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A quarterly newsletter of IIM Visakhapatnam

Vol.1, Issue 1, Sept.- Dec. 2019

Director’s Message About IIM Visakhapatnam
Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIMV) belongs to the
prestigious IIM family of business schools. It is a new generation IIM, set up
by the Government of India in September 2015. Under the Indian Institutes of
Management Act 2017, IIM Visakhapatnam is an Institution of National
Importance, empowered to attain standards of global excellence in
management, management research and allied areas of knowledge. IIM
Visakhapatnam is located in its temporary, but state-of-the-art facility in the
salubrious Andhra University campus in the 'City of Destiny', Visakhapatnam.
The Institute has begun the process for building a permanent, full-edged,
word-class campus on approx. 230 acres of land in the (relative) vicinity of the
upcoming green-eld international airport, about 25 kilometres from the
Prof. M Chandrasekhar present (temporary/transit) campus. The rst phase of the new facility is
Director, IIM Visakhapatnam expected to be functional by 2021.
The current campus of the Institute is modern and well-equipped with world-
am happy that the Institute is coming out with this class lecture theatres, knowledge resources, teaching-learning aids and
quarterly News-Letter, IIM(V)ibes, to carry important facilities conducive to technology-enabled knowledge-pursuit. With about
Iand interesting activities and events, achievements 260 students from about 20 states and union territories of India, and full-time
and accomplishments, anecdotes and experiences, faculty (21 as on date) from about 12 states of India, the Institute reects a
articles and analyses, columns and composition, case- truly national character.
lets and commentaries, essays and experiences,
interviews and innovations, pictures and photos, prose
and poetry, reports and reviews.... in fact anything, of, by Firsts & Distinctions
or about any member of the IIM Visakhapatnam family The Institute has several other rsts and distinctive accomplishments to its
that's reason enough for celebration and makes the credit among its generation of public institutions engaged in management
Institute proud.
education such as:
I invite the Institute's family to come forward actively and î World-class infrastructure conducive to teaching-learning
contribute material to the News-Letter. Let the outcomes of high impact.
imagination, inspiration, inquisitiveness, initiative, inputs,
ideas and insights of IIMV'ites make the IIM(V)ibes an î Top performance in placements in volume and value of salary
engaging, exciting, enjoyable and enriching read! packages for the graduating students.
î Largest cohort of faculty on rolls, from IITs, IIMs and/or from reputed
I compliment Anuradha and Chandreie, the members of foreign universities with impressive academic and rich credentials
Editorial Team, for coming forward to bring out this and rich experience.
publication. I thank all the members of the Institute's
family, who supported the initiative and/or contributed to î Incubating the ideas of 25 aspiring women-entrepreneurs (the 2nd
this publication taking shape in its maiden avatar. largest mentored cohort after IIM Bangalore), providing knowledge-
transfer, hand-holding support and infrastructure facilities, helping
Let this endeavour too join our other initiatives in them to advance their ideas from concept to commercialization,
enhancing even further, the Institute's image and identity; under the aegis of the Women Start-up Program of IIM Bangalore
visibility and vibrancy; prestige and popularity. (Mentor Institute).
î A Technology Incubation & Development of Entrepreneurship
Contents (TIDE 2.0) under MeitY Start-Up Hub (MSH) of Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), GOI.
About IIM Visakhapatnam 1
Firsts & Distinctions 1 The Institute is conducting the following programs:
Conferences 2
a. A two-year agship Post-Graduate Programme (MBA) for the
Corporate Guest Lecture Series / Invited Talks 3
students admitted through the all-India Common Admission Test of
Workshops / Research Seminars 4
IIMs.
Faculty Development Programmes 4
b. A two-year Post-Graduate Program (MBA) for Experienced
Conclaves 4
Professionals (PGPEx) for management-education aspirants
International Immersion Programmes 5
located in and around Visakhapatnam (weekend programme).
Initiation of Public Speaking and Literary Society 5
Faculty Research & Activities 5 c. An 18-month Post-Graduate Program (MBA) in Digital Governance
Cultural Events & Others 6 & Management for Civil Servants (Central/State), CPSE Executives
Awards and Recognitions 6 and Experienced Corporate Sector professionals (blended learning
Visitors @ IIM-V 7 mode), under the aegis of the National e-Governance Division
Upcoming Events 7 (NeGD), MeitY, Govt. of India.
IIMV in Media 8
d. A PhD Programme in Management.

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