Welcome to IMRC 2025!

Building on the resounding success of its inaugural edition, the India Management Research Conference (IMRC) returns with its second iteration, scheduled to take place on December 5-7, 2025.IMRC 2025 brings together luminaries in management science, showcasing cutting-edge research presentations, and practitioners who share insights on identifying and solving complex research problems. This year's conference is specifically designed to address India-centric management challenges, exploring research problems, business solutions, and the latest developments in Indian management research.IMRC 2025 is curated for inquisitive minds engaged in high-quality research, seeking opportunities to collaborate and think together with like-minded individuals. The theme for this years’ conference  The Future of the Economy: People, Organizations, and Policy featuring 12 tracks, hosted by the Centres of Research Excellence and disciplinary areas, ensuring a comprehensive and enriching experience for all participants. We invite you to be a part of IMRC 2025, where you will engage with renowned experts, share knowledge, and contribute to the evolving landscape of Indian management research.

Conference Tracks

Track 01: Unpacking the Indian Startup Story, Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE)

Track 02: Management in Health Services (CMHS)

Track 03: Gold & Precious Metals: Business and Economic Policies (IGPC)

Track 04: Finance, Accounting, and Economics (MCFME)

Track 05: Behavioural Science in Management (CBS)

Track 06: Transportation and Logistics (CTL)

Track 07: Digital Transformation (CDT)

Track 08: Corporate Governance, Corporate Sustainability, & Responsible Capital (CSCG)

Track 09: Leadership Research & Practice in the Context of Changes in the World of Work (ADCLOD)

Track 10: Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (CDSA)

Track 11: Long Term – Low-Emissions Development Strategies (LT-LEDS)

Track 12: India Marketing Conference

Conference Highlights

• Networking Forum for PhD students and Early Career Researchers
• Vikalpa @ 50
• Workshops
• Tutorials
• Keynote Sessions
• Panel Discussions
• Editorial Sessions
• Daily Speaker Sessions
• Paper Presentations
• Poster Presentations

Vikalpa @50:

The Vikalpa @50 aims to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vikalpa, one of the pioneering management journals in India. It would be a set of papers personally selected by the Chief Editor from the papers submitted at the conference. Around 10 papers would be selected for presentation in the special track. Subsequently, a subset of these papers will undergo only editorial review in fast track and be published in a special issue of Vikalpa around March 2026. To be eligible for this special issue, the submitting authors need to ensure that they submit their full paper and also express their interest to be included in the Vikalpa @50 track.

Conference Timeline

Conference Dates: December 05-07, 2025

For relevant queries, please write to imrc2025@iima.ac.in 

For more details, please visit: https://conference.iima.ac.in/imrc2025/