All India Management Association or AIMA was established in the year 1957, as a result of India’s first industrialization policy in the year 1956. It is the main body of management and related professions in India. Based on a federation of 67 Local management Associations, the body also includes Mauritius Management Association as well as Qatar Indian Management Association.
Objectives
The main reason to form AIMA was to inculcate in every mind, the thought of management. Management of the resources is the key to the success of any organization. Thus AIMA aims to educate the citizens of India with management education, testing services, development of executives and bringing about a leadership in thought in the students.
Functions
Over the last 60 years, AIMA has been working towards enhancing the management environment of the country. The body is responsible for offering services in the fields of distance education, skill development and training, testing, research work, events and conferences, publications and management development programmes.
In order to provide a practical exposure to the management students, it has also conceptualized Management Olympiad, an event to provide an experience of the real corporate world with the help of virtual business situations and case studies.
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