"IIPM is a scam!"

Learn the real facts about Arindam Chaudhuri and IIPM

Top 3 IIPM facts

FACT 1: IIPM can't give MBA or BBA degrees

After going to court, IIPM agreed to stop pretending that it's a real university: "IIPM agreed to make it clear in its advertisements that it offers only certificate courses" Even IIPM's own website says "Does IIPM award an MBA/BBA degree? No." If you want an MBA, IIPM can not give you one. (Source: Indian Express, June 28, 2009)

FACT 2: IIPM is not recognised by UGC or AICTE

IIPM is not recognised by the UGC or AICTE. IIPM has even testified to the Supreme Court of India that it is not a university. Even IIPM's own website says IIPM "is not an university" and that "IIPM has never sought any kind of statutory recognition from any government body ever." (Source: Business Standard, August 26, 2010; Zee News, June 27, 2008)

FACT 3: IIPM professors have little experience

According to IIPM's own prospectus, most faculty members are just former IIPM graduates—even though IIPM advertising seems to suggest that the faculty consists of famous international professors. The average age of IIPM's permanent professors is just 27. (Source: Businessworld India, October 31, 2005)

What do journalists say about IIPM?

  1. JAM Magazine
    They exposed IIPM in 2005. Read the original article that exposed IIPM's fraud!
  2. Careers360 (part 1, part 2, part 3)
    Indian journalist contacts foreign universities to see if IIPM really works with them
  3. Caravan magazine
    This article made IIPM so mad they tried to sue for Rs. 500 crores! Banned in India.
  4. MensXP
    Great roundup of "5 Things MBA Aspirants Need to Know about IIPM"
  5. Outlook magazine
    The editors say IIPM's advertising is unethical
  6. The India Daily
    Anna Hazare rejects Rs. 1 crore award from IIPM
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What do IIPM students say about IIPM?

  1. IIPM Noida student not given laptop, threatened with rustication
  2. IIPM Mumbai refuses to give student his degree after convocation
  3. 150 IIPM students are shocked and angry to find it isn't a full-time course
  4. 200 IIPM Pune students hold protest against IIPM
  5. IIPM Bangalore students ask High Court to close and prosecute IIPM
  6. 250 IIPM Mumbai students demand a refund
  7. IIPM students create website to expose IIPM lies
  8. IIPM Lucknow lied and told student it had recognition from UGC
  9. Only 3 students from IIPM Bhubaneswar got placement, out of a batch of 53
  10. His friend studies at IIPM, and says it isn't recognised
  11. IIPM New Delhi student says it was a self-destructive decision
  12. IIPM student says his career is finished
  13. Student lost everything, and IIPM ruined his life
  14. IIPM Pune students file cheating complaint against dean
  15. Her friends at IIPM were angry at IIPM
  16. Many of his friends went to IIPM and suffered
  17. Student says IIPM Bangalore is not up to the mark
  18. His IIPM graduate friend had to struggle to find a job
  19. Student says his instructors had zero industry experience
  20. Her friends at IIPM are crying with bad placements
  21. ISBE students feel misled, realize degree has no worth
  22. IIPM Hyderabad student says IIPM will spoil your career
  23. His friend studied at IIPM, was without a decent job for 1 year
  24. German student visits IIPM, sees professor tell students not to read books
  25. IIPM student says "IIPM college fake hai"
  26. Her friends at IIPM have bad placements after paying Rs. 10 lacs
  27. His friends at IIPM regret the day they entered
  28. Ex-student says some IIPM lecturers are even younger than the students
  29. IIPM Bhubaneswar student says "don't spoil ur life"
  30. IIPM alumni says "IIPM will spoil your career"
  31. IIPM Hyderabad student says every word in IIPM ads is false
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What do IIPM employees say about IIPM?

  1. Ex-IIPM employee tells the real story of IIPM
  2. IIPM Bangalore employee not getting paid salary on time
  3. IIPM Delhi employee has not gotten his salary in 3-4 months
  4. IIPM Delhi pays its employees over two months late
  5. IIPM employee thrown out of his rented house because he wasn't paid his salary

What do “partners” say about IIPM?

  1. UC Berkeley and Chicago business schools (USA) demand that their logos be removed
  2. Stanford University (USA) says IIPM's claims are false (PDF)
  3. IMI Belgium says that IIPM cannot issue MBA or BBA in its name
  4. Central/East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN) rejects IIPM (PDF)
  5. European Foundation for Management Development rejects European branch of IIPM (PDF)
  6. University of Buckingham (UK) says it has no agreement with IIPM
  7. University of Texas, Austin (USA) says it has no connection with IIPM
  8. Swiss deny offering IIPM courses, want name removed from website
  9. University of Cambridge (UK) says it offers no university qualifications to IIPM students

What do IIPM victims say about IIPM?

