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The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has launched a first-of-its-kind two-year hybrid MBA program in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, officials said on Thursday.
The MBA program offering innovative degrees is designed for professionals and entrepreneurs who want to integrate advanced analytical and AI-powered capabilities with leadership, strategy and management expertise.
Bharat Bhaskar, Director, IIMA, said, “Analytics and AI are no longer peripheral enablers, they are at the core of how enterprises compete, innovate and create stakeholder value. This reality has created an urgent need for professionals who can combine managerial expertise with deep technical-analytical fluency.”
He said, “With this first-of-its-kind offering from IIM Ahmedabad, we are creating a rigorous pathway for aspiring managers and entrepreneurs to acquire high-impact skills, master AI-enabled business models, and lead digital transformation responsibly and at scale. It will play a critical role in shaping innovation, competitiveness and responsible AI-based transformation across sectors.”
Executives stressed the growing demand for management professionals who can integrate contemporary leadership and strategic competencies with advanced data-analytic and artificial intelligence frameworks to deliver business impact at scale.
As the market moves toward data-driven decisions and AI becomes embedded in value chains, professionals are exploring the potential to create intelligent, productive, growth-ready organizations, he said.
Diptesh Ghosh, Dean (Programmes), IIMA, said top B-schools design programs that address real, contemporary challenges and volatility of business.
“This blended MBA develops leaders who solve cross-functional problems with data, AI, and strong managerial judgment. Learners build multidisciplinary capability, translate analysis into results and progress confidently in tech-driven contexts. Our endeavor is to have an analytically strong, strategically oriented workforce.”
Delivered in blended mode, the program will combine live, direct-to-device learning with curated in-person touchpoints at IIM Ahmedabad, consisting of three on-campus modules, guided by globally respected faculty and strong peer interactions.
The course will follow a three-term structure each two years and provide an advanced curriculum that integrates business management, analytics and AI through case-based discussions, capstone engagements and action-learning projects.
Learners can choose from 20 electives spanning areas such as predictive and prescriptive analytics, product management, finance and risk management, human-AI collaboration and change management, AI ethics, policy and regulation, supply chain digitalization, general AI and agent AI.
The program will offer a flexible exit option with the award of a Postgraduate Diploma after the first year.
To be eligible, applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, CA, CS, ICWA, CMA or equivalent from a recognized university with at least 50 percent aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA.
Working professionals and entrepreneurs must have at least three years of full-time experience after three-year graduation (10 2 3 3) or two years of full-time experience after four-year graduation (10 2 4 2) by March 31, 2026.
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