Thursday, March 28, 2024

Topic: IIM

Near 20,000 SC, ST, OBC students dropped out of central varsities, IITs, IIMs in 5 years: Data

Near 20,000 students who belong to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) have terminated their studies in various courses offered by central universities, IITs, and IIMs between 2018 and 2023, according to the Ministry of Education.

Teachers of IIM Ahmadabad force IIMA quota meeting

Teachers at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad, have joined former students in demanding that caste quotas be enforced during admissions to the Fellow Programme in Management, forcing authorities to schedule a meeting on the subject.

Call to support IIM-Bangalore professor, censured for seeking action against Uniliver

Sections of the Indian Institute of Managements (IIMs) across India have strongly reacted to the decision to censure Dr Deepak Malghan, a faculty at IIM-Bangalore. Prabhir Vishnu Poruthiyil, who is faculty at IIM-Tiruchirapalli, has sought wider solidarity with Dr Malghan, saying, "The administration has censured Deepak for merely suggesting a meaningful action against Hindustan Unilever for their abysmal environmental record" by “disinviting” it for campus placement.