IIM Bangalore’s social impact club ‘Vikasana’ organized the Republic Day Scholarship Distribution Ceremony on 2nd February 2026. Scholarships funded by the Institute were awarded to 215 students from the families of IIMB’s non-teaching staff.
Participants of Batch 1 and 2 of the ‘Management Development Programme for Exide Dealers’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Ashis Mishra and Prof. Y L R Moorthi, on 5th February 2026.
Prof. U Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIM Bangalore, delivered the inaugural address at The Economic Times Education Summit Bengaluru on 5th February 2026, themed 'The Education Transformation: AI, Access & Acceleration'.
IIM Bangalore hosted a two-day workshop on Business Sustainability and Public Health on 5th and 6th February 2026, organized jointly with the Institute of Public Health Bengaluru.
Prayaas, the social responsibility initiative led by students of Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management, hosted the grand finale of Youth Udyami 2026 on 8th February 2026. The event marked the culmination of a year-long entrepreneurial journey, with six finalist teams presenting their ventures.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘CEIBS - Global EMBA - India Module: Immersion in India for Business Success’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. G Shainesh and Prof. Ramakrishna Velamuri, on 9th February 2026.
Participants of Batch 3 of the ‘Management Development Programme for Exide Dealers’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Y L R Moorthy and Prof. Ashis Mishra, on 9th February 2026.
Participants of Batch 4 of the ‘Management Development Programme for Exide Dealers’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Y L R Moorthy and Prof. Ashis Mishra, on 9th February 2026.
Participants of the ‘Senior Leadership Programme for SAIL’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Abhoy K Ojha and Prof. Haritha Saranga, on 9th February 2026.
Dr. Rajesh Sharma, CEO, Telecom Centres of Excellence India, delivered a guest lecture on ‘Telecommunication Sector: Interaction with Business, Government and Society’ to the PGP 2025-27 batch on 11th February 2026, as part of the course ‘Business, Government and Society: Ethics and Responsible Business’, offered by Prof. Rusha Das, Public Policy area, IIM Bangalore.
Jayant Krishna, former CEO and COO of the National Skill Development Corporation, delivered a guest lecture on, ‘India’s Skill Development Ecosystem: A Policy Perspective’ on 11th February 2026. The session was co-hosted by the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy & Management and the Centre for Public Policy.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Mindfulness for Effective Leadership’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Nitesh Batra and Prof. U Dinesh Kumar, on 11th February 2026.
Prof. Suraj Malladi, Northwestern University, presented his research on, ‘Space Exploration’, at a seminar organized by the Office of Research and Publications at IIM Bangalore, on 12th February 2026.
Sridhar L, Assistant V P and Head – Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), delivered a guest lecture on BIAL’s sustainability and ESG initiatives, on 13th February 2026, as part of the elective course ‘CEO’s Agenda Towards Climate Action’ offered by Prof. Deepti Ganapathy, Management Communication area, IIM Bangalore.
Lokesh Venkataswamy, CEO and Managing Director, Innomantra Consulting Private Limited, delivered a guest lecture to students of the Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management on 13th February 2026, as part of the ‘Competition and Strategy’ course offered by Prof. Deepak Chandrashekar, Strategy area, IIM Bangalore.
Prayaas, the social responsibility initiative led by students of IIM Bangalore’s EPGP, organized Gratitude Day, a free health camp for IIMB’s outsourced employees aged above 50, on 14th February 2026.
Samvay 2026, the annual flagship business conclave of EPGP, themed ‘Breaking the Mold: Entrepreneurship in the Age of Disruption’, was held on 15th February 2026 that brought together business leaders, founders, students and alumni.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Accelerating Your Leadership Journey - Leader As a Coach’, with the Programme Directors, Prof. Sushanta K Mishra, Prof. Gopal Mahapatra and Prof. Krishna Kumar, on 16th February 2026.
Prof. Ashish Kabra, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, presented his research on, ‘Multiplicity in Product Expiration Dates and Food Waste in Retail Stores’, at a seminar organized by the Research and Publications Office, on 17th February 2026.
