IIM Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Mumbai is still strengthening its reputation as a world-class academic and innovation hub. Ranked at 6 in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and recipient of the LEAPS-2024 Logistics Award, the institute is a pioneer in charting a new course for the future of business, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Central to its innovation ecosystem is a 10,000 sq. ft. incubation facility at the Institute Research Centre (IRC), where the AIC-NITIE Incubation Foundation is based. Incubating more than 150 ventures, including three unicorns, the centre nurtures cutting-edge startups from across sectors. Some of the key innovations coming out of the hub are Smart Drip Alert Systems, Multi-Axis Cutters, and patented technologies such as the Air Vent Helmet and Lathe-Milling-Sharpening Machine.
The research and teaching ecosystem of IIM Mumbai also underlines next-generation technologies such as Generative AI, Blockchain, IoT, Fintech, Logistics Automation, Omni-Channel CRM, Renewable Energy, and Digital Supply Chains. Specialised global certificate programs like "Data-Driven Supply Chain Transformation" and "Generative AI in Business Decision-Making" provide the next leaders with the tools to propel digital transformation.
With relationships all throughout the UK, USA, France, Belgium, and South Korea, among others, the institute is also actively involved with worldwide academic alliances. Distinguished professors such as Prof. David Simchi-Levi (MIT), Dr. Dmitry Ivanov (Berlin), and Prof. Tadeusz Sawik (Poland) have been engaged under faculty exchange schemes, enriching the intellectual environment.
Academic partnership university are:
1. Durham University
2. EMLYON Business School
3. IESEG School of Management
4. Ecole Centrale De Lille
5. West Virginia University
6. University of Pittsburgh
7. University of California Irvine
8. Oklahoma State University
9. Ohio University
10. University of Alabama Huntsville
11. UC Leuven Limburg
12. IQS School of Management
13. University of Zagreb
14. Woosong University
With strong industry linkages in the form of partnerships with Genpact, Intel, and SAP, IIM Mumbai continues to be a symbol of innovation, integration, and scholarship—nurturing future-ready talent as well as talent that is globally capable.
