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IFIM was established in 1995 by the DSIJ (Dalal Street Investment Journal) Group and was promoted by the Centre for Developmental Education (CDE). Over the years, the IFIM Group has carved a niche for itself as a front-runner for quality education in India. The Mission of IFIM is to nurture holistic, socially responsible and continuously employable professionals.
The IFIM Group, with the support of the CDE, has established many academic institutions, including the JAGSOM School Management, IFIM College and the IFIM School Law.
Born in 1935 and brought up in a humble environment, Shri V.B.Padode is a source of inspiration for generations alike. His humility in the face of exemplary acheivements and relentless efforts in the field of education are a testimony of his personality and the aura of his outlook. He pioneered financial journalism in the country by creating India’s largest and the most circulated investment magazine Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ).
His impeccable career in CSO, stint as an Indian Revenue Services officer and as the Chairman of IFIM (CDE) and founder of DSIJ, speak volumes of his illustrous career. His passion for literacy resulted in more number of publications in the financial market. Some of the successful publications are the Stock Market Book, Corporate Results, PSU’s of India, Top Golden 400 companies of India and Business School Directory, including the book titled, ‘Making and Unmaking of Prime Ministers of India’ which has been very well-received by readers.
Blessed with a happy and loving family, the IFIM Institutions continue to draw inspiration from his determination, perseverance, eye for details and the strength to take risks.
To be the most sought after destination for quality management education in India.
Nurture holistic, socially responsible, and continuously employable professionals.
I - Inspired
F - Family
I- Ignited
M - Minds
G- Genuine Transparency
U - Unity through Belonging
R- Relentless Pursuit of Perfection
U - Unstoppable Dynamism
Education is about unlocking one’s potential. Whilst many measure the outcome of education with job placements, the best way of measuring the outcome is to feel enriched, enabled and enlightened.
IFIM College’s mission to nurture holistic, socially responsible and continuously employable professionals drives the institution to curate academic and pedagogical interventions designed for providing students the opportunity for self-discovery and holistic development of their respective strengths. The faculty and staff at IFIM College are trained to treat each student independently and work on enhancing their individual strengths and competence. This is indeed a herculean task, but we believe this is the most tested method for enabling every student for success.
I am very proud of our faculty and their commitment to teaching and learning. The faculty enjoys academic freedom to innovate and customise pedagogical techniques to enhance the learning experience of the student. The curriculum of IFIM College has been curated to impact every aspect of the students living and learning. The ambience of the institution is continuously being worked upon to provide an immersive learning experience to our students. Our curriculum encompasses curricular, co-curricular and extra- curricular activities by awarding learning credits to all activities without discriminating between them. Our belief in adaptive learning provides students with the opportunity to learn at their own respective pace.
We believe it’s important to learn, reflect and imbibe through practice and hence our practice courses provide ample opportunity to our students to apply their learnings in diverse contexts be it social, individualistic and corporate.
IFIM College all in all is the laboratory for a student to learn by doing, learn through experimentation and learn by creating new knowledge.
Happy to welcome faculty, students and staff into this family provided they share this common belief.
Mr. Sanjay Padode
Chairman – Centre for Developmental Education
At IFIM Institutions, we consistently identify, meet, and exceed the expectations of both internal and external stakeholders by institutionalizing global best practices and proactively mitigating risks.
We create an academic environment that fosters learning and research, enabling us to nurture and shape industry-ready professionals equipped with strong communication skills and unwavering ethical values.
Dear Students
Greetings and Welcome to IFIM College.
The landscape of higher education has witnessed changes in the recent past, and the purpose of education differs for everyone. In this context, it is important for a student to understand the underlying principles and values based on which the programs are designed and offered. IFIM Programs aim to prepare students to be holistic, socially responsible, and continuously employable professionals. IFIM works with a vision of being the most sought-after destination for quality management education in India. The college boasts a beautiful campus with state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities. Students from various parts of the country and diverse academic backgrounds enrol in our Programs. The College offers excellent curricular interventions and multiple learning pathways across programs.
Outstanding faculty members continue to build on our core values and strengths. The approach is learner-centric, with various initiatives such as practice courses, solving business problems, student clubs, workshops, industrial visits, seminars, student competitions, guest lectures, and many other interventions included to enhance the learner’s experience. We proudly claim that we support you along the way.
