THE MISSION
The mission of the Institute is, "to prepare socially responsible managers with strong ethical values, global vision, a high degree of competence and innovative acumen to excel in the fiercely competitive and rapidly changing business environment."
INFRASTRUCTURE
The Institute has been able to develop an Infrastructure which may be compared with the best of the management institutes of the country. At I.B.M., we are committed to provide the students with best of facilities. The Institute functions in a spacious building inside a 265 acre, green and serene campus of the University. The Institute's building consists of a number of lecture and seminar halls, a well stocked departmental library, an auditorium with a seating capacity of 350 people and a state of the art computer centre.
THE LIBRARY
The Institute's library, an invaluable asset to the students, is well stocked with a wide range of books and periodicals covering the entire spectrum of management and allied subjects. Besides the Institute's library the students also have access to the University Central Library. This prestigious Ganesh Shankar Vidharthi Central Library has an inventory of over two lakes books and subscribes to several periodicals and national and international journals.
THE COMPUTER LAB
Realising the importance of the information technology in today's corporate environment, the Institute has developed its own computer lab equipped with state of the art computers. The Institute is in the process of obtaining its web site. Besides, the students have free access to the University Computer center. Eminent personalities of the corporate world are regularly invited to share their experience with the students.
AUDIO VISUAL AND SEMINAR FACILITIES
The seminars and panel discussions take place in the spacious Auditorium and Conference Halls of the Institute. Besides, the Senate Hall of the University is readily available for different academic and cultural activities. The institute is well equipped with various audio-visual aids such as Over Head Projectors, Slide Projector, TV and VCR.
HOSTEL FACILITIES
The Institute has a girls' hostel and a boys' hostel is under construction. The homely atmosphere at the hostel provides for greater interaction among students from different cultures and enhances the scope of learning at the Institute.
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
In tandem with our general focus on an overall personality development at IBM,
the students are encouraged to initiate and participate in a variety of
co-curricular activities throughout their stay.
From time to time, the students organize and participate in different seminars,
symposia and workshops. The Institute encourages the students to be involved in
different administrative activities in order to provide them with the
opportunities for the development of their organizing capabilities.
With the Co-operation of faculty members, the Students Form we run different
cells successfully, viz. placement cell, cultural cell, sports cell etc. in a
democratic way. The students keep organizing various cultural events like
Fashion Shows, Musical Nights, Plays and various Competitions from time to time.
PEDAGOGY
At I.B.M. we envisage the management education to be holistic in nature. We believe that the objective of management education should not be merely restricted to the enhancement of theoretical knowledge, but should encompass an overall personality development programme to transform students into responsible citizens of the corporate world.
Therefore beyond the traditional training methods, we explore the endless
possibilities of innovative pedagogy which include case studies, role plays,
group activities, business games, quizzes etc. From time to time distinguished
personalities are invited from the industry as well as the academics to interact
and share their experience and knowledge with the aspiring management students
at I.B.M.
New faculty members quickly learn that at this Institute, teaching is what
matters, and it is important for them to communicate the experience in their
fields effectively in classrooms. While the faculty is strongly oriented towards
the practical and applied aspects of management, it is also committed to basic
research, much of which is carried out through the faculty members themselves
and the students. The teachers bring the latest management concepts to the
classrooms. The faculty emphasises learning through experience, as well as
through theoretical knowledge. Teaching methods include case study, seminars,
field study, simulations and independent work. Faculty members choose the
methodology most appropriate to the material and their individual styles. An
important aspect of the Institute culture is group study. Whenever possible,
problems are assigned to groups of students rather than to individuals, thus
giving them an experience of working in a team. Field research assignments take
students in and around Kanpur giving them the opportunity to apply classroom
theories and to gain first hand knowledge. The Institute's close ties and
continued interaction with the business community balances the academic with the
pragmatic. They business experts serve as guest lecturers, as experts for
programmes that supplement class work, or as participants in
conferences/seminars sponsored by the Institute.