SWOT ANALYSIS OF IIMK

STRENGTHS
• Brand as top I.I.Ms
• Autonomy in revenue generation
• Location and proximity
• Infrastructure
• Faculty profiles and quality
• Current student profiles and quality
• Strong & collaborative Alumini network
• Relationship with external firms/organization
• University ambience
• Autonomy (less intervention from public) in decision making
• Academic salaries
• Research and developments
• Respect to ethics and values
 STRENGTHS

DETERMINANTS SCORE(S) (1->5) WEIGHT (1->5) WEIGHED SCORE( SW=S*W/∑W)

Brand as top I.I.Ms 2 3 0.17
Autonomy in revenue generation 4 4 0.44
Location and proximity 2 2 0.11
Infrastructure 4 2 0.22
Faculty profiles and quality 3 3 0.25
Current student profiles and quality 2 2 0.11
Strong & collaborative Alumini network 3 3 0.25
Relationship with external firms/organization 3 3 0.25
University ambience 4 1 0.11
Autonomy (less intervention from public) in decision making 4 4 0.44
Academic salaries 3 2 0.17
Research and developments 2 4 0.22
Respect to ethics and values 3 3 0.25
Total Weightage -> 36
 WEAKNESS
• Low external funding(Govt funds etc..)
• Location and connectivity
• Heavy course fees
• Low external clout on public decision making
• More Theoretical pedagogy
• Faculty shortage/ lack of domain specialized faculty
• Delay in decision making and implementation
• Unbalanced funding by IIMK-Infra/Research/Miscl.investments
• Lack of science mix – IIMK as pure business school
• Social diversity
• Reduced interdisciplinary research
• Weak collaboration with international university
• Reduced interests in Social Innovation/Enterprenership
• Partnership in nation building with government collaboration
• Intrapreneurship climate
 DETERMINANTS SCORE(S) (1->5) WEIGHT (1->5) WEIGHED SCORE( SW=S*W/∑W)
Low external funding(Govt funds etc..) 4 4 0.36
Location and connectivity 4 4 0.36
Heavy course fees 3 3 0.20
Low external clout on public decision making 3 2 0.13
More Theoretical pedagogy 3 3 0.20
Faculty shortage/ lack of domain specialized faculty 3 3 0.20
Delay in decision making and implementation 4 4 0.36
Unbalanced funding by IIMK-Infra/Research/Miscl.investments 2 3 0.13
Lack of science mix – IIMK as pure business school 5 2 0.22
Social diversity 3 2 0.13
Reduced interdisciplinary research 2 2 0.09
Weak collaboration with international university 4 3 0.27
Reduced interests in Social Innovation/Enterprenership 3 3 0.20
Partnership in nation building with government collaboration 3 4 0.27
Intrapreneurship climate 2 3 0.13
Total Weightage -> 45
 OPPORTUNITY
• High demand for CPD ( continuing professional development)
• IIM bill empowers IIM to award degrees/ start technical education/add new
courses etc.
• IIM bill further empowers IIM for its finance management( decision of fees, salary
,seats etc)
• Brand value in attracting prospective students, firms etc.
• Autonomy driven initiative for social contributions/support/motivations etc to
public/students
• Advisory to government for nation building process
• Expanding student market (across globe)
• Highly supportive finance institutions for student loans at reduced interest etc.
• International student exchange programs to promote brand/research etc
• Supportive Intrapreneurship climate
• Autonomy decisive power in major topics on recruitment,management ( caste
based quota etc)
 OPPORTUNITY

DETERMINANTS SCORE(S) (1->5) WEIGHT (1->5) WEIGHED SCORE( SW=S*W/∑W)

High demand for CPD ( continuing professional development) 4 4 0.40
IIM bill empowers IIM to award degrees/ start technical
0.40
education/add new courses etc. 4 4
IIM bill further empowers IIM for its finance management( decision
0.40
of fees, salary ,seats etc) 4 4
Brand value in attracting prospective students, firms etc. 2 4 0.20
Autonomy driven initiative for social
0.15
contributions/support/motivations etc to public/students 3 2
Advisory to government for nation building process 3 4 0.30
Expanding student market (across globe) 4 4 0.40
Highly supportive finance institutions for student loans at reduced
0.30
interest etc. 3 4
International student exchange programs to promote
0.23
brand/research etc 3 3
Supportive Intrapreneurship climate 2 4 0.20
Autonomy decisive power in major topics on
0.23
recruitment,management ( caste based quota etc) 3 3
Total Weightage -> 40
 THREAT
• Reduced Govt/ext funding.
• Competition ->New IIMs/IITs growth in business
education
• Non consistent placement records
• Cumbersome decision making process
• Lagging growth with technology ( eg :IoT etc)
• Low influence in govt on public decision making
• Fewer scholarships for eligible candidates
• Lack of science base
• Lower international ranking
 THREAT

DETERMINANTS SCORE(S) (1->5) WEIGHT (1->5) WEIGHED SCORE( SW=S*W/∑W)

Reduced Govt/ext funding. 4 4 0.55
Competition ->New IIMs/IITs growth in business education 5 4 0.69
Non consistent placement records 3 3 0.31
Cumbersome decision making process 3 2 0.21
Lagging growth with technology ( eg :IoT etc) 3 3 0.31
Low influence in govt on public decision making 3 3 0.31
Fewer scholarships for eligible candidates 4 4 0.55
Lack of science base 2 3 0.21

Lower international ranking 5 3 0.52

Total Weightage -> 29