Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli

About College:

The Bharathidasan Institute of Management is located in the city of Tiruchirappalli, which is in Tamil Nadu. In short, it is known as the BIM- Trichy. This college is a constituent unit of the Bharathidasan University (BDU), also located in Tiruchirappalli. This affiliation ensures the approval of the UGC (University Grants Commission). The BDU has also been accredited by the NAAC (National Assessments and Accreditation Council), earning an A grade rating in it. A separate IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) has been created to this end, to ensure that all the terms of the NAAC are complied with. An AQAR (Annual Quality Assurance Report) gets generated to quantify the results.

Nearly a hundred college are affiliated to this massive university. This affiliation extends to the districts of Karur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur and of course in Tiruchirappalli. Among the several affiliated colleges, exist both aided, as well as self- financing ones. Besides the district capitals, the colleges of the BDU are also present in the towns of Orathanadu, Inamkulathur, Lalgudi, Veppur, Aranthangi, Thiruthuraipoondi, Vedaranayam, Kumbakonam, Alathur, Musiri, Annamalai Nagar, Kulithalai, Thuraiyur, Adirampattinam, Mannargudi, Ariyalur, Jayankondam, Papanasam, Manjakkudi, Porayar, Mayiladuthurai, Puthunampatti and in Thiruppanandal. Besides, there is even an institute located in New Delhi, that is affiliated to the BDU. 

That is the Indian Institute of Financial Planning (IIFP). The BIM Trichy was one of the earliest set- up units of the BDU, having been founded in the year 1984, just two years after the BDU itself. The total campus area of the BIM Trichy, spans over eighteen acres of land. As the name suggests, the college is dedicated towards the field of management education. It only offers the MBA programme at the master’s level. Admissions to this programme is via the nationally- recognized CAT (Common Admission Test). Post the results of the CAT being declared, shortlisted students need to appear for the PI (Personal Interview)- WAT (Written Ability Test) round.

An autonomous PGP (Post Graduate Programme) has also been launched by the BIM Trichy. Unlike the MBA, this is not approved by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education). A doctoral programme may also be taken up here, attached to the BDU. The MBA can only be taken in the field of General Management, as the FIIB strongly believes in developing all- round managerial skills. Under this scheme, students go through all major subject areas, before deciding on there are of choice in the second year during their summer internship. There are further electives to be choose from, under each of these specialization areas. 

The students enrolled, may opt for specialising from the areas of- Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management (HRM), Information Systems Management, International Business (IB), Operations Management and in Strategy & Entrepreneurship. The BIM Trichy has also always believed in providing benefits to the broader society. The students here have likewise been instilled with such value. And that is why the students of this college have been active participants in government schemes such as the NSS (National Service Scheme) and the NCC (National Cadet Corps), as well as and international initiatives such as the YRC (Youth Red Cross). The BIM Trichy has access to the Scopus portal too. 

All this and more has helped the BDU leapfrog up the ranking platforms. The Careers 360 magazine has placed the university as the 93^rd best in the country among universities. It has done even better in the NIRF (National Institutional Rankings Framework), where the BDU has been placed rank 60^th in the same category of universities. Overall too, the BDU has secured, a handsome 86^th rank. Research is another big part of this university. The faculty members and even some of the students have got their works published across respected forums and publications. Some have even written full- fledged books, or chapters/ parts within books. 

Many have had their papers read out at conferences and seminars. The library here is one of the best stocked within the region. Besides the physical books on display, it also provides digital access to en number of international academic journals for research and academic purposes. The campus placements have likewise also picked up. Some of the key recruiters over the recent seasons have been the likes of- Castrol, ABP, Accenture, Amba Research, Deloitte, Eveready, CSS, Eicher Motors, BIG FM, Cavin Kare, Aviva Life Insurance, Citibank, CRISIL, Asian Paints, Bajaj Allianz, Google, Dalmia Cement, HDFC Bank, IDBI Bank, HCL, CTS- UBS, Berger Paints, Balmer Lawrie, ICRA, ICICI Bank, IMACS, ISRO, JSW, JP Morgan, ING Vysya Bank, Lotte, Kotak, Mahindra Satyam and many more. 

The campus has much to offer. There are hostel facilities for both boys and girls. Banking facilities with ATM are available in the campus’s vicinity. There is a sports field where cricket and football may be played. Facilities are also there for indoor sports. The gymnasium may also be used by all. A large auditorium is there to facilitate major events, at both intra and inter college level. The campus is Wi- Fi enabled. Science laboratories have the latest of equipment. A health centre is also there to cater to medical emergencies. Hygienic food is served at the college cafeteria.