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About IIM Bangalore

The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is one of India’s most prestigious management institutions, recognized as an Institute of National Importance under the IIM Act of 2017. Located in the heart of India’s technology capital, Bengaluru, IIMB uniquely blends academic insight with real-world industry exposure by leveraging its close proximity to leading corporate and innovation ecosystems.
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IIMB fosters entrepreneurship and social impact through initiatives like NSRCEL, supporting ventures with partners such as Goldman Sachs and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Our leadership in digital education, including India’s first MOOCs on edX and the SWAYAM platform, highlights our commitment to expanding access to quality management education.

Vision

To be a globally renowned academic institution fostering excellence in management, innovation and entrepreneurship for business, government, and society

Mission

  • Nurture innovative leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and social change agents through transformative education
  • Deliver thought leadership that is contextually relevant and socially impactful
  • Pursue academic and societal excellence — without compromise

Pioneers in Online
Management Education

At IIMBx, we are dedicated to leveraging educational technology for positive social change, aiming to establish a premier digital collection of management course materials accessible to learners worldwide. Our vision is to lead the way and become the preferred digital destination for management education, catering to the needs of managers, academics, and institutions globally.

Central to our mission is the belief that quality education should be available to all, regardless of their financial, academic, or social circumstances. With the guidance of IIMB’s esteemed faculty, we embarked on our venture in 2014, offering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in partnership with edX, a non-profit initiative of Harvard and MIT. Since then, we have expanded our reach across four platforms: edX, SWAYAM, iGOT, and IIMBx.

The Digital Learning Initiative at IIM Bangalore has developed 84 unique MOOCs, 2 MicroMasters programs, a Professional Certificate Program in Risk Management in Banking and Financial Markets, and 3 Professional Certificate Programs in Marketing. Additionally, we offer two open programs, one focusing on AI and the other on healthcare. Through our online presence, we have impacted the lives of nearly 4.0 million learners to date.

About the BBA(DBE)

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Digital Business & Entrepreneurship is a fully online, three-year degree crafted for the new-age learner. It blends business management, digital strategy, and entrepreneurial execution, empowering students to build and lead in the digital-first economy

  • Flexible & Stackable Learning: Earn a Certificate after Year 1, Diploma after Year 2, and Full Degree after Year 3, with the freedom to pause and rejoin.
  • Live Sessions, Mentorship & Projects: Designed not just to teach—but to build, implement, and solve
  • Inclusive & Accessible: Open to learners across regions and backgrounds—no relocation required.

A Note from the Chairperson, BBA(DBE)

It has been a little over a year since we launched the BBA in Digital Business & Entrepreneurship, and we are glad to see steady interest from students eager to understand entrepreneurship and digital technologies. Our students come from across the country and bring diverse backgrounds, including many from non-technology streams. They seem to enjoy the program, especially the contemporary courses.

Over this period, we have learned a great deal about how students engage and learn. One important step has been to understand how to help students socialize at a distance through offline events, small challenges, and through the creation of learning pods, where small groups led by academically strong students support others in the cohort. As we prepare for the second batch, we look forward to building on these learnings and steadily shaping one of India’s most innovative digital undergraduate programs.

Prof. Suresh Bhagavatula
Chairperson BBA(DBE)

A Note from the Chairperson, BBA(DBE)

It has been a little over a year since we launched the BBA in Digital Business & Entrepreneurship, and we are glad to see steady interest from students eager to understand entrepreneurship and digital technologies. Our students come from across the country and bring diverse backgrounds, including many from non-technology streams. They seem to enjoy the program, especially the contemporary courses.

Over this period, we have learned a great deal about how students engage and learn. One important step has been to understand how to help students socialize at a distance through offline events, small challenges, and through the creation of learning pods, where small groups led by academically strong students support others in the cohort. As we prepare for the second batch, we look forward to building on these learnings and steadily shaping one of India’s most innovative digital undergraduate programs.

Prof. Suresh Bhagavatula
Chairperson BBA(DBE)

