Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Student Exchange Programme Factsheet for Incoming Exchange Students: 2020-21 Contacts Study Periods Nomination Process Prof. Sanket Mohapatra IIM Ahmedabad follows a trimester The nominations would be done Faculty Coordinator system with each academic year online at the IIMA Exchange divided into three terms Student Exchange Programme registration portal: http://stdwww.iimahd.ernet.in/epas Programme Terms (Tentative) Fax: 91-79-6632 6896 IV 06 Jun ’20 - 02 Sep ‘20 The Exchange Program [email protected] V 14 Sep ’20 - 05 Dec ‘20 Coordinators of the respective [email protected] VI 16 Dec ’20 - 08 Mar ‘21 universities have to nominate their students for each Term of study. Nomination Deadlines This would be done for both Normal Mr. Samir Sheth Exchange and Double Degree Terms Manager program. Login details will be sent IV 01 Feb 2020 Post Graduate Programme to Programme Coordinators in a V 01 Jul 2020 separate email. For any queries Ph: +91-79 - 6632 4656 VI 01 Oct 2020 about the process, please contact [email protected] [email protected] Deadline for online School Address registration by Incoming Online Registration Indian Institute of Management students Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380015 Terms Students must complete the Gujarat, INDIA IV 08 Feb 2020 registration by filling the online Tel: +91-79-66323456 / 26308357 V 08 Jul 2020 application form and uploading www.iima.ac.in VI 08 Oct 2020 and submitting the required documents. Course selection would be allowed only once the registration is completed and approved. Required documents (To be submitted online) Completed application form CV / Resume in English Bachelor and MBA/Master level 1st Year transcripts Photo Copy of latest valid passport Specimen signature on a blank sheet Copy of valid Visa IIM Ahmedabad, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 380015 (India) www.iima.ac.in/ Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Student Exchange Programme Factsheet for Incoming Exchange Students: 2020-21 Visa and Insurance Online Registration of Pedagogy Requirements Courses IIMA's learning methodology is through case studies, discussions, Candidates are required to The Exchange Coordinator will management simulation, student obtain a Student Visa only to update incoming students projects, take home assignments study at IIM Ahmedabad during regarding online registration of and lectures. their exchange period. Students courses with all the details, well having other types of Visas will not before the beginning of the term. be eligible to participate in the Course Workload exchange programme. Course Bidding Month A one-credit course requires from Students should obtain necessary Terms (Tentative) a student about 80 hours of work, medical and travel insurance to IV Feb 2020 including time spent in the safeguard them against any V Jul 2020 classroom. A one-credit course medical emergencies. VI Oct 2020 typically consists of around 20 class sessions (each session of 75 Online Course Bidding will be minutes). Course can also have Academic Areas conducted for all students during credits less than or more than one, each term. More information with appropriately adjusted IIMA conducts four long duration regarding course bidding process workload and class sessions. In programmes, all residential: Post- will be provided to students after special circumstances, non-credit Graduate Program (PGP) in the successful completion of their courses with workload implications general management, Post- registration. may also be offered. Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-Business Management (PGP- Students can choose from among FABM), Post-Graduate Programme the announced courses, within the Language of instruction for Executives (PGPX), and Fellow minimum and maximum credit Programme in Management (FPM). limits. Students must go through All courses at IIM Ahmedabad are The Institute has following the course outlines thoroughly taught in English. academic areas/ centres and before registering their courses. groups: Credit requirements The student who fails to register in Business Policy accordance with the specified The course load of an incoming Centre for management in procedure and within the specified exchange student at IIMA depends agriculture deadline for registration will be on the number of course credits deemed to have left the Communications required to be fulfilled at their programme. Students are not Information Systems parent institute, information permitted to register for fresh Economics regarding the same is to be Finance and Accounting courses on their arrival at IIMA. provided by program coordinator at Marketing the time of student nomination. Organizational Behaviour Personnel & Industrial Relations