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NSRCEL Third Among India’s Top 45 Technology Incubators: Entrepreneur India

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  Magazine lists MOOCs, workshops, go-to-market orientation, seed funding support, India Innovation Challenge, Women’s Start-up Program, and NSRCEL Social as some the achievements which helped NSRCEL bag the coveted spot 20 September, 2017, Bengaluru: The entrepreneurship and innovation hub of IIM Bangalore – N. S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) has been ranked third among India’s top 45 Technology Incubators by Entrepreneur India, a magazine which provides a platform for entrepreneurs to discover and unleash breakthrough ideas, innovations and insights needed to realize their power to disrupt the social, economic and tech ecosystem. According…

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From River Rejuvenation to Neem Revolution, TedxIIMB Features Inspirational Talks

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Event organized by students and alumni of IIMB elicits enthusiastic response 11 SEPTEMBER, 2017: Students and alumni of IIM Bangalore jointly organized this edition of TEDxIIMBangalore on Sunday, September 10. The theme for this year’s talks was ‘Transformational Ideas’ and featured five eminent speakers. Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Managing Director, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd, spoke on the Neem Revolution and how it has been empowering women in rural India. Dr. T.V. Ramachandra, Professor at the Center for Ecological Sciences at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, spoke on ‘Rejuvenating…

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Prof. U Dinesh Kumar Publishes Book on Business Analytics

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Titled ‘Business Analytics – The Science of Data-Driven Decision Making’, the book provides a holistic perspective of analytics with theoretical foundations and applications of the theory using examples across several industries 05 September, 2017, Bengaluru: A book titled, ‘Business Analytics – The Science of Data-Driven Decision Making’, authored by Professor U Dinesh Kumar, faculty and Chairperson, Decision Sciences and Information Systems area, IIM Bangalore, has been published by Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. Written with the aim of becoming the primary resource for students of Business Analytics, this book provides a holistic…

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Consulate General of Israel in Bengaluru and IIMB Celebrate Mutual Collaboration for Business and Academics

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In keeping with the rapid expansion of engagements between the two countries, plans for IIMB to deepen such ties were discussed during the luncheon celebration, which includes hosting an Israel Center at IIMB to build deeper understanding on issues of importance to both the countries 30 August, 2017, Bengaluru: The Consulate General of Israel in Bengaluru and Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), organized a luncheon at IIM Bangalore, to celebrate the collaboration between the Consulate and IIMB for the development of business and academic ties between India and Israel,…

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Top 3 Reasons Why MOOCs Should Play a Role in the Classroom

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The past decade has seen MOOC emerge as a buzzword – much has been discussed about the hype around it, its efficacy, revenue model, academic rigour and so on. But, is MOOC an emerging technology? Hasn’t distance learning been around for a while? How is a MOOC different from erstwhile distance learning? Is it just old wine in a new bottle? What we need to understand is that MOOC is different; it is a pedagogically powerful tool and is structured to mimic the classroom learning as much as possible. In…

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From Africa, With Love!

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Recently we reached out to the previous learners of our MOOC “Innovation and IT Management.” We were hoping to get some insights on how the course helped them and if the course ware can be redesigned for more learner engagement. While doing so, our interaction with one of the students was very inspiring. It emphasized on one of the major drawbacks of classroom learning – Inaccessibility to classrooms. Nabirye Annette Atugonza is a learner from Kampala, Uganda, East Africa. She is an IT specialist holding a Bachelors in business administration,…

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Tata Group Case, Written by IIM Bangalore and IIM Tiruchirappalli Faculty, Wins Top Honours at 2016 EFMD Case Writing Competition

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      The awards ceremony will take place on the 7th of June in Berlin 23 May, 2017, Bengaluru: A two-part Tata Group case, co-authored by J. Ramachandran, Professor of Strategy, IIMB Chair of Excellence and Bain Fellow at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, K S Manikandan, Associate Professor of Strategy, Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli, and K Rajyalakshmi, formerly Research Associate at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, has won the EMFD Case Wrinting Competition 2016. This year was a record for the number of entries received and the quality was exceptionally…

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Felicitated With ‘AWSM Award for Excellence 2017’ by the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, USA

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08 May, 2017: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson & Managing Director of Biocon Ltd., and Chairperson, IIM Bangalore, has been honoured with the ‘AWSM Award for Excellence 2017’ by the Advancing Women in Science and Medicine (AWSM) wing of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, USA. She is the first Indian woman to win this prestigious award that is dedicated to celebrating outstanding women in science and medicine. Ms. Mazumdar-Shaw received the award at the 6th Annual AWSM Awards held in New York City, on May 4, for the impact she has…

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2 PGPEM Students, From IIMB, Work With AP Govt. On IPR Framework to Strengthen Its Innovation & Start-up Policy

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Mentored by Prof. A Damodaran, Anitha Botta and Jyothi Ganiger, from the PGPEM Class of 2016, are working on ways to safeguard innovators’ ideas, open up new revenue streams, create job opportunities and contribute to economic growth. 17 April 2017, Bengaluru: Two students from IIM Bangalore’s Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM) Class of 2016, Anitha Botta and Jyothi Ganiger, have begun a project with the Government of Andhra Pradesh in the area of IPR in order to further strengthen the existing Innovation and Start-up policy in the state of Andhra Pradesh. As…

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IIMB Welcomes 78 Students to the Two-year Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM) on April 08, 2017

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Photo Gallery: PGPEM 2017-19 Inauguration Prof. G Raghuram, Director, IIMB, lights the ceremonial lamp to inaugurate Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM) batch 2017-19 on April 8, 2017. (L-R) Vinay and Puneet Khurana; PGPEM 2017-19; Prof. G Raghuram; Debahuty, PGPEM 2017-19; Ramya Tarakad Venkateswaran, PGSEM Alumna & Faculty, IIM Calcutta; Dr. Seema Gupta, Chairperson, PGPEM, IIMB. Dr. Seema Gupta, Chairperson, PGPEM, IIMB, welcomes the incoming students. Ramya Tarakad Venkateswaran, PGSEM Alumna & Faculty, IIM Calcutta, delivers the inaugural address. Prof. G Raghuram, Director, IIMB, shares his insights about industry…

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