All India Management Association
{{Short description|Indian statutory professional body}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox organization
| logo = All India Management Association logo.jpg
| formation = 1957
| type = Statutory Body
| status = Active
| headquarters = New Delhi, India
| coords = {{Coord|28.58414|77.228957|display=title,inline}}
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Nikhil Sawhney
| board_of_directors =
| parent_organization = Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
| subsidiaries = Qatar Indian Management Association
| affiliations = Asian Association of Management Organisation
| name = All India Management Association
| abbreviation = AIMA
| founding_location = Delhi, India
| website = {{URL|www.aima.in}}
| membership = 38,000
| logo_size = 200px
}}
All India Management Association (AIMA) is the national apex body of the management profession in India. A not-for-profit, non-lobbying organisation, working closely with Industry, Government, Academia and students to further the cause of the management profession in India. It has a membership base of over 38000 members and close to 6000 corporate /institutional members, through its 67 Local Management Associations. It was established in 1957.{{cite web|title=AIMA Overview|url=https://www.aima.in/discover-aima/overview/about-aima.html|website=www.aima.in|accessdate=27 February 2018}} Among its activities, AIMA conducts the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) for admission into Management Colleges across India, is represented in national forums and organisations and annual awards.
History
AIMA was established in 1957 following the establishment of India's first industrialization policy in 1956.{{cite news |last1=Mathur |first1=Nandita |title=Managing disruptions is the job of true managers, says Pranab Mukherjee |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ZVLPj28ynZTrIHlYYnY8CK/Managing-disruptions-is-the-job-of-true-managers-says-Prana.html |accessdate=22 June 2018 |work=Live Mint |date=8 June 2017}}
Management team
AIMA is managed by a president, a senior vice president, a vice president, a treasurer and a director general. {{as of|2023}}, the president is Nikhil Sawhney.{{cite web|title=Office Bearers 2017-18|url=https://www.aima.in/about-aima|website=www.aima.in|accessdate=27 February 2018}}
Activities
AIMA conducts the Management Aptitude Test (MAT) used by over 600 business schools across India.{{Cite web|title = Management Aptitude Test|url = https://www.aima.in/testing-services/mat/mat.html|website = www.aima.in|accessdate = 2 May 2017}} Other tests conducted include the Research Management Aptitude Test (RMAT), Under Graduate Aptitude Test (UGAT), Accredited Management Teacher (AMT) certification and other customised tests.{{Cite web|title = Testing Services|url = https://www.aima.in/testing-services.html|website = www.aima.in|accessdate = 2 May 2017}}
AIMA is represented on various national bodies and organisations including the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the board of governors of various Indian Institutes of Management.{{cite news|last1=Mathur|first1=Nandita|title=AIMA will help Indian management turn disruption into opportunity|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-delhi/20171114/282187946306382|accessdate=28 February 2018|work=Hindustan Times|date=14 November 2017}}
AIMA awards various annual awards. The Kewal Nohria Award for Academic Leadership in Management Education, awarded since 2009,{{cite web|title=AIMA - Awards - Kewal Nohria Award for Academic Leadership in Management Education|url=https://www.aima.in/conferences-events/awards/kewal-nohria-award-for-academic-leadership.html|website=www.aima.in|accessdate=27 February 2018}} was awarded to Bala V. Balachandran in 2018.{{cite news|last1=Parida|first1=Rashmi R.|title=Dr Bala V Balachandran honored by AIMA with Kemal Nohria Award for Academic Leadership in Management Education |url=http://indiaeducationdiary.in/dr-bala-v-balachandran-honored-aima-kemal-nohria-award-academic-leadership-management-education-2/|accessdate=27 February 2018|work=India Education Diary|date=23 February 2018}}
Member Bodies
References
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External links
- {{Official website |https://www.aima.in/}}
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Category:Professional associations based in India
Category:Non-profit organisations based in India