Institute of Management Studies, Devi Ahilya University

The Institute of Management Studies (IMS) is the management school of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, a state university located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is one of the constituent teaching departments of the university and offers postgraduate and doctoral programmes in management and allied disciplines.

Key Facts

Overview

The Institute of Management Studies functions as a constituent unit of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, the state university serving the Indore region. As part of a public university system, it operates within the academic and administrative framework set by the university's Board of Studies and Academic Council.

Background

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, named after the eighteenth-century Holkar ruler Ahilyabai Holkar, was established in 1964 and serves as the principal university for higher education in the Indore division of Madhya Pradesh. Within this university, several teaching departments cater to specialised disciplines, of which the Institute of Management Studies is responsible for management education and research.

Academics

As a postgraduate management department of a state university, IMS conducts programmes in business administration and management research, with admissions and curricula governed by the rules of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya. The institute supports both teaching and doctoral research within the broader academic ecosystem of the university's school of management cluster in Indore.

Significance

The institute contributes to management education in central India and forms part of the cluster of management programmes offered through Devi Ahilya University, which is one of the larger providers of higher education in Madhya Pradesh.

Related topics

• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
• Indore
• Education in Madhya Pradesh
• Management education in India
• Ahilyabai Holkar

References

• Wikidata entry: Q6040509
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, official university records.