Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur

Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur

Motto	Knowledge. Leadership.
Type	Public business school
Established	4 September 2015;9 years ago (2015-09-04)
Affiliation	Indian Institutes of Management
Chairperson	Ajay S. Shriram
Director	Dr. Prafulla Agnihotri
Location	Dhaula Kuan , Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh , India
Campus	Urban
Website	www.iimsirmaur.ac.in

Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur (IIM Sirmaur or IIM S) one of India's premier institute is an autonomous public business school located in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The institute, set up by the Government of India, is one of the twenty two Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). ^[1] The IIM's are some of the toughest business schools in the world to get accepted into, with one even having an acceptance rate as low as 0.25%. ^[2] IIM Sirmaur has been recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India in 2017. ^[3]

The institute conducts academic activities in the field of management education covering research, teaching, training, consulting and intellectual infrastructure development.

History

IIM Sirmaur was founded in 2015. ^[4] The institution started the first batch of its Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in management from 4 September 2015.

Campus

The campus of IIM Sirmaur is at Dhaula Kuan, District Sirmaur. Paonta Sahib is an industrial town in the south of Sirmaur district. ^[5] The campus is more than Two hundred acres.

Library

IIM Sirmaur has an in-house library equipped with both print and electronic resources. The library has around 650 books and a subscription of 22 periodicals and 5 newspapers in hard copies.

Organisation and administration

In February 2017, Dr. Neelu Rohmetra of University of Jammu was appointed as the founding director of Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur. ^[6]

Academics

IIM Sirmaur previously offered Post Graduate Diploma in Management. It is a two-year postgraduate management program, which is equivalent to MBA. Since the IIM Act, they have been offering the regular Master of Business Administration degree. This is a two-year, regular, full-time residential programme. Admission to the MBA and MBA-TM course of IIM Sirmaur is conducted each year through Common Admission Test (CAT). IIM Sirmaur is the first IIM that has started offering a major in Tourism which is one of the best for industry specific management consulting and other roles.

References

1. "India's IIM-A, the World's Toughest B-School to Get Into". Bloomberg.com. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
2. "IIM-L launches website of IIM-Sirmaur | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
3. "IIMs Will Be Institutes Of National Importance". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
4. "Classes for first post graduate batch at IIM Sirmour begins". Hindustan Times. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
5. "Search panel for IIM directors". Thehindubusinessline.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
6. "Prof Neelu Rohmetra appointed Director IIM Sirmaur". Daily Excelsior . 11 February 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.