A Journey towards Excellence
IIMS is aiming towards excellence in management programme in Bihar and entire eastern India; though it’s a time taking process but the management is committed towards quality education and grooming students.

Orientation Programmes
Professors and professionals from different leading universities, institutions and industrial concerns are invited to hold expert sessions on practical approaches of the managerial concepts and business administration problems .

Project Work
All the programmes include at least two to three projects/ dissertation works on various topics, under the guidance of the faculty members during the course session. The MBA programmes accommodate summer placement training in an industrial concern, to give students a first hand knowledge of reality. The institute and the University evaluate reports for all the projects

Seminars
Seminars are conducted on a regular basis as a part of the course curriculum. National and Inter national seminars are organized at regular intervals. Participations are students and professors of various Universities, Institutes including IIMS and business executives from industries

Workshops
The curriculum also includes a series of workshops and orientation programmes to enhance the knowledge base and the communication capabilities of the students. These programmes are in tune with the latest development in the industry by involving practicing managers and professionals from renowned business firms .

Beyond Class Rooms
The Institute firmly believes in the concept of “Self-Learning for Self-Transformation”. So it imparts value-based education to provide the industry with technically sound professional who are ethically balanced corporate citizens. So it goes beyond the curriculum – by conducting Corporate – Institute Interface, Routine Workshops and Class Seminars . In addition, Capsule Programmes & Immersion Courses are conducted on various latest management concepts – Fads and Trends; Advanced Computer Programming; Theme Based Executive Development Programmes. The purpose of conducting such programmes is to equip managers of today with capabilities to face tomorrow’s challenges

Staying Close to Practice
Aligning academic theory with management practice inspires IIMS India’s programme. The real life relevance of the programme is achieved through, firstly, the experienced faculty, who stay in constant touch with management reality by extensive field-based research and consulting activities. Secondly, the learning material used in the programme is focused towards current and emerging issues in management practice. Finally, the experiences shared by distinguished visitors from the corporate arena helps reinforce theory with real world practice

Enhancing Teamwork
Strong emphasis is laid on developing the participant’s skills of leading and working in teams. The interactive skills of effective communication, conflict resolution, negotiation and mobilizing individuals towards common goals are essential ingredients of effective management in today’s organizations. Such personal qualities are enveloped and imbibed in the programme through classroom discussions, group assignments and other team activities .

Cultivating Integrative Capabilities
The growing complexity of business problems makes it increasingly challenging to address management issues holistically to devise solutions that cut across narrow functional fields. IIMS, programme foster such integrative capabilities with cross-functional modules that synthesize a number of specialized disciplines into a unified learning experience. Accordingly, participants develop skills through a case-based approach and are encouraged to analyze issues from several often-conflicting viewpoints before deciding on a course of action .

Learning Environment
The FAIR Model (Foundation, Application, Integration and Reinforcement). Distinct from any other Business School, IIMS believes in integrating the four phases as highlighted by the FAIR model in every academic module. In order to achieve this, the modules are designed so as to incorporate fundamental concepts in the initial phase followed by the application and subsequent with real life business situations.
Initially, participants work individually studying assigned cases, reading material, completing exercises, extracting pertinent facts and identifying issues or concepts that require in-depth understanding. They are expected to contribute to the learning process by sharing accumulated knowledge and work experience through active discussion. Judicious blends of learning processes in addition to self-study are used at the Institute, which includes the following .

Lectures and Discussions
Lectures by faculty are used to introduce concepts, techniques, and issues and moderate the exchange of individual views. Performance in class discussion requires a high level of preparedness with sensitivity to others’ point of view.

Case Studies
Case studies are an integral part of the learning experience at IIMS.

Presentations
By working in small groups to develop and defend presentations, participants experience the challenges associated with group responsibility, collective decision-making and persuasive communication.
The integrative module exercises typically lead to experiences that enhance participants’ ability to express their ideas clearly and convincingly - a valuable personal asset in business life.

Situation Role-playing
In order to get fully involved and experience the dynamics of a practical management situation, role-plays requiring the participants to assume diverse managerial roles are carried out to enhance behavioral characteristics .

Computer-based Models
IIMS has integrated computer-based models that are weaved into the learning process. Several courses use appropriate computer-based models and simulations .

Learning by Doing
Each participant is required to do a summer internship with a reputed Business Organization for 8-10 weeks at the end of the first academic year. During their elective courses students are encouraged to undertake live projects to synergize knowledge and its application .

Imaginative, Innovative and Inventive Learning Systems
Be it preparing a Porter’s five forces model on Terminator Three, studying consumer behavioral patterns at local eateries or the nearest mall, or watching movies to understand latest management trends, IIMS classroom knows no boundaries