Production and Quantitative Methods Public Systems Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Ravi J. Matthai Centre for Education Innovation Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Student Exchange Programme Factsheet for Incoming Exchange Students: 2020-21 If a student has not satisfied the Attendance Policy Examinations academic requirements of a course, he/she may be assigned “I” Students must maintain regular and Examinations are typically held in a (Incomplete) grade temporarily, punctual attendance in courses. one-two week period during each representing non-completion of the The instructor is free to adopt term. The examination schedule is academic requirements for the appropriate measure to regulate made available to the students in course. attendance, penalize absence, and the first few weeks of such term. ensure smooth and undisturbed The institute is flexible in learning in his/her class. conducting proctored examinations Expenses for Incoming students on specific Leave of Absence: Under approval from course instructor. For any term, students should plan extraordinary circumstances, a to pay approximately INR 1,00,000 student may obtain leave of for accommodation, library, absence, provided prior permission Grading System computing facilities, student is obtained from the PGP welfare, books and course material. Chairperson. Courses are graded on a 5-point scale The average food and living Leave is generally not granted for A = Excellent expenses can range from INR more than one teaching day, 10,000 – 15,000 per month except for sickness. Before B = Good C = Satisfactory depending on the lifestyle. applying to the PGP Chairperson for leave, the student is strongly D = Low Pass advised to contact the instructors to F = Fail Location ensure that he/she does not miss any quizzes or examinations during In addition, plus (+) and minus (-) The institute is located about 18 the leave period. Instructors have signs against A, B, C and D may be km. from Ahmedabad Airport and the discretion to give substitute added to indicate different shades 10 km. from the railway station. quizzes or examinations to students of performance. Pre-paid taxis are available at the who miss them while on leave with airport and the taxi fare from airport permission. All segments of evaluation are to the institute is approximately INR awarded letter grades. These letter 500. Three wheeler auto-rickshaws Minimum Attendance: The grades in the different segments are available from the railway instructor may specify a minimum are converted separately into grade station and its fare is approximately level of attendance as an academic points up to two decimal places INR 150. Services of Cab requirement for completion of a using numerical values as given aggregators like Ola and Uber are course. If a student fails to meet below: also available. this requirement, due to leave without permission from the PGP A+ = 4 1/3 A = 4 A- = 3 2/3 B+ = 3 1/3 B = 3 B- = 2 2/3 Chairperson, the instructor may Accommodation C+ = 2 1/3 C = 2 C- = 1 2/3 award an incomplete (“I”) grade to D+ = 1 1/3 D = 1 D- = 2/3 the student. Default minimum The campus is residential. The F = 0 student stays in furnished single attendance is 100% on-campus rooms in single sex dorms. They will have to bring their own bed linen and towels. Food The students can eat at the mess which serves four meals per day or at various eateries in campus on direct payment basis. Various restaurants nearby serve Indian as well as international cuisines. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Student Exchange Programme Factsheet for Incoming Exchange Students: 2020-21 Sports & Fitness Centre Computing Facilities Student Associations The 104 acre lush green IIMA The students are advised to bring The Institute has numerous clubs campus houses several sports and their own laptops. Every student will covering a wide range of interests fitness facilities including cricket be provided with a separate e-mail from finance (Beta), ground, football field, tennis courts, account hosted on Google Apps. entrepreneurship (Entre) and basketball court, badminton courts, The Institute is fully Wi-Fi with LAN marketing (Niche) to literature and a volleyball court. In addition, connectivity is available in dorms. (LSD), acting (IIMACTS) and the campus also has numerous nature (Prakriti). indoor sports and games facilities such as Badminton, Table Tennis, Billiards, Squash and Carom. Each dormitory has its own recreation arena consisting of carom, chess, darts, and cards. Fitness Centre (Gym) facility is also available on campus. Health Care The on-campus dispensary is open from Monday to Friday (8.00 to 1830 hrs.) and on Saturday & Sunday (10.00 to 13.00 hrs). Bank A common computer lab houses These clubs provides a means