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'{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}} {{cleanup-university|reason=[[WP:CREDENTIAL]]|date=February 2012}} {{Refimprove|date=February 2012}} {{Infobox university |name = Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management |established = 1953 |type = [[Public university|Public]] [[business school]] |director = Dr. Amitava Sarkar |city = [[Kolkata]] |state = [[West Bengal]] |country = [[India]] |campus = [[urban area|Urban]] |website = {{url|http://www.iiswbm.edu/}} |logo =[[File:Iiswbm logo.jpg]] | |affiliations = [[University of Calcutta]] }} The '''Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management''' ('''IISWBM''') is an autonomous [[graduate school|graduate]] [[business school]] in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. It is the first institute in India to offer an MBA degree (as [[XLRI - Xavier School of Management|XLRI]] (1949) and [[DoMS, Indian Institute of Science|DoMS IISc]] (1947), the oldest management institutes in India, do not offer MBA degrees).<ref>[http://www.xlri.ac.in/scripts/xlrihistory.php XLRI History]</ref> It was established in 1953. ==History== IISWBM was set up in collaboration with the [[Government of West Bengal]], the [[University of Calcutta]] and the business community of [[West Bengal]] to promote management education. The MBA, MHRM and MPSM courses are autonomous and affiliated to the University of Calcutta; the MBA program has been affiliated to the university for more than 60 years. This prestigious institute once served as a mentoring institute for the much-reputed IIM C (Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta). On 5 July 1954, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, chief minister of West Bengal and founder&ndash;president of the institute inaugurated the first business management course in India. Dr. Jehangir Gandhy, chairman, All India Board of Technical Studies in Management, Union Ministry of Education, who could not be present at the inaugural ceremony sent a message saying "I am glad that the All India Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management is inaugurating today Business Management Course for the first time in India for the benefit of Junior Business Executives". The institute celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2003 and the [[Government of India]] released a commemorative stamp of IISWBM for the event. To date, no other management institute in India has been accorded this honour. IISWBM is in the exciting and prestigious academic ambiance of College Square where the University of Calcutta, Presidency College, Calcutta Medical College and the [[All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health]] are also located. The School of Tropical Medicine is a distance from the institute site. The institute building has two blocks. The foundation stone of one was laid by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India and the other by Dr. B. C. Roy, the famous chief minister of West Bengal. Created in response to a strongly felt need of independent India, IISWBM had as its midwives the Ministry of Scientific and Cultural Affairs, Government of India, All India Board of Technical Studies in Management, Ministry of Education, Government of West Bengal, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and personalities like Sir Biren Mukherjee, Srimati [[Renuka Ray]], Professor D. K. Sanyal, Lala Lakhsmipat Singhania and many others. ==Academics== The Institute offers the following courses: * [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA), the flagship course: MBA (day) two years full-time;<ref>[http://www.iiswbm.edu/programmes/mba-day.asp MBA Programme]</ref> MBA (evening) two years * Masters of Human Resource Management (MHRM)<ref>[http://www.iiswbm.edu/programmes/mhrm.asp MHRM Programme]</ref> * Master of Public Systems Management with specialization in Environment Management, Energy Management,Healthcare & Hospital Management, Transportation and Logistics Management<ref>[http://www.iiswbm.edu/programmes/pg-diploma/psm-overview.asp MPSM Programme]</ref> * Post-graduate diploma in Business Management (PGDBM - evening), three years part-time accredited by AICTE) * Post-graduate diploma in IPR in association with FICCI * Post-graduate diploma in Sports Management <ref>[http://www.iiswbm.edu/programmes/sports-management.asp Sports Management Programme]</ref> * Master in Retail Management (two years full-time, approved by AICTE) The MBA, MHRM, and MPSM programmes are affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]] as is the post-graduate (PG) diploma program in Sports Management. The other courses are offered by the institute as PG diploma courses. The institute publishes a management journal called ''Survey''.<ref>[http://www.iiswbm.edu/About%20SURVEY%20Journal.pdf Survey, ''Quarterly Management research Journal of IISWBM- India's First B-School'']</ref> ==Rankings & Awards== Awarded Education Leadership Award 2014. Ranked 34th in B-school survey 2014 by Business Today. Awarded Certificate of Excellence. College Preference of the ET 500 companies, across the different rank-classes. Ranked amongst the top 40 B-Schools in the nation and it is the 1st management school to enter the diamond jubilee year. ==Notable alumni== * [[Sumantra Ghoshal]], Dean at [[Indian School of Business]] * [[Partha Chatterjee (politician)]], Minister for Commerce & Industries, Government Of West Bengal * [[Arindam Sil]], film actor, director and producer * [[Shiladitya Patranabis]], actor * [[Arcelor|Lakshmi Niwas Mittal]], Chairman and CEO of [[ArcelorMittal]]<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi_Mittal</ref> * [[Bhaskar Das]], Executive Director - [[The Times of India|Times of India]] * [[Sudhir Jalan]], President, [[All India Management Association]]. * [[C.V. Chandrasekharan]], MD - Balmer Lawrie Group * [[Ashok Mukherjee]], Senior GM (HR) - [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]]<ref>http://www.iiswbm.edu/WebPages/PublicPages/AboutUs/Aboutiiswbm.aspx</ref> * Debaditya Chaudhury, serial entrepreneur ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{official}} {{Kolkata topics}} {{University of Calcutta}} {{coord|22.5762|88.3608|type:edu_region:IN|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Indian Institute Of Social Welfare And Business Management}} [[Category:Business schools in Kolkata]] [[Category:University of Calcutta affiliates]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1953]] [[Category:1953 establishments in India]]'