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Cabinet Approves Rs 500-Crore IIM in Guwahati, Sets Marabhita Campus Site

The project now moves to a detailed project report by IIM Ahmedabad, followed by a parliamentary Bill expected later this month.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his gratitude to PM Narendra Modi for approving the IIM Guwahati campus. (File)
Guwahati to Get New IIM with ₹500 Crore Funding

Overview

  • The Union Cabinet has sanctioned a Rs 500-crore plan to establish IIM Guwahati after an 18-month push by Assam’s leadership.
  • Set to become the Northeast’s second IIM and India’s 22nd, the institute will join Guwahati’s existing flagship central educational institutions.
  • A 76.83-hectare plot at Marabhita village near Guwahati has been earmarked for the permanent campus.
  • IIM Ahmedabad has been appointed mentor institute to prepare the detailed project report in coordination with Assam’s higher education department.
  • Assam will provide a temporary campus to start classes this year, and a Bill to formalize the institute is slated for introduction in Parliament later this month.