IFMR Brochure 221013

For further details please contact : PGDM Admissions Office
Institute for Financial Management and Research
24, Kothari Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034, India
Phone: +91 44 2830 3400 / 2822 8193
Email: pgdm@ifmr.ac.in
Website: http://w w w.ifmr.ac.in
S R I CI T Y
For further details please contact : PGDM Admissions Office
Institute for Financial Management and Research
24, Kothari Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034, India
Phone: +91 44 2830 3400 / 2822 8193
Email: pgdm@ifmr.ac.in
Website: http://w w w.ifmr.ac.in
Opportunity blooms.
The Institute for Financial Management and Research is ready
to bloom at Sri City, 70 kms from Chennai. IFMR has built its
new campus in the heart of business and trade with it's
neighbours being global giants like Kellogg's, Cadbury,
Colgate, Pepsico, Isuzu Motor, Alsthom, Kobelco, Lavazza and
Danieli, who are setting up projects.
Institute for Financial Management and Research,
What’s in it for you? Opportunities to work with some of the
biggest names in the corporate world! For the first time,
opportunities seek you out. Not the other way around.
5655 Central Express Way, Sector 24, Sri City,
Varadaiah Palem Mandal Post,
Changambakkam Village,
Satyavedu, Chittoor,
Andhra Pradesh - 517 541
Could you ask for more?
The state-of-the-art IFMR Campus
in Sri City, spread over 40 acres.
The first phase of the Institute covers a constructed area of over 3,00,000 sq.ft.
and includes the main academic block consisting of seminar halls, computer
labs, classrooms, library, faculty and administration rooms, placement cell, well
designed hostels, cafeteria with dining facilities, recreation room and gym to
make the student experience truly worth its value.
Board of Governors
Nursery
for tomorrow’s leaders
Mr. N. Vaghul, Former Chairman, ICICI Bank Ltd., Chennai
Dr. Nachiket Mor
Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Member, Central Board, RBI
Mr. B.H. Kothari, Chairman, HCK Group of Companies
Dr. Bruce Kogut, Professor of Leadership and Ethics, Columbia Business School
Mr. D. Sundaram, Vice Chairman & MD, TVS Capital Funds Ltd.
Mr. K. Shanmugam, IAS, Finance Secretary, Government of Tamilnadu
Dr. Kshama Fernandes, Chief Executive Officer, IFMR Capital
Mr. N. Kumar, Vice Chairman, Sanmar Group
Mr. N. Vaghul
Former Chairman, ICICI Bank
“What we offer in the MBA programs should stay with you for
the next two or three decades. It should be relevant when you
walk out of the institution. The course must be academic yet
relevant. That’s a tough balancing act but that’s the end
objective.
"The dream is to invest in quality students. We hope the
people who walk out of IFMR will be the people who will
lead the intellectual revolution in the country.”
Dr. Nachiket Mor, Member, Central Board, RBI
Mr. Narayan Sethuramon, Managing Director, W.S. Industries (India) Ltd.
Mr. R. Seshasayee, Executive Vice Chariman, Ashok Leyland Ltd.
Dr. R. Thandavan, Vice Chancellor, University of Madras
Professor G. Balasubramanian
Dean, IFMR
Mr. Rajiv Lall, Executive Chairman, IDFC Ltd.
Dr. Rohini Pande, Professor of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Dr. Srikanth K. Iyer, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. T.N. Srinivasan, Samuel C. Park, Jr. Professor of Economics, Yale University
Mr. C.V. Krishnan, President, IFMR
Mr. C.V. Krishnan
President, IFMR
“IFMR’s mission is to ready young minds to become
competent and socially-responsible leaders of organizations.
In a dynamic and increasingly crisis-ridden world, managers
need to have a competitive edge. IFMR’s management
program is skewed towards sharpening student capabilities
through solid academic content imparted through eminent
full-time faculty in a culture that encourages learning,
creativity and responsibility. Our outstanding placement
record is an eloquent testimony of the quality of our
programs.”
The rigorous curriculum, with both theoretical and practical
application of concepts, delivered through a blend of lectures,
case studies and activities, by a team of dedicated
multi-disciplinary faculty ensure better internalization of
concepts and develop a managerial orientation. Computing
skills are a natural by-product of the pedagogy due to the
heav y emphasis on information technology based delivery
and practice.
In addition, the students are exposed to a number of seminars
given by various visiting international faculty and industry
experts, on a wide variety of topics related to management
and related disciplines. The idea is to develop a holistic
perspective and appreciation in the students.
