Army Institute of Management, Kolkata

Army Institute of Management, Kolkata

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	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	WBUT
Website	www.aim.ac.in www.aimk.org

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.

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

CAMPUS - The Telegraph April 4, 2014
Army B-School offers better managers- The Times of India Nov 2017,2013
An innovative fair - The Telegraph Sep 19,2013
Army Institute gears in festive Inferno - The Telegraph March 2, 2011
Army means business - (The Telegraph)Thursday, December 21, 2006
Corporate warfare lessons for the army
Army B-school meet in Feb
Outlook India Top 50 Private B-Schools Sep 18, 2006
E365, the Event Managers of the 2009 event

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Colleges affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology

State Government Institutions	Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College Kalyani Government Engineering College Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology Serampore Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology

Private/ Self-Financing Institutions	Abacus Institute of Engineering & Management Academy of Technology Adamas Institute of Technology Advanced Institute of Modern Management & Technology, Barrackpore Aryabhatta Institute of Engineering & Management Durgapur Army Institute of Management, Kolkata Asansol Engineering College B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering Batanagar Institute of Engineering, Management and Science BCDA College of Pharmacy & Technology, Hridaypur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology, Durgapur Bengal College of Engineering & Technology for Women Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Science & Research Bengal Institute of Technology & Management Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata Bengal School of Technology Bharat Technology Birbhum Institute of Engineering & Technology Brainware Group of Institutions Budge Budge Institute of Technology Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management Calcutta Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Allied Health Sciences Calcutta Institute of Technology Camelia Institute of Engineering Camelia Institute of Engineering & Technology Camellia Institute of Technology Camelia Institute of Technology & Management Camelia School of Engineering & Technology College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur Dumkal Institute of Engineering & Technology Future Institute of Engineering and Management George College Global Institute of Science & Technology, Haldia Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Haldia Institute of Technology Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata Hooghly Engineering and Technology College IMPS College of Engineering and Technology Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake Institute of Modern Management Institute of Science & Technology, Chandrakona JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur MCKV Institute of Engineering, Liluah Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology Murshidabad College of Engineering & Technology Narula Institute of Technology Netaji Subhash Engineering College NSHM College of Management and Technology RCC Institute of Information Technology Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology Seacom Engineering College Siliguri Institute of Technology Sir J. C. Bose School of Engineering St. Thomas College of Engineering and Management Syamaprasad Institute of Technology & Management Techno India, Salt Lake Institute of Technology and Marine Engineering Techno India College of Technology University Institute of Technology, Burdwan

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