IFIM B-School takes pride in sharing this moment of gratification with all its stakeholders that the Management Guru and erstwhile Director of MDI and IIM- Lucknow Padma-Shri Dr. Pritam Singh who currently holds the command as the Director General of IMI, New Delhi, has graciously agreed to be a member of Board of Governors of the B- School.
Bangalore, Karnataka -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/10/2012 -- Padma-Shri Dr. Pritam Singh is an Inspiring role model who has spent his entire life tirelessly doing what he does best: awakening students, academia, corporate heads and policy makers to raise their bar and continue climbing up ladders of excellence. An educationist of enormous substance, Dr. Pritam Singh truly is a rare mix of a hard core academician, strategic administrator and a globally sought after speaker who has addressed innumerable Indian and global audiences that includes Chambers of Commerce of countries such as Holland, France, Germany, Greece, Russia, UK, USA, Thailand, Mauritius, Egypt etc.
As an academic administrator, Dr. Pritam Singh has an unparalleled record. With his entrepreneurial vision and path breaking innovative methods, Dr. Pritam Singh wrote the story of success and glory for both MDI (where he was director 1994-1998 & 2003-2006) and IIM Lucknow (1998-2003) and earned the reputation and recognition of an Administrator with ‘Midas Touch’.
His distinguished services were acknowledged by the country when the President of India conferred on him the prestigious ‘Padma-Shri’ in year 2003. It was for the first time that any Professor and a serving Director in India received this coveted award in the field of management education. In December 2006, MIRBIS-the leading management school in Moscow, honoured him as ‘GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADER’ 2006- 2007. He was not just the first Indian, but the first Asian to have walked on this global hall of fame.
About IFIM Business School
IFIM (The Institute of Finance and International Management) Business School, Bangalore was founded in 1995 with its first batch of students graduating in 1997. Today, IFIM finds its place among the Top 30 Best B-schools of the Country. Students from across the country have come to IFIM to go on to graduate as one of the fine managers at corporate India.
INNOVATIONS AT IFIM FOR OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF IT'S STUDENTS
i) The 6-month Industry Internship Program (IIP): one of the very unique features of IFIM is a robust and concentrated initiative to ensure that our graduates are attuned to the needs of industry.
ii) Center for Excellence and Personality Development (CPD): The Purpose why the Center for Excellence and Personality Development exists is to empower each and everyone at IFIM to excel in their lives and fulfill their career and professional objectives and to develop Leadership.
iii) CENTRE FOR RESEARCH (CFR): The vision of CFR, as a centre of excellence, is to enable and support Institute of Finance & International
FOCUS, the management journal, being brought out by CFR at IFIM facilitates effective dissemination of information with regard to various management issues and problem solving methodology relevant for practicing executives as well as for academicians working in the field of management.
iv) CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CFE): CFE, in partnership with The National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), encourages, incubates and facilitates the spirit of global enterprise amongst aspiring graduates of IFIM and potential entrepreneurs.
v) International Study Program (ISP): IFIM Business School has inked several MOUs with leading Global Networks. Under the terms of the proposed MOu, the Global Network will plan , schedule and organize an ISP to a specific country.
vi) Virtual Class Room & Learning Management System: IFIM extensively uses Virtual Class Room and Learning Management System. VCR helps the students to attend classes at their convenient timing.
vii) A 100% Placement Record: IFIM primary objective is to place every graduating student in the right company as a professional manager. IFIM students are placed not just in their desired sectors, but also into their desired job profiles.. Some of the companies that visited campus for the IIP and final placements include: Deloitte, Castrol, E & Y, Tulip, Berger Paints, TATA Motor Finance, LEXI, Xchanging, Millward Brown, AMBA, Hamilton, TCS, Ginger, Nibrant Sodexo, Northern Trust, IDBI Bank, Dalal Street, ANZ, Matrix, TOI, Thomson, , Dell, Virgin Mobile, Bajaj Capital, Bank of Baroda, ACER Unilever, The Hindu, Siemens, The NSE etc.