Which IIM is best for Operations Management: Ranchi, Raipur, Trichy, Rohtak, Udaipur, Kashipur, Bodh Gaya, Sambalpur, or Amritsar? Why?

IIM Kashipur is one of the best IIM’s due to several reasons. Some of them are mentioned below:

1. The location of the institute is very dense and has over 180 industrial plants located in and around Kashipur. Students get plants to visit and also get a chance to work on various operations live projects.
2. The faculties are just the best you can get for operational management. Nearly 30 of the faculty belong to the domain of “Operational Management”. IIM Kashipur has the most faculties from the Operation Domain.

Some of the professors have been recognized by international awards and are mentioned below:

• Prof. Gautam Sinha: Received Best Teacher in Operations Management Award as Asia B-school Awards, Singapore on July 2011.
• Dr.Kampan Mukherjee: “Life Time Achievement Award in Operations Management. Received fellowship from Germany, Austria. Finland and Netherland.
• Dr. R K Padhy: He holds Black Belt certification in Six Sigma from Advanced Manufacturing Technology Associates, Glenview, Motorola.
• Prof. Debabrata Das: He was conferred with the "Award for Excellence in Thesis Work" for the year 2014-2016 by IIT-Bombay for his outstanding research contributions.

1. IIM Kashipur has received Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. It is a very important approach in the field of Operations Management and the practitioners are awarded certification as per their proficiency in the approach.
2. Most importantly, it is located in close proximity to industrial belts. You will observe various Industry Experts visiting the campus and may get a chance to attend their guest lectures.

These are some of the interesting facts of IIM Kashipur that make it stand out from others.