The Institute for Financial Management and Research is a not-for-profit research based academic institution
with a history of 43 years of Training and Research. It has run programs in the past in collaboration with British
Open University and Michigan Business School.
IFMR has a unique combination made up of:
CRISIL Rating

A Business School offering a 2 year full-time Postgraduate Diploma in Management program
recognized by AICTE and recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to an MBA
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A Research School offering Ph.D. in association with Madras University
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Executive Development Programs for Corporate, Banking & Financial services, Government and
Development Sectors
CNBC-TV18
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Research Centers in micro-finance, small enterprises finance and development finance
Ranked 9th in Finance including IIMs
It is recognized as an Institution of National Importance by the Ministry of Finance and as a research
organization by the Department of Science and Technology.
A*** (State Level)
A** (National Level)
Ranked in Top 30 Institutes including IIMs
Vision
To be a Top 10 B-school and a Top 3 institute for Finance in India
The roots
To be the Preferred Executive Training Institution for Finance and Management in India
To be a leading Finance and Applied Economics Research and knowledge centre in Asia
To be a premier research school in Finance and related areas
Mission
To be an institution of greater learning, advancing theory and practice
in Finance and Management
To prepare young minds and experienced managers to become competent and socially
responsible leaders of corporations and institutions
To lead research in the fields of Finance, Management, applied Economics and related
areas to enrich knowledge and address key societal development issues
Star News B-School Rankings
Most Outstanding B-School (South)
Business World B-School Rankings
Ranked in Top 30 B-Schools including IIMs
Dewang Mehta Award
Best Academic Input / Syllabus in the field of Finance in 2010
Business Standard B-School Ratings
A1 Category including IIMs
Awards & Accolades
Research Centers
Centre for Advanced Financial Studies (CAFS)
Conducts cutting-edge research in financial markets, financial
instruments, and financial institutions with an emphasis on Indian
and emerging markets.
Specializes in quantitative finance, financial modeling, analyzing
high frequency data , stochastic optimization, and numerical
methods in finance.
Offers advanced courses covering different areas of finance with
a view to disseminate the best-in-class practices worldwide.
Facilitates the setting-up of databases, useful for research at IFMR &
other partners.
Runs a financial engineering specialization that provides a strong
math base and prepares students for a career in Treasury and Risk
management, honing skills on Asset-pricing, Financial modeling,
Derivative pricing & Risk management, Simulation and Advanced
Econometric methods.
Faculty researches on Empirical finance, simulation, insurance
mathematics, high frequency data analysis, Markov methods, post
colonial finance and applications of game theory.
Centre for Micro Finance (CMF)
Small Enterprise Finance Centre (SEFC)
The motto is to improve the lives of the underprivileged by maximizing
access to financial service and it’s impact through research, training,
and strategy building for Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs).
The SEFC conducts and facilitates systematic, extensive research
projects and offers advanced financial training courses for the Indian
banking sector to help policy-makers, financial
institutions and
entrepreneurs to leapfrog finance, management and labor-market
constraints that impede productivity, particularly in the small
enterprise sector which plays a pivotal role through
employment-generation, entrepreneurial skills and export-earning
contributions..
Centre for Development Finance (CDF)
The objective is to identify creative and sustainable models for
financing development through research, strategic guidance &
information to facilitate government and non-government partner
organizations in heightening the efficacy of initiatives that offer
infrastructure, leading to sustainable, equitable, and inclusive growth.
JPAL South-Asia
This center seeks to improve the efficacy of poverty alleviation programs in South-Asia by
providing policy -makers with clear, scientific results that help shape policies to combat
poverty by partnering with NGOs, international organizations, and others to evaluate
programs and disseminate the results of high quality research.
IFMR Trust
The mission is to ensure that every individual and every enterprise in India has complete
access to financial services by bringing about systemic changes in the Indian financial
system through a multi-pronged approach of high-quality & adequate financial services,
orderly transfer of risk and warehousing of risks by well-capitalized diversified entities.
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Works closely with IFMR centres and faculty, providing abundant opportunity to
experiment with research ideas that can benefit the practice of offering universal
financial access.
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Through IFMR holdings; builds working prototypes of localized, high-quality entities to
offer financial services in remote and rural India. These entities are called Kshetriya
Gramin Financial Services (KGFS) companies.
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Through IFMR Advisory Services; launched a private equity fund, the Network
Enterprises Fund to eliminate systemic risk and make small rural enterprises
'financeable' by local banks / financial institutions.
