International Institute of Management Sciences (IIMS) Kolkata

International Institute of Management Sciences (IIMS), a non-profit management institution situated in Kolkata, is a pioneer institution in India to offer Management Education in the private sector since 1979. The Institute is the first in the country to receive All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Govt. of India, approval in 1991 for offering PGDBA (equivalent to MBA) in Distance Learning (DL) mode marking the recognition of its competency in fulfilling the commitment of excellence and outreach.IIMS commenced 2-year Full-time MBA Programme in 2004 with the approval of AICTE, Govt. of India and is affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), a state university, at its new dedicated campus providing all modern facilities required for world class education. The Institute is also affiliated to Vidyasagar University (a state university) for conducting MBA course and to Pondicherry University (a Central Govt. University) for conducting MBA, MCA and various other post graduate courses in the DL mode.Besides offering world class management education and training since its inception, IIMS is also actively engaged in research on socio-economic development.