On 8^th October, Prof. Sabareesh Ramachandran, Indian School of Business, spoke on ‘Impact and Incidence of Housing Subsidies in Urban Slums: Evidence from India’.

On 14^th October, Prof. Sanchayan Banerjee, Senior Lecturer, Economics and Public Policy area, spoke on ‘People Prefer Agency but Not Always: Evidence from G7 Countries’.

The Office of Research and Publications also hosted a webinar on ‘Does Bank Lending to Nonbanks Affect Credit Allocation and Systemic Risk?’, on 22^nd October. The webinar was led by Prof. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Assistant Professor of Finance at the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.

A total of 380 learners graduated from Batch 1 of the ‘FinTech Certificate Programme for Young Professionals’ at a valedictory ceremony hosted by IIM Bangalore’s digital learning initiative IIMBx. The inaugural cohort had enrolled 518 learners, with 363 graduating with the Advanced Certificate after clearing proctored, in-person examinations and 17 with the Foundation Certificate, giving the programme a completion rate of over 73%.

The Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM) hosted Innoventure 2026, its annual entrepreneurship summit, on 4^th October 2026. The summit aimed to connect management learning with real entrepreneurial challenges by bringing together students, founders, investors, faculty and industry professionals.

The Centre for Software and Information Technology Management (CSITM) hosted an expert talk titled ‘Dynamic Affective–Agentic Positionings in Climate Engagement: Theorizing the Social Media Rhizome’, featuring Prof. Sutirtha Chatterjee from the Information Systems area at Lee Business School, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The expert talk took place on 15^th October 2026.

The Centre for Capital Markets and Risk Management (CCMRM) organised a Regional Investor Seminar on ‘Investing in Securities Market & Investor Protection’ on 9^th October 2026, as part of World Investor Week 2026. The lecture was delivered by Joginder Singh, Vice President – Regulatory, National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).

Dr. Gopal Das, faculty in the Marketing Area at IIM Bangalore, has accepted an invitation to join the Editorial Review Board (ERB) of the Journal of Consumer Psychology (JCP), a Financial Times 50 (FT50) journal.

The Journal of Consumer Psychology publishes research on the psychology of consumer behaviour, including consumer judgment and decision-making, information processing, and affective, cognitive, and motivational processes.

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration bringing together India’s technology and business education ecosystems, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) and IIM Bangalore’s startup incubator NSRCEL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate deep-tech startups and help translate emerging technologies into market-ready ventures.

Anup Bagchi, PGP 1992 alumnus, has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HDFC Bank for a three-year term, following approval from the Reserve Bank of India.

The Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM), IIM Bangalore’s two-year MBA for working professionals, has strengthened its position among the world’s leading Executive MBA programmes, rising to #64 globally from #72 in 2025 and #2 in India in the Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking 2026.

IIM Bangalore has been ranked 11^th globally among the top 50 business schools, and #1 in India, for the impact of its teaching cases as part of the Financial Times’ 2026 assessment of the influence of academic work on business and policy practice. The ranking also places the Institute among the top institutions globally for the adoption and use of its case material, with IIMB cases being used across a broad international academic and professional audience.