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Through IFMR Capital; creates a financial interface that will ensure orderly transfer of
risk between originators & aggregators of risk.
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Through IFMR Trust Advocacy Unit (ITAU); helms advocacy efforts that are fortified by
experiences from the other 3 ventures.
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Leverages the practical insights gained from action-research conducted at specialized
centres of IFMR.
Industry
Patronage &
Interactions
The extensive curriculum that encompasses both,
theory and practicals, delivered through an
assortment of lectures, case-studies and activities,
by a world-class faculty, ensure better
comprehension and helps develop a managerial
orientation. Computing skills are natural by-products
owing to the strict emphasis on IT-based delivery
and practice.
In addition, the students are exposed to seminars by
visiting international faculty and industry pundits on
a range of topics related to management and other
disciplines. The idea is to develop a holistic
perspective.
The Board and Management team consists of
Captains of Industry. Summer internships, guest
lectures, practical consultancy projects, and,
year-round management development programs for
industry on campus increase collaboration with
industry.
Programs
Offered
FOR WORKING EXECUTIVES (PGDM-WE):
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS:
Commenced in 1980, this part time program is a boon to
working professionals and enhances their managerial
capabilities in Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, IT &
Operations fields.
IFMR has been conducting Management Development Programs (MDPs) for
more than 3 decades. It has so far trained over 15,000 senior-mid-level
executives both nationally and globally. The programs run the gamut of
Finance,
Customer-Relationship,
Data
Mining,
Strategic
Sourcing,
Activity-based costing, Creativity, Innovation & Change-Management, and
Postgraduate Diploma
In Management (PGDM)
In the first year, the students get good grounding across all
management disciplines. Then they undergo a rigorous 2
month summer internship in an organization. In the second
year, the specialization streams available are Finance,
Financial Engineering, Development Finance, IT &
Operations, Marketing and Human Resources.
The Finance and IT & Operations streams prepare students
for IT, Banking and, Financial Ser vices and, the Corporate
world as Analysts, Consultants, Managers, etc.
Human Resources and Marketing students find attractive
opportunities in the Corporate and banking sectors.
The Financial Engineering specialization prepares students
for a career in investment banking, securities trading,
quantitative modeling, risk management, financial
consulting and applied research.
The Development and Sustainable Finance specialization
prepares students for challenging assignments in
development finance, micro-finance and infrastructure.
IFMR is seeking AICTE approval to admit 180 students into its
new campus in Sri City for the academic year commencing
June 2014.
Ph.D. PROGRAM:
The Ph.D. program (affiliated to the University of Madras)
is designed to develop faculty/researchers in the fields of
finance & economics. So far we have produced 15
Doctorates. Currently we have 11 scholars in the program.
Strategic leadership and Interpersonal skills for Managers. Some of the
biggest names in the corporate world in India and abroad have been part of
our MDP’s viz. ICICI Bank, Reserve Bank of India, Murugappa Group,
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance, World Bank, Commonwealth
Secretariat London, Larsen & Toubro, Standard Chartered Bank, etc.
About PGDM
The primary objective of the PGDM program is to facilitate students to
become successful managers. To achieve this objective the program
incorporates the following:- First, it provides a strong foundation in
management by offering a set of core courses in the areas of
Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, IT & Operations and Human
Resource Management. The 2 month summer internship gives the students
hands on practical exposure and the valuable experience of working on a
project. Building from these disciplines the program offers a wide range of
relevant and contemporary electives for the student to specialize in the
second year. The content of these courses are continuously revamped by the
faculty to ensure that they reflect critical business issues that organizations
face today. This process is aided by wide ranging academic and research
partnerships that IFMR has with other leading business schools in the world
and its own research centers focused on key areas of development and
sustainability. In addition, the faculty members who teach this program
are eminently qualified in their respective domains and thus add significant
value to the classroom experience and the program.
Second, IFMR’s selection policy is oriented towards diversity in classroom.
Students are not only from different states but also have varied
backgrounds in terms of educational specialization and work experience.
This ensures a diverse and culturally rich learning environment where the
emphasis is on learning from each other through discussions and
gaining an understanding of 'reality' in organizations.
Third, IFMR provides opportunities for students to interact with practicing
managers from leading organizations. The state-of-the-art academic
infrastructure ensures that students have access to all the latest learning
tools including online journals and databases.
