Army Institute of Management, Kolkata

The Army Institute of Management (formerly the National Institute of Management Calcutta (NIMC) is a graduate business school located in Kolkata, India. It was established on 28 July 1997 by the Indian Army under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), New Delhi, to conduct a management program for the wards of Army personnel with an opportunity for general candidates as well. The eco-friendly campus is spread over 9 acre of land at Alipore, in the City of Joy. It has been accredited by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) and also is an ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institute. Name of the Institute has been changed to Army Institute of Management, Kolkata with effect from 11 Feb 2005.

Educational programs
The institute offers a two-year full-time MBA program leading to a postgraduate degree in MBA (prior to this, AIMK also offered MCA). Each year is split into two terms. The batch strength of the course is 120. Industrial internship is mandatory as a part of the MBA Curriculum. Every student undergoes eight weeks industrial internship at the end of the first year program.The institute is located in the heart of the city Kolkata, in the Alipore area few kilometres away from Taj Bengal

Campus
The accommodation consists of Eleven Huge hostel blocks. The institute believes “Healthy minds dwell in healthy bodies“. There is a gymnasium for boys and girls, a football/cricket ground, badminton court, volleyball court, a basketball court, and an indoor table tennis block. Also a swimming pool and other sports facilities are provided at the nearby Army Campus.

Events

 * Inferno,the inter-college fest is held annually at the AIM Kolkata campus. Spanning two days of events, Inferno draws participants from India's premier educational institutions and features a host of events, besides two online events which are open for B-School students from all over the world: Creative CV Writing and Blog Hunt.
 * Bazzare,the annual marketing fest is an event in which participants from the college as well as other business schools form teams and put up stalls to display their creative as well as managerial talents.eventually the team with the highest profits wins the competition.
 * Drishtikon is an event of budget discussion where the institute invites personalities from industry to have a panel discussion on the same.
 * Symposium is an annual event concerning business.
 * Kolkata based rock band Insomnia was the major crowd-puller of the fest of 2009.
 * Nostalgia which brings the alumni of the institute together to celebrate and cherish the moments once again and also it strengthens and acts as an alumni base builder