As forerunner initiative, the library section of IBA has compiled digital copies of historical materials about the history of IBA and its transition and transformation over the time. The Historical collection contains digitized documents of historical records starting from the inception of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.
The archives of the IBA historical documents contain a diverse collection of hand written, rare printed, photocopied, and tele printed documents. The holdings include documents related to the establishment of IBA, five-year plans, institutional manuscripts, grants, financial aids and scholarship, course outlines, IBA hostel bulletin, student societies, alumni association, pension scheme, budget and audit report, training, official visits, introduction of degree programs and casebook etc.
These digitized historical documents can be found below-
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Meet the Business Leaders Programme 1981
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
'Meet the Business Leaders Programme' held on August 23, 1981 at the IBA University Campus. The programme was attended by leading businessmen of Karachi as well as important teachers of the University of Karachi. Professor Dr. Abdul Wahab-Director of Institute of Business Administration gave the welcome address.
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Office Note and Work Order for Varnishing in Hostel
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
This document contains the request for the varnishing of doors and cupboards of the IBA Hostel.
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Office Note and Work Order for Repair and Maintenance Work of 26 Rooms of the IBA Hostel
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi, Karachi
This document contains the office note and work order for the necessary repairs 26 rooms that needed to be approved and completed before the arrival of visitors from the Atlas Group.
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Work Order for IBA Hostel
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
This document contains the office notes and work order for repairs and maintenance, such as varnishing, needed for the hostel
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Requests for Allotment of a House in University Quarters
University of Karachi, Pakistan
These series of letters are exchanges between the University of Karachi and its employees about their situation and expressing their need for an allotment, coupled with the set of terms stated by the university that need be fulfilled in order for the allotment to go through
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Advertisement for "Modern Techniques of Salesmanship" Course
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
This document is an advertisement for a one week course on salesmanship originally designed by Associate Professor Abdul Ghani Saeed and first offered by him at IBA in 1972.
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Conversations Regarding Allotment of House #9
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
This document holds a series of letters which show conversations between various employees and the director of the Institute of Business Administration regarding the allotment of a house along with their reasoning for it
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Office Notes And Orders for Recovery of Damage Expense of House #9
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
This document contains an exchange between Mr. A. Rashid Khan, former occupant, and Dr. S.A. Hashmi, Dean, regarding charges which must be recovered from the former occupant for missing or damaged items.
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Pension Scheme 1978
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
The Pension Scheme has been constituted with effect from let July, 1972 under Statute No.32 assented to by the Chancellor on 29th June, 1973.
The Pension Scheme shall apply to;
- All University servants appointed on probation on or after 1st July, 1972.
- All confirmed University servants who were in service on or before 1st July, 1972 unless they opt for the existing Provident Fund.
- All employees who retired from University service on or after 1st July, 1972, but before the date of publication of Pension Statutes, if they opt for these Statutes.
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Conversation Regarding House Allotment
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
This document contains letters exchanged between Mr. Naqvi, Assistant Professor, and Dr. S.A. Hashmi, Dean, regarding the allotment of a house
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Demand Notice for Property/ Betterment Tax
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
Demand Notice for Property/Betterment Tax in respect of IBA City Building
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Tax-Exempt Request for Betterment Tax
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
This document contains conversations between the excise and taxation officer and the Director, Matin A. Khan, regarding concerns about getting exempted from the betterment tax
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Powers and duties of the IBA Director 1973
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
Under Section 25-A of the University of Karachi Ordinance, the powers and duties of the Director of the Institute of Business Administration are;
- Director shall be the Principal executive officer of the Institute
- Responsible for the execution of policies
- Exercise supervisory control over the academic and non-academic staff
- Prepare Annual Budget
- Authority to make appointments and promotions to positions
- Power to grant annual increments
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Comparative Statement for Repairs of Fittings and Fixtures
University of Karachi, Pakistan
This two page document presents a comparative statement for particular required repairs or renovations requested by IBA downtown building's faculty floor along side the three alternative companies that could handle the matter at the respective rates they offer
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Recruitment and service rules for ministerial staff 1972
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
Recruitment and Service Rules for Ministerial Staff were approved by the Syndicate on 15-1-1972.
- Ministerial Staff means all the employees belonging to Class 111 and Class IV.
- Ministerial Staff is the whole-time employee of the University whose salary is charged to the University budget and shall not include any person appointed on daily wages.
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Repair of Water Pump
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
This document contains a series of letters to and from the university engineer regarding a broken water-pump.
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Allotment and Control of Residential Quarters Rules
University of Karachi, Karachi
This document goes through the rules regarding the allotment of the University quarters.
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Declaration Relating to Occupation of a Residential Quarter in the University
University of Karachi, Karachi
Form to be filled by he who is allotted quarters in the university.
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IBA Hostel Bulletin 1971: Volume A-1
Institute of Business Administration
The residents of IBA hostel and Literary society published the first issue of Hostel Bulletin in July, 1971. The contents of this bulletin looked at the lighter side of life and gave anecdotes, poetry and other such light articles to read and enjoy.
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Advertisement- Admission to the MBA program 1971
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Attached is the advertisement for admissions to the MBA program, the most valued degree for jobs and salaries of Institute of the Business Administration printed in news paper's issue of October 31, 1971.
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Correspondence-joint research project (urban development and slum improvement) 1971
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
This document is the correspondence of the Joint Research Project (JRP-IV). The JRP-IV (Joint Research Project No.IV) has started functioning at the IBA city buildings from September, 1970. The office of the Project has been located in six rooms of the Administration block. Besides these six rooms, one class-room is also used by the Project for its field workers.
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Introduction of the B.B.A program 1970
Institute of Business Administration
Objectives of the B.B.A Programme:
- To provide the students with a broad-based vocational education & training.
- To provide the students with an understanding of the internal working of business organizations, the external environment of business, and the interaction of the business with the external environment.
- To help the students acquire experience in analysis and synthesis of information, which would enable them to apply principles to specific problems.
- To prepare the students for supervisory and junior executive positions in business and industry giving them at the same time necessary background for promotions to higher echelons of managerial hierarchy.
- To prepare the students to continue their studies in business administration at the master's and doctoral level.
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The fourth five-year development plan of IBA 1970-75
Institute of Business Administration
The Institute of Business Administration Is unique among the institutions of higher learning in Pakistan, offering training in business as the post-graduate division of the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Karachi. It was set up by the Government of Pakistan as a technical assistance project under the aegis of the University of Karachi. The universities which technical assistance to the Institute were the University of Pennsylvania (1954-59) and the University of Southern California (1960-64). The Institute has an outstanding Pakistani teaching staff, trained in the United States of America.
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Evaluation of Technical Assistance Programmes in Pakistan 1970
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
The evaluation cell of the economic affairs division prepared a report on the technical assistance provided to Pakistan by the international organisations under the aegis of Technical Assistance Programmes.
The sole objective of this program is to produce educated and trained managerial personnel for the developing economy of Pakistan through the following activities;
- Providing post-graduate education and training to prospective executives of business and industry
- Assisting business and industry through provision of facilities of in-service training
- Understanding research and publications in the fields of business problems
- Co-operating with public and private agencies in programmes that are conductive to the achievement of the institute's objective
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IBA Inaugural Function 1970
Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi
The Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi, held its Inaugural Function on December 28, 1970. The Inaugural Function was an annual feature, and served a very useful purpose in giving a preview of the academic year to the student body and the faculty.
In the Inauguration address, Dr. I.A. Mukhtar took note of the changing political and the expected academic set up in the country and outlined the modifications in the Institute's academic programs in view of those changes.
