Goa Institute of Management (GIM), North Goa is one of the leading B-Schools in Goa. The Institute is known to develop the holistic personalities of the students by providing an ambient atmosphere for them to learn and grow.  The institute continues to have an excellent placement record and alumni occupying prestigious positions as executives and entrepreneurs. Read here to know more about the institute.

GIM offers scholarships worth INR 4 lakhs to 70 meritorious students across all 4 PGDM programmes

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Date: December 10, 2021

Goa Institute of Management (GIM) is a reputed B-school offering a wide variety of PGDM specializations. It is renowned for its quality of education which blends theoretical knowledge with practical applications, state-of-the-art learning facilities, acclaimed faculty, and a 100% placement record. To promote higher education and equal opportunities for all, GIM offers scholarships to meritorious candidates, thereby helping them pursue their ambitions irrespective of their backgrounds. The scholarship scheme includes:

  • Academic Competence and Excellence Scholarship Scheme (ACCESS) awarded to excellent candidates identified in the Achiever’s round of the selection process. GIM offers scholarships worth INR 4 Lakhs each.
    • 40 scholarships for its PGDM programme
    • 20 scholarships for its PGDM Big Data Analytics programme
  • ACCESS scholarship worth INR 4 Lakhs is also offered to:
    • 5 PGDM Banking Financial Services and Insurance candidates who already have one of the qualifications of CA, CS, AICWA or CFA.
  • GIM-MBBS Scholarship is awarded to PGDM Healthcare Management candidates who possess an MBBS degree. GIM offers 5 scholarships under this program worth INR 4 Lakhs each.

With the realization that sometimes financial assistance may be required beyond the means of scholarship schemes alone, GIM promotes diversity in education by offering full tuition fee waivers for select candidates based on the assessment of their financial needs. To know more about the scholarship schemes offered by GIM, Click here

GIM achieves an outstanding record in its campus placement performance

Date: December 6, 2021

Rated among the top 4 Best B-Schools for the world in the Positive Impact Rating 2021, Goa Institute of Management has been recording higher salary packages consistently for the past 5 years. Even among the turmoil and apprehension of the last couple of years, GIM graduates have received 100% placement across all PGDM streams. This remarkable feat has been made possible by the collective and arduous efforts of GIM’s in-house Placement Cell, along with its faculty and industry liaisons.

GIM understands the value of imparting sound management fundamentals along with lucrative industry exposure, to get a headstart in the corporate profession journey of its graduates. The fame and acclaim of the institute managed to attract 70 industry leaders and pioneers which made a total of 200+ offers to a talented pool of 247 GIM students. Despite the lockdown and the dip in the overall economy, the year saw an increase in the total number of companies that re-visited the GIM campus to recruit from its human capital. This has led to extraordinary placements for the year, such as:

  • PGDM BDA (Big Data Analytics): Highest salary of INR 30.17 Lakhs per annum which is a new GIM record.
  • PGDM HCM (Healthcare Management): Highest salary of INR 26 Lakhs per annum, beating the benchmarks of last year.
  • PGDM BIFS (Banking, Insurance and Financial Services): The inaugural batch itself recorded a median salary of INR 11 Lakhs per annum.

Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) were the leading recruiters followed by the Banking and Financial Services industry (BFSI).

Despite continued downward trends in the economy over the last 2 years, GIM’s 100% placement record is evidence of the institute’s high esteem in the job market and the recognition its graduates receive in the corporate world. With almost 3 decades of developing future leaders in its classrooms, GIM has shown admirable flexibility in shifting to a virtual program without dropping any of its high educational standards.

Goa Institute of Management sets the benchmark for campus placement

Date: November 23, 2021

The campus placement drive for 2022 has begun at the Goa Institute of Management (GIM), and already spectacular offers are being witnessed. PGDM in Big Data Analytics is a niche course for those seeking to become a data scientist, analyst, administrator or head in the path of business intelligence.

Already the highest package has reached INR 30.17 lakhs per annum for two of the PGDM BDA students at GIM. This has been offered by an online e-commerce giant. The placement offer benchmarks from last year, which was INR 21.6 Lakhs, have increased almost a million rupees this year. With the campus recruitment drive still ongoing, the campus is abuzz with anticipation on who gets the next big offer.