Our Team

Member
Prof. Suresh Bhagavatula
Chairperson BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Prof. R Srinivasan
Programme Committee
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Prof. Ramya K Murthy
Programme Committee
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Prof. Arpita Pandey
Programme Committee
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Prof. Kunal Das Gupta
Programme Committee
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan
Programme Committee
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Prof. Anil B Suraj
Programme Committee
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Prof. Shankhadeep Banerjee
Programme Committee
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Jacob Chacko Mundapallil
Head, Marketing- Partnerships- Outreach
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Heeraa Ananthan
Team Lead
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Ankita Mandal
Member
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Harsh Makhija
Member
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Mayukh Saha
Member
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Navni Sharma
Member
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Siddhi Prateeksh
Member
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Sidra Haider
Member
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Thaneshwaran R
Member
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Guruprasad Karanam
Senior Associate
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Harendra Singh
Project Executive
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Ankita Sridevi
Program Delivery – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Dimple Mashru
Program Delivery – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Manikandan K
Program Delivery – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Nirmala Sharm
Program Delivery – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Prabhu S
Program Delivery – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Prashanthi G R
Program Delivery – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Shwetha Shree T P
Program Delivery – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Vijaya Tripathi
Program Delivery – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Amisha Vatsa
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Asma Begum Nazeer Ahmed Shaikh
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Chandraprabha M S
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Cheerla Kavya
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Madhushree Rathi
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Meena Rajendra Kumar
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Mrutyunjaya Sahoo
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Pargavi Ravi
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Rafhat Anjum Quazi
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Rishav Chakraborty
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Sumedha Biswas
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Vinay Kumar K M
Content Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Badarinath K J V
Video Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Kalaiarasan R
Video Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Lijin C Jacob
Video Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Madhukara C
Video Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Mohamed Yusuf
Video Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Nagendra T S
Video Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Nishit S
Video Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Prabhakaran Meenatchi Sundaram
Video Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Rajamohamadu Jeeyavudeen
Video Production – BBA(DBE)
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Diljith Kannan
Ed-Tech
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Nidhi A C
Ed-Tech
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Vishal C Reddy
Ed-Tech
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Member
Vishnupriya Hymavathi Bhaskara
Admin
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Our Faculty

Year 1 Faculty 1
Ashis Mishra
Associate Professor, Marketing

Course: Marketing Fundamentals
Year 1 Faculty 2
MS Narasimhan
Professor, Finance & Accounting

Course: Financial Statements and Business Performance
Year 1 Faculty 3
Ananth Krishnamurthy
Professor, Decision Sciences

Course: Business Statistics for Entrepreneurs-1
Year 1 Faculty 4
Bringi Dev N
Course Instructor

Course: Foundations of Business Communication-1
Year 1 Faculty 5
Prof. Suresh Bhagavatula
Professor, Entrepreneurship

Course: Exploration into Entrepreneurship
Year 1 Faculty 6
Pavan Soni
Professor, Entrepreneurship

Course: Creativity Mindset for innovation and Imagination
Year 1 Faculty 7
Prateek Raj
Assistant Professor, Strategy

Course: Evolution of Business and Market
Year 1 Faculty 8
Sachidananda BS
Course Instructor

Course: Venturing on a budget: Rs.250 Venture
Year 1 Faculty 9
Rakesh Godhwani
Course Instructor

Course: Persuasive Communication
Year 1 Faculty 12
Sanket Patil
Assistant Professor, Economics

Course: Principles of Micro-Economics
Year 1 Faculty 12
Soudeep Deb
Associate Professor, Decision Sciences

Course: Advanced Statistics for Business
Year 1 Faculty 4
Bringi Dev N
Course Instructor

Course: Foundation of Business Communication II
Year 1 Faculty 4
Govind Shenoy
Course Instructor

Course: Website Development
Year 1 Faculty 4
Mahadevan B
Professor, Production & Operations Management

Course: Indian Knowledge System
Year 1 Faculty 4
MS Narasimhan
Professor, Finance & Accounting

Course: Management Accounting
Year 1 Faculty 4
Srivardhini K
Professor, Entrepreneurship

Course: Entrepreneurial Mindset and Methods
Year 1 Faculty 6
Pavan Soni
Course Instructor

Course: Design Your Thinking
Year 1 Faculty 6
Shambu Prasad C
Course Instructor

Course: Exploring Sustainability in the Indian Context
Year 1 Faculty 6
Prof. Arpita Pandey
Assistant Professor, Marketing

Course: Social Media for Marketing
Year 1 Faculty 4
Govind Shenoy
Course Instructor

Course: Spreadsheets for Business Decisions
Year 1 Faculty 4
Rangaraj Bhatracharya
Course Instructor

Course: Understanding Indian Culture: Theatre and its presence in daily life
Year 2 Faculty 1
Shainesh G
Professor, Marketing

Course: Digital Marketing Strategy
Year 2 Faculty 1
Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan
Professor, Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Management

Course: People, Work, and Organizations
Year 2 Faculty 1
Tarun Jain
Professor, Production & Operations Management

Course: Operations Management
Year 2 Faculty 1
Sai Chittaranjan Kalubandi
Assistant Professor, Strategy

Course: Strategic Management
Year 1 Faculty 5
Prof. Suresh Bhagavatula
Professor, Entrepreneurship

Course: Entrepreneurial Hypothesis Testing
Year 2 Faculty 1
Deepti Ganapathy
Visiting Assistant Professor, Management Communication

Course: Sustainability Measures for SMEs
Year 2 Faculty 1
Dalhia Mani
Professor, Entrepreneurship

Course: Exploring Society & Social Structure
Year 3 Faculty 1
Prof. John Smith
Professor, Strategy

Course :
Strategic Management and Innovation
Year 3 Faculty 2
Prof. John Smith
Professor, Strategy

Course :
Strategic Management and Innovation

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