Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai

Campus Location: Chennai

Located in The Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, is one of India’s most prestigious business schools and academic institutions. Established in 1970, it is recognized as an Institution of National Importance by the Ministry of Finance. Since its inception, IFMR’s mission has been focused on contributing to growth and development efforts in India with an emphasis on finance and research. IFMR also has several key partnerships with some of the leading academic institutions worldwide and offers a stimulating and world class environment to faculty and students alike., IFMR Graduate School of Business at Krea University (formerly known as Institute for Financial Management and Research), is a leading business school with the objective of moulding ambitious young men and women into competent and socially responsible organisational leaders in a global setting. IFMR currently offers full-time and part-time PGDM/MBA programmes, a Ph.D programme as well as both open and customised management development programmes., Established in 1970 as a not-for-profit society, IFMR was sponsored by ICICI, the House of Kotharis and other major industrial groups. The current Board of Governors, headed by Mr R Seshasayee – Chairman, IndusInd Bank Ltd, Mumbai, consists of leaders of major corporations in India as well as respected academicians., IFMR is fortunate to have pre-eminent faculty members, most of whom have Ph.Ds from well known institutions in India and the United States. They have worked and consulted with both national and international organisations. Students are involved in these projects as well, ensuring continuous interaction with industry during their study years., IFMR has recently inaugurated a sprawling 40 acre campus in Sri City near Chennai. Located in a manufacturing hub comprising some of the world’s leading companies, the campus provides students and faculty with world class infrastructure and outstanding opportunities for collaboration with industry., Our Vision, To provide top-quality management education that prepares students to be ethically grounded, to be highly skilled in integrated reasoning and to be effective leaders of enterprises., Our Mission, To provide our students with a vibrant intellectual foundation of theory, knowledge, skills and perspectives, enriched by a unique interwoven approach, that enhances their managerial and leadership effectiveness in an emerging digitally connected global market., To prepare students in integrated reasoning so that they are the preferred choice of the employers and become successful leaders of enterprises—existing ones and the ones they create, To inculcate in students the habits of mind—critical, abstractive, analytical, quantitative, integrative and ethical—needed to navigate accelerating change, and the increasing complexity of interdependence in business and society to meet the competing demands of diverse stakeholders and thrive as professionals, To foster an intellectual environment that helps students learn how to learn, explore their curiosity through action based learning, acquire a spirit of inquiry and hone their capacity for independent thought and beliefs, To infuse students with a sense of stewardship—not just of enterprises, but also—of the human, financial, material, and natural resources that must be sustained for posterity. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.