Campus outside India not now: IIM-A Director

Updated on: Thursday, June 24, 2010

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) Director Samir Barua today said there was a possibility of setting up campus outside India, but not in near future due to lack of resources.

"I do not know if we can get into that (setting up campus outside abroad) right now. There are some additional responsibilities given to IIM-A. For example mentoring of IIM Udaipur, which the government has asked us to do," Barua said.

"That would be an additional burden on us. We are not sure how quickly can we set up a campus outside the country. Till very recently ministry (of Human Resource Development) was not in favour of IIMs and IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) setting up campuses outside India," he added.

Barua said now they have got a green signal from the Ministry. "Just as they have allowed foreign universities to come into the country, they have said IIMs and IITs can also set up campuses outside," he said.

"But whether we have the resources to do so, I can tell you that we are not in a position. But there, definitely is a possibility," Barua said.

The IIM-A director said the Sixth Pay commission affected the institutes's resources severely.

"The Sixth Pay Commission put severe strain on our resources. But that is now behind us," he added.

Campus outside India not now: IIM-A Director

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