Govt. mulls to start new IIMs as independent bodies

New Delhi: Unlike IITs, the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are not in favour to mentor proposed IIMs to be established in Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Haryana.

Now, the Government has started mulling to start all these institutions as independent bodies on the lines of IIM-Shillong, came into existence last year.

"IIMs have not shown their interest to mentor upcoming IIMs. All these proposed IIMs will be started as independent bodies on the lines of IIM-Shillong, came into existence in 2008," said Mr. R. P. Agrawal, Secretary Higher Education, Ministry of HRD.

A three member committee, earlier appointed by the Government of India, comprising Director of IIM Ahmedabad Prof. Sameer Barua, IIM Kolkata Director Prof. Sekhar Chaudhury and IIT Kanpur Director Prof. S. G. Dhande, also did not support the idea to mentor the new IIMs.