Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), a premier B School located in Mysuru, was established in 1993 with the objective of providing quality management education based on a firm foundation of Indian values and ethics. SDMIMD's flagship offering is a two year, full time, residential Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) program which is approved by AICTE and accredited by NBA. The program has also been recognized as equivalent to MBA by Association of Indian Universities. SDMIMD's PGDM Program is accredited by ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs), USA. and EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development), thus becoming the first institute in India to get the dual accreditation of ACBSP and EFMD-EPAS and we continue to be the only school which has EPAS (now this is called EFMD Program accredited). The Institute is also now a Member of AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) bringing it on a contact base with leading B Schools of the world. SDMIMD is only the second school in the country to be assessed for comprehensive impact assessment and has been awarded BSIS (Business School Impact System) certification by EFMD. The Institute also has Diamond Rating by QS-I Gauge, Indian wing of the global ranking agency QS World Rankings, London. With the intention of strengthening the PGDM program and providing students and faculty with international exposure, he Institute has 20 tie-ups with several foreign universities for academic collaboration.
SDMIMD's flagship offering is a two year, full time, residential Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) program which is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The program has MBA Equivalence by Association of Indian Universities. The PGDM Program is accredited by ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs), USA. and by EFMD - EPAS (European Foundation for Management Development's - Program Accreditation System), thus becoming the first institute in India to get the dual accreditation of ACBSP and EFMD - EPAS.
39th rank among 85 B-schols (including both government and private b-schools)
26th place among the Top B-Schools in India concerning the private B-School category
25th among the Top 50 B Schools (Overall Ranking).
22nd among 64 Top Private B Schools in India; 4th among 13 Private B Schools in Karnataka; and, 7th among 10 Private B Schools in 'Infrastructure' category.
Placements at SDMIMD is the culmination of a series of activities that empowers the students to take on the challenges of today's complex and tough business with aplomb. The institute has adopted the “ACE framework” that equips the students to take on tomorrow's challenges.
The institute prides in providing 100% placement consistently. The graduates of SDMIMD are sought after by the industry for not just their business acumen and intellect, but also for their ethics and value system.