~ IIMA’s collaboration with OpenAI will equip the future leaders with the ability to deploy AI responsibly in enterprise decision-making and organisational transformation.
~ It will also aid faculty members in integrating generative AI into case-based pedagogy and classroom workflows.
February 19, 2026: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has partnered with OpenAI to enable effective and responsible usage of artificial intelligence (AI) for its students, faculty, as well as staff members. Through this partnership, IIMA is laying the foundation for a comprehensive AI ecosystem on campus that integrates teaching, research, industry collaboration, and innovation into management education, covering areas such as strategy, operations, finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, and public policy.
As part of its continued efforts to prepare students for an AI-driven future of work, IIMA’s collaboration with OpenAI will equip the future leaders with the ability to deploy AI responsibly in enterprise decision-making and organisational transformation.
Additionally, the collaboration will also support faculty enablement through AI-informed teaching and evaluation frameworks, while activating IIMA’s innovation ecosystem to drive industry partnerships, sponsored research, and startup incubation. Furthermore, it will also aid faculty members in integrating generative AI into case-based pedagogy and classroom workflows.
To implement this partnership, the Institute will undertake a campus-wide deployment of ChatGPT Edu across its degree and executive education programmes. In collaboration with OpenAI, IIMA will also build AI capability through training, hands-on projects, and industry- linked initiatives that prepare students for an AI-driven workplace.
Expressing his views on the collaboration, Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director, IIMA, remarked, “Technology has always been a great enabler for humankind. As the world is looking at the century-defining opportunities that lie before us with AI, across every industry and economy, it is time that we brace ourselves by building a strong foundation for an exciting future. We are pleased to partner with OpenAI, a world-leading organisation in AI research and development, to make management education intrinsically aligned with the global technology and business landscape. This collaboration will not only prepare our students, faculty, and staff members to become an AI-Native workforce but also support them in understanding and adopting responsible use of AI through a range of resources and activities. IIM Ahmedabad is committed to leading and shaping the future of management education and business leadership with emerging opportunities in AI.”
About IIM Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) is a premier global management Institute that is at the forefront of promoting excellence in the field of management education. In more than six decades of its existence, the Institute has been acknowledged for its exemplary contributions to scholarship, practice, and policy through its distinctive teaching, high-quality research, nurturing future leaders, supporting industry, government, social enterprise, and creating a progressive impact on society.
IIMA was founded as an innovative initiative by the Government, industry, and international academia in 1961. Since then, it has been consolidating its global footprint and today it has a network with over 80 top international institutions and a presence in Dubai. Its eminent faculty members and around 46,000 alumni, who are at the helm of influential positions in all walks of life also contribute to its global recognition. Over the years, IIMA’s academically superior, market-driven, and socially impactful programmes, have earned a high reputation and acclaim globally. It became the first Indian institution to receive international accreditation from EQUIS. The Institute is also placed first in the Government of India’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), India Rankings 2025. The Institute has been ranked 35th globally in the Financial Times (FT) Executive Education (Open) Rankings 2025. The renowned flagship two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) is ranked 34th in the FT Masters in Management Ranking 2025 and the Full-Time One- Year Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA-PGPX) has been ranked 27th in the FT Global MBA rankings 2026.
IIMA offers consultancy services and more than 200 curated executive education programmes in customised, blended, and open enrolment formats for a diverse audience comprising business leaders, policymakers, industry professionals, academicians, government officials, armed forces personnel, agri-business, and other niche sector specialists and entrepreneurs.
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