Fourth, the program provides flexibility to the students to pursue different
careers in industry. IFMR has had a successful record of placement. The
students passing out of this course have been placed in many leading
organizations in sectors like banking, financial services, equity research,
consultancy, risk management, manufacturing, IT and other services, many
of them being global companies.
This PGDM program, which is more than a decade old, has been
successful in meeting the expectations of the different stakeholders of
IFMR. We are confident that the program would continue to produce
outstanding managers. We hope you will be one of them.
Why PGDM from IFMR?
Exemplary faculty base:
The team at IFMR consists of
academically strong and dedicated full time faculty with Ph.D.’s
from reputed institutions like Minnesota, Ohio, Georgia, Wisconsin,
Texas A&M, IIM and IIT. IFMR has one of the highest full time faculty
to student ratios among all business schools.
students from all over India and such varying backgrounds as Arts,
Commerce, Science and Engineering. IFMR follows a stringent
policy of selecting students on merit basis with initial screening
using criteria of competitive exam scores. This helps us ensure that
we have the cream of students on-board.
Rigorous curriculum: The 2 year full-time course consists of
Esteemed Board of Governors:
6 trimesters and an intensive summer internship (for 2 months) in
industry between the 3rd and 4th trimesters. Specializations
available in Finance, Financial Engineering, Development Finance, IT
& Operations, Marketing and Human Resources.
Excellent placement:
A roster of highly
reputed faculty from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, IIT, IISc and, Captains
of Industry and Banking constitute IFMR’s esteemed board of
governors.
A Conducive Learning Environment: With a learning
IFMR holds a track record of 100%
placement over the past years with students being placed in a
number of industries ranging across IT, Banking, Financial Services,
Consulting and Manufacturing, Service sector etc. in highly
regarded profiles and package.
environment that features a trading floor, a well-equipped library,
mentoring by faculty, opportunities to learn and earn from live
projects and, continuing research collaborations with MIT and
Harvard, IFMR at Sri City provides a conducive learning environment
that is key to creating the complete business graduate.
Outstanding student community: IFMR has a
Booming Business City:
balanced
mix of students with industry experience as well as freshers. We
also have a vibrant and culturally diverse student community with
IFMR's new state-of-the-art
campus is at the heart of the fast growing Sri City with a large
number of multinationals setting up world class plants in this SEZ.
PGDM: Course Structure
First year - Foundations of Management
Term -1
Term -2
Term -3
The program provides a strong foundation in management by offering a set of core courses in Accounting, Economics, Finance,
Marketing, IT & Operations and Human Resource Management. Building on these, the program also offers a wide range of relevant and
contemporary electives in which students may specialize. The content is continuously revamped by the faculty to ensure it reflects critical
business issues that organizations face today. This process is also aided by wide - ranging academic and research partnerships that IFMR has
with leading business schools in the world and its own research centres focused on key areas.
Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
Management Science
Corporate Finance
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Operations Management
Micro Economics
Macro Economics
Strategic Management
Management Information Systems
Foundations of Finance
Human Resource Management
The various courses are designed to sharpen your analytical skills so you find ways to break through the clutter with inventive, strategic
solutions. Electives further help you develop your interest in one or more disciplines. Learning teams, case studies, lectures, games, syndicates,
web-based learning, real-life simulations and summer projects effectively integrate classroom learning with real-world exposure.
Managerial Communication
Market Research
Organizational Behavior - I
Organizational Behavior - II
Indian Financial System, Institutions
and Markets
Qualifying Mathematics
Written Analysis & Communication
PGDM programs include six terms of classroom sessions and one term of industry internship as well as a project.
