Vivekananda Institute of Management Studies (VIMS) is promoted by a group of professionals in association with the parent organisation, Zawawi Powertech Engineering, a renowned multinational that operates from the Sultanate of Oman with more than 3,500 employees.
Powertech Engineering was founded in 2006 and later renamed Zawawi Powertech Engineering in 2016 to support the development of Oman’s Electrical Power Transmission and Distribution system. The present turnover of ZPTE exceeds $250 million with capabilities of executing various EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) projects and service contracts to the tune of a single project worth $100 million in Oman and other parts of the Middle East.
Zawawi Powertech Engineering is registered with major clients in Oman such as the Ministry of Oil and Gas, under which PDO, OXY, OGC, BP Khazzan, ORPIC, Oman LNG and electrical distribution companies such as MJEC, MZEC, RAECO, OETC, etc., to execute and complete EPC projects for various disciplines like civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation.
Under the auspices of ZPTE, VIMS, run by Coimbatore Education Foundation, is a standalone B-school approved by AICTE, New Delhi and permanently affiliated to Anna University Chennai, with an avowed goal of achieving human excellence by means of academic and allied programmes.
B-SCHOOL TO WATCH OUT FOR: VIMS is ranked in the Top 20 Emerging B-schools in India (by HER) and Top 100 B-schools in India (by Businessworld. The B-school prepares the students to meet the industry expectations through its MBA programme. Methodologies in teaching adopted at VIMS are devised to provide a holistic education in the field of management.
The presence of an active entrepreneurship development cell inculcates career independence in the students. With a strong focus on quality parameters in higher education, VIMS aspires to build professionals who can compete with the graduates of any premier B-schools in the country.
VIMS’ MBA students, who have completed their first-year core subjects, will be ready to take up their internships as budding managers and leaders. Upon completion of their third semester, the students will be taking live corporate projects and providing solutions to live issues, which could, in turn, tune them for progressive career positions in reputed organisations. VIMS trains its students in a way that helps them acquire analytical skills, strategic thinking and extended knowledge in business discipline to create value for the organisations with ethical practice.