The development of leadership abilities, interdisciplinary learning, and critical thinking will all be highly valued in these programs.
The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), the first IIM to offer undergraduate degree programs, is leading the way in this regard.
This esteemed establishment, which is recognized as the best B-School in India and is well-known for its superior management education, is stepping into the undergraduate realm.
The four primary fields covered by the I-JG courses at IIM-B are data science, behavioral science, sustainability, and economics.
The development of leadership abilities, interdisciplinary learning, and critical thinking will all be highly valued in these programs.
Professor Rishikesha Krishnan, the director of IIM-B, spoke about the organization’s goals to increase its influence and meet the nation’s rising need for top-notch undergraduate education.
But in order to start these undergraduate programs, significant funding must be raised\, which is a task that is ongoing.
A more realistic schedule of 2025 has been set, instead of the original intention of introducing these programs by the following year due to continued resource generation stages.
Given that a growing number of Indian students are leaving the country to seek their desired chances, Professor Krishnan underlined the critical necessity for high-quality undergraduate education in India.
There is no shortage of excellent undergraduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, business, and other fields, but there are many possibilities for engineering education. IIM-B wants to close this gap and have a big influence in this field.
Being the first IIM to enter the undergraduate education space, IIM-B’s success would be historic. Only IIM Kozhikode and Indore now accept students straight out of high school; nonetheless, most students who choose to enroll in 5-year integrated programs can go this route. All other IIMs, on the other hand, usually only accept graduates.
