October 2026
We gratefully recognise alumni whose generosity is advancing the Institute's ambitions.
New Founder
PGP 1979
We are delighted to welcome Ravi Mattu as a Founder of IIMAEF. His generosity has also established the Mattu Centre for Research in Security Pricing and Corporate Finance, strengthening IIMA's research ambitions in a core area of expertise. Read more about the Centre below.
New Co-Founder
PGP 1992
Monish Tahilramani comes on board as a Co-Founder, building an enduring financial foundation for IIMA and its long-term ambitions.
General Corpus Supporter
PGP 1996
Samir Parekh has generously donated to the General Corpus. This gives IIMA greater flexibility to act on its priorities.
Scholarships Instituted
Over these last few months, our community's generosity created new scholarship opportunities, helping ensure that financial circumstances do not stand in the way of an IIMA education.
Landmark Commitment
PGP 1976
CP Garg has pledged eight scholarships annually for the next 30 years, a commitment that will make IIMA accessible to 240 underserved students.
8
scholarships every year
30
years of support
240
students supported
New Research Centres
Two new research centres established last quarter with the Fund's support will deepen IIMA's work in finance, bringing fresh insights to India's evolving capital markets and the policy and practice that shape them.
Established through a ten-year commitment from Ravi Mattu (PGP 1979), the Centre will advance research in asset pricing, corporate finance and corporate governance, with a focus on Indian capital markets. It will also develop India-specific financial databases and support early-career researchers.
A fifteen-year commitment from Alpha Alternatives, led by Naresh Kothari (PGP 1995), has established this Centre to study the growing role of alternative investments in how capital is raised and allocated. Alongside its research, the Centre will support PhD scholars and build financial databases to enable deeper study of this field.
Alma Venerati
Celebrating the Batch of 1975
₹107.60 crore
Together, the Batch of 1975 has contributed an extraordinary ₹107.60 crore to IIMA, a powerful expression of what a group of alumni can achieve through shared purpose.
We are proud to recognise them as Alma Venerati, IIMA's highest-contributing batch, celebrating both their generosity and the spirit behind it. The recognition was marked on September 24, 2026, with A. K. Srinivasan and Arun Gohil attending in person and fellow batchmates joining virtually.
You've told us you'd like a clearer picture of how contributions to the Endowment Fund are being put to work and the difference they are making. We've heard you, and we are committed to sharing regular updates on how funds are used, what they help achieve, and how our fundraising efforts are progressing.
The Fund supports IIMA's academic mission and long-term development across a range of areas, including student support, faculty excellence, research, and the Institute's growth. The selected highlights below offer a glimpse of this progress.
Over the past three years, the number of students receiving scholarships and awards, including iSchols, has nearly doubled, from 89 to 175.
Nearly Doubled
Faculty Excellence
16 Case Awards
The Endowment Fund supports faculty case awards, recognising the research and case writing that enrich learning at IIMA and beyond. At the 61st Convocation, 16 faculty members were honoured for their work.
₹88 Lakh
The Fund also helps new faculty establish themselves during their first three years at IIMA, providing ₹88 lakh in support in FY 2025–26.
Research Advancement
From public health and climate change to the future of television, IIMA's research centres are generating insights with wide-reaching relevance. This year brought national recognition, publication in a leading scientific journal, and new perspectives on India's changing media landscape.
Recognition in research and film
A paper by Profs. Viswanath Pingali and Rajesh Chandwani on frontline workers in India's TB elimination efforts received the IPA D G Shah Best Public Policy Paper Award 2026.
The Centre's work on organ donation also found a powerful voice on screen. God, Vulture and Human, Prof. Chandwani's documentary on India's organ transplant coordinators, won Best Documentary Film at the 71st National Film Awards.
Advancing climate and sustainability research
Faculty research on heat stress exposure in India between 1981 and 2023 was published in Nature Communications, while Prof. Vidya Vemireddy's case on rural women micro-entrepreneurs won the Future Case Award.
On campus, the Centre published IIMA's first verified Carbon Footprint and Sustainability Report, establishing a baseline of 9,519 tCO₂e and a target of net-zero campus operations by 2045. The full FY 2025–26 report is now in progress.
Understanding the future of television in India
In partnership with Zee Entertainment, the Centre co-authored Future of TV in India. The report projects that India's television audience will reach one billion by 2029, with internet access identified as the biggest driver of growth.
One of the joys of this quarter was spending time with our alumni community. There was the warmth of shared memories, but also a real curiosity about where IIMA is headed and how alumni can be part of that journey.
At the Yale Club in New York, Ravi Mattu (PGP 1979) hosted an intimate dinner for close to 30 alumni from finance, industry, academia and entrepreneurship. Memories of the heritage campus provided a familiar starting point for a conversation that soon turned to IIMA's future.
Joining the gathering were Prof. Amit Karna, Dean (Alumni & External Relations); Prof. Sunil Sharma, Dean (Dubai Campus); and Prof. Lakshmi Goyal. Alumni present included Prof. Marti Subrahmanyam and Pradeep Chintagunta of the IIMA Board of Governors.
Ahead of the Healthcare Summit, the Endowment Fund hosted a leadership dinner bringing together senior voices from India's healthcare and life sciences sectors to discuss how AI is reshaping innovation, care delivery and decision-making. The conversation explored how industry and academia can work more closely together to translate research into practice and shape the sector's future.
Guests included Sudarshan Jain (PGP 1977), Secretary General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance and Chairman, Abbott Healthcare; Manish Gupta (PGP 1998), Co-Founder & CEO, Indegene; and senior leaders from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. They joined Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director, IIMA and Prof. Amit Karna, Dean, AER, IIMA.
Hosted by Joydeep Sengupta (PGP 1991) and Ranodeb Roy (PGP 1992), an alumni dinner in Singapore brought together graduates from across several decades, alongside Prof. Bharat Bhasker.
Our warm thanks to the hosts and everyone who joined these gatherings for their time, perspectives and continuing commitment to IIMA.
There's much to look forward to at IIMA in the coming months. We hope these occasions offer a chance to reconnect with the Institute and one another.
December 4–6, 2026
India Management Research Conference (IMRC)
December 5, 2026
Krishnamurthy Tandon School of AI's Global Advisory Council Meet and Panel Discussion
December 11, 2026
62nd Institute Day
December 12, 2026
Global Alumni Meet
December 14 to 15, 2026
1981 Reunion
December 18 to 20, 2026
1991 Reunion
1996 Reunion
December 26 to 28, 2026
2001 Reunion
2006 Reunion
January 1 to 3, 2027
2011 Reunion
January 29 to 31, 2027
1977 Reunion
March 1 to 4, 2027
1967 Reunion