Intermediate Probability
Theory/Development Finance
Workshop on Excel Skills
For further details of course content visit w w w.ifmr.ac.in
Second Year - Specializations
Finance
Marketing
IT & Operations
Human Resource
Development Finance
Financial Engineering
Strategy
Financial Statement Analysis
and Security Valuation
Brand Management
Supply Chain Management
Competency Based
Micro Economics of Development
Financial Time Series Analysis
Growth & Complexity
Consumer Behavior
Software Project Management
Recruitment
Project Finance
Asset Pricing - I & II
Entrepreneurship
Sales and Distribution Management
Services Supply Chain
Industrial Relations
Economics of Micro Finance
Advanced Financial Derivatives
Blue Ocean Strategy
B2B Marketing
Total Quality Management
Performance Management System
Rural Finance
Stochastic Calculus for Finance
Product Management and Policy
IT Strategy and ERP
Corporate Transformation
Infrastructure Finance
Interest Rate: Markets and Models
Services Marketing
Business Intelligence
and Knowledge Management
Strategic HRM
Simulation techniques in Finance
Workshops on Contemporary
Issues in HR-I & II
Advanced Risk Measurement
Techniques
Journey to Self
Computational Methods in Finance
Derivatives and Risk Management
Project Finance and Management
Economic Crisis and Resolution
Case studies in International Finance
Corporate Credit Analysis
Bond Portfolio Management
Mergers and Acquisitions
Micro Finance
Financial Markets Practice
Advanced Financial Modeling
Behavioral Finance
Risk Management in Banks
Game Theory
Retail Management
CRM & Data Mining
International Marketing
Introduction to Creativity in
Management
Leadership & Group Dynamics
Amy Mowl
Master in Public Administration/International Development,
Harvard University
S Badrinathan
Ratul Lahkar
Ph.D (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Shankar R L
MS (Carnegie Mellon University); B.Tech. (IITM)
PGDM (IIMC) – Former Director (Dunlop)
Balasubramanian G
Ph.D (University of Madras); AICWA
Chandrasekhar G R
Touched by light
FPM (Strategic Management), IIM Lucknow; PGDM (IIMB); BE
Gangadharan S
Ph.D (University of Madras); MA; PGDPM; PDM (OUBS, UK)
Hemalatha Chandrasekhar
FPM (Information Technology and Systems), IIM Lucknow; GNNIT; BE
Jayaram R
M.Com; AICWA
Sharon Buteau
MSc. (Social Research Methods), London School of Economics
and Political Science; MSc. (Economics), Université du Québec à
Montréal
Subramanian T V
Fellow (IIMA); M-Stat
Sunil Bhatla
Ph.D (Ohio State University); MBA (West Virginia University)
Surenderrao Komera
Ph.D* (University of Madras) - (* Thesis submitted)
Vaibhav Chawla
FPM (Marketing), IIM Kozhikode; B.Tech
Faculty
Kannan R
M.Tech (IITB); Dip. In Fin Mgt (Bombay); CFA – Former GM
(Project Finance), ICICI
Venkatesh B
We have faculty who are highly qualified from the finest
B-schools across the world bringing in their wealth of
experience, expertise and enterprise.
Krishnan C
Venkatesh T R
M.A. (Economics) – Former Senior Head (Enterprise Risk
Management), Gulf Bank, Kuwait
Krishnan C V
PGDBA (IIMA), ATIM (Netherlands), B Tech (IITM) – Former CEO,
Vedanta Group
Lakshmi Kumar
Ph.D (IITM); MA (Econometrics)
Madhu Bala
FPM (XLRI); M.A. (Applied Psychology)
Maheswaran S
Ph.D (University of Minnesota); PGDM (IIMC)
Mehul Raithatha
Ph.D (IITB); M.Com; B.Com; CFA; MFA
Raghu Raman S
Ph.D (OUBS, UK), MBA (OUBS, UK); PGDFM (IIFM, Bhopal)
Ramesh Subramanian
M.Com; CAIIB; FCS; LLM; ACMA – Former AGM, RBI
Ram Rajaraman
Ph.D (Economics – University of Georgia)
Professional Certificate in Financial Analysis, New York University
CFA, FCS
PGDM (IIMC) – Former Managing Director, TTK Group
Vijaya Chebolu-Subramanian
Ph.D (Texas A & M, USA); M.S.; M.Sc.
Vijayalakshmi C
Fellow (MDI, Gurgaon); PG Diploma in Rural Management
(IRMA, Anand)
Campus Placement
Our placement record is flawless.Some of the largest corporates in India visit the IFMR campus to add to their intellectual capital. Students have
been placed in diverse fields viz. Finance, IT, Sales & Marketing, HR and Operations with attractive compensation and job profiles.
Reputed organizations offering Final Placement (Illustrative list only)
Bloom to take
on the world
“Our organization has been associated with IFMR
graduates for some time now and it has been a more
than satisfactory experience. The Students are industry
ready and well trained in soft skills. They are leaders as
well as great team players.”
ARANCA
FINO
Novartis
Accenture
Flextronics
Oracle
Amba Research
Genpact
Polaris
Aptivaa Consulting
HCL
RBS
Ashok Leyland
HDFC
SAP Consulting
Bahwan Cybertek
ICICI Bank
SBI Caps
Bank of America
IFMR Capital
Shell
Bloomberg
Murugappa Group
Standard Chartered Bank
City Union Bank
iNautix
TAFE Ltd.
