The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), India’s pre- eminent management school, announced the launch of its pioneering two-year Blended MBA Programme in Business Analytics  AI during an event at its campus on November 6, 2025. This innovative degree-granting MBA programme is designed for professionals and entrepreneurs who want to integrate advanced analytical and AI-driven capabilities with leadership, strategy and management expertise. The launch emphasises IIMA’s long-standing leadership in designing future-facing management programmes that are benchmarked to global standards and attuned to rapidly evolving industry needs. The announcement of admissions and the presentation of the programme’s cutting-edge curriculum was made in the presence of Prof. Bharat Bhasker, Director, IIMA; Prof. Diptesh Ghosh, Dean (Programmes), IIMA; and Prof. Anindya Chakrabarti, Chairperson, Blended MBA: Business Analytics & AI, IIMA.The authorities emphasised the growing demand for management professionals who can integrate contemporary leadership and strategic competencies with advanced data-analytical and artificial intelligence frameworks to deliver business impact at scale.