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Recognising newly independent India’s development needs, in 1961 a group of ambitious industrialists and radical educators convinced the Planning Commission to approve a new kind of school to train expert managers. It would have a distinct pedagogy, and focus on real-world problems. This was the beginning of the IIMA. IIMA is more than an institution of higher learning; it is a community where people of diverse cultures and nationalities live, work, and play connected by their similarities and enriched by their differences. IIMA is also deeply committed to the case method, with more than 60% of classes deploying this form of teaching. Furthermore, IIMA is recognised as a pioneer in adapting the case method of teaching and learning to the Indian context. To promote the case method of teaching in institutes across India, the IIMA faculty actively published cases and other materials. A large repository of cases was gradually developed, and a Case Unit was initiated to maintain this repository. With the wide acceptance of the case method, the demand for cases from the Case Unit witnessed a significant increase. To cater to this demand, the institute established a Case Centre in April 2014 with a mandate to (a) support case writing (b) manage the distribution of IIMA cases and (c) promote case teaching. In total the collection available through The Case Centre numbers 280 cases, many with accompanying instructor materials, software and videos. Seven of those are prize-winning cases. |
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