Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli (known by its abbreviation BIM-Trichy) is an Indian business school established in 1984 in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India. The school offers AICTE approved full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive education programs. The college is often ranked among the well known Business Schools of the country ever since its inception. History In August 1984 Bharat Ratna Shri. Chidambaram Subramaniam along with Prof. P. S. Manisundaram the Vice-Chancellor of Bharathidasan University and Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, former Chairman of BHEL chaired a meeting of academics and industrialists. A partnership was signed with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited to create a management institute within the company. Collaborations BIM and Bharat Heavy Electricals BIM has pioneered the concept of a business school with an industry linkage through its symbiotic relationship with BHEL since its inception in 1984. Senior Executives of Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) anchor courses particularly in the areas of Operations, Management and Systems. BIM conducts a number of Executive Development Programs for BHEL in the areas of Corporate Finance, Marketing and Organizational Behaviour. Students also take-up various projects offered by BHEL in different functional areas of management. Collaboration with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) The Institute of Technology Management (ITM) is a premier training institute of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Govt of India. The Institute of Technology Management (ITM) was the pioneer institute for the conduct of MBA with specialisation in Technology Management. This MBA program was undertaken in joint collaboration with Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchirappalli. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, SA to RM and Dr. Jayashankaran, director, BIM signed the historical MOU in April 1996. Seven batches of students successfully passed out of ITM obtaining the degree of MBA with specialization in Technology Management. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) also has close alliance with the Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy (BIM). It offers training to selected DRDO scientists. Collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has forged a tie-up with Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli or (BIM-Trichy) for developing systems and methodologies for finding solutions to problems faced by Small Scale Industries. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Fellowship Program BIM has been selected as the academic partner for the flagship 2 year Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Fellowship Program. A total of 24 persons will be granted the fellowship for research in 12 identified thematic areas