Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kashipur is a new member in the elite league of IIMs. It was established in 2011 by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The institute was established with the objective of providing quality management education to the students without neglecting the needs of the society. The institute commenced its operations from July 2011. IIM Kashipur is mentored by IIM Lucknow. The mission of IIM Kashipur is to get excellence in management education through innovative teaching methods, research and practice of sustainable leadership. Its vision is to be in the list of top business schools in India and provide leaders to the nation who can perform globally.

IIM Kashipur offers various management programs. It offers Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) which is a two year full time residential programme; Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGPM), a two year weekend program for working executives; Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) and Executive Fellow Programme (EFPM) are the two doctoral programmes which are launched in 2015 and 2014 respectively. The rigorous curriculum of IIM Kashipur fills the students with a passion for knowledge and ability to apply that knowledge to real life milieu. The programme is designed in a way to emphasize all-round personality development of the students and inculcates the values of leadership and integrity in them. IIM Kashipur’s faculty represents the best mix of academic and industrial experiences. Faculty members are highly experienced and keep on motivating the students to achieve their goals.

IIM Kashipur has established a strong bond with the industry in a very short span of time. It is continuously collaborating with many companies and developing relationships with local industries. The location of the college is also supporting the relationship with the industry as it is located in one of the most densely industrialized regions in the country. The institute is surrounded with over 180 industries having plants in and around the region and many more coming up. The location also helps in the overall development of the students as they get the real scenario of work by ‘Learning by Doing’, frequent industry interactions and live projects.

IIM Kashipur has collaborated with Ecole de management de Normandie (EM Normandie) to further develop and suggest changes in the academic and cultural scenario through mutual assistance in the areas of education and research. The institute has entered into MoU with Salford University, Woosong University, ALBA Graduate Business School, etc. for exchange of students and faculties, and development of joint research activities.

IIM Kashipur is the new player in the team of IIMs, but it has acquired the same place and position in a very short period. IIM Kashipur’s placement is increasing year by year. A total of 72 companies have participated in the recent recruitment drive. BFSI sector was the dominant player in the whole process of recruitment. Some of the top recruiters of the Institute are Vodafone, Maruti Suzuki, GSK, Eli India, JK Papers, Blackberry’s, Eveready, etc