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AIMK : The Bio

theultimaterenaissance — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:24:52 +0000

Hello Friends, from my previous posts on the topic “AIMK Zooming Ahead”, you all might be guessing that what exactly AIMK is. So, here goes…

Army Institute of Management Kolkata (Formerly, National Institute of Management Calcutta) (NIMC) was established on 28 July 1997 by the Indian Army under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), New Delhi, to conduct state-of-art Management Programme for the wards of Army personnel with an opportunity for the general candidates as well.

The eco-friendly campus is spread over nine acres of land at Alipore, in the heart of the City of Joy, Kolkata. The institute is only one of this kind in the country; having a blend of civilian students and wards of army personnel (children of serving and retired army personnel and war widows).

MISSION: Grooming the Managers of Tomorrow with Indian Values

OBJECTIVES:

To inculcate state-of-the-art management concepts and applications.
To develop managerial acumen and personality.
To synthesize management education with information technology.
To prepare the students for global market.

USP:

Established and managed by the Indian Army.
Ranked B-School in India (within Top Five in Eastern India).
Admission through CAT.
Cosmopolitan student profile.
Fully residential.
Eco-friendly campus with appropriate infrastructure.
Excellent Core Faculty with industry background.
100% Placement

LOCATION

AIMK is located in Alipore, Kolkata on Diamond Harbour Road, near Kidderpore dock. Howrah & Sealdah Railway Stations both are approximately 6 to 8 Km and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is approximately 20 Km from the Institute. Institute can easily be located besides the Calcutta Medical Research Institute and behind Command Hospital, Eastern Command.

About the Institute:

Not only is AIMK a professional training institute that caters for excellence in academics, the all round personality development of the students takes a high priority here. Subsequently, students at AIMK are not passive recipients in the teaching-learning process but a vital and integral part of it. You do not have to take our word for it – our impressive academic as well as co-curricular record speaks for itself.

The institute is a non-aided and non-profit making private college and is affiliated to the West Bengal University of Technology, recognized by AICTE and is managed by Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) New Delhi.
Located within Kolkata AIMK is a fully residential institute. It occupies 9 acres of lush green sprawling campus with the famous “Kalighat” on the backdrop. Activities at AIMK are supervised and guided by high caliber, competent and dedicated teaching faculty supported ably by motivated non teaching staff members. Following are few organizations which visit the campus every year and make sure that they get some of the Best students of India for themselves:

And the list goes on and on…

AIMK Zoooooooming Ahead >>>>>>>> Pt. 2

theultimaterenaissance — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:18:49 +0000

Every year, Army Institute of Management Kolkata, celebrates it’s annual B-School Meet in the form of an event called Inferno. It comprises of not one, not two, but a whole lot of exhilarating, spine-tingling, nail-biting episodes, games and contests. To win prizes there is not an easy task. One needs to display his creative instincts, his vigor, his liveliness, his passion for participating and winning a fortune at INFERNO! In a thriller of a quest, one locks horns with the best students from around the region for conquest of the booty – bags full of exciting prizes.

This absolute event took place this year on 23^rd February at Volleyball ground of AIMK. The various events that were organized include:

LaunchPad: The team has to launch a new product. The launch must cover all the aspects of a real life launch. Basically, sell your idea.
Counter Strike: Just Win by defeating your opponents in the world-famous PC game.
HR Arthashastra: Case Studies.
Quiz Wiz: Show your knowledge.
Dress Your Thoughts: Advertisement Special.
Wealth Guru: How well can you solve your financial issues?
Trade Master: The virtual(on line) stock trading game.
Fashion Furore: How fashion-forward are you? (This is the first time such an event has been organized @ Inferno)

Following are some of the colleges which had participated in this Mega Event:

Also, this year has seen a whole lot of sponsors, pitching in to have a chance at providing support to the 3^rd Best B-School of Eastern India. The Times of India had been given exclusive coverage rights.

Following are some of the sponsors for the event:

I personally congratulate all the participants, prize winners, and, of course, the brains and the brawns behind this Mega Successful Event.

AIMK Zoooooooming Ahead>>>

theultimaterenaissance — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:13:27 +0000

This goes out to all my fellow AIMKians. The time when I joined the college in the MBA-9 Batch, the college didn’t have too much of a respectable image among great names like IIMC, XIMB and IISWBM. Then, with the help of many of our seniors, we did a lot of changes. We carried out State-wide events, participated in All-India level Management contests, won prizes in almost all the activities in which we participated.

Those 2 years were the time when we genuinely wanted our college to come to the forefront in line with great institutes like IIM Calcutta, XIM Bhubaneshwar and IISWBM. In other words, we just wanted to make a mark in the Eastern India, if not on the whole India. Thanks to our Students’ Council members who had made a mountain look like a pebble. And, the results are quite handsome.

Perhaps none of us had expected such a result in just 2 years of handwork. Kudos to the present batches.

Today, we rank ahead of most of the colleges in Eastern India. Below is an analysis of a recently concluded survey by PTI:

In terms of Living experience of the students: In this section, AIMK ranks 17th in the All India level, and is behind only IIMC (Rank: 2^nd) in Eastern India. XIMB ranks 26^th, IISWBM ranks 57^th , and ICFAI Kolkata ranks 71^st.
In terms of Learning experience of the students: In this section, AIMK ranks 55th in the All India level. The other colleges in Eastern India rank as follows: ICFAI Kolkata ranks 28^th, IIMC ranks 29^th and IISWBM ranks 54^th.
In terms of Placement experience: Here, ^{AIMK ranks 64th} in the All-India level, and is behind IIMC (1^st), and IISWBM (24^th); but still beating ICFAI Kolkata, which is at 66^th.
In terms of Return-On-Investment: AIMK ranks 45th in the Top 100 B-Schools in India. In this section, IIMC ranks 20^th, IISWBM ranks 54^th , and ICFAI Kolkata, a distant 77^th.
Overall Rankings: And here comes the ultimate rankings for the year 2008. AIMK ranks 44th in the Top 100. Some of the other colleges in the Eastern Region in the Top 100 are: IIMC (2^nd), XIM Bhubaneshwar (14^th), and IISWBM (34^th).

But, don’t lose heart, guys. At least, we have entered the Top 100 in this survey, and even the Top 50, Top 20 and even Top 15 in certain other surveys. Other colleges in Eastern Region have jumped ahead of AIMK only due to their high number of Foreign Placements. Now, it is the right time to tell the world: “Get out of the way – We are here to stay“. HOWZ THE JOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!