Citibank
Infosys
Tata AIG
Cognizant
Indusind Bank
Tata Consultancy Services
Cognizant - CBC
J P Morgan
Vedanta
Cognizant - UBS
Keynes Technology
Vistasoft
CRISIL
Kotak Securities
Wipro
Deloitte Consulting
Larsen & Toubro
Placement Overview
The
sector
represented
wise
Placement
here.
The
split-up
finance
Summer Internship
is
domain
contributed the maximum to the number of
offers followed by IT and Operations sector. Job
opportunities were made available to students in
diverse
functions
like
Finance,
IT,
Sales,
Marketing, HR and Operations. Widening of the
The summer project is an integral part of management education at IFMR. Students are required to intern at an organization and produce
off-campus Project Reports under the supervision of a faculty guide or manager. It is a great opportunity for students as, it involves
industry interaction and provides scope for final placement.
Students spend eight to ten weeks on summer internship which is Term IV of the course, before starting their second year electives.
Illustrative list of organizations offering Summer Internship
recruiters’ base by doubling the number of
recruiters is another commendable highlight.
3i Infotech
Grant Thornton India LLP
Murugappa Group
AnandRathi
Grundfos Pumps India Ltd.
Novartis
Ashok Leyland
HCL
PHL Finance Pvt. Ltd.
Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals Limited
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
PJ Commodities
Axis Bank
Hindustan UniLever Modern
Polaris
Bank of Baroda
Hindustan Zinc Limited, Vedanta
Reserve Bank of India
Bharti Airtel
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
S.M.A.R.T Advisors
Brakes India Ltd.
India Infoline Ltd.
Saint-Gobain
Britannia Industries Limited
Indian Overseas Bank
SBI Capital Markets Ltd.
Coal India Limited
ITC Ltd.
SIDBI
Crisil
Johnson and Johnson Limited
Spark Capital
Daimler
J P Morgan
TAFE
DLF
Karv y Stock Broking Ltd.
Taj Hotels
E.I.D. Parry
KPMG
TVS and Sons Ltd.
Ernst & Young
Kaynes Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
United Bank of India
Federal Bank Ltd.
Larsen & Toubro Construction
YES Bank
Frost and Sullivan
Micro Pension Fund
Most recruiters were either global giants
operating in India or, Indian giants operating
globally.
Scholarships & Medals
10% of the students get attractive scholarships ranging up to 50% of tuition fees on a yearly basis
based on the academic performance at IFMR.
Div yalakshmi S. receives
C.M. Kothari Medal
In addition, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) T. Thomas Scholarship award of Rs.1.00 lac for the best
outgoing student of the PGDM program and J-PAL South Asia at IFMR scholarship for two outstanding
students with Development Finance specialization are also awarded.
IFMR is committed to encouraging students’ excellence in academic performance and award the
following medals for outstanding academic performance over the two years:
A. Sivasailam Medal
C.M. Kothari Medal
A.M.M. Arunachalam Medal
H.T. Parekh Medal
Dean’s Medal for Service
T. Arthy receives
A. Sivasailam Medal
Yogarchana K. receives
A.M.M. Arunachalam Medal
Vishnu Kartheek M.V.
receives Dean’s Medal for service
Narayanan Sundaravaradhan
receives the H.T. Parekh Medal
Geetha S.M. receives
Ramaben Chandulal Kothari Medal
The Pond
The Sri City Campus:
Location advantage
Sri City is located strategically on the border of two industrialized
States, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu along National Highway-5.
Sri City is India’s first integrated Business City spread over 8000 acres,
with a multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Domestic Tariff
Zone (DTZ), Institutional and Lifestyle zones, master planned and
designed to figure in any select list of Asia’s top five Business Cities.
IFMR will sprawl across 40 acres of Sri City. The new campus will not
only be an academic centre of excellence in the midst of
organizations setting up world class manufacturing plants in Sri City
to cater to global markets but, also a feast for the senses with lush
greens and gently sloping hills.
H.T. Parekh Library
Collection of world-bank
publications, & leading journals  Electronic journal access
through EBSCO, JSTOR and Science Digest, Corporate database
prowess, Capita Line etc  Multimedia material across
disciplines and knowledge-base of students  Reference library
for B-schools and other colleges located in and around Chennai
 Corporate bodies and academicians have enrolled as
members. The library is also recognized as a World Bank
Depository.
