IIM Bangalore

International Masters Program :

IIMB also offers an International Masters Program in Practicing Management (IMPM). This program is being offered in joint collaboration with INSEAD, McGill University, Lancaster University and a consortium of Japanese universities.

The Campus :

The entire campus of IIM Bangalore consists of 12 hostel blocks, one executive block and the executive accommodation at the Management Development Center. All the students are provided accommodation at the campus itself. The facilities provided at the hostel include 24 hours Internet connectivity, fully automatic washing machines, music room, recreation room, laundry service and ironing service.

There are three PCOs in the hostel premises, along with a library, music club and shops. A state of the art gymnasium, a football/cricket ground, an indoor badminton court, a hard surface tennis court, a basketball court, a jogger’s park and two courts for Tsepak Ball (local sport) are also present inside the campus of IIMB, India.

Events :

IIM Bangalore organizes Unmaad, one of the biggest inter-college events of India, every year. Spread over three days, it attracts thousands of participants from the other premier institutions in the country. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, also organizes Vista, one of India’s largest business-school meets.

General Information about Bangalore:

Location: Bangalore

State: Karnataka

Capital: Bangalore

Language: Kannada, Malayalam, English

Temperature: Max 30˚C, Min 21˚C (summer), Max 21˚C, Min 11˚C (winter)

Best Season: November to April

How to Reach Bangalore:

By Air:

Bangalore International Airport is 40 km away from the heart of the city, Majestic. It costs about Rs 300 by auto rickshaw and Rs 600 by taxi. Pre paid taxi facilities are available in Airport. Bangalore airport is well connected to almost all airports in India. International flights to major foreign cities are also operated from Bangalore. Regular flights operate from Bangalore to prominent Indian cities. The airport houses booking offices of international airlines and there are direct international flights to Sharjah, Muscat and Singapore.

By Rail:

Bangalore Majestic, Bangalore Cantonment (8 km to Majestic) and Yeshwanthpur (10 km away from Majestic) are the three main stations in Bangalore. Bangalore Majestic is connected to all major cities in India. Bangalore is well connected to the rest of the country both by meter gauge and broad gauge rail services. It is an important railway station on the southern railway network.

By Road:

KSRTC buses connect all cities in the state to Bangalore. Many super deluxe bus services are available from Bangalore to Hyderabad, Cochin, Trivandrum, Chennai, Mumbai, Goa and Mysore. National Highways NH 4, NH 7, and NH 48 connect Bangalore to some of India’s major cities. The Kempegowda Bus Stand is the Central Bus Stand, with buses plying all over Karnataka and other states. Various State Transport Corporations and private bus operators conduct interstate bus services to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pondicherry and Goa.

Bangalore to Be Renamed As Bengaluru:

Bangalore, according to state historians, got its name from Bendakalooru (the town of boiled beans) after a king strayed into the area during a hunting trip in the late 14th century. A woman offered him a meal of boiled beans which the king enjoyed so much that he named the town after the dish. Bengaluru is a transliteration of the original spelling, according to state historians.