IIM's To Share Final Admission List With Eachother

The meeting on 2nd November, with the Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal, and Directors of IIM in New Delhi was held to manage the admission process more efficiently from the upcoming year. The proposal was that IIM's should join together in order to share the final admission list among themselves.

Recently, IIM directors had also been under discussion for implementing the idea of IIM's conducting a Common Interview process for Admissions. Despite the meeting was held among the directors of 12 IIM's, the Minister of state for HRD Dr D.Purandeshwari and key administrative officials of the ministry it was concluded stating that 'The admissions process of each IIM is venerated, hence a Common Admission Policy does not make sense' .

While speaking to media persons after the meeting Kapil Sibal said “In order to ease pressure on students and assist the new IIMs in their admission processes it was decided that the IIMs would share their admission information and co-ordinate their counselling systems”. Every three years there would be an external review of each IIM, so that any inadequancies could be identified and corrected” He added.

“The IIM's have already been collaborating in terms of sharing infrastructure for the purpose of admission interviews.This time the directors of IIM's have agreed to the closer co operation in admissions and as a result the older IIM's might share their final admission lists with the newer IIM's so that the newer IIM's can be able to manage their wait lists better and reduce stress on applicants” Said one of the director of IIM who had attended the gathering.

The HRD ministry has also asked the IIM's to accordingly formulate a plan for upgrading their facilities to a world class level of attracting foreign students. “In order to build diversity on campus and attract international students without affecting the national intake, it was decided that IIMs could jointly organize an international roadshow pooling their resources for the purpose,” said Sibal.

Based on the issue of implementing autonomy to the IIMs, the meeting was informed that the revised Memoranda of Association and Rules of Ahmedabad and Indore had been finalized while those of Bangalore, Lucknow and Kozhikode were underway. The directors of the IIMs at Calcutta, Lucknow and Kozhikode indicated that the annual work plan system and teaching requirements along with faculty peer review had been put in place at their institutes. IIM Bangalore’s director informed that the process of devising a faculty review system was being consulted on.

The ministry has also asked the IIM's to conduct programmes in areas such as Energy Management, Academic Institution Management, Health Management and Agriculture Management. Longing for a great improvement and success the directors of IIM's are imparting new interests and options for the institution and candidates as well.