The Institute of Management Studies (IM-BHU) is the management school of Banaras Hindu University, a central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The institute offers postgraduate, doctoral and integrated programmes in management and is one of the constituent academic units of the university.
| Name | Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University |
|---|---|
| Common abbreviation | IM-BHU |
| Type | Public business school; constituent institute of a central university |
| Parent institution | Banaras Hindu University |
| Location | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Country | India |
Banaras Hindu University was founded in 1916 by Madan Mohan Malaviya and is one of the largest residential universities in Asia. The Institute of Management Studies functions within this university framework, providing formal management education alongside the university's faculties of arts, science, commerce, engineering, medicine and other disciplines. The institute is headquartered on the main BHU campus in Varanasi.
The institute conducts programmes oriented towards management education and research, including:
Admission to the postgraduate programmes is conducted through national-level entrance procedures used by Banaras Hindu University.
As the management studies arm of a major central university, IM-BHU contributes to the wider ecosystem of public-sector management education in India. It draws on the multidisciplinary academic environment of Banaras Hindu University, which is recognised as an Institution of Eminence by the Government of India.