What's going on at IIMA - Armed Forces Programme

Chairperson's Message

Appropriate to the current dynamic business environment, the participants of Armed Forces Programme (AFP) represent a group of professionals who embrace change, as they leave the comforts of careers in the armed forces to take on challenges of the corporate world. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad partners in this change process by arming the 60 selected AFP participants, with the knowledge and skills required to fight a corporate battle, through this intense 6 months residential programme. The true value of these participants lay in their immense experience in the armed forces that has developed in them the attributes much needed in organisations which are designed to deliver results. The programme design, which has evolved over the last 12 years, facilitates merging their invaluable experience into corporate competence by including various important tools of management with an emphasis on incorporating the latest development. The curriculum builds on the expertise of the participants in Operations, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Communications, Strategy, Infrastructure Management, Project Management and Organisation Behaviour. The curriculum also lays emphasis on key areas such as Marketing, Finance, Business Law, Statistics, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Food and Agriculture Business, Financial Decision-Making, Healthcare Management, Managerial Computing and Information Systems to enable the participants in a seamlessly transition into business setup. With various learning methods and in particular the pedagogy of case study method at IIM Ahmedabad, the participants have been exposed to real-life business situations with over 100 case studies covering a wide variety of industries and disciplines of management within 24 weeks. Being a residential course, the participants are also exposed to a stimulating academic environment for professional learning with a host of facilities, a well-stocked library, industry interaction, lectures by speakers from around the world and student activities. The sincerity and levels of enthusiasm towards learning of this batch has been amazing. They seem to be ready to infuse similar synergy, professionalism and passion to your organisations and steer it towards achieving its goals and missions. I am certain that the corporates seeking prospective leaders will be pleasantly surprised by the calibre of this wonderful batch.