Beyond academics, you will discover more about yourself and surpass what you thought you could potentially achieve. We encourage you to celebrate victories, both big and small. You will realize that in your academic journey, like all investments, the more you invest by being effective and efficient, the more will the returns. You will discover that the returns are primarily personal, helping you to create new professional opportunities. I wish you the best in your journey at IFIM.
Prof. (Dr.) Sridevi Varanasi
Director – IFIM College
Professor of Finance & Accounting | M.Com, Ph.D
A 1989 pass out from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, with Honors in M. Sc. (Math) and B. E. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) has been an entrepreneur from day he completed his graduation. He founded Dataline and Research Technologies Ltd (DaRT) to launch a nationwide online service with a gateway to Internet viz. India Online in 1993. This service was locally accessible in more than 30 towns and cities of the country. The company also launched DaRT Mail, India’s first secure and corporate email service. Due to the changing license regime, this company pivoted its business model to become a provider of real time market data and financial trading systems under the name of Asian CERC Information Technology Limited.
The evolving needs of the market led this company to pioneer Order Routing and Risk Management Systems for financial trading on the Internet. By 2006, Asian CERC had grown leaps and bounds to own more than 80% of the market share in both financial information dissemination and internet trading solutions for securities trading in India.
The Religare group acquired Asian CERC in 2006 and Sanjay continued to lead the company’s new Avatar, Religare Technova Global Solutions Limited till 2010. Whilst with the Religare group, Sanjay was instrumental in 2 international and 2 Indian acquisitions for creating a IT services organization viz. Religare Technologies Limited operating in the Healthcare and Insurance space. In a matter of four years the IT services group of Religare grew from strength of 200 employees to 3500.
During his stint in the IT industry Mr. Sanjay Padode worked on large projects implementing ticker plants, content management systems, algorithmic trading engines, securities matching engines, risk management systems, order routing systems, clearing and settlement systems for stock/commodity exchanges, large stock brokers and market makers. He has traveled widely to many countries for winning large accounts and implementing solutions. He has good business development, architecting, sales, consulting and project management skills.
Students from different parts of the country and diverse academic backgrounds enrol in the Program. Please know that we are here to support you along the way. Our Program will prepare students to be holistic, socially responsible, and employable professionals. The College has excellent curricular interventions, and outstanding faculty continue building on our core values and strengths.
Besides academics, you will learn about yourself and go beyond what you thought you were capable of doing and celebrate victories both big and small. You will discover that in your academic journey, like all investments, the more you put in by being effective and efficient, the more you will get in return. You will
realize that the return is first and foremost personal. The journey will help you to create new professional opportunities.
Dr. Aswini Patro, (M.A., Delhi School of Economics; LL.B., Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, Delhi University; LL.M., Brunel University, London) has twenty years of experience in International Consulting, Litigation Practice, and Academics. Prof. Patro worked as a faculty in KIIT School of Law and was Head of the Department of International Law and Faculty Coordinator for the Post Graduate Programme. Formerly Director at a Chicago-based Legal Services Firm involved in the management of Indian operations and overseeing contract review and management along with litigation management.
Prof. Patro also worked with the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Macedonia (during 2006-2007) on issues related to international trade law. He represented the Brunel University School of International Law team in “Regulating the European Market”; a conference conducted jointly by Clifford Chance and the Institute of European and Comparative Law, the University of Oxford.
He loves interacting with students and likes to be involved with problem-solving activities for effective learning. He adapts the Socratic and Case Study method in teaching. His interest lies in the Law of Contract, Trade Law, and Commercial Arbitration.
Dr. Sridevi has a work experience of over 22 years in teaching, research, and corporate training and is currently the Director at IFIM School of Management.
She holds an M.Com and a Ph.D. from Osmania University. Her thesis was “Working of Online trading in Indian Capital Market.” ,2005. Dr.Sridevi is a gold medalist.
At IFIM, she teaches courses like financial statement analysis, Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, and Valuation.
Dr. Sridevi was engaged in a faculty-led research project on “A Study on Total Expense Ratios of Mutual Funds in India,” a report submitted to the regulator. She is associated with leading organizations as a corporate trainer and Subject Matter Expert.
