IIM-B to start maiden UG school in August
IIM Bangalore is launching its first undergraduate school, the Gorur Ratan Tata School of Undergraduate Studies, this August. The program will focus on an interdisciplinary curriculum combining economics, data science, and business.
Why it matters
This marks a significant shift for a premier Indian business school as it expands its academic scope to include younger students.
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) is set to launch its maiden undergraduate school in August on a separate campus located about 27 kilometres from the institute’s main campus.
Dinesh Kumar, director-in-charge, IIM-B, said the institute would admit undergraduate students through the newly established Gorur Ratan Tata School of Undergraduate Studies, supported by a grant from Tata Trusts.
“This is the first time in IIM-B’s history that it is admitting 17-year-old students. We are very nervous, as we have never handled this age category before. We have just got used to 20-year-olds,” Prof. Kumar quipped while delivering the welcome address at IIMBue 2026, a two-day leadership conclave organised by the alumni association of IIM-B (IIIMBAA) here on Saturday.
He said the objective was not merely to start another undergraduate programme, but to build a world-class institution inspired by the legacy of the ancient Nalanda University.
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