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This means Rai was reappointed five months before his term was to expire on December 31 — which sources described as unprecedented
India must learn from Singapore and China. Both have built excellent educational institutions by providing funds on a no-questions-asked basis. The mandate is clear: the institutions must perform creditably in global rankings within a stipulated period. If results are not achieved, the head will be replaced. Thanks to this process, universities such as Tsinghua in China, the National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University are progressing fast. In India, MoE creates excellence just by renaming institutions.
The decision comes after both Houses of Parliament gave their nod to the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill 2023 in the ongoing Monsoon Session.
Move likely to curb autonomy granted to 20 B-schools when IIM Act was implemented in Jan 2018; comes against backdrop of a series of flashpoints.
As Board-Director Rift Widens, IIM Calcutta Issues Advert for Successor The current director of the institute, Anju Seth, has been accused of "improper conduct", while she says that the board has overstepped its mandate. Indian Institute of Management Calcutta director Anju Seth. Photo: IIMC website. Education09/Mar/2021 New Delhi: As the controversy over the continuance of Anju Seth as the director of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) escalates, the institute’s board of governors has put out an advertisement inviting applications for Seth’s successor, Indian Expressre...