The Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) - The Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, is a leading business school with the objective of moulding bright and ambitious young managers into effective executives in a global setting. IFMR’s curriculum offers a mix of theory and simulated real life exposure. Its graduates are equipped to meet challenges from the day they are absorbed into the corporate sector.
Established in 1970 as a non-profit organization, IFMR was sponsored by ICICI, the House of Kotharis and other major industrial groups. The Board of Governors includes leaders of major corporations in India. The Finance Secretary, Government of Tamilnadu, and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras are ex officio board members.
Recognized as a Social Science Research Institute by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, IFMR is approved as an institution of national importance by the Ministry of Finance. Faculty members have worked and consulted with both national and international organizations. Students, too, are involved in these projects, ensuring continuous interaction with industry. IFMR is also an approved institution by the University of Madras for pursuing a Ph.D degree in Finance and Economics
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT (PGDM)
IFMR's Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is an AICTE & AIU accredited programme. It is intended to impart functional and management skills for successful careers in management. Management theory and practice as well as the external environment are continuously changing. IFMR's approach to learning seeks to prepare students to be effective managers in the face of these changes. Hence learning is not confined to the classroom. Students are expected to take responsibility for and be active participants in the learning process. Students are thus equipped for life long learning. IFMR helps students realise their potential by learning to take their decisions and meeting stringent deadlines through assignments, cases, role-playing exercises, projects and simulated real life.
The program's innovative design includes six terms of intensive instruction and one term spent completing an industry internship and a detailed project report. The industry-oriented curriculum, whose objective has been to send out managers ready to hit the ground running, has already acquired nation-wide appeal for young MBA aspirants. The first six batches have been successfully placed with a variety of leading companies
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT-FINANCIAL ENGINEERING (PGDM - FE)
The financial sector in India has seen substantial changes over the past decade including -
• Deregulated Interest rates
• Capital account convertibility
• Access to international Capital markets
• Transparency & efficiency
• Regulators focusing on risks and management of risks rather than on procedures.
The practice of finance has therefore evolved rapidly as a result of the above changes. Finance today involves evaluating and using instruments, markets and methodologies very different from those prevailing just a few years earlier. Today's practitioner should also be equipped to analyse and evaluate developments that are certain to occur in the years to come. In addition, the peculiarities of the Indian and other emerging markets mean that tools and techniques need to be adapted or developed before they can be used correctly.
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT-DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE (PGDM - DSF)
India is currently going through major financial and economic transitions that require urgent mechanisms and intervention. Innovative approach to manage development is the need of the hour. It is becoming increasingly clear that financial and economic integration is a necessary step for the swift advancement of development. Public private partnership is emerging as a necessary alternative to finance major infrastructure projects. Government's role is redefined. Effective regulation is becoming the concern of the government. Financial inclusion and poverty alleviation with focus on the bottom of the pyramid and the role of corporates and institutions like banks in this process of development are the major areas of research. New themes like socially responsible investing are attracting the attention of both investors and lenders. In this context,
