Timeline | IIM Sirmaur | Himachal Pradesh

Hon'ble Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar with newly appointed IIM Directors.

'FIRST LADIES AWARD' ON JANUARY 20, 2018

Prof. Neelu Rohmetra, Director IIM Sirmaur received the 'First Ladies Award' on January 20^th, 2018. The felicitation event was held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, wherein she joined over interaction with 100 other exceptional women achievers in the Country in varied areas.

The 2^nd Annual Convocation of IIM Sirmaur

The 2^nd Annual Convocation of Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur was held on April 13, 2018. Shri Jai Ram Thakur, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh was the Chief Guest on the occasion and delivered the Convocation Address.

International Immersion Program of IIM Sirmaur

International Immersion Program of IIM Sirmaur at SDA Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Date: June 11 – 29’ 2018

Guest speaker

Mr. Kaushal Kishore (Advisor, TRAI, Govt. of India), who was the guest of honour on the occasion spoke about the three pillars of success viz. perseverance, curiosity and determination. He mentioned that giving back to society is what matters the most.

Date: July 05 – 2018

IIM SIRMAUR HOSTS COLLOQUIUM EVENT

On 17^th August 2018, IIM Sirmaur launched its maiden guest lecture under the brand 'Colloquium', which aims at creating an open dialogue between the academia and industry.

SPIC MACAY

SPIC MACAY (Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth) event at IIM Sirmaur

August 31, 2018

GANESH CHATURTHI CELEBRATIONS - 2018

Finally, the 10 days of joy and festivities culminated with Ganesha Visarjan. On the last day of Ganesh festival, IIM Sirmaur bid farewell to Lord Ganesha only to welcome him again next year.

Guest lecture (centred on Future of Banking) at IIM Sirmaur

In his first guest lecture (centred on Future of Banking) at IIM Sirmaur, Mr. Rajiv Vaid shed light on how the advent of new banking technologies such as Block Chain is gradually eliminating the need for banks altogether. He also touched upon the emerging trends and key focus areas in banking, both from the perspective of consumers as well as banks.

Industrial visit

Second-year students from the elective of Project Management got the opportunity to visit the Marico Ltd.

October 14, 2018

OPEN THEATRE

IIM SIRMAUR INAUGURATES AN OPEN THEATRE FOR STUDENTS.

October 15, 2018

Guest Lecture (Transformation To New Leadership Roles)

In the third guest lecture of the Colloquium series centered on the theme “Transformation to new leadership roles”, Mr. Krishnan Venkiteswaran, Head HR, Control Print Limited, shed light on various leadership styles and the relevance of each in today’s day and age.

October 27, 2018

CORPORATE LEADERSHIP GUEST LECTURER

IIM Sirmaur hosted Mr. Santosh Wakhloo, Vice President, JK Paper Ltd., who delivered a guest lecture on ‘Leadership’ to the students of PGP04 batch. Mr. Wakhloo talked about the role of a leader in thinking big, planning big and creating differentiation.

October 31, 2018

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas

IIM Sirmaur celebrated Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, commemorating the 143^rd Birth anniversary of the iron man of India, Sardar Vallabhai Patel.

October 31, 2018

Leadership Summit 2.0

IIM Sirmaur Organised Leadership Summit 2.0
Young India: Leaders of Tomorrow

November 3, 2018

Leadership Summit - 2.0

IIM Sirmaur Organised Leadership Summit 2.0
Young India: Leaders of Tomorrow

November 3, 2018

Guest Lectures ''Social Business as a transformational approach''

Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur feels proud to have hosted Mr. Fons van der Velden, Founder - Context, International Cooperation, to deliver a lecture on “Social Business as a transformational approach” to the students of PGP04 batch.

November 13, 2018

Timeline

2014

The Union government sanctioned an IIM for Himachal Pradesh in its financial budget of 2014.
On 15th August 2014, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh announced that the IIM would be setup at Dhaulakuan near Nahan town in the Sirmaur district. Sirmaur was selected over Kullu and Shimla because an IIM would help to improve the socio-economic condition of local people.

2015

The inaugural ceremony for IIM Sirmaur was held on 4th September 2015. The ceremony was attended by Dr. Rajeev Bindal, Former Minister of health and family welfare in Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Kirnesh Jung, MLA Paonta Sahib, Professor Rakesh Srivastava and Professor Bharat Bhaskar, the head of the task force committee of IIM Sirmaur on behalf of Mentoring Institute IIM Lucknow.
On 12th March 2015, the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry approved a 200-acre site near Dhaula Kuan for the development of the permanent Campus of the Institute
Classes for the first batch of the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGDM) at IIM Sirmaur commenced on 4th September 2015.

2016

Classes for the second batch of the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGDM) at IIM Sirmaur commenced on 18th July 2016. Post induction ceremony was held on 16^th July 2016. Dr. Ajit Prasad, Director IIM Lucknow, Prof. Srivastava and Sanjeev Govil, CEO Idea Cellular Limited and G. Ramesh CEO and MD HDB Financial Services Limited addressed the students on the occasion.

2017

Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi appointed Prof. (Dr.) Neelu Rohmetra as the founding Director, Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur. Prof. Rohmetra is the first women Director ever appointed to head an IIM in the country in the last over 50 years.
1st annual convocation of IIM Sirmaur held on April 8, 2017. Chief Minister of the State of Himachal Pradesh Shri Virbhadra Singh was the Chief Guest and delivered the Convocation address. Chairman BoG, Shri Ajay S Shriram, Chairman and Sr. Managing Director, DCM Shriram Limited was the guest of honour.