INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BODH GAYA

The Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya (IIM Bodh Gaya or IIM-BG) is an autonomous public business school in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, and the 16th Indian Institute of Management. It was one of five IIMs established under the 2014 Union budget of India, initially planned as IIM Bihar. The institute was mentored by IIM Calcutta and was accorded Institute of National Importance status by the Ministry of Human Resources in 2017. The first academic session was inaugurated in August 2015, and Dr. Vinita S. Sahay became its first director in 2018. The institute's Board of Governors has included prominent industry leaders such as Uday Kotak, Janmajeya Sinha, and Falguni S. Nayar. The permanent campus, designed by CP Kukreja Architects, includes hostels and sports facilities. IIM Bodh Gaya also hosts INSPIRE, a startup incubation center supporting student entrepreneurship. Academic offerings include the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM), Integrated Programme in Management (IPM), MBA in Digital Business Management, MBA in Hospital & Healthcare Management, and a five-year PhD program in management, with admissions conducted through CAT and JIPMAT exams.