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IT & Computer lab
The Infrastructure
The Institute is to be 3,00,000 sq. ft. that will cover the main academic block
consisting of class rooms, computer labs, seminar halls, faculty cabins,
library, meeting rooms, finance and accounts sections, placement cells,
residential hostels, a cafeteria with dine-in services and a gymnasium
among other facilities and recreation will give the students more than a
mental workout. The faculty and staff housing shall also be part of the new
campus. The campus is designed to give easy access to the physically
challenged.
 Well equipped with state-of -the
-art facilities with over 100 computers accessible for students
24x7  Hands-on learning sessions and training via computer
simulated gaming sessions  One of the few institutes with
high-end systems & software packages and applications
helping students trade and decide in a simulated market
scenario via live data feeds
Classrooms and Study Hall
 Air-conditioned
classrooms equipped with wi-fi and multi-media ready  Study halls
are great for students to discuss and ideate on group projects
Hostel
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Hostel rooms are equipped with attached baths
Occupied on a twin-sharing basis  Automated launderettes
Gymnasium
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Cafeteria
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High-quality food
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Diverse cuisine tailored to
diverse palates
Recreation Room
Services and facilities include
television, indoor games and more help students unwind and
relax after hours of lectures.
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Healthcare  A full fledged hospital is operational in Sri City
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Health insurance cover for students will be available
The IFMR Doctor will visit the campus for consultations
Campus life
 Since the student base is Pan-Indian in
nature, every Indian festival is celebrated like it’s celebrated
back home.
Facilities 
and safety
24hr Wifi enabled campus  Complete security
Student life at IFMR
Clubs and committees: Exploring The IFMR
Spectrum
Managerial studies are not just limited to classroom teachings
and case studies. It spells much more than that. Be it handling
finance activities, external resources, placements, alumni, sports,
social service and last but not least, cultural events and festivals.
Students have an outreach everywhere which is mirrored by 9
clubs and committees, each with its own special significance and
motive. These clubs not only provide students with an opportunity
to explore their forte but also aid in giving them a holistic growth
on a personal level as prospective managers.
IFMR B-School Fest- Abhyudaya
The rising sun scatters its first ray of
sunshine, promising a new beginning. This
ideology is what defines Abhyudaya, the
flagship event of the college. An event that
makes you question the ordinary, provokes and inspires you to
think out of the ‘box’ and leaves you enriched with an
experience of renewed belief. Every year it comes with a new
theme to test and showcase your talent and skills.
Over the years, it has evolved into a full fledged B-School fest
recognized for its excellence and its uniqueness in being purely
focused on the branches of management, Namely Finance,
Marketing, HR and IT & Operations.
This acclaimed event held in the month of February has seen active
participation of over 2000 students from well-known institutions
like the IIMs, FMS, XLRI, SP Jain, SIBM, NMIMS, KIAMS, LIBA, GIM
etc.
TEC- The Entrepreneurship Club
Arthasabha
Arthasabha, the Finance Club of IFMR,
aims to cultivate and develop a keen
interest for finance amongst the
student community. Arthasabha caters to a wide variety of finance
- related interests, particularly stock trading, financial modeling,
equity research, corporate finance and investment banking.
The club is also responsible for organizing the flag ship National
Level Finance Summit in association with BSE, Arthasabha through
this summit, aims at gaining valuable insights on the challenges as well
as foresight on unleashing the opportunities that lie ahead of us.
Corporate leaders, experts, leading academicians and practitioner
debate on issues involving structural challenges, financial inclusion
and opportunities which will help us sustain a healthy economic
and financial environment.
The club conducts various inter as well intra-college events
throughout the academic session.
External Relations
“Stakeholder” is a word every management
student knows by he art. But dealing with
external stakeholders is what this
committee faces in student life. All interactions with prospective
applicants, media and peer institutions are coordinated and carried
out by the external relation steam. The team also assists the
management in the admission process, guest lectures and in
solving queries which pour in from the students. Brand building is
what the committee targets at through print, electronic and social
media.
Are you somebody nurturing a hidden dream? Do
you believe you have that unique idea that will make
you the next big thing? TEC is the right place to
be…! With a national level entrepreneurial event
STRIDES that will make you cross paths with who’s
who of the startup arena, venture capitalists, bright young
entrepreneurs, prominent incubators, you have every chance to
learn, grow, sparkle and succeed, a perfect place to flag off your
long entrepreneurial journey.
The Alumni Committee
The Alumni Committee aims at maintaining
cordial relations with the alumni of the
college. The alumni of IFMR are its greatest assets as they are the
face of institute who strive to carry forward the mission of the
college. The alumni committee conducts alumni meets in several
locations in India and provides the opportunity for the alumni of
the various batches to interact among themselves and with the
faculty.
