IIM Admissions 2021: IIM Jammu, Ranchi to offer 5-year UG-to-MBA course

According to the reports, IIM Jammu and IIM Ranchi will offer the integrated programme in management (IPM), a five-year blended course of business studies from undergraduate to the postgraduate level, closing with an MBA degree.

IIM Admissions 2021: Three Indian Institute of Management (IIM) joined the undergraduate education club this year. This move gives an opportunity to the High school students to be picked and trained for intensive business education for five years. According to the reports, IIM Jammu and IIM Ranchi will offer the integrated programme in management (IPM), a five-year blended course of business studies from undergraduate to the postgraduate level, closing with an MBA degree. While the students would not be appearing for highly competitive entrance test such as CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT or ATMA for the postgraduate portion of the course, NTA will take the introductory version of the entrance exam for such an IPM.

Talking about the step taken by the IIM, the director of IIM Ranchi said, “Initially, we advertised we would take candidates via the SAT and the IPMAT (by IIM Indore) exam. But soon after we announced our entry criteria, NTA decided to take a nationwide exam for undergraduate students. So, we will admit students based on those scores too. The idea is that like most others, we also decided to catch people young. If they are aspiring to pursue management, why take any other direction.”

IIM Indore is the first b-school to offer the IPM, a synthesis of undergraduate programmes such as philosophy, sociology, political science, statistics, computer programming, economics, music, languages and theatre. The institute will also be awarding graduates a BA in Foundations of Management.

IIM Indore director Himanshu Rai said, “Students at the undergrad level need a holistic foundation that prepares them with a blend of arts and science, philosophy and technology, life skills and analytical skills. A traditional BBA or most undergraduate programmes don’t do that.”

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