Army Institute of Management, Kolkata

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Army Institute of Management, Kolkata
AIMK Logo.jpg
Type Private business school
Established July 28, 1997
Chairperson Lt Gen Raman Dhawan, GOC Bengal Area
Director Maj Gen (Dr) SC Jain, VSM**(Retd)
Students 120
Location
India Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
India
Campus Urban
Affiliations WBUT
Website www.aim.ac.in
www.aimk.org

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The Army Institute of Management (formerly the National Institute of Management Calcutta (NIMC) is a graduate business school located in Kolkata, India. It was established on 28 July 1997 by the Indian Army under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), New Delhi, to conduct a management program for the wards of Army personnel with an opportunity for general candidates as well. The eco-friendly campus is spread over 9 acres (36,000 m2) of land at Alipore, in the City of Joy.

Name of the Institute has been changed to Army Institute of Management, Kolkata with effect from 11 Feb 2005.

Educational programs

The institute offers a two-year full-time MBA program leading to a postgraduate degree in MBA (prior to this, AIMK also offered MCA). Each year is split into two terms. The batch strength of the course is 120. Industrial internship is mandatory as a part of the MBA Curriculum. Every student undergoes eight weeks industrial internship at the end of the first year program.The institute is located in the heart of the city Kolkata, in the Alipore area few kilometres away from Taj Bengal

Campus

Main building
Football/cricket ground
Evening Walkers Lane

The accommodation consists of Eleven Huge hostel blocks.

The institute believes “Healthy minds dwell in healthy bodies“. There is a gymnasium for boys and girls, a football/cricket ground, badminton court, volleyball court, a basketball court, and an indoor table tennis block. Also a swimming pool and other sports facilities are provided at the nearby Army Campus.

Admission

The admission to AIMK through the Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management. CAT is the first step in the process for seeking admission to AIMK. Based on the performance in CAT,candidates will be called for Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD/PI) to be conducted by AIMK at Kolkata. Final merit list is drawn up based on the candidate's performance in CAT & GD/PI.

Eligibility

The minimum qualification for admission to MBA programme is 3 years Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from any university recognized by the Association of Indian Universities with 50% marks. Candidates of current batch who would be completing all requirements for the Bachelor's Degree by 30 June of the year of admission may also apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be admitted provisionally and will be required to produce evidence to establish their eligibility by 31 August of the year of admission, failing which they will be dropped from the programme.

Eligibility for Army Categories

The admission to the AWES Professional Colleges is for the children of eligible serving Army personnel, eligible ex-Army personnel and war widows of the Army. The children of following categories of Army personnel are eligible and they are required to submit the relevant certificate as given against the category applicable to them as proof of their eligibility for admission to AWES Professional Colleges along with the Application Form.

Events

  • Inferno inter-college events are held annually at the AIM Kolkata campus. Spanning two days of events, Inferno draws participants from India's premier educational institutions and features a host of events, besides two online events which are open for B-School students from all over the world: Creative CV Writing and Blog Hunt.
  • Drishtikon is an event of budget discussion where the institute invites personalities from industry to have a panel discussion on the same.
  • Symposium is an annual event concerning business.
  • Kolkata based rock band Insomnia was the major crowd-puller of the fest of 2009.
  • Nostalgia which brings the alumni of the institute together to celebrate and cherish the moments once again and also it strengthens and acts as an alumni base builder

References

External links

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