>Institute of Management would be converted into one
"Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
_______________________________________________>This is awesome. I was hoping Shantikamda's Assam
>Institute of Management would be converted into one.I was hoping for that too. Well! at least it is in a closer place than the others. Hope the new IIM to have the same standard as your alma mater, Rajib.
From: Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: NK Brahma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, assam net <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Assam] The NorthEast Finally gets an IIM
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 09:42:45 -0700 (PDT)
>
>This is awesome. I was hoping Shantikamda's Assam
>Institute of Management would be converted into one.
>
>Well, I just hope the KSU gives it a breather.
>
>--- NK Brahma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > Shillong finally gets IIM
> >
> > >From Our Spl Correspondent
> >
> > NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday decided to set up
> > the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) of
> > the North-East in Shillong.Meghalaya Deputy Chief
> > Minister Dr Mukul Sangma told reporters here that a
> > decision to this effect was taken on Friday by the
> > Union Human Resource Development Ministry.
> >
> > "I met Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh, who informed
> > me of the Centre's decision to set the IIM in
> > Meghalaya's capital," Dr Sangma said.
> >
> > "It has been a long-standing demand of the people of
> > the region and finally their dream will come true."
> >
> > Dr Sangma, who also holds the Education portfolio,
> > has been playing the major role in lobbying for the
> > IIM at Shillong.
> >
> > The Shillong IIM will be the seventh of its kind in
> > the country and will give tremendous boost to the
> > education sector in the region.
> >
> > The Development of the North-Eastern Region (DONER)
> > Ministry has recommended Shillong as the "perfect
> > site" for the IIM. DONER Minister P R Kyndiah
> > submitted its report to the HRD ministry on Friday.
> > The Ministry's view point was based on the principle
> > of balanced growth within the North Eastern region,
> > support from all other NE states, availability of
> > space, better climate and several other factors.
> >
> > The Ministry of DONER has committed to contribute Rs
> > 15 crore to the IIM. The funds for the IIM by the
> > DONER would be given from the non-lapsable pool of
> > Central resources, the sources said.Assam was the
> > other strong contender in the race for the IIM, even
> > roping in corporate gurus to help it make an
> > impressive presentation on the advantages of setting
> > up the institution in Guwahati.Both Meghalaya and
> > Assam began lobbying for the IIM immediately after
> > Mr Singh had announced in Shillong that the seventh
> > such institution in the country would definitely be
> > set up in the North-East.
> >
> > A three-member committee comprising DONER Secretary,
> > HRD Secretary and Director of IIM Kolkata was set up
> > to decide on the issue, which ruled in Shillong's
> > favour.There were two more contenders, Nagaland and
> > Mizoram, but neither appeared to have a realistic
> > chance of winning the race.
> >
> > The Union HRD Minister was highly impressed with
> > Shillong's development in recent years, which is
> > perhaps why he made two visits since taking over the
> > reins of the ministry, official sources said.The new
> > institution will initially function under one of the
> > established IIMs at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata,
> > Lucknow, Indore and Kozhikode. (With inputs from
> > UNI)
> >
> >
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