L. J. Institute of Management Studies
L.J. Institute of Management Studies, commonly referred as LJMS, is a private (non-profit) management institute located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Institute is approved by All India Council for Technical Education and is the part of L.J. Group of Institutes managed by Lok Jagruti Kendra (LJK) Trust. Institute is affiliated to Gujarat Technological University. Campus Facilities. Library. The library has wide range of technical books, periodicals, reference books, handbooks, encyclopedias and Indian standards. The library has book bank facility for students. Computing facility. Each department has its own computer center, connected with internet and  printer facility. Training and placement cell. The institute maintains a training and placement cell to help students prepare for job searches. Assistance is given to students in developing interviewing skills. Canteen. The canteen is located at the center of the campus. This facility is available for the students and staff at competitive rates. Student Activities. Vikalp. The Case Study Forum: This involves (a) identification, analysis and discussion of case studies in every class, and (b) data collection through visits to identified industries, data analysis and case writing by students of the first year divided in groups of 12 to 15  each under the guidance of a faculty member. CRADLE. Capability Recognition And Development Lessons for Entrepreneurship (CRADLE) provides for (a) Interactive sessions with first generation entrepreneurs, (b) workshops for development of entrepreneurship skills, Bridge Workshops, and MDP workshops, and (c) Research Projects with SMEs. Antrapreneur. The Business Incubator for entrepreneurship development and support by means of incubation, investment and training by bringing together students and faculty and alumni of the L. J. Group of Institutes, budding entrepreneurs, industrialists and mentors from across sectors. EXPLORE. Excellence in Practical Learning Over Real Encounter (EXPLORE) is to expose students towards the dynamics of  corporate world making them understand various business processes through direct interaction at various manufacturing as well as the service sectors. Vimarsh. The Forum for Group Discussion. It is an amalgamation of group discussion, debates and extempore. Archetype. The Management Model Competition to bring out the creativity of students by enabling them to give a physical shape to the management concepts they learn in classes. XCEL. eXcellent Cinema Enabled Learning (XCEL) to effect experiential learning through edutainment. Man-Q. The Quiz Competition to provide a common platform to students to explore, hunt, build, and cultivate their knowledge bank and to strengthen  their communication skills Re-Incarnation. The Role Play to sensitize the upcoming managers with hypothetical business situations. Parivartan. The Extension Activity to inculcate among the future managers a sense of social responsibility through well planned activities. MAX. The Marketing Excellence Series to promote marketing skills among students through a series of interactions with successful marketing professionals from the industry and academia. FINEX. The Finance Excellence Series to strengthen the domain knowledge of finance and to expose students to practices in the arena of financial markets and services through a structured lecture series designed to include interactive sessions delivered by industry  experts. HREX. The HR Excellence Series to expose students to the dynamics the HR field and help them understand and further strengthen various concepts of HR through direct interaction with HR experts. CIA. Centre for International Affairs, to provide international exposure to its students and the faculty on a regular basis. It is designed as a promoter and coordinator of activities of L. J. Group of Institutes at the international level. Prashikshan. Prashikshan is a unique immersion program where students undertake live projects in companies on a part-time basis.