the needs of industry by offering cutting edge research & training programmes in Data Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics and also work towards enhancing our linkages with Brazil, Russia, China & South Africa.
The current scenario in our society with respect to the young generation needs a lot of introspection with special reference to the biggest challenge of employability of the educated youth. This has driven IMS Ghaziabad to work on the employability enhancement of the students pursuing management education. The institute is confident that with its innovating pedagogy and stellar placements, it will consistently fulfil the aspirations of its stakeholders and be better than the best.
