IIM-K will work closely with govt, says Director

Kozhikode | Saturday | 23rd June, 2018

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Debashis Chatterjee, who took charge as Director of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K), for the second time on Friday said that the institute planned to work closely with the State government to strengthen governance efficiency and support development and welfare programmes. Besides, the IIM-K is the first institute to appoint its own director autonomously after the President gave concurrence to the Indian Institute of Management Bill, 2017, on December 31. The institute did not have a full- time director for nearly four years after he completed his term from 2009 to 2014. Enduring impactThe IIM-K, he said, would strive to make an enduring impact in solving industrial, organisational and social problems and in uplifting the quality of management practices in India. Prof.

Chatterjee had created history by increasing the enrolment of women up to 54% in the flagship postgraduate programme..