Traditionally, top recruiters have been visiting the GIM campus from all the major sectors like BFSI, FMCG, Manufacturing, and Retail, with IT being the top recruiter. The dedicated placement cell at GIM has been able to achieve 100% placement for its students across all PGDM streams in the past with an impressive 16% pre-placement offer (PPO) per batch.

Goa Institute of Management Welcomes Students Back to Campus

~Students of the leading B-school are now able to get back to campus and attend classes physically for the first time in over a year ~

Date: September 02, 2021 

India’s premier B-school Goa Institute of Management (GIM) has opened its doors to its students. Physical classes coupled with online sessions are slated to commence shortly. Over the past year due to the pandemic students and faculty have interacted only through a virtual platform. However, students have now started returning to the splendid 50-acre campus in Sankhali. Over 300 students have already arrived with more students are due to return in a phased manner in the coming weeks.

Dr. Ajit Parulekar, Director, GIM shared his views on having students back on campus, “In a management school, the core of learning happens within teams where the faculty and students exchange ideas, discuss and deliberate on it. We are delighted to have students back on campus.” He added, “From our end we are ensuring all SOPs are being maintained strictly. Our massive campus allows us to socially distance ourselves responsibly while also engaging with each other”.

Additionally, students and faculty who returned to campus have had to be fully vaccinated and submit a vaccination certificate, negative RT-PCR test report and signed undertaking to follow quarantine norms as well as covid protocols prior to returning to campus he added. On arrival students have to mandatorily quarantine themselves for seven days before venturing into the outdoors. Even after the quarantine period, students are not allowed to leave the campus or have visitors from outside enter into the campus to meet. 

Situated amidst the magnificent Sahyadri hills, the massive state of the art 50-acre campus will act as a bio-bubble for the 1000+ students who are part of the various management programmes. GIM has set up a campus war-room with adequate nurses and healthcare practitioners equipped with oximeters, isolation rooms, pharmacy and ambulance services round the clock.

GIM offers four specialised programmes for the full time MBA aspirants. Post Graduate Diploma in Management -PGDM, PGDM - Healthcare Management, PGDM - Big Data Analytics and PGDM-BIFS. Classes for the academic year 2021-2022 have commenced online in the month of July and the institute is aiming to schedule classes in a blended (in-person and virtual) mode soon. 

GIM also offers a three-year Part Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management for Executives, the programme is known as PGDM-PT (eMBA) and has classes scheduled over the weekend throughout the year at its strategically located Cujira campus in the suburbs of Panjim. This course is designed for working professionals, government officials and businessmen in Goa who attend weekend classes.

The students who are on campus are delighted to be back and have shared their enthusiasm by posting videos on a popular social media platform called Instagram. Heeral Rawal, a student of the PGDM, batch of 2020-2022 says “I am thrilled to be back on campus after returning from my home in Jharkhand. The experience of living and learning on campus is unparallel”. Another student, Osiya Gupta from the PGDM, batch of 2020-2022 has returned to the campus after being double vaccinated. She said, “I’ve just gotten vaccinated and have travelled from Indore to the GIM campus in Goa. I am ecstatic to see the beautiful campus and experience student life in GIM once again”. Nikhil Chandwani, a student from Goa in the PGDM, batch of 2020 – 2022 also showed his excitement by sharing a short reel on Instagram.

GIM was recently rated amongst the top four B-schools in the world who are “BEST FOR THE WORLD” by the Positive Impact Rating 2021. GIM follows a unique pedagogy and blended learning process which makes it a path breaking experience for its students. While the 65+ core faculty members with strong credentials strive to apply innovative techniques, the visiting faculty members, drawn from the industry and leading MBA colleges, ensure that the courses are in sync with the latest industry requirements. Loaded with modern learning tools and resources, GIM is at par with leading MBA institutes in the World. GIM constantly strives to stay aligned to its maxim as a place where learning never stops.

