The **Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam** (**IIM-Visakhapatnam or IIM-V**) is a [public](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(government_funded) "Public school (government funded)") [business school](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_school "Business school") and [Institute of National Importance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_National_Importance "Institute of National Importance") located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the twenty-one [Indian Institutes of Management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institutes_of_Management "Indian Institutes of Management"). The institution started the first batch of its Post Graduate Program (PGP) in Management from August 2015.
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<h2 style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 10px;">Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam</h2>
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<div style="margin: 10px 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Motto:</span> विद्या परं दैवतम्</div>
<div style="margin: 10px 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Motto in English:</span> Knowledge is the Supreme Deity</div>
<div style="margin: 10px 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Type:</span> Public Business School</div>
<div style="margin: 10px 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Established:</span> 2015; 10 years ago</div>
<div style="margin: 10px 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chairman:</span> Hari S. Bhartia (Jubilant Bhartia Group)</div>
<div style="margin: 10px 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Director:</span> Chandrasekhar M.</div>
<div style="margin: 10px 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Academic staff:</span> 50</div>
<div style="margin: 10px 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Location:</span> Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India</div>
<div style="margin: 10px 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Campus:</span> Suburban, 241 acres (98 ha)</div>
<div style="margin: 10px 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Affiliations:</span> Institute of National Importance</div>
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### Academics
The institute offers [Post Graduate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Graduate "Post Graduate"), [Doctoral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctoral "Doctoral") and [Executive Education](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Education "Executive Education") programmes. The Post Graduate Programme in Management, a two-year, full-time residential MBA programme is the flagship programme, offered to candidates admitted through the [Common Admission Test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Admission_Test "Common Admission Test"). It is a general, fully integrated management programme and includes courses in accounting, behavioral sciences, finance, economics, human resource management, marketing, business operations, public policy, strategy, entrepreneurship and general management. IIM Visakhapatnam also offers a two-year part-time executive MBA programme for working executives. From 2019, IIMV started its Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme under the guidance of its mentor [IIMB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Management_Bangalore "Indian Institute of Management Bangalore").
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In 2019, IIM Visakhapatnam launched an executive programme one-of-its-kind, Post Graduate Program in Digital Governance and Management, leading to the award of MBA degree. This programme is under the aegis of the National e-Governance Division, [Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Electronics_and_Information_Technology "Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology").
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In 2021, the Institute was one of the 9 IIMs selected to deliver the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship program under the SANKALP Scheme of the [Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Skill_Development_and_Entrepreneurship "Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship") to train fellows in Public Policy and Management to work with [District Administration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_administration_in_India "District administration in India"). In 2024, IIM Visakhapatnam launched the Post Graduate Program in Management for CFTIs / INIs, a collaborative initiative with Centrally Funded Technical Institutions and [Institutes of National Importance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutes_of_National_Importance "Institutes of National Importance") to integrate Management education in the final year of studies at the institutions and give a pathway to earning an MBA after 2 years of study.
### Rankings
| Category | Ranking |
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| NIRF (2024) Business/Management – India | 26 |
IIM Visakhapatnam was ranked 26 by the [National Institutional Ranking Framework](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institutional_Ranking_Framework "National Institutional Ranking Framework") (NIRF) management ranking in 2024. IIM Visakhapatnam comes under the top 15 IIMs, heading among the new generation IIMs.
### Campus and location
IIM Visakhapatnam is initially functioning out of the campus of [Andhra University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andhra_University "Andhra University"), while the permanent campus would come up at [Gambhiram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambhiram "Gambhiram") on the outskirts of the city. In the temporary campus, the classrooms are designed as per the [Harvard Business School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Business_School "Harvard Business School") model, as the teaching methodology is case study-based. "This semicircle gallery model helps better interaction between the teacher and the students," as per Sourav Mukherji, Dean- Programmes (IIM-B). The land acquisition for the permanent campus is almost complete. The foundation stone for the new campus was laid by Union Human Resource Development Minister, [Smriti Irani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smriti_Irani "Smriti Irani") on 17 January 2015. The campus is slated to come up on a 240-acre area.
The institute is headed by Director, Prof. Chandrasekhar Mylavarapu, an [IIT Bombay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIT_Bombay "IIT Bombay"), [IIT Delhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIT_Delhi "IIT Delhi") Alumnus and ex-Director of [ASCI, Hyderabad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Vista,_Hyderabad#Administrative_Staff_College_of_India "Bella Vista, Hyderabad").
