Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies (YIMS)

YIMS is situated in 22.5 acres of land in the village of Ezhakkad of Mundur Panchayath in Palakkad District. The lush greenery of the well- maintained campus soothes the eyes and calms the mind - there by giving it the most desirable ambience for con e by giving it the most desirable ambience for concentration and learning. The campus is known for its practice of organic farming, its cowshed, its bamboo garden and other green practices. It has a remarkably low carbon emission (0,149) rate, and has been recognized as a model green campus by the university itself. Students learn to love nature, respect the environment and promote the concept of sustainable development in all their future endeavours from this campus. YIMS is a Self-financing Educational Institution. Its growth within a short span of time has been phenomenal. What began as a vocational training institute has rapidly grown, diversified and flourished into a major Arts, Science and Commerce College affiliated to the University of Calicut. At present there are 10 departments offering 14 UG and 4 PG programmes to over 2300 students. Though YIMS is a Christian Minority institution, it has opened its doors to the youth of all religions, creed, caste and strata of society and to provide them equal possibilities for the promotion of gender dignity. Over the years, YIMS has been instrumental in fulfilling the educational aspirations of the youth belonging to the neighbouring rural areas, and has become a natural choice for them to pursue higher education. YIMS has always tried to maintain a high standard by constantly striving to keep the students abreast with the latest knowledge in different disciplines, sharpen up their skills and equip them with the ability to face all the challenges that may come their way. It is praiseworthy that the institution is called a 'Centre of Excellence'. YIMS has marvelous infrastructure, well-equipped laboratories, ICT-enabled smart classrooms and other fixtures that are required to fulfill the demands of the curriculum. The office of the institution is digitalized; and the steadily growing library is fully automated. Solar panels that produce 95 KW of electricity have been installed thereby ensuring that the institution is self-sufficient in power. The college also has an excellent waste-disposal and sanitary system. Around 400 students occupy the well-furnished boys' and girls' hostels that have been provided for the purpose. The institution also runs buses through all major routes to pick and drop day scholars. The teaching staff is well-qualified and dedicated which ensures an effective teaching- learning process. The vibrancy and enthusiasm of the faculties are infectious, and students respond to them in the best possible manner. ...view more