Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management



The Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM) is a public business school in Kolkata, India. The school is the first institute in Asia to offer an MBA degree.[2]

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management
IISWBM LOGO.svg
TypePublic business school
EstablishedApril 25, 1953; 72 years ago (1953-04-25)
FounderBidhan Chandra Roy
Academic affiliations
PresidentPartha Chatterjee
DirectorDipankar Das Gupta
Academic staff
52 (2022)[1]
Students599 (2022)[1]
Postgraduates554 (2022)[1]
45 (2022)[1]
Location
Kolkata, India

22°34′34.26″N 88°21′38.86″E / 22.5761833°N 88.3607944°E / 22.5761833; 88.3607944Coordinates: 22°34′34.26″N 88°21′38.86″E / 22.5761833°N 88.3607944°E / 22.5761833; 88.3607944
CampusUrban
WebsiteTemplate:Official url

It was ranked 34th among management schools by the Business Today' "India's Best B Schools 2014".[3] As per Economic Times B-School Survey, IISWBM was ranked 33rd in Human Resource Management and 37th in Overall Ranking.[4]

HistoryEdit

In August 2017, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suggested IISWBM upgrade to a university.[5] In 2019, alumni association also demanded, university or deemed university status for country's oldest B-school.[6]

AcademicsEdit

The institute offers the following courses:

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA Day)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA Evening)
  • Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management)
  • Master of Business Administration in Public Systems Management with specialization in Environment Management, Energy Management, Healthcare & Hospital Management, Transportation and Logistics Management[7]
     
    SHRM (USA) accredited MBA (HRM) Courses in the World.
  • PhD & M.Phil. (University of Calcutta)
  • Executive Post Graduation Programme in Management (EPGPM)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management (PGDSM) [8]

The institute publishes a management Journal called Survey.[9]

Notable peopleEdit

This list consists of notable people who have been associated with this Institute:

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "NIRF 2022" (PDF). IISWBM.
  2. Basu, Somdatta (24 September 2017). "Country's oldest B-school, IISWBM, to become a university". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. "India's Best B-schools 2015". bschools.businesstoday.in.
  4. "Business School Rankings, Best Business Schools in India - About the ET B-School Ranking". economictimes.indiatimes.com.
  5. Basu, Somdatta. "Country's oldest B-school, IISWBM, to become a university". Times of India Sep 24, 2017, 09:40 IST. Kolkata. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. "Alumni seek deemed varsity status for IISWBM". The Hans India 2019-01-23 05:30 IST. Kolkata. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. "MPSM Programme". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  8. "Sports Management Programme". Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  9. "Survey, Quarterly Management research Journal of IISWBM- India's First B-School" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

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