Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies (RIMS), Bangalore is an institution of higher education dedicated to the cause of business education. The institution is a part of the M S Ramaiah Foundation, a charitable trust that has the avowed objective of providing exemplary service in all of its offerings. It is the first and only b-school in India to have earned two CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation, USA) recognized accreditations for its PGPM and MBA programs-the accreditations have been granted with commendations by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), USA and the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), USA.