The Institute for Financial Management and Researc...

The Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), is a business school located at Sri City, in Andhra Pradesh, India, about 70 km from Chennai. It is recognized as an Institution of National Importance by the Ministry of Finance and as social research institution by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. IFMR offers a 2-year PGDM program which is accredited by AICTE and it is an approved institution by the University of Madras for pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Finance, Economics and Management.Established in 1970 as a not-for-profit organization, IFMR was sponsored by ICICI, the House of Kotharis and other major industrial groups. The Board of Governors includes eminent leaders and respected academicians from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, IITs and IISc. IFMR is headed by Shri. Narayanan Vaghul, former Chairman, ICICI Bank. The Finance Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras are ex-officio board members.

Programs
Postgraduate Diploma in Management: The PGDM program is a rigorous two year full-time program with six trimesters and two months of summer internship. The program was launched in the year 2000 offering core specializations in Finance, Marketing, Human Resource and Operation. The other specializations offered in this program are Financial Engineering, Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) and Business Analytics.[2]

Executive Programs: IFMR provides executive programs viz. consulting, certificate as well as fully customized training programs and management development programs, and has till date trained over 15,000 middle and senior managers across various functional disciplines from government, banking, public and private sectors.[3]

PhD: IFMR offers PhD programs in affiliation with the University of Madras and IIT Madras. Disciplines offered include Economics, Finance & Accounting, HR & OB , Strategy and Operations Management.[4]

Campus

Main Block
IFMR has recently set up a 40-acre state-of-the-art campus at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, 55 kilometers from Chennai. The campus was inaugurated on May 9, 2014 by Dr. Morton Schapiro, President, Northwestern University, USA and Mrs. Chanda Kochhar, MD and CEO, ICICI Bank in the presence of Mr. N. Vaghul, Chairman, Board of Governors, IFMR. . The campus has world class infrastructure encompassing class rooms, seminar halls, library, computer labs, faculty offices, residential hostels, cafeterias, gymnasiums, indoor and outdoor games and recreation facilities. The new campus is strategically located, being at the center of a fast growing integrated business city surrounded by world class companies such as Alstom, Kobelco, Isuzu Motors, Colgate, Cadburys, Kellogg s, PepsiCo, etc. along with a scenic view of the Tirumala hills in the backdrop. It is also at a close proximity to recreational places with beautiful sand and sea along with scenic hills and waterfalls such as Pulicat lake, Bird sanctuary, Tada Waterfalls and Sathyavedu Forest.