Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore or IIM Bangalore was established in 1973 by the government of India. IIM Bangalore is located at Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, India. The college is accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). IIM Bangalore has been ranking 1 Business School in Central Asia region in 2018 for the tenth consecutive year in 2018 and has secured 2nd position by ‘National Institutional Ranking Framework’ (NIRF) rankings in the list of top management colleges. The college was awarded 'Asia Pacific HRM Congress Awards 2017' for having an innovative HR Practices and has also won Rajbhasha Award for the year 2016-17. The college is in collaboration with the Global Advanced Network for Management (GNAM)