In 1984, Bharat Ratna Shri. C.Subramanian along with Prof. P.S.ManiSundaram, the First Vice-Chancellor of Bharathidasan University chaired a Meeting of leading academicians and Industrialists and an idea was born. Their dream was to create an Academy that would be grounded in strong theoretical and managerial inputs. With this vision in mind, and partnering with BHEL, the country's first ever Management Institute that would be housed inside an industrial giant was born: - Bharathidasan Institute of Management - School of Excellence of Bharathidasan University