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Institute of the Year 2016

In this issue, the Higher Education Review will assist the old educational institutes. On the flipside, as one of the fast
students with a list of top educational institutions, which is growing urban areas in the country,
becoming the youth city of India. With a commitment to
provide true information to the student community and Indian
higher education sector, we bring to you the, Institute of the
year- 2016 We sincerely hope that our efforts will help the
student community who are oblivious about choosing the right
learning space in the Oxford of the East.
Presence of old educational institutes such as Fergusson
College, Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and others
that have been offering quality education, has attracted students
from different parts of the world. Besides, a number of
management institutes and deemed universities that have come
up recently, have played an important role in maintaining the
quality of education provided by the

Name: Key Persons:

IIBM Institute of Business Vikas Maheshwari,
Management Vidhi Rathi,
Congratulates
Rajesh Maheshwari,
IIBM Institute of Business Management
Founders
On being recognized as
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INSTITUTE Description: Website:
IIBM Institute provides excellent www.iibmindia.in
Online Professionals
opportunities to aspiring
In acknowledgement of the positive impact the institute
has made on the Society and the Education Fraternity management students who do not
have access to traditional learning
Sarath Shyam
Asst.Managing Editor methods through its open and
flexible approach to learning.

Online Professionals
IIBM Institute of Business
Management:
Translating Dreams into Reality
I
IBM India was conceptualized for facilitation of
online management education in India, which
was a dream incarnate of co-founder of the
institute Vikas Maheshwari. According to Vikas,
the gap between the expectation in job market
and skillset of workforce
is the problem that makes a job market volatile for both
employers and employee. IIBM Institute was an
educational start up for bridging the gap of management
education for working professionals in India who want to
upgrade their skill set while working for their regular job
with a designated job responsibility.
Online education will be the forte of this institute; it
was pre-decided between the core management members
like Vikas Maheswari, Rajesh Maheshwari and Vidhi Rathi.
However, the main problem was the quality of the
curriculum, which can really be helpful for recipients in
acquiring job related training and knowledge. It was
decided that all study materials of IIBM India will be based
on practical mode of Management lessons along with lots
of case studies so that students can get to learn the
strategic application of management theories, just like
famous B-schools. The material was prepared by best
industry expert tutors to match the global standard and
the idea clicked, claims Vikas.
IIBM was a personal initiative and hence the fund
management was tough. Initially the startup commenced
with a small set up and it was a humble start by all means
except its rigorous quality management and user
friendliness. Starting from 2008, with a strength of eight
people, today employee strength of IIBM India is 160 and
there more than 60 management courses for different
management niches for students to pursue. The fund was
limited in the beginning as it was a personal business
endeavor, but with diligent management and huge
acceptance from students, last year we have enrolled 3500
students, and for 2016-17 financial year, the target is set
for enrolling 5500 students, says Rajesh.
Quality management
Online education was a chancy segment before the
inception of IIBM Institute, as industry was not fully
aware of the quality potential of online management
study. Online educational certifications were under
skeptic evaluation of employers because they were not
sure about the training and grooming strength of IIBM
Institute students, opines Vidhi. Gaining confidence of
employers and recruiters on IIBM Institutes potential was
a Himalayan task for the founders. However, the quality
of training, the learning merit of students and global
standard of study materials bridged the gap quite amicably
and with positive result.
Gaining students trust was one of the soft areas of this
startup because unless students are happy with the output
of their professional study, it was not possible to earn
their trust and loyalty. Vikas came up with a visionary idea
that worked as the trump card for IIBM. We started our
placement assistance and it really
worked. Today, we have an alumni network of over 20,000
students, says Vikas. Students really could understand the
worth of their enrollment and professional study from IIBM
Institute. As a result their trust and dependency on IIBM
Institute was increased and the brand name got its corporate
identity. Assuring on quality was one our significant
strategies. We invested a lot on our product quality, which has
ultimately standardized course quality and related grooming
standard. On the other hand, recruiters and employers could
manage to get quality candidates for their official vacancies,
adds Rajesh.
Student Puller Features
One of the main hindrances of studying in premium B-schools
of India is their costly course fees and obligation of joining
classes at regular basis. From the day of inception, startup
IIBM Institute placed their class and course management
wonderfully organized and that have helped students to get
best return on their investment. Furthermore, the facilities
like provision of paying course fee by installment, dual
diploma courses, as well as three-certification courses are
some of the user friendly features of IIBM Institute study
modules that worked as a perfect student puller.
According to Vikas change is the only constant in
management study. That is why IIBM Institute study modules
are found constantly improvised for their quality and in
adaptability to current market trend for making recipients
The idea of welfare of working professionals was the
completely equipped to survive in corporate rate race.
Recently IIBM Institute has introduced their dedicated android
app and e-learning center so that students can access their e-
study materials anytime from anywhere on the earth
Starting from 2008, with a
strength of eight people, today
employee strength of IIBM
India is 160 and there more
than 60 management courses
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(L - to - R): Vikas Maheshwari, Vidhi Rathi,
Rajesh Maheshwari Founders, IIBM
with an access to IIBM android app. This is again a big
help of students who are studying management
courses in IIBM Institute while doing their regular
job.
It was really not an easy job to manage a startup
and to get the privilege of establishing a professional
institute with specific brand management, says Vidhi.
IIBM Institute has acquired prestigious association
with IPMA UK. It is being rewarded memberships by
premium industry associations like CII, ASSOCHAM,
FIEO, D&B and others. These accolades are the
industry recognition of an ardent initiative of a dream
and its worldly realization for the benefit of others.
prime focus of starting this online institute. We have
created a branding and have set a quality standard in
online Indian education. We are on the way to add
more values to online management education of
India, adds Vikas.
The success of a startup largely depends on the
role played by core management team. IIBM Institute
was favored by its core management teams
competence. Vikas and his team have emerged as
passionate educational strategists who could feel the
demand of market and they played the cards very
well. The demand of students as well as demand of
employers and recruiters for employing well trained
and well groomed candidates were perfectly fulfilled
that had generated a brand awareness nationwide and
it made the startup a clicked brand for quality online
management study.