  1. IIPM Bangalore is threatening student with local goondas
  2. IIPM Bangalore students go to court to get fees refunded
  3. IIPM Bhubaneswar threatens to break a poor student's legs
  4. IIPM Lucknow not refunding Rs. 1 lakh to student
  5. IIPM Ahmedabad lied about offering refund
  6. IIPM won't refund Rs. 80,000 to middle-class students
  7. IIPM Hyderabad won't return money to student with medical problems
  8. IIPM Delhi won't return Rs. 40,000
  9. IIPM Delhi demands Rs. 1.2 lakhs from poor student
  10. IIPM Pune student has not given refund to student
  11. IIPM won't return money, causing mental trauma
  12. IIPM won't refund fees for over 3 months
  13. IIPM takes Rs. 30,000 from poor Amritsar student
  14. IIPM won't refund Rs. 26,000 to student whose father is sick
  15. IIPM Gurgaon refused to return his son's money
  16. IIPM employees lied, and are not refunding fees
  17. IIPM Mumbai is not returning student's fees
  18. IIPM New Delhi told student IIPM is UGC-approved, and now won't refund money
  19. IIPM is misusing a private phone number for marketing
  20. IIPM Bhubaneshwar won't return Rs. 35,000 to father from Ranchi
  21. IIPM Gurgaon has not returned money for one year
  22. ISBE/IIPM Bangalore cheated family of Rs. 2,50,000
  23. IIPM employee threatens to blacklist student who asks for refund
  24. IIPM Delhi say they'll return money, then stop responding
  25. IIPM is sending Kerala student 2 spam SMS messages every day
  26. IIPM employees abuse stuent by phone
  27. Haryana father can't get refund from IIPM
  28. IIPM Indore has kept a student waiting over 5 months for a refund
  29. IIPM didn't give student admission, but won't return money
  30. Bank refuses to give loan because IIPM is not AICTE/UGC approved
  31. IIPM Delhi won't return money to female student
  32. IIPM Lucknow won't refund Rs. 30,000 fee
  33. IIPM New Delhi refuses to refund Rs. 40,000
  34. IIPM won't refund Mumbai woman who needs money for sick baby
  35. Student fighting for a refund for 8 months

What does the UGC say about IIPM?

  1. IIPM is not a legal university, and not recognised by the UGC, AICTE, or MHRD (PDF)

What do real people say about IIPM?

  1. HR for CATA says IIPM wil spoil your career
  2. IIPM costs 8-9.5 lakhs, mostly for rich students with low test scores
  3. Business professionals warn against IIPM Delhi
  4. IIPM is a sham: 8 reasons not to attend IIPM
  5. Is IIPM mocking the quality of Indian education?
  6. Is IIPM good or bad? It is the worst.
  7. It is better to suicide than to become a student of IIPM
  8. IIPM degree has no value in India
  9. IIPM is fake, not government recognised
  10. IIPM is not recognised by AICTE, despite showy ads
  11. The whole IIPM institutes are fake and fraud
  12. The worst students from his school went to IIPM
  13. IIPM ads showed misleading facts
  14. Comparing IIPM to IIM is like comparing calculator to a super computer
  15. IIPM's so bad that PaGaLGuY literally replaces all references to it with "****"
  16. IIPM is conning students
  17. IBM employee says "Think Beyond IIPM"
  18. Please do not waste your father's money on IIPM
  19. IIPM is the worst institute
  20. IIPM is fooling people, all that glitters is not gold
  21. IIPM is a fraud on education
  22. IIPM should be your last choice
  23. 483 people signed a petition against IIPM
  24. IIPM says they give free laptops, but parents and students are the ones have to pay
  25. IIPM is just good for advertisements
  26. IIPM ads are false, and it sues journalists to improve PR
  27. IIPM is frauding and cheating students
  28. Why won't the media report the fraud of Arindam Chaudhary? (sic)
  29. IIPM has been listed as a "derecognized" university by the UGC
  30. IIPM is totally fake and degree has no value
  31. They are lining their own pockets, rather than imparting quality education
  32. IIPM are cheaters
  33. Arindam Chaudhuri is an evil scamster with no talent apart from fraud
  34. IIPM charges very high and their placement is not very good
  35. Hardly 30% of students get placed
  36. MBA degree from IIPM is "fake, unaccredited and unrecognized"
  37. Four reasons to avoid IIPM
  38. IIPM is not a very good institute
  39. Vir Sanghvi supports journalist investigating IIPM
  40. IIPM is a total fraud in the name of an MBA
  41. IIPM is really "I-I-fee-M"
  42. IIPM makes money and plays with the career of innocent students
  43. IIPM has to advertise to make students come, while IIM has to turn away 95% of applicants
  44. It's a total waste to do MBA from IIPM
  45. India should sham institutions like IIPM…
  46. Many IIPM international placements are for bad jobs in the Middle East
  47. About a thousand people like "Arindam Chaudhuri - The Pony Tailed Idiot" Facebook page
  48. IIPM is a fraud on education
  49. IIPM is fooling people
  50. Don't waste 10 lakhs here
  51. People from Tier 3 towns are fooled by IIPM
  52. IIPM should be tried in court

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