Goa Institute of Management rated among top 4 B-schools globally in the Positive Impact Rating Edition 2021

Date: June 25, 2021

Goa based Goa Institute of Management (GIM) was recognized for its social impact and sustainability achievements at the announcement made at the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UN-PRME) Global Forum held virtually from New York, USA.  The Positive Impact Rating (PIR) Report 2021 saw GIM emerge leaders and was one of 46 business schools from 21 countries worldwide that took part in the rating this year and achieved Level 5, making it a Pioneering school within the PIR. Only 04 B-schools globally made it to the top ranked ‘Pioneering’ list of which 03 hail from India. 

The social impact levels of the 46 business schools were announced by Prof Thomas Dyllick of the Positive Impact Rating Association and Sophie Charrois, President of oikos International.The Indian trio of Goa Institute of Management (GIM), S P Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), XLRI - Xavier School of Management and the University of Business and Technology Kosovo all achieved the highest level of the PIR as “Pioneering Schools”. They did this thanks to innovative community-based actions, environmental and socially responsible culture and governance, and a strong teaching focus on responsible leadership.

The PIR is a rating conducted by students and for students. For the second time, students worldwide assessed their business schools on how they perceive their positive impact in the world. Students assessed how GIM addresses societal and sustainable challenges and prepares its students to be responsible business leaders. The data collection in GIM was organized and led by students, who distributed the PIR survey across campus to their fellow students. This is the first time GIM participated and this year151 students from GIM responded to the survey. A student team comprising of Ashima Mathur, Ameya Ambike, Jessica Roy and Shivani Bhatia at GIM coordinated with PIR. 

Participating in the PIR demonstrates the value GIM gives to student feedback and voice.  

Ajit Parulekar, Director, GIM said, “PIR rates B schools globally based on 'Best For the World' rather than on 'Best in the World'. We at GIM are honored and delighted to be named among the top 04 B-schools globally in leading pioneering change in the prestigious Positive Impact Rating (PIR) Report 2021 which is looked up to by management institutes globally. GIM has always stayed consistent to its mission to nurture leaders for sustainable business of the future. Ethics, values and corporate governance has been at the core of our pedagogy. PIR is the voice of students around the globe and what is most satisfying for us is that our main stakeholders – our students have acknowledged institute commitment towards sustainability, responsibility and impact and encouraged us to design and execute more such initiatives for positive long-term impact in future”. 

Professor Dyllick of the Positive Impact Rating Association said: “Business school rankings are often out of touch and distanced from sustainability issues. The PIR shows how student perspectives can shift the thinking of schools.”

The PIR is the first rating in which students worldwide assess their business schools on their positive impact. Sophie Charrois, President of oikos International and PIR Supervisory Board member, said at the launch event: “More and more students all over the world seek an education that prepares them as change agents and leaders of tomorrow. oikos International is proud to have been part of the PIR from the beginning to provide them with a global assessment of schools that focus on these competencies”.

The rating survey asks students 20 questions in seven relevant impact dimensions that sit within three areas: Energizing, Educating, and Engaging. The overall PIR score of the business school is used to position the schools across five levels. The PIR levels were defined using a decreasing size of a level on the 10 point scale, to express an increasing challenge to reach higher levels. GIM scored 9 at the 10 point scale. The different levels refer to the developmental stage of the business school, rating it by a certain level of achievement. Business schools are provided with a defined social impact and a tool that they can use for change. 

Katrin Muff, President of the Positive Impact Rating Association, said: “PIR is designed as a tool to improve and transform business education. It enables schools to understand what a positive impact for society is, according to their students. The PIR highlights the potential for improvement, even for leading schools.”

The PIR was created by concerned business school experts together with global NGOs - WWF, Oxfam, and UN Global Compact. International student associations oikos, AIESEC and Net Impact are also part of the PIR, which is supported by VIVA Idea and Fehr Advice.  

What is noteworthy that participating schools across the globe  have started to use the PIR as a measurement and reporting tool for reporting on their progress and social impact towards PRME (SIP Report), EQUIS (Self-Assessment Report), or AACSB (Self-Evaluation Report). Some other schools have started to use it as a management tool for improving their social impact.