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Yes — there are opportunities for students at GIBS Business School (Bangalore) to undertake research projects (or research‑related work) guided by faculty / through institutional support.
GIBS IRE School (Innovation, Research & Entrepreneurship) — GIBS runs a dedicated “IRE School” which includes an Innovation Lab, Research Lab, Entrepreneurship Lab.
Structured “research + innovation + entrepreneurship” programme — For students (especially PGDM, and by extension some BBA batches) there is a programme under IRE where, over three trimesters, they have credits for Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship. Final deliverables may include “real‑time research / business plans / prototypes / product ideas / market‑research outputs.”
Faculty research culture and publications — Many faculty at GIBS are actively involved in research and publish in peer‑reviewed journals (including Scopus‑indexed ones).
Live / industry‑linked projects & “Practice School” model — For PGDM especially, the curriculum mentions “industrial project‑based learning”, live projects, internships — which often involve problem‑solving, case‑studies, and industry‑oriented research/work.
Support infrastructure: labs, incubation & startup support, research/innovation centers — GIBS maintains labs and centres for research & innovation, provides access to digital libraries/databases, and has an incubation centre (useful if research leads to a prototype or startup).