Research chairs are instituted to promote research in specific areas. Any gifting towards setting up a research chair will have a maximum tenure of 6 years or 9 years with a review of funding adequacy that will happen every 3 years. IIMB also provides grants to young faculty to encourage research.
Endowed Chairs at IIMB as of June 2019.
| Endowed Chairs (Current) | Chair Professor |
| Jamuna Raghavan Chair in Entrepreneurship (NSRCEL) | Saras D Sarasvathy |
| RBI Chair in Economics | Rupa Chanda |
| Mphasis Chair for Digital Accessibility & Inclusion | Mukta Kulkarni |
| Airbus Chair in Supply Chain Management | Jishnu Hazra |
Note: To institute a chair, please drop an email to giving@iimb.ac.in