Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur is a management institute which was established on 2011 located in southern part of Uttarakhand. Kashipur is a place far away from big cities in which everyone is surrounded by nature’s fresh air. There are many factors such as environment, infrastructure, diversity, faculty, etc which makes this place quite different from other management institutes in India.
INFRASTRUCTUTRE
IIM Kashipur has a campus of over 200 acres of land, one of the biggest in the IIM family. The big red buildings with big circular holes on the wall looks like a smiley. The mess of college can also turn into a big dance floor for celebration. There are hostel facilities such as water purifier, washing machines, refrigerator in each room. The kitchen facilities in the mess are amazing and the services of the quality food in time cannot be better than this. Almost all the sports have its own grounds and courts inside the campus.
ENVIRONMENT
The campus is full of lawn, trees and fresh air. Kashipur also receives considerable amount of rainfall every year which makes colour green prominent during rainy season. The summer season is very humid and requires frequent drinking of water. It gets very cold during winter and one can enjoy a walk in the morning or evening through dense fog. All these things make the campus magnificently beautiful to see and live in.
EDUCATION
IIM Kashipur has 33 permanent faculties and many visiting faculties, who are experts in their fields, holding experience of more than two decades in various fields. There is an extensive amount of knowledge flow into students when taught by such experts who have this level of knowledge and experience. Many faculties also act as a counsellor for industries nearby
. Our curriculum involves many surprise quizzes in the class, case studies and live projects on a regular basis. Many inter-management college competitions are participated by students in groups guided and backed by faculty members and various committees. The culture among the students of IIM Kashipur towards academics is very competitive and believes a lot on peer learning.
DIVERSITY
The most charming thing about IIM Kashipur is the geographical and cultural diversity which it creates due to students from different places and culture. Since every Indian cultural community have their own festival, ‘festivals celebration’ fun is unlimited. Students here are always encouraged to learn different languages. Apart from cultural diversity, one can also see people with different educational background and work experiences. There are always new things to learn here.
TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
As you all know Uttarakhand has mostly mountainous landscape which has many favourite tourist destinations. Kashipur is a place which is approximately 60km from the Himalayan mountain range which makes it a dream educational institution for bike riders and travellers. Weekends can be very well spent in the resorts situated on the top of Himalayas. Jim Corbett National Park is only 30 km away from Kashipur. It is an ideal place for the Photographers with a wish to see Royal Bengal Tigers and capture the beauty of the forest. Spiti Valley, Nainital, Garden of flowers, Leh and Ladakh are some of many scenic destinations nearby for the adventure freaks.
WHICH ADITYA BIRLA GROUP COMPANY WOULD I WANT TO WORK FOR AND WHY?
I want to work for Aditya Birla Capital which is a part of Aditya Birla Group of companies. It has assets under management of more than US$ 23 billion and more than 12000 employees. It has various domains of financial business under it, which increases opportunity of working in more than one domain within the company. As I want to be a business analyst in future, Aditya Birla Capital is an attractive place to start and live my career.
- Prasun Kumar Roy
IIM Kashipur