Research & Publications
As an institution which believes in serious academic pursuits that have practical implications, the Indian Institute of Planning and Management has always been a forerunner in academic endeavours, setting benchmarks in education and industry. Inspired by the research and talent bank of the institute, Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri envisioned the idea of publishing journals. Consquent to that, IIPM has started 4 academic journals: ‘The Human Factor’ (HRM), ‘Need the Dough’ (Finance), ‘Strategic Innovators’ (Case Study and Strategy Journal) and ‘India Economy Review’ (Economy) in respective specialized areas of Management. As a part of our academic endeavors, these journals aim to integrate academia and industry to create intellectual capital; and thereby, to contribute towards the economy by creating quality leaders, entrepreneurs and managers.

Apart from the Research and Publications cell at IIPM, the following centres of academic excellence also are present.

Centre for Executive Development
Executive Development Programmes in the areas of Planning and Management of National Economy, Corporate Planning are conducted.
Regional Centres of Studies & Research
The Institute is likely to open centres of Studies and Research in Bangalore and Shimla very soon. Whenever such centres start functioning, students living in the Institute’s accommodation will have to abide by the Institute’s decision to enrol themselves in different centres to enhance the effectiveness of teaching by having small groups in each centre.
Centre for Human Development
The objective of the Centre is to initiate discussions, seminars and research on sustainable and ethical needs of man and woman (physical and psychological) and on how to plan and manage a society, which ensures full growth of human capabilities avoiding dehumanizing process of industrial civilization.
Art of Living
The Centre intends to organise weekly lectures by renowned personalities from various walks of life apart from business in order to inculcate the finer aspects of human sensitivity in students.
Centre for Leadership Training
The Center intends to train social/political workers, trade union leaders etc.
Centre for Comparative Planning & Management
The Centre intends to study problems of planning and management of production units as well as social affairs in different socioeconomic settings (e.g. USA, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, Israel, etc.) and to draw appropriate conclusions for India.
Centre for Entrepreneurship Development
The objective of the Centre is to teach how to write bankable project reports and to give theoretical as well as practical guidance in setting up and running industries/organisation.
Centre for Foreign Languages
To facilitate a career in export-import organizations, the Institute reimburses 50% of fees of foreign language course (conducted by the embassies) to students on successful completion of such courses.