IIM-Bangalore forays into undergraduate courses with online BBA programme 

IIM-B is the first IIM to offer a UG course. While the first year is focused on management, the curriculum for the second and third year will be centred around entrepreneurship. Around 50 faculty members will be involved in the course. 

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) has introduced a first-of-its-kind, online BBA programme in Digital Business Entrepreneurship (DBE) in a bid to make its courses more accessible and affordable. Classes for the first batch will commence in September 2024. 

IIM-B is the first IIM to offer a UG course.

The course will have three focus areas – Digital technology and business, Entrepreneurship, and Management. While the programme has been designed for three years with 45 credits in each year, going by the National Education Policy (NEP), it will also have flexible exits at the one-year and two-year marks.

While the first year is focused on management, the curriculum for the second and third year will be centred around entrepreneurship.

Around 50 faculty members will be involved in the course. 

“All the classes will be asynchronised (pre-recorded content) to make it more flexible for people who are pursuing this as a second degree,” said Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Director, IIM-B. Unlike many other online courses already available, IIM-B plans to make their course more interactive. Prof. Krishnan said that, despite the course’s nature, content will be created in an engaging and interactive format for students. 

“We are figuring out ways to introduce gaming, simulation and other practical tools into the course. We will also use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify students who have missed classes and contact them.”