IIM Ahmedabad signs MoU for Dubai campus, first programme available from Sept 2025

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Mumbai on Tuesday for the establishment of the IIMA Dubai campus.

The MoU was signed by IIMA Director Bharat Bhasker and Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General of Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism.

Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and India’s Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal were present on the occasion.

IIMA Dubai campus and course

The IIMA Dubai campus will be established in two phases. In the first phase, IIMA will be provided with space in the Dubai International Academic City (DIAC).

In the second phase of campus development, IIMA will be provided with land where the permanent campus will come up and be operational from 2029.

As the first programme, the IIMA Dubai Campus will offer a full-time One-year MBA.

Admission to the full-time One-year MBA at IIMA’s Dubai campus will follow a two-stage process based on the standardised GMAT/GRE score taken within the last five years.

The admission process for the course, which is spread over five terms, will start soon, and the first batch will begin in September 2025.