FAST FACTS
Location: Pune
Director: Prof. Pandit Mali
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE approved, NBA Accredited
Flagship programme: MBA 
Student intake: 208
Fees (full course): Rs. 224,700 (interim fee announced by Shiksha Shukla Samiti, Maharashtra)
Board & lodging (two years): Info not available
Admission test: Pune University
Admissions Test Full-time faculty: 28 (Professors: 3; Asst. Professor; 9, Sr Lecturers -1, Lecturers - 15)
Faculty with industry experience (over 10 years): 3
Average salary: Rs. 3.87 lakhs
Top recruiters: Arvind Mills, Nerolac, KPIT Cummins, ABN Amro Bank, Jindal, Lupin
Conference: Rural management
Student activity: Technovation
Web site: www.indiraiimp.edu.in
Other programmes: Post Graduate Diploma in Management-International Business, Indira Global Business School, 2-year full-time

“WE are champions again in Dhruv 2010 (inter-collegiate festival organised by PUMBA, Pune University). It’s the second time we are winning this trophy,” the excitement is palpable when students inform us about their achievements. Performance in co-curricular activities is given much importance and the consequent exposure for students, appears to go down well with them. “The Outdoor Management Programme is a way to learn with fun here,” shares Dinesh Giri, a student of finance.

The institute is part of the Shree Chanakya Education Society, which manages a host of other institutes. The curriculum followed by the school is designed by the University of Pune. In terms of value addition for contemporary courses, it appears to be a grouse with some of the students. “We would prefer more industry-oriented modules,” a student comments. But they are all praise for the Career Development programme offered by the school.

“This programme grooms us for placements. It teaches us life skills,” says Nandita Godbole, another student. The mock interview sessions are also commended by some students, though the quality of placements is an issue with some students. However, many a time the profiles are not attractive, they maintain.

Among the specialisations on offer, the marketing faculty appears to be the students’ favourite. Some of them say that the decision to zero in on Indira stemmed from the institute’s quality of faculty in this area. But the lack of specialisation is another concern. “The school must have specialisations such as retail, systems etc.,” states a student.

The lack of case studies is a common complaint. The institute has to work towards maintaining a healthy balance between case-based teaching and lecture-based classes. Faculty have less practical exposure, especially in areas like marketing and systems, according to some students.

However the institute produces an in-house bi-annual research and academic journal, which goes by the name of Indira Management Review, which covers research/academic papers, case studies and posers. The institute also has a research centre, the Indira Research and Development Centre, which administers various projecs where faculty members are also involved

Resources and facility-wise, the campus seems adequately endowed and offers a decent learning experience to the student. Both electronic and paper learning resources are readily accessible and computing facilities are above average. Their main challenge appears to be in balancing the academic constraints imposed by a university curriculum vis-à-vis the practical industry-oriented exposure that the student seeks.