About Ramaiah Institute of Management
Ramaiah Institute of Management (RIM) is a private management institution located in MSR Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka. Approved by AICTE and affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), RIM offers MBA with an intake of 180 students. RIM is part of the M.S. Ramaiah group of institutions managed by the M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Hospital and Educational Trust, which also operates MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), MS Ramaiah Medical College and multiple other institutions on the same MSR Nagar campus in Bangalore.
Admission is through KMAT Karnataka, CAT, MAT, GMAT, XAT or CMAT score, followed by group discussion and personal interview.
Programme Offered
| Programme | Duration | Intake | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA | 2 years | 180 | KMAT / CAT / MAT / GMAT / XAT |
Ramaiah Group Multi-Faculty Campus
RIM's MSR Nagar location within the Ramaiah group campus places management students alongside one of Bangalore's best engineering colleges (MSRIT) and a premier medical college. The multi-disciplinary campus environment enables technology-business and healthcare-management cross-faculty interactions that pure business school environments cannot provide. RIM MBA students access the Ramaiah group's industry connections, alumni network and infrastructure built over six decades of Bangalore educational leadership.
VTU Affiliation and KMAT
RIM's VTU-affiliated MBA follows the university's management curriculum. For Karnataka students, KMAT Karnataka — conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority — is the primary state-level MBA entrance examination for VTU-affiliated management programmes. KMAT scores are accepted by RIM alongside national scores. Karnataka domicile students should appear for KMAT for maximum seat allocation options across Karnataka's VTU MBA colleges.
Central Bangalore Career Access
RIM's MSR Nagar location in Central-North Bangalore gives MBA students direct access to corporate headquarters, consulting firms and technology companies for internships, live projects and placement drives. The Yeshwanthpur Metro station (Purple Line) near MSR Nagar connects students to Whitefield, Indiranagar, Majestic and the full Bangalore employment corridor throughout their MBA.
Career Scope
RIM MBA graduates access Bangalore's IT, consulting, FMCG and startup sectors through campus placement drives. The Ramaiah alumni network in Bangalore's corporate sector provides career referral access. VTU MBA graduates pursue marketing, finance, operations and HR management roles across Bangalore's diverse industry landscape.
Ramaiah Institute of Management participates in VTU's annual management placement fairs and maintains active industry partnerships with Bangalore's IT and corporate sector. The MSR Nagar campus's proximity to Mathikere, Yeshwanthpur and Rajajinagar gives RIM MBA students easy access to Bangalore's manufacturing and services sector alongside the tech industry.