All India Management Association

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All India Management Association
All India Management Association logo.jpg
AbbreviationAIMA
Formation1957
Founded atDelhi, India
TypeStatutory Professional Body
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Coordinates28°35′03″N 77°13′44″E / 28.58414°N 77.228957°E / 28.58414; 77.228957Coordinates: 28°35′03″N 77°13′44″E / 28.58414°N 77.228957°E / 28.58414; 77.228957
Membership
30,000
President
Mr. CK Ranganathan
Websitewww.aima.in

All India Management Association (AIMA) is a statutory professional body for the regulation and licensing of management profession in India. It has a total of 67 Local Management Associations (LMAs) including Qatar Indian Management Association and Mauritius Management Association. It was established in 1957.[1] Among its activities, AIMA conducts the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) used by over 600 business schools across India, is represented in national forums and organisations and awards annual awards.

National Apex Bodies[edit]

History[edit]

AIMA was established in 1957 following the establishment of India's first industrialization policy in 1956.[2]

Management team[edit]

AIMA is managed by a president, a senior vice president, a vice president, a treasurer and a director general. As of 2021, the president Mr. CK Ranganathan, senior vice president Mr Shrinivas Dempo, vice president Mr Nikhil Sawhney, treasurer Mr P Dwarkanath and director general Ms Rekha Sethi.[3]

Activities[edit]

AIMA conducts the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) used by over 600 business schools across India.[4] Other tests conducted include the Research Management Aptitude Test (RMAT), Under Graduate Aptitude Test (UGAT), Accredited Management Teacher (AMT) certification and other customised tests.[5]

AIMA is represented on various national bodies and organisations including the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Board of Accreditation (NBA), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)[1] and the board of governors of various Indian Institutes of Management.[6]

AIMA awards various annual awards. The Kewal Nohria Award for Academic Leadership in Management Education, awarded since 2009,[7] was awarded to Bala V. Balachandran in 2018.[8]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "AIMA Overview". www.aima.in. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. Mathur, Nandita (8 June 2017). "Managing disruptions is the job of true managers, says Pranab Mukherjee". Live Mint. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. "Office Bearers 2017-18". www.aima.in. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. "Management Aptitude Test". www.aima.in. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  5. "Testing Services". www.aima.in. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  6. Mathur, Nandita (14 November 2017). "AIMA will help Indian management turn disruption into opportunity". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. "AIMA - Awards - Kewal Nohria Award for Academic Leadership in Management Education". www.aima.in. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  8. Parida, Rashmi R. (23 February 2018). "Dr Bala V Balachandran honored by AIMA with Kemal Nohria Award for Academic Leadership in Management Education". India Education Diary. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

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