Centre’s Bill dilutes autonomy of IIMs, President is Visitor
Indian Express | 30 July 2023
In a move that could potentially curb the autonomy granted to 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in 2017, the Centre on Friday introduced an amendment to the IIM Act in the Parliament, proposing to make the President the Visitor of all B-schools.
The amendment, if comes effect, will strip the IIM Board of the power to select and appoint chairpersons and directors to the institutes. Under the amendments, the Visitor will have the power to appoint the Chairperson to the Board of Governors of the institute, and nominate an individual to the search-cum-selection committee for the positions of Director, giving the government a say in these crucial calls.