Placement Committe
Every virtuous college is acknowledged
and sought after for its effective
placements which are the result of the
perennial and robust efforts of the placement committee.The
placement committee of IFMR works in conjunction with the
placement cell and management of the college, aiming at
establishing and maintaining corporate relations. It strives to
provide the students of IFMR with some of the best placement
offers with both competitive job profiles and commensurate
remuneration.”
SWC - Student Welfare Committee
Excellence in academics requires peace of mind and
healthy living. Essentially the well-being of a student is
what contributes to academic performance which is
well handled by this committee of students who take
responsibility for all welfare activities. It acts as the much needed
link between the management and students, serving each end to
the best of their abilities to improve effectiveness and efficiency of
the entire management system.
B-Sportive- The sports club
The sports club of IFMR embodies the essence of its
name, to be sportive. This club not only makes a
refreshing change to the hectic management
curriculum with its sports events organized in the
IFMR campus but also helps students grow
holistically through team work and resource
management. The events are organized entirely by the students
which bring them face to face with the real life situations one has
to tackle during managing human resources and large scale events.
Laasya- The cultural club
Music and dance form the core of any cultural
activity and no list of extra-curricular can be
complete without the mention of the cultural club
which, brings the lion’s share of joy to the
classrooms. Laasya ensures the students get their share of fun
through various activities like DJ nights, fresher party and ice breakers
which fosters the bond between seniors and juniors and helps the
students in coming across the livelier side of management studies.
Samarthan
“An individual has not started living
until he can rise above the narrow
confines of his individualistic concerns
to the broader concerns of all humanity” were the words of Martin
Luther King, Jr. which are enough to define the goal of
Samarthan-the social service club.
Samarthan offers the students to manage and participate in
various events with a social cause leading to the enrichment of
soul with knowledge. ‘Let’s come together & join hands to make
the world a better place to live in’ is the motto of Samarthan and
the committee ensures that this is achieved in reality by having
minimum of one social initiative/activity per month.
Alumni
IFMR alumni are well-placed in leading organizations across various
sectors such as Investment Banking, Equity Research, Consulting,
Insurance and Risk Mangement, Manufacturing, IT and Services.
Some have pursued higher education in prestigious graduate schools
such as Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, New York
University, etc. IFMR alumni are working across the globe from USA in
the west to Hong Kong in the east.
Eligibility & Selection
Eligibility
i. Graduates in any discipline with a consistent academic record. Final year students can also apply.
ii. Any one of CAT 2013 / XAT 2014 / GMAT & GRE (taken in the last five years) / CMAT
(September 2013) scores.
How to apply
Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply to IFMR by any one of the following methods:
Rise above the surface
Option 1: Visit w w w.ifmr.ac.in and make a payment of Rs.1500/- through
Debit Card / Credit Card / Internet banking, after which you can fill in the application form
and submit it online.
Option 2: You can get the Prospectus from IMS / T.I.M.E Coaching Centres by paying Rs.1,500/- and
complete the application form available online at w w w.ifmr.ac.in using the 6-digit Registration key
given in the Prospectus provided in the inside front cover.
Option 3: By paying Rs.1,500/- through a DD favoring “Institute for Financial Management and
Research” payable at Chennai, you can get the Prospectus from IFMR and complete the application
form available online at w w w.ifmr.ac.in using the 6-digit Registration key given in the Prospectus
provided in the inside front cover.
Method of selection
Short-listed candidates will be called in for the selection process to be held in Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Indore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata Luck now and
Mumbai on dates to be notified later (subject to minimum number of applications).
Capacity
IFMR plans to admit upto 180 students in its new world class campus in Sri City for the 2 year full time
academic program to commence in June 2014, with AICTE approval.
Fee Structure
The fees, payable in three installments are as indicated below:
Particulars
Amount
Admission cum first installment fee [at the time of admission] - May 2014
Rs. 3,00,000/-
Second installment fee along with refundable caution deposit of Rs.10,000.00 - December 2014
Rs. 4,10,000/-
Third & final installment - June 2015
Rs. 3,00,000/-
The fee covers Tuition, a laptop, books & materials, library membership, examination fee, IT charges and the Institute's formalwear.
Living expenses will be extra. It is estimated that boarding & lodging charges at the hostel will be approximately Rs.9,000/- per month.
Important date to remember
Last date to apply: January 25, 2014