CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The government has appointed Professor Neelu Rohmetra as the Director of Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur, making her the first female to head one of India’s 20 premier business schools.

Detailed explanation-2: -IIM Calcutta was the first Indian Institute of Management to be established in India in 1961. IIM colleges in India are designated as Institutions of National Importance by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

Detailed explanation-3: -Professor Bharat Bhasker has been appointed as the director of the Indian Institute of Ahmedabad (IIMA). Professor Bhasker, who currently holds the position of Professor of Information Technology and Systems at IIM Lucknow, will take charge as IIMA director on March 1, 2023, said an IIMA statement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dr. Kamla Chowdhry was IIM Ahmedabad’s first faculty member. She effectively ran the institute from its bungalow office in Shahibaug in the early years–taking key administrative decisions, recruiting the first set of faculty and closely coordinating with the Harvard Business School and Ford Foundation.