IIM Bangalore’s Supply Chain Management Centre renewed its Memorandum of Understanding with Herbalife International India Pvt. Ltd. for a period of three years, strengthening industry-academia collaboration in supply chain excellence.
Prabhat Kumar, Director of Public Finance Management at Janaagraha and Apula Singh, Senior Manager in the Public Finance Management team at Janaagraha, spoke on 'XVI Finance Commission: What It Means for India's Cities' at the PGPPM Policy Talk Series, on 17th February 2026.
Pranay Kotasthane, Deputy Director, Takshashila Institution, delivered a guest lecture on ‘High Tech Geopolitics: Trends & Assessments’ to first-year students of the Post Graduate Programme in Management, on 17th February 2026. The lecture was part of the ‘Technology and Innovation Strategy’ course offered by Prof. Nilam Kaushik from the Strategy area.
Dr. Véronique Gille from University of Paris-Dauphine, presented her research on, 'Merit, Identity, and Redistribution: Experimental Evidence on Affirmative Action' at a seminar organized by the Research and Publications Office, on 18th February 2026.
Prof. Szilvia Pápai, Concordia University, presented her research on, ‘Affirmative Action Policies in School Choice: Immediate versus Deferred Acceptance’, at a seminar organized by the Research and Publications Office, on 19th February 2026.
Prof. Balagopal Vissa, INSEAD, Singapore, presented his research on, ‘The India Financing Stack: An Exploration of the Indian Entrepreneurial Financing Landscape’, during a seminar organized by the Research and Publications Office, on 20th February 2026.
The Centre for Software and IT Management at IIM Bangalore, in collaboration with the International Software Product Management Association, hosted the 8th India Software Product Management Summit from 20th to 22nd February 2026, at the IIMB campus.
The 8th SPM Summit 2026 featured Dr. R.S. Sharma’s keynote on, ‘Building for a Billion’, along with panels on building a product nation and human skills in the age of AI. Leaders from academia and industry shared insights on product creation at scale, innovation and value creation beyond metrics.
Students of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore’s Post Graduate Programme in Software Enterprise Management and Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management celebrated ‘Reminiscence 2026’, the PGSEM/PGPEM annual alumni meet, on 22nd February 2026.
Volunteers from the IIM Bangalore community donated blood during the blood donation drive organized by Vikasana, the Social Impact Club of the Institute, in collaboration with Bangalore Medical Services Trust, on 22nd February 2026.
Participants of Batch 3 of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Generative AI and Agentic AI with Business Applications’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. U Dinesh Kumar and Prof. Naveen Bhansali, on 23rd February 2026.
Participants of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Innovation Management in Telecom & ICT for Indian Telecommunications Service’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. Rishikesha T Krishnan, on 23rd February 2026.
Participants of Batch 7 of the Executive Education Programme, ‘Leading Digital Transformation’, along with the Programme Director, Prof. R Srinivasan, on 23rd February 2026.
Participants of Batch 20 of the ‘Advanced Management Programme’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof. Ananth Krishnamurthy, Prof. P D Jose, Prof. Sourav Mukherji and Prof. Ashok Thampy, on 23rd February 2026.
At Navodaya 2026, the EPGP farewell lecture held on 25th February 2026, faculty members reflected on the transformational journey of the graduating cohort of the one-year fulltime residential MBA for experienced professionals – the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management.
Sankalp Mathur, Research Director, Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL), Reserve Bank of India, spoke on 'R&D Tax Credit and Product Quality vs Scope' at a seminar organized by the Economics area at IIM Bangalore, on 26th February 2026.
Participants of the ‘Leadership Development Programme for Mann + Hummel’, along with the Programme Directors, Prof Sai Chittaranjan Kalubandi and Prof. G Shainesh, on 27th February 2026.
Prof. Hemant Bhargava, University of California Davis, spoke at the research seminar titled ‘Living with AI’. The seminar was organised by the Research and Publications at IIM Bangalore on 28th February 2026.
