Bengaluru Anusmaran Bengaluru 2026 promises a vibrant day of reconnection and celebration at the IIM Bangalore campus on 25 April 2026. With a thoughtfully curated agenda, the event blends conversations, entertainment, and community engagement. The day began with registration and an inaugural session, followed by a music and community gig...
Organising a pooja is often expected to be simple, yet in urban settings it can involve unclear processes, fragmented networks, and last-minute coordination. What is meant to be a meaningful experience can quickly become complicated. For Dayanand Kamble, an IIM Bangalore alumnus, this experience raised a larger question around how...
Deepak Thakur promoted to Senior Vice President at Hibiscus Petroleum Deepak Thakur (PGP 2010) was promoted to Senior Vice President at Hibiscus Petroleum in March 2026, marking a significant milestone in his career in the oil and gas sector. With over 18 years of experience, he brings deep expertise across...
Abhijit Roy (PGP 1991) on Redefining Leadership Metrics Abhijit Roy (PGP 1991), Managing Director & CEO of Berger Paints India, recently shared his perspective on how leadership is increasingly being evaluated beyond traditional financial metrics in a LinkedIn post. He noted that while performance and innovation remain essential, there is...
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore hosted its 51st Convocation on 27 March 2026, celebrating the graduation of 785 students across its doctoral and postgraduate programmes. Degrees were awarded to students from the PhD programme as well as MBA programmes including PGP, PGPBA, EPGP, PGPEM and PGPPM, marking a significant...
IIM Bangalore Breaks into Global Top 30 in QS Rankings by Subject 2026 IIM Bangalore has strengthened its global standing in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, securing the #29 position worldwide in Business and Management Studies. The Institute also ranks #5 in Asia and #2 in India,...
– Professor S Ramesh Kumar & Madhurjya BanerjeeIIM Bangalore & Senior Global Marketing Director (Unilever) Focusing solely on performance marketing risks neglecting crucial brand building, a vital component for long-term success. While digital marketing offers new avenues, foundational principles like segmentation and authentic offerings remain paramount. Brands must adapt to...
– Professor Jitamitra DesaiIIM Bangalore The present war opens up an opportunity for India to model its airports and airlines along the lines of Dubai and Singapore India, as the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market and projected to become the third largest globally by 2030, the potential for growth is...
– Professor Rahul De’ (Former) and Rishabh OhriIIM Bangalore Public sector survey shows low awareness but growing interest in vibe coding to boost productivity The term “vibe coding,” coined by Andrej Karpathy in 2025, sent the tech world into a frenzy. The idea was simple but transformative: prompt a Generative...
– Prof. M. S. SriramIIM Bangalore The draft circular makes changes in the coordination structure, with subcommittees for inclusion and literacy; agriculture; micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs); and payment systems When the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the new (draft) circular for the lead-bank scheme (LBS), several newspapers...
– Prof Gopal Naik & Dr. Anjana DubeIIM Bangalore The recognition that Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) is the very foundation of development of any country, offers a high potential and high-stakes economic strategy for Viksit Bharat. The economic logic for ECED is incredible, the Nobel laureate James Heckman’s,...
Verdant Impact Verdant Impact, an AI-driven agritech start-up from NSRCEL’s Impact Orbit program in partnership with Capgemini, has raised $3 million (₹25.4 crore) in a seed funding round. The investment was led by Unicorn India Ventures, with participation from Infynyte Club, a-IDEA NAARM, and angel investors including Yash Kotak and...
In this conversation, we speak with Nayanika Mahtani, an IIM Bangalore alumna, author, and screenwriter whose journey spans investment banking and international storytelling. Now based in London, she has built a body of work that explores memory, identity, and the emotional truths that lie beneath history. Her latest project, Main...
In this conversation, we speak with Prasad S N (EGMP 2023), an IIM Bangalore alumnus whose book Startup Corporate Entrepreneurship: Finding Where You Belong moves beyond the usual binaries of career choice to explore something far more personal—the quiet unease of feeling underutilised and the cost of acting on it....
21 women founders from the IIMs, building together In an era of media deluge and outsized advertising budgets, can small brands truly stand out? More importantly, can they do it without burning through resources? We spotlight a remarkable collaboration—one that brought together 21 women founders from the IIM ecosystem to...
Ruby Anniversary Reunion: Batch of 1986 The IIM Bangalore Class of 1986 returned to campus to celebrate their 40th (Ruby) Reunion—marking four decades of shared journeys, enduring friendships, and collective legacy. Aptly themed “IMprints: 40 & Forever,” the reunion was both a celebration of the past and a reflection on...
Swapna Mitra and Shashank Kothi institute Memorial Scholarship at IIM Bangalore IIM Bangalore alumni Swapna Mitra (PGP 1999) and Shashank Kothi (PGP 2000) have instituted the Shri Raghuvir Kothi Memorial Scholarship to support the education of the Institute’s staff community. The initiative was formalised through an MoU signed on 12...
Abhinav Lamba We are deeply saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Abhinav Lamba (PGP 2007), an alumnus of IIM Bangalore, who lost his life in a tragic scuba diving incident in the Florida Keys. His passing is a profound loss to the IIMB alumni community and to all...
IIM Bangalore and APD Organise Purple Manthan on Disability Inclusion The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) at IIM Bangalore, in partnership with the Association of People with Disability (APD), organised Purple Manthan on 20 February 2026, marking a decade of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016....
IIM Bangalore EPGP Ranked #34 in FT MBA Rankings 2026 IIM Bangalore’s Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP) has strengthened its global standing, securing the #34 rank worldwide in the Financial Times MBA Rankings 2026, a significant jump from #57 last year. The programme also ranks #